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Here is how Formula 1 can fix the sprint race format
F1 has hit a wall with sprint races but there’s scope to experiment with the concept, and a radical reformatting could be brilliant
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Time for Mercedes to press the reset button and focus on 2023?
Mercedes is facing some tough decisions to save its position as one of F1’s sharks. Andrew Frankel runs through the options facing it
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FIA blocked extra sprint races in a ‘cash-grab’, says F1 insider: Is it a sign of growing feud?
In the Bernie Ecclestone days, it almost always felt like there was a power battle going on between Formula 1 and the FIA. It was just an ongoing atmosphere that…
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Ferrari’s 640: the 1989 flawed masterpiece ‘that’s still influencing F1 design’
The Ferrari 640, with its slim lines, purposeful profile and ingenious technological innovations is the car many identify most with legendary F1 designer John Barnard. A machine that, on the…
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Ready-made glitz will welcome F1 to first Miami Grand Prix
Miami Grand Prix May 7-9 Is this the future of Formula 1? Liberty Media has long pined for a race to be held in Miami since taking over ownership of…
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Leclerc now ready for season-long title fight after Imola error
A late-race error mistake from Charles Leclerc cost Ferrari big on home soil but it’s lesson learned in what could be a title fight to the very end
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Mansell’s winning F1 machines: up close with momentous Ferrari and Williams
Harsh as it may sound of a grand prix driver who scored 31 victories from 187 starts, Nigel Mansell could so easily have landed the unwanted label of Formula 1…
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Villeneuve vs Pironi: the tragic rivalry
Forty years. Who knows where the time goes? In the midst of one of grand prix racing’s most unpredictable seasons, a friendship pivoted in one controversial afternoon into a deadly…
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Back in the saddle for 2022: How Ferrari stole a march on F1 rivals
Charles Leclerc’s victory for Ferrari in the opening race of the 2022 season in Bahrain was welcomed by the tifosi hordes, who have waited years to see a proper title…
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Here is how Formula 1 can fix the sprint race format
F1 has hit a wall with sprint races but there’s scope to experiment with the concept, and a radical reformatting could be brilliant
F1
Time for Mercedes to press the reset button and focus on 2023?
Mercedes is facing some tough decisions to save its position as one of F1’s sharks. Andrew Frankel runs through the options facing it
F1
FIA blocked extra sprint races in a ‘cash-grab’, says F1 insider: Is it a sign of growing feud?
In the Bernie Ecclestone days, it almost always felt like there was a power battle going on between Formula 1 and the FIA. It was just an ongoing atmosphere that…
Great Read
Archive
Ferrari’s 640: the 1989 flawed masterpiece ‘that’s still influencing F1 design’
The Ferrari 640, with its slim lines, purposeful profile and ingenious technological innovations is the car many identify most with legendary F1 designer John Barnard. A machine that, on the…
Archive
Ready-made glitz will welcome F1 to first Miami Grand Prix
Miami Grand Prix May 7-9 Is this the future of Formula 1? Liberty Media has long pined for a race to be held in Miami since taking over ownership of…
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Leclerc now ready for season-long title fight after Imola error
A late-race error mistake from Charles Leclerc cost Ferrari big on home soil but it’s lesson learned in what could be a title fight to the very end
Great Read
Archive
Mansell’s winning F1 machines: up close with momentous Ferrari and Williams
Harsh as it may sound of a grand prix driver who scored 31 victories from 187 starts, Nigel Mansell could so easily have landed the unwanted label of Formula 1…
Great Read
Archive
Villeneuve vs Pironi: the tragic rivalry
Forty years. Who knows where the time goes? In the midst of one of grand prix racing’s most unpredictable seasons, a friendship pivoted in one controversial afternoon into a deadly…
Archive
Back in the saddle for 2022: How Ferrari stole a march on F1 rivals
Charles Leclerc’s victory for Ferrari in the opening race of the 2022 season in Bahrain was welcomed by the tifosi hordes, who have waited years to see a proper title…
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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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