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Special brew: The Lotus 72
Chassis 72/5 Fittipaldi’s old faithful Emerson Fittipaldi crashed what would turn out to be his ‘old faithful’ on his first appearance in the car, in Friday practice at Monza 1970…
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New Spa surface will make track 1.5sec per-lap faster*
*But with similar lap times as last year, as Spa’s new faster surface will be counterbalanced by F1’s slower 2022 cars
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Crossing the tunnel channels
It is notable how the development of the Red Bull and Ferrari, comfortably the two fastest cars of the season, seems to be influenced by their relative strengths and weaknesses.…
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F1 Retro: Setting a smoking lap
F1 Retro August 2005 I kept my foot down – that’s what racing is all about.” So said Keke Rosberg, the moustachioed, Marlboro-smoking racing hero featured in this month’s F1 Retro,…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — October 2022
Good month Alonso’s Machiavellian moves If you’re going to waste your talent in the midfield, do it with as many zeros on your contract as possible, and an iconic car…
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Ferrari in the cooler
Red Bull made some great strategy calls in winning Verstappen the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid. But underlying it all was Verstappen’s pace advantage. As rival Carlos…
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F1 Trackside view: October 2022
Race report Twin wins for Max in France and Hungary as Ferrari and Leclerc crumble… again Word on the beat Porsche’s purchase, Palou’s potential practice and can Spa catch a break?…
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Leclerc’s pain boosts Verstappen’s gain: F1 in France & Hungary
🇫🇷 2022 French Grand Prix 🇭🇺 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix The brace of races before F1’s summer shutdown both featured the exact same podium: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the…
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Word on the beat, October 2022
IndyCar champ Alex Palou – in a legal wrangle with Chip Ganassi Racing about his contract – is tipped to run in a late season FP1 session for McLaren once…
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Special brew: The Lotus 72
Chassis 72/5 Fittipaldi’s old faithful Emerson Fittipaldi crashed what would turn out to be his ‘old faithful’ on his first appearance in the car, in Friday practice at Monza 1970…
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New Spa surface will make track 1.5sec per-lap faster*
*But with similar lap times as last year, as Spa’s new faster surface will be counterbalanced by F1’s slower 2022 cars
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Crossing the tunnel channels
It is notable how the development of the Red Bull and Ferrari, comfortably the two fastest cars of the season, seems to be influenced by their relative strengths and weaknesses.…
Archive
F1 Retro: Setting a smoking lap
F1 Retro August 2005 I kept my foot down – that’s what racing is all about.” So said Keke Rosberg, the moustachioed, Marlboro-smoking racing hero featured in this month’s F1 Retro,…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — October 2022
Good month Alonso’s Machiavellian moves If you’re going to waste your talent in the midfield, do it with as many zeros on your contract as possible, and an iconic car…
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Ferrari in the cooler
Red Bull made some great strategy calls in winning Verstappen the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid. But underlying it all was Verstappen’s pace advantage. As rival Carlos…
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F1 Trackside view: October 2022
Race report Twin wins for Max in France and Hungary as Ferrari and Leclerc crumble… again Word on the beat Porsche’s purchase, Palou’s potential practice and can Spa catch a break?…
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Leclerc’s pain boosts Verstappen’s gain: F1 in France & Hungary
🇫🇷 2022 French Grand Prix 🇭🇺 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix The brace of races before F1’s summer shutdown both featured the exact same podium: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the…
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Word on the beat, October 2022
IndyCar champ Alex Palou – in a legal wrangle with Chip Ganassi Racing about his contract – is tipped to run in a late season FP1 session for McLaren once…
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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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