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Piastri the biggest loser in McLaren misstep – Qatar GP takeaways
Piastri dominated on pace but saw his F1 championship chances slip further away at Lusail. We look at the main storylines from the Qatar GP
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The signs pointing to Red Bull’s 2026 decision – What you missed at the Qatar GP
From 2026 driver moves to stewarding debates and Newey’s puzzling new role, Qatar delivered plenty beyond the title permutations
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Mark Hughes: McLaren’s attempt at fairness gifted Qatar win to Verstappen
A lap-seven safety car forced a simple choice – and McLaren got it wrong, throwing away Piastri’s win and giving Verstappen a shot at the title, as Mark Hughes explains
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Abu Dhabi F1 showdown: How Norris, Verstappen, or Piastri can win the 2025 title
Lando Norris is still in control of the F1 world championship, but he’ll face a nervous weekend in Abu Dhabi following a disappointing Qatar GP. Here are the latest permutations
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Verstappen wins Qatar GP to set up three-way title fight in F1 finale
Verstappen clinches Qatar Grand Prix victory ahead of Piastri, and the championship will be decided in Abu Dhabi next weekend
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Piastri closes in on Norris with comfortable Qatar GP sprint win
Piastri boosted his championship hopes with a straightforward victory from Russell and Norris
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MPH: Did resurgent Red Bull force McLaren into Las Vegas ride-height error?
McLaren ran its cars with a ride-height safety margin in Las Vegas, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive plank wear. But, asks Mark Hughes, was that based on a more aggressive set-up to tackle Red Bull’s renewed threat?
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Qatar GP
Who will win F1 Fantasy’s duel in the desert at the 2025 Qatar GP? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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2025 Qatar GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix could be this season’s title decider. Here’s how to watch the sprint weekend live: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
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Piastri the biggest loser in McLaren misstep – Qatar GP takeaways
Piastri dominated on pace but saw his F1 championship chances slip further away at Lusail. We look at the main storylines from the Qatar GP
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The signs pointing to Red Bull’s 2026 decision – What you missed at the Qatar GP
From 2026 driver moves to stewarding debates and Newey’s puzzling new role, Qatar delivered plenty beyond the title permutations
F1
Mark Hughes: McLaren’s attempt at fairness gifted Qatar win to Verstappen
A lap-seven safety car forced a simple choice – and McLaren got it wrong, throwing away Piastri’s win and giving Verstappen a shot at the title, as Mark Hughes explains
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Abu Dhabi F1 showdown: How Norris, Verstappen, or Piastri can win the 2025 title
Lando Norris is still in control of the F1 world championship, but he’ll face a nervous weekend in Abu Dhabi following a disappointing Qatar GP. Here are the latest permutations
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Verstappen wins Qatar GP to set up three-way title fight in F1 finale
Verstappen clinches Qatar Grand Prix victory ahead of Piastri, and the championship will be decided in Abu Dhabi next weekend
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Piastri closes in on Norris with comfortable Qatar GP sprint win
Piastri boosted his championship hopes with a straightforward victory from Russell and Norris
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MPH: Did resurgent Red Bull force McLaren into Las Vegas ride-height error?
McLaren ran its cars with a ride-height safety margin in Las Vegas, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive plank wear. But, asks Mark Hughes, was that based on a more aggressive set-up to tackle Red Bull’s renewed threat?
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Qatar GP
Who will win F1 Fantasy’s duel in the desert at the 2025 Qatar GP? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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2025 Qatar GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix could be this season’s title decider. Here’s how to watch the sprint weekend live: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
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Mark Hughes: Miami’s F1 team-mate divide – why driver pace made the difference
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
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Mark Hughes: Ever-more complex F1 rules expose just how flawed they are
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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MPH: Fernando Alonso still has the magic – he’s not done with F1 yet
At 44 and showing no signs of slowing down, Fernando Alonso remains one of F1’s most extraordinary forces, writes Mark Hughes
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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
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When Silverstone was still gloriously mad: Graham Hill’s last hurrah
An ageing champion, an ugly Brabham, and a revolutionary gas-turbine Lotus conspired to produce one of motor sport’s most enchanting afternoons at the 1971 International Trophy, as Matt Bishop recounts
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Antonelli has entered the F1 title conversation, and Wolff can’t stop it
After three grand prix wins from three poles, Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff is struggling to contain expectations about Kimi Antonelli
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Pressure mounts on Kimi Antonelli as he’s compared to Italy’s greatest-ever F1 driver
Seventy-three years since Alberto Ascari became the last Italian F1 driver to win the world championship, expectations of title leader Kimi Antonelli are growing — but the teenager isn’t flinching under the pressure
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