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Bottas: Red Bull’s cost cap penalty ‘should really hurt’
Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton have all said the FIA needs to be firm in its punishment of any cost cap breach to discourage overspending
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How to watch the 2022 US GP: start time, TV schedule and live streams
Watch or stream the 2022 US Grand Prix live: all the timings for this weekend’s practice, qualifying and race sessions from Austin
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Has car-breaking COTA been tamed? 2022 US GP – what to watch for
Verstappen secured the F1 title in Japan, but there’s still much to play for at this weekend’s US GP
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The US Grand Prix used to be a tough sell, now COTA can’t make grandstands fast enough: Medland
The Circuit of the Americas hosted its first United States GP in 2012 and, after keeping the faith for a rocky few years, it has become a huge success story that F1 can learn from, writes Chris Medland
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‘Vegas has its lights, but COTA is F1’s sporting soul in the US’
Austin’s Circuit of the Americas was F1’s US ‘crown jewel’. But where does the exhilarating track and its sellout crowd stand now that Miami and Las Vegas have joined the calendar? asks Damien Smith
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Jacques Villeneuve’s F1 return: ‘I left the pits and my brain went back 17 years’
Driving a Formula 1 car is just like riding a bike — you never forget. At least that’s Jacques Villeneuve’s view after he blasted out of the pits in a 2021 Alpine and found his brain was instantly back in the groove… even if his body wasn’t
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Max Verstappen’s F1 records: the ones he’s broken in 2022 and what he can still break
Max Verstappen has broken a number of F1 records this year – but there are still more for the taking
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Mario Andretti’s McLaren F1 drive: ‘No-one will ever understand how much I love driving a racing car’
F1 champions have the same dreams as us… but a better chance of achieving them. Mario Andretti tells Motor Sport he’s in “seventh heaven” after driving a modern McLaren at Laguna Seca this weekend, but he’s still searching of the perfect lap
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How an astrophysicist helped Alonso win his first F1 title
Former astrophysicist Robin Tuluie recalls how inspiration he took from a model of the John Hancock Tower helped secure Alonso’s first title
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Bottas: Red Bull’s cost cap penalty ‘should really hurt’
Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton have all said the FIA needs to be firm in its punishment of any cost cap breach to discourage overspending
F1
How to watch the 2022 US GP: start time, TV schedule and live streams
Watch or stream the 2022 US Grand Prix live: all the timings for this weekend’s practice, qualifying and race sessions from Austin
F1
Has car-breaking COTA been tamed? 2022 US GP – what to watch for
Verstappen secured the F1 title in Japan, but there’s still much to play for at this weekend’s US GP
F1
The US Grand Prix used to be a tough sell, now COTA can’t make grandstands fast enough: Medland
The Circuit of the Americas hosted its first United States GP in 2012 and, after keeping the faith for a rocky few years, it has become a huge success story that F1 can learn from, writes Chris Medland
F1
‘Vegas has its lights, but COTA is F1’s sporting soul in the US’
Austin’s Circuit of the Americas was F1’s US ‘crown jewel’. But where does the exhilarating track and its sellout crowd stand now that Miami and Las Vegas have joined the calendar? asks Damien Smith
F1
Jacques Villeneuve’s F1 return: ‘I left the pits and my brain went back 17 years’
Driving a Formula 1 car is just like riding a bike — you never forget. At least that’s Jacques Villeneuve’s view after he blasted out of the pits in a 2021 Alpine and found his brain was instantly back in the groove… even if his body wasn’t
F1
Max Verstappen’s F1 records: the ones he’s broken in 2022 and what he can still break
Max Verstappen has broken a number of F1 records this year – but there are still more for the taking
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Mario Andretti’s McLaren F1 drive: ‘No-one will ever understand how much I love driving a racing car’
F1 champions have the same dreams as us… but a better chance of achieving them. Mario Andretti tells Motor Sport he’s in “seventh heaven” after driving a modern McLaren at Laguna Seca this weekend, but he’s still searching of the perfect lap
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How an astrophysicist helped Alonso win his first F1 title
Former astrophysicist Robin Tuluie recalls how inspiration he took from a model of the John Hancock Tower helped secure Alonso’s first title
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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F1 isn’t all bad in 2026: what GP racing has gained and lost with its new rules
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
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A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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