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F1 doesn’t have a safety car problem. It has a rules problem
The confusion at the end of the British GP was a glitch. The slow finish itself is a rule F1 needs to change
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Podcast: Will British GP crash seal Max Verstappen’s Red Bull exit?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Max crashed out at Silverstone due to a rear wing issue. Is this the last straw that causes him to lose faith with Red Bull and look to join another team — or leave F1 altogether?
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The best of enemies: ranking F1’s greatest team-mate pairings
F1’s top drivers: single-mindedly focused on becoming world champion, but also having to be a team-mate. There have been fireworks, fall-outs, and spectacular success. Motor Sport ranks F1’s greatest driver partnerships, from Senna/Prost to Fangio/Moss
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F1 in reverse again: V8s and refuelling set to come back from bans?
The FIA’s proposal to bring back refuelling and simpler V8 engines by 2031 isn’t a fresh start – it’s Formula 1 unwinding rules it has already reversed before
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MPH: Why Charles Leclerc’s battle with Hamilton-inspired Ferrari is not Lewis’s fault
Mark Hughes explains why Leclerc’s return to form at Silverstone revealed a far more intricate Formula 1 story than simple team-mate rivalry with Lewis Hamilton
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Who are F1’s greatest-ever team-mates? Vote now
As every Formula 1 driver will tell you, their toughest opponent is the one on the other side of the garage. Team-mates regularly make for the bitterest rivalries in grand…
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What might have been: Penske, Watson, and F1’s great lost opportunity
Fifty years on, Matt Bishop revisits the summer of 1976 when Roger Penske and John Watson briefly threatened to upend Formula 1’s established order – before Penske walked away
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How F1 fans were robbed in more ways than one at Silverstone
Charles Leclerc’s 2026 British Grand Prix win was deserved, but a broken wheel shield, a broken message from race control, and a defective ruleset left fans robbed of the race many of them actually turned up for at Silverstone
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Charles Leclerc’s Friday night revelation: the breakthrough behind British GP win
Lewis Hamilton can’t catch a break when it comes to late-race safety cars, but his Ferrari team-mate re-found his form in spectacular fashion to win the 2026 British Grand Prix. Mark Hughes on Charles Leclerc’s overnight transformation
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F1 doesn’t have a safety car problem. It has a rules problem
The confusion at the end of the British GP was a glitch. The slow finish itself is a rule F1 needs to change
F1 Show
Podcast: Will British GP crash seal Max Verstappen’s Red Bull exit?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Max crashed out at Silverstone due to a rear wing issue. Is this the last straw that causes him to lose faith with Red Bull and look to join another team — or leave F1 altogether?
F1
The best of enemies: ranking F1’s greatest team-mate pairings
F1’s top drivers: single-mindedly focused on becoming world champion, but also having to be a team-mate. There have been fireworks, fall-outs, and spectacular success. Motor Sport ranks F1’s greatest driver partnerships, from Senna/Prost to Fangio/Moss
F1
F1 in reverse again: V8s and refuelling set to come back from bans?
The FIA’s proposal to bring back refuelling and simpler V8 engines by 2031 isn’t a fresh start – it’s Formula 1 unwinding rules it has already reversed before
F1
MPH: Why Charles Leclerc’s battle with Hamilton-inspired Ferrari is not Lewis’s fault
Mark Hughes explains why Leclerc’s return to form at Silverstone revealed a far more intricate Formula 1 story than simple team-mate rivalry with Lewis Hamilton
F1
Who are F1’s greatest-ever team-mates? Vote now
As every Formula 1 driver will tell you, their toughest opponent is the one on the other side of the garage. Team-mates regularly make for the bitterest rivalries in grand…
F1
What might have been: Penske, Watson, and F1’s great lost opportunity
Fifty years on, Matt Bishop revisits the summer of 1976 when Roger Penske and John Watson briefly threatened to upend Formula 1’s established order – before Penske walked away
F1
How F1 fans were robbed in more ways than one at Silverstone
Charles Leclerc’s 2026 British Grand Prix win was deserved, but a broken wheel shield, a broken message from race control, and a defective ruleset left fans robbed of the race many of them actually turned up for at Silverstone
F1
Charles Leclerc’s Friday night revelation: the breakthrough behind British GP win
Lewis Hamilton can’t catch a break when it comes to late-race safety cars, but his Ferrari team-mate re-found his form in spectacular fashion to win the 2026 British Grand Prix. Mark Hughes on Charles Leclerc’s overnight transformation
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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Aston Martin’s giant leap? Alonso will fight McLarens if Newey & Honda F1 upgrades work perfectly
Mark Hughes crunches the numbers on Aston Martin’s big upgrade for the Hungarian Grand Prix – and asks whether it can be enough to close a four-second deficit to near the front of the F1 pack
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MPH: Revealed – the fault behind Mercedes’ Belgian GP deployment chaos
George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix was wrecked by a software fault buried deep in Mercedes’ code. Mark Hughes explains what really happened
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Russell zapped, and Spa made ridiculously easy in F1’s energy-deployment GP
Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year’s cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is
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Pedro Rodríguez wins at Spa as Brabham leads the 1970 F1 title race
June 7, 1970 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium By F1’s Round 4 at Spa in 1970, Jack Brabham was at the top of the standings with eventual title winner Jochen Rindt trailing by…
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Toyota’s resourcefulness delivered a sixth Le Mans 24 Hours victory against the odds
Toyota returned to the top step of the podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours after a three-year absence. Finally, the Japanese manufacturer triumphed against factory opposition, which was not…
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Mighty Mondeo: how Rouse and Radisich made Ford’s touring car a world-beater
When Ford turned to Andy Rouse to spearhead its British Touring Car Championship ambitions in the 1990s, a return to the glory days of the RS500 seemed on the cards.…
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F1 is drawing more attention to its 2026 flaws by trying to hide them
As F1’s power units run out of energy, the series’ response has been to hide the evidence rather than explain it, and fans are noticing
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F1’s worst-performing team-mate – why Esteban Ocon isn’t as bad as he looks
The 18-3 scoreline looks decisive, but a closer look at Haas’s season shows a car that hasn’t been giving both drivers the same chance to score
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Is F1’s world TV feed missing too much of the action in 2026?
A three-way fight for the final point at Spa, decided in a small picture-in-picture window – is F1’s world feed built for the racing it actually has now?
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