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F1 team bosses back glitzy pre-race driver announcements – to a point
From rainy days in camp chairs to non-stop Miami entertainment, F1’s fan experience is evolving – current team principals are all for it
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‘Dismay at Red Bull’s F1 domination? Blame teams who’ve failed horribly’
As Red Bull looks to be walking away with the Formula 1 title this year, Damien Smith says it’s not the rules that are to blame, but underperforming rivals who have failed to mount a challenge — and that’s what really makes racing compelling
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Choppy start to Alpine’s F1 season that’s behind Laurent Rossi’s outburst
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi publicly denounced the F1 team after an error-strewn start to the season that has also seen it slide down the pecking order. Can there be any way back for team principal Otmar Szafnauer? asks Chris Medland
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Alonso silences F1 sceptics: who dares to question his motivation now?
Life is sweet for Fernando Alonso, sitting third in the F1 World Championship and silencing his most recent doubter — the boss of a crisis-hit Alpine team. Question his motivation and he’ll be hell-bent on proving how wrong they were over and over again, writes Mark Hughes
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Ferrari on a knife edge: the ‘unknown’ issues plaguing its 2023 F1 car
From a front-row lockout in 2022, to a 57-second defeat in 2023, the Miami Grand Prix was a sobering experience for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari. But the team doesn’t fully understand what is going wrong
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What made Watkins Glen so good: F1’s greatest American track
The US has delivered a mixed bag of race circuits to the F1 World Championship, but one track stands above all the rest: Watkins Glen
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Why are F1 cars so big and heavy? The plan to shrink single-seaters
Current Formula 1 cars are the biggest ever – but things could soon be changing, according to the championship’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds
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God save Jackie Stewart – Up and down in Miami
The 2023 Festival of Greed – sorry, Miami GP – lived up to all the off-track hyperbole by delivering a race of little substance. Job done!
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How Verstappen did it: from ninth to first in Miami GP of near perfection
Max Verstappen’s error in qualifying for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix looked to have left Sergio Perez with a simple path to victory. but race day was a different story. Mark Hughes explains how the double world champion overturned the odds on his way to victory
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F1 team bosses back glitzy pre-race driver announcements – to a point
From rainy days in camp chairs to non-stop Miami entertainment, F1’s fan experience is evolving – current team principals are all for it
F1
‘Dismay at Red Bull’s F1 domination? Blame teams who’ve failed horribly’
As Red Bull looks to be walking away with the Formula 1 title this year, Damien Smith says it’s not the rules that are to blame, but underperforming rivals who have failed to mount a challenge — and that’s what really makes racing compelling
F1
Choppy start to Alpine’s F1 season that’s behind Laurent Rossi’s outburst
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi publicly denounced the F1 team after an error-strewn start to the season that has also seen it slide down the pecking order. Can there be any way back for team principal Otmar Szafnauer? asks Chris Medland
F1
Alonso silences F1 sceptics: who dares to question his motivation now?
Life is sweet for Fernando Alonso, sitting third in the F1 World Championship and silencing his most recent doubter — the boss of a crisis-hit Alpine team. Question his motivation and he’ll be hell-bent on proving how wrong they were over and over again, writes Mark Hughes
F1
Ferrari on a knife edge: the ‘unknown’ issues plaguing its 2023 F1 car
From a front-row lockout in 2022, to a 57-second defeat in 2023, the Miami Grand Prix was a sobering experience for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari. But the team doesn’t fully understand what is going wrong
F1
What made Watkins Glen so good: F1’s greatest American track
The US has delivered a mixed bag of race circuits to the F1 World Championship, but one track stands above all the rest: Watkins Glen
F1
Why are F1 cars so big and heavy? The plan to shrink single-seaters
Current Formula 1 cars are the biggest ever – but things could soon be changing, according to the championship’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds
Opinion
F1
God save Jackie Stewart – Up and down in Miami
The 2023 Festival of Greed – sorry, Miami GP – lived up to all the off-track hyperbole by delivering a race of little substance. Job done!
F1
How Verstappen did it: from ninth to first in Miami GP of near perfection
Max Verstappen’s error in qualifying for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix looked to have left Sergio Perez with a simple path to victory. but race day was a different story. Mark Hughes explains how the double world champion overturned the odds on his way to victory
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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