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Why McLaren’s 2025 F1 success guarantees nothing in 2026
McLaren faces a rules reset that renders its 2025 dominance meaningless – and a potential works team disadvantage it will have to overcome
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Newey’s first Aston Martin: The F1 car that must justify everything
Adrian Newey’s first Aston Martin arrives with the designer juggling dual responsibilities, a works Honda engine and the expectation to fight for wins
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Does Cadillac stand a chance of escaping the bottom in F1 2026?
Cadillac built a 500-person Formula 1 team in less than a year and got a car to Barcelona, but the test confirmed what history suggests: the hard part is what comes next
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2026 Cadillac F1 car launch: team makes Super Bowl splash with livery reveal
America’s second Formula 1 team unveiled its debut livery on Sunday
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Will F1 fans be able to understand the racing in 2026?
As F1’s 2026 revolution starts, the series faces an uncomfortable question: can fans comprehend racing where the most crucial battles are invisible?
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MPH: ‘Speed chess’ and the new DNA of F1 racing
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
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‘Never been done before’: Newey on Aston Martin’s aggressive F1 design direction
Newey has opened up on Aston Martin’s bold design choices for its 2026 F1 car
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Williams reveals 2026 F1 look after Barcelona test setback
Williams presents its 2026 F1 car livery after the “painful” decision to skip the Barcelona test
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Matt Bishop: Heroic Kubica rose above racing’s cruel blows – don’t ask what might have been
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton rated Robert Kubica as a future F1 champion before his brutal rally crash. But, writes Matt Bishop, his story will be remembered as one of determination and reinvention rather than loss
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Why McLaren’s 2025 F1 success guarantees nothing in 2026
McLaren faces a rules reset that renders its 2025 dominance meaningless – and a potential works team disadvantage it will have to overcome
F1
Newey’s first Aston Martin: The F1 car that must justify everything
Adrian Newey’s first Aston Martin arrives with the designer juggling dual responsibilities, a works Honda engine and the expectation to fight for wins
F1
Does Cadillac stand a chance of escaping the bottom in F1 2026?
Cadillac built a 500-person Formula 1 team in less than a year and got a car to Barcelona, but the test confirmed what history suggests: the hard part is what comes next
F1
2026 Cadillac F1 car launch: team makes Super Bowl splash with livery reveal
America’s second Formula 1 team unveiled its debut livery on Sunday
F1
Will F1 fans be able to understand the racing in 2026?
As F1’s 2026 revolution starts, the series faces an uncomfortable question: can fans comprehend racing where the most crucial battles are invisible?
F1
MPH: ‘Speed chess’ and the new DNA of F1 racing
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
F1
‘Never been done before’: Newey on Aston Martin’s aggressive F1 design direction
Newey has opened up on Aston Martin’s bold design choices for its 2026 F1 car
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Williams reveals 2026 F1 look after Barcelona test setback
Williams presents its 2026 F1 car livery after the “painful” decision to skip the Barcelona test
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Matt Bishop: Heroic Kubica rose above racing’s cruel blows – don’t ask what might have been
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton rated Robert Kubica as a future F1 champion before his brutal rally crash. But, writes Matt Bishop, his story will be remembered as one of determination and reinvention rather than loss
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MPH: The real reason Ferrari had an edge over Mercedes? It wasn’t the rims
Ferrari’s Barcelona win sparked an instant myth, but Mark Hughes dissects the data to reveal what really gave Hamilton victory over Mercedes
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MPH: The real Lewis Hamilton is back. This is why
Mark Hughes examines the factors that have contributed to Lewis Hamilton finding his old self after a 2025 Formula 1 season filled with self-doubt
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Mark Hughes: The knife-edge strategy that delivered Hamilton’s Barcelona win
Mark Hughes analyses the finely poised strategic battle that underpinned Lewis Hamilton’s landmark first Ferrari victory in Barcelona
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Mark Hughes: why F1’s 50/50 hybrid rules were doomed by conflicting priorities
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
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The race that will decide Max Verstappen’s F1 future? Why Austria is make-or-break for Red Bull
Austrian GP briefing
The Austrian GP weekend arrives with plenty of intrigue both on and off the Formula 1 track
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The unremarkable race, on an unloved track, that quietly made F1 history
On the 15th anniversary of the 2011 European Grand Prix, Matt Bishop explains why a race almost nobody remembers deserves to be remembered
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Guy Edwards obituary: ‘Mr Sponsorship’, and the man who saved Lauda
Edwards risked his life to save Niki Lauda and went on to revolutionise motor sport sponsorship
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