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‘Alfa Romeo can fight for race wins,’ says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has set a target to win races with Alfa Romeo believing the potential is there to do so
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Wolff says Mercedes could copy Red Bull design: 2022 Canadian GP – What you missed
Car design rethinks, famous comebacks and fatal furry encounters – here’s what you may have missed from the 2022 Canadian GP
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Sergio Perez’s orienteering challenge: ’22 Canadian GP – Goin’ up, goin’ down
Perez scouts for his latest orienteering badge, pay drivers hoover up the points and Hamilton rolls back the years
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Alternative ending to the 2022 Canadian GP that we’ll never know
Upon Montreal’s return to the F1 calendar after its Covid-imposed three-year absence, Max Verstappen made it five wins from the last six and six from nine in the season to…
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Ruthless Verstappen now in total control of title race: 2022 Canadian GP report
There’s an air of invincibility around Max Verstappen at the moment, as he appears to have clicked into a higher gear just when he has needed to. It’s not that…
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Verstappen holds off charging Sainz to win the 2022 Canadian GP: as it happened
Max Verstappen held off a charging Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix in a gripping finale in Montreal. A final showdown was, with the field bunched up when…
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‘We’ll attack Max’, says Alonso after qualifying 2nd behind Verstappen for 2022 Canadian GP
Max Verstappen dominated qualifying in Montreal to claim pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, but he’ll have an unfamiliar companion on the front row, with Fernando Alonso alongside him. In…
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‘Daniel Ricciardo has fallen from megastar to struggling also-ran’: Mark Hughes
There could hardly be a starker contrast in fortunes than between Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo over the last couple of years. The former has transformed from being potentially out…
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‘I almost stopped racing when I couldn’t beat Lewis’, says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he almost stopped racing at the end of 2018 after two seasons of struggling to match team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Speaking on Motor Sport’s My big…
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‘Alfa Romeo can fight for race wins,’ says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has set a target to win races with Alfa Romeo believing the potential is there to do so
F1
Wolff says Mercedes could copy Red Bull design: 2022 Canadian GP – What you missed
Car design rethinks, famous comebacks and fatal furry encounters – here’s what you may have missed from the 2022 Canadian GP
F1
Sergio Perez’s orienteering challenge: ’22 Canadian GP – Goin’ up, goin’ down
Perez scouts for his latest orienteering badge, pay drivers hoover up the points and Hamilton rolls back the years
F1
Alternative ending to the 2022 Canadian GP that we’ll never know
Upon Montreal’s return to the F1 calendar after its Covid-imposed three-year absence, Max Verstappen made it five wins from the last six and six from nine in the season to…
F1
Ruthless Verstappen now in total control of title race: 2022 Canadian GP report
There’s an air of invincibility around Max Verstappen at the moment, as he appears to have clicked into a higher gear just when he has needed to. It’s not that…
F1
Verstappen holds off charging Sainz to win the 2022 Canadian GP: as it happened
Max Verstappen held off a charging Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix in a gripping finale in Montreal. A final showdown was, with the field bunched up when…
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‘We’ll attack Max’, says Alonso after qualifying 2nd behind Verstappen for 2022 Canadian GP
Max Verstappen dominated qualifying in Montreal to claim pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, but he’ll have an unfamiliar companion on the front row, with Fernando Alonso alongside him. In…
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‘Daniel Ricciardo has fallen from megastar to struggling also-ran’: Mark Hughes
There could hardly be a starker contrast in fortunes than between Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo over the last couple of years. The former has transformed from being potentially out…
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‘I almost stopped racing when I couldn’t beat Lewis’, says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he almost stopped racing at the end of 2018 after two seasons of struggling to match team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Speaking on Motor Sport’s My big…
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MPH: Last-placed Alpine could fight for wins in 2026. Two corners show why
Alpine sits at the bottom of the F1 championship table this year; its drivers struggling with the car. But one change due in 2026 could transform its fortunes, says Mark Hughes
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Mark Hughes: When first’s the worst. Why F1 drivers lose to slower team-mates
When you’re falling behind, there’s less risk in trying something different. Which is why F1 drivers can ace grands prix and still get beaten by a slower team-mate — as Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton know too well
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Porsche’s ready-made route into F1: will it join the grid at last?
The valuation of a Formula 1 team may seem an esoteric consideration for F1 followers. But it can have a huge impact upon events and the landscape upon which the…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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How Dietrich Mateschitz’s death set Christian Horner on road to Red Bull F1 exit
Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death didn’t just change the company. It marked the begining of the end for Christian Horner’s two-decade reign at the head of the F1 team
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The F1 champions who slumped: Winners and losers from the 2025 season so far
At the 2025 Formula 1 season reached the summer break, clear winners and losers have emerged in a campaign defined by McLaren’s dominance
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Badass Brambilla: the day F1’s ‘Monza Gorilla’ won at deadly Österreichring
Vittorio Brambilla won just a single grand prix in his Formula 1 career but, writes Matt Bishop, it was a spectacularly skilful and determined victory at an Austrian race blanketed by rain and tragedy
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