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Felipe Massa’s F1 ‘Crashgate’ case: Bombshell trial to go ahead
Felipe Massa’s seismic ‘Crashgate’ F1 trial will now go ahead – here’s what we know so far, and who’s said what
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‘Too big, too heavy and no fun’ — why Alonso won’t miss current F1 cars
Alonso and Russell say Formula 1’s current cars have fallen short of their promise
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Less social media, renewed focus: behind Lando Norris’s F1 title push
Arriving in Las Vegas with a commanding lead in the F1 championship, Lando Norris revealed what it has taken to perform at the top level this year
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Ayrton Senna’s last F1 title-winning McLaren up for sale
Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/6/1, in which he took his first home F1 victory and became the championship’s only V12 title-winner, is going under the hammer
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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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Felipe Massa’s F1 ‘Crashgate’ case: Bombshell trial to go ahead
Felipe Massa’s seismic ‘Crashgate’ F1 trial will now go ahead – here’s what we know so far, and who’s said what
F1
‘Too big, too heavy and no fun’ — why Alonso won’t miss current F1 cars
Alonso and Russell say Formula 1’s current cars have fallen short of their promise
F1
Less social media, renewed focus: behind Lando Norris’s F1 title push
Arriving in Las Vegas with a commanding lead in the F1 championship, Lando Norris revealed what it has taken to perform at the top level this year
Auctions
Ayrton Senna’s last F1 title-winning McLaren up for sale
Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/6/1, in which he took his first home F1 victory and became the championship’s only V12 title-winner, is going under the hammer
F1
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
F1
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
F1
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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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
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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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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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Heikki Kovalainen on F1 pressure, McLaren years and the cost of chasing greatness
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
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Why F1’s 2026 rules are forcing drivers away from the limit in qualifying
The 2026 Formula 1 rule changes are arguably the biggest in the history of grand prix racing, and certainly the most divisive. They undermine the fundamental tenets of the racing…
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