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Every F1 team assessed ahead of the 2026 Australian GP
Pre-season Formula 1 testing rarely tells us nothing – and in 2026, it may have revealed more about the competitive order than usual
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Who will be F1 champion in 2026? Vote now to win
Competition: Win a half-scale model helmet and model car by correctly picking the 2026 Formula 1 world champions
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Adelaide at last: F1 survivor Martin Donnelly to finally complete the 1990 season
Thirty-six years after a near-fatal crash ended his Formula 1 career, Martin Donnelly is finally set to drive at Adelaide, where he should have completed his first full grand prix season
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Is Aston Martin reliving McLaren’s 2015 nightmare?
Eleven years, the same engine supplier, and the same driver – the parallels between McLaren’s 2015 nightmare and Aston Martin’s 2026 pre-season are too precise to ignore
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Technically legal: F1’s most audacious innovations and exploits
Ferrari’s inverted rear wing is merely the latest in a long and glorious tradition of Formula 1 engineers pushing technology and finding loopholes
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Monaco 1972: Beltoise’s masterclass in the rain
May 14, 1972, Moanco Round 4 in F1’s 1972 season was a damp date in the principality. ‘Rainmaster’ Jacky Ickx, at the wheel of a Ferrari 312B2, would have enjoyed the…
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Bold, brave and unraced, the F1 cars that never made it to the grid
From the Williams six-wheeler banned before it could race to the Honda that died with its designer, these are the Formula 1 cars that were tested but never made their competitive debut
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Podcast: Sandbagging? Mercedes’ reason to hide F1 testing pace
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Which teams might be hiding their true pace in F1 testing? And why would they be sandbagging? Plus: drivers’ dismay at cornering 20mph off the pace and your questions answered in our latest podcast episode
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Explained: The engine compression row that risks overshadowing F1’s new era
A technical loophole involving thermal expansion has triggered accusations, secret letters to the FIA, and a war of words between teams over who’ll dominate the 2026 F1 season
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Every F1 team assessed ahead of the 2026 Australian GP
Pre-season Formula 1 testing rarely tells us nothing – and in 2026, it may have revealed more about the competitive order than usual
F1
Who will be F1 champion in 2026? Vote now to win
Competition: Win a half-scale model helmet and model car by correctly picking the 2026 Formula 1 world champions
F1
Adelaide at last: F1 survivor Martin Donnelly to finally complete the 1990 season
Thirty-six years after a near-fatal crash ended his Formula 1 career, Martin Donnelly is finally set to drive at Adelaide, where he should have completed his first full grand prix season
F1
Is Aston Martin reliving McLaren’s 2015 nightmare?
Eleven years, the same engine supplier, and the same driver – the parallels between McLaren’s 2015 nightmare and Aston Martin’s 2026 pre-season are too precise to ignore
F1
Technically legal: F1’s most audacious innovations and exploits
Ferrari’s inverted rear wing is merely the latest in a long and glorious tradition of Formula 1 engineers pushing technology and finding loopholes
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Archive
Monaco 1972: Beltoise’s masterclass in the rain
May 14, 1972, Moanco Round 4 in F1’s 1972 season was a damp date in the principality. ‘Rainmaster’ Jacky Ickx, at the wheel of a Ferrari 312B2, would have enjoyed the…
F1
Bold, brave and unraced, the F1 cars that never made it to the grid
From the Williams six-wheeler banned before it could race to the Honda that died with its designer, these are the Formula 1 cars that were tested but never made their competitive debut
F1 Show
Podcast: Sandbagging? Mercedes’ reason to hide F1 testing pace
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Which teams might be hiding their true pace in F1 testing? And why would they be sandbagging? Plus: drivers’ dismay at cornering 20mph off the pace and your questions answered in our latest podcast episode
F1
Explained: The engine compression row that risks overshadowing F1’s new era
A technical loophole involving thermal expansion has triggered accusations, secret letters to the FIA, and a war of words between teams over who’ll dominate the 2026 F1 season
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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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 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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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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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
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The moment Mercedes found Kimi Antonelli – and instantly knew he was different
Mercedes’ junior driver chief on the quiet, unglamorous process behind discovering, and building, Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli
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Sold-out Brooklands centenary to gather A to Z of grand prix cars
More than 100 cars, from Alfa Romeo to Zakspeed are set to celebrate the centenary of Britain’s first grand prix at Brooklands
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A year since his last F1 win, what’s gone wrong for Oscar Piastri?
Twelve months on from his last F1 win at Zandvoort when he led the World Championship, Oscar Piastri looks like McLaren’s weaker driver this year, though not all of it has been his doing
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