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What makes Las Vegas one of F1’s weirdest circuits
Low grip, cold nights and unpredictable racing: the Las Vegas Strip delivers a challenge unlike anything else on the F1 calendar
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2025 Las Vegas GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
European F1 fans will need to be up early to watch the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix live: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
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Matt Bishop: Conspiracy & ‘tragedy’ on F1’s Vegas weekend of wrongness
One of the worst circuits ever to appear on the F1 calendar was never likely to produce a classic race; the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas delivered absurdity, mystery and — for Carlos Reutemann — tragedy
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Win or bust: Verstappen’s final chance at F1 2025 title – What to watch out for in Las Vegas GP
Las Vegas returns with high stakes for Max Verstappen, who arrives knowing this could be his last realistic shot at cutting into Lando Norris’s advantage before he’s out of contention. We look at the main topics ahead of the weekend
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Qatar tyre torture test: Why F1 drivers can’t go beyond 25 laps
A strict 25-lap tyre limit returns for Qatar as Pirelli moves to prevent structural failures, revealing why Lusail remains one of the toughest circuits on tyre life in Formula 1
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MPH: F1 has its best drivers ever, says McLaren boss. He has a point
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the current F1 generation is the most competitive in history and called on reporters to scrutinise the claim. Mark Hughes didn’t need any more encouragement
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How Audi boosted Sauber team spirit: ‘We’d never have rebuilt Bortoleto’s car last year’
Sauber principal Jonathan Wheatley says the aftermath of Gabriel Bortoleto’s huge Interlagos shunt showed how far the team has progressed
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The £270m ghost: Inside Valencia’s abandoned F1 street circuit
More than a decade after Formula 1 left town, Valencia’s £270m harbour circuit is now a forgotten maze of kerbs, barriers and abandoned buildings
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Binotto on unknowns of F1 2026: ‘What we knew before isn’t true’
The Audi F1 team’s CEO Mattia Binotto has emphasised what a step into the unknown the 2026 regulations are
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What makes Las Vegas one of F1’s weirdest circuits
Low grip, cold nights and unpredictable racing: the Las Vegas Strip delivers a challenge unlike anything else on the F1 calendar
F1
2025 Las Vegas GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
European F1 fans will need to be up early to watch the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix live: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
F1
Matt Bishop: Conspiracy & ‘tragedy’ on F1’s Vegas weekend of wrongness
One of the worst circuits ever to appear on the F1 calendar was never likely to produce a classic race; the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas delivered absurdity, mystery and — for Carlos Reutemann — tragedy
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Win or bust: Verstappen’s final chance at F1 2025 title – What to watch out for in Las Vegas GP
Las Vegas returns with high stakes for Max Verstappen, who arrives knowing this could be his last realistic shot at cutting into Lando Norris’s advantage before he’s out of contention. We look at the main topics ahead of the weekend
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Qatar tyre torture test: Why F1 drivers can’t go beyond 25 laps
A strict 25-lap tyre limit returns for Qatar as Pirelli moves to prevent structural failures, revealing why Lusail remains one of the toughest circuits on tyre life in Formula 1
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MPH: F1 has its best drivers ever, says McLaren boss. He has a point
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the current F1 generation is the most competitive in history and called on reporters to scrutinise the claim. Mark Hughes didn’t need any more encouragement
F1
How Audi boosted Sauber team spirit: ‘We’d never have rebuilt Bortoleto’s car last year’
Sauber principal Jonathan Wheatley says the aftermath of Gabriel Bortoleto’s huge Interlagos shunt showed how far the team has progressed
F1
The £270m ghost: Inside Valencia’s abandoned F1 street circuit
More than a decade after Formula 1 left town, Valencia’s £270m harbour circuit is now a forgotten maze of kerbs, barriers and abandoned buildings
F1
Binotto on unknowns of F1 2026: ‘What we knew before isn’t true’
The Audi F1 team’s CEO Mattia Binotto has emphasised what a step into the unknown the 2026 regulations are
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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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Mark Hughes: F1’s last-minute Suzuka fix hasn’t gone far enough
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says Mark Hughes
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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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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Buried under a shopping complex, California’s spectacular cathedral to speed
Fifty-five years ago the first Formula 1 race was held at California’s state-of-the-art Ontario Motor Speedway. The circuit attracted celebrities, vast concerts and a record-breaking Evel Knievel jump but, laments Matt Bishop, the 1971 Questor Grand Prix would be the only F1 event before the bulldozers moved in
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Bearman crash has cornered the FIA into action, but what can it do?
The drivers warned that an accident like Bearman’s in Japan was coming, and now the FIA needs to act
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F1 has a Verstappen problem it can no longer ignore
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way?
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