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Alonso says Alpine contract disagreement lasted ‘two months’
Fernando Alonso has revealed an impasse was reached between himself and Alpine in contract negotiations before his switch to Aston
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McLaren offered Ricciardo IndyCar ride before F1 exit was agreed
McLaren boss Zak Brown said the team spoke with outgoing Daniel Ricciardo about him moving to its IndyCar team
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The data that shows why McLaren had to let Ricciardo go
Daniel Ricciardo’s unhappy time at McLaren has come to an end – we look at the data which shows the team had no choice but to make a change
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Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at the end of current F1 season
McLaren has bought out the rest of Daniel Ricciardo’s contract and he will leave at the end of the current F1 season, with the team hoping to sign Oscar Piastri
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Spa’s final race for years to come? What to watch for at the 2022 Belgian GP
F1 ends its summer break at Spa for what could be the final Belgian Grand Prix before it drops off the calendar. With the prospect of an even closer fight at the front on a revamped circuit, it could be a thrilling send-off
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Where does Daniel Ricciardo go next after McLaren?
McLaren is soon expected to announce Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season. He’s been linked with a US move, but Chris Medland sayshe’ll find it hard to leave F1 — and there’s set to be a seat on the grid that will fit him perfectly
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Smoke and Heat: Lotus in the JPS days
Although I had no more than a small role as the team’s press officer during the black-and-gold glory days of the Lotus 72, I had a ringside seat at someof…
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Back in black: Lotus and Emerson reunited at Brands Hatch
It’s one of motor racing’s most familiar photographic clichés: black livery with gold flourishes, distinctive dark helmet with elegant red swirls, driver’s head cocked to one side as he coaxes…
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Emerson Fittipaldi: The best car of my career
“The Lotus 72 was such an important car for me –definitely the best car of my career. I have driven it recently at the Goodwood events and it still feels…
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Alonso says Alpine contract disagreement lasted ‘two months’
Fernando Alonso has revealed an impasse was reached between himself and Alpine in contract negotiations before his switch to Aston
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McLaren offered Ricciardo IndyCar ride before F1 exit was agreed
McLaren boss Zak Brown said the team spoke with outgoing Daniel Ricciardo about him moving to its IndyCar team
F1
The data that shows why McLaren had to let Ricciardo go
Daniel Ricciardo’s unhappy time at McLaren has come to an end – we look at the data which shows the team had no choice but to make a change
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Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at the end of current F1 season
McLaren has bought out the rest of Daniel Ricciardo’s contract and he will leave at the end of the current F1 season, with the team hoping to sign Oscar Piastri
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Spa’s final race for years to come? What to watch for at the 2022 Belgian GP
F1 ends its summer break at Spa for what could be the final Belgian Grand Prix before it drops off the calendar. With the prospect of an even closer fight at the front on a revamped circuit, it could be a thrilling send-off
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Where does Daniel Ricciardo go next after McLaren?
McLaren is soon expected to announce Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season. He’s been linked with a US move, but Chris Medland sayshe’ll find it hard to leave F1 — and there’s set to be a seat on the grid that will fit him perfectly
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Smoke and Heat: Lotus in the JPS days
Although I had no more than a small role as the team’s press officer during the black-and-gold glory days of the Lotus 72, I had a ringside seat at someof…
Archive
Back in black: Lotus and Emerson reunited at Brands Hatch
It’s one of motor racing’s most familiar photographic clichés: black livery with gold flourishes, distinctive dark helmet with elegant red swirls, driver’s head cocked to one side as he coaxes…
Great Read
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Emerson Fittipaldi: The best car of my career
“The Lotus 72 was such an important car for me –definitely the best car of my career. I have driven it recently at the Goodwood events and it still feels…
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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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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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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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ADUO: How F1 will unlock engine upgrades so strugglers can catch up
For Formula 1 teams that are down on power, the new ADUO process could be a lifeline: here’s how the mid-season engine development exemption will work and what it takes for teams to qualify for it
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The ‘credibility gap’ at the heart of F1’s 2026 overhaul
Formula 1’s audience is more divided than ever about the current state of the sport. Can that gap be bridged?
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Why Lambiase chose McLaren over continuing with Verstappen
Gianpiero Lambiase spent a decade defining Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 career at Red Bull. Now he is going to McLaren to define his own
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