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Budkowski leaves Alpine F1 team with immediate effect
Marcin Budkowski has left his post as executive director of Alpine with immediate effect the team has confirmed
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George Russell: Turning down Toto Wolff and secret DTM test led me to Mercedes F1 drive
In the latest edition of the ‘My Big Break’ Motor Sport podcast series, George Russell recalls how a Mercedes engineer may have influenced his signing and path to F1
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Podcast: George Russell, My big break
George Russell joins Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate in 2022, after an acclaimed three years at Williams. In our latest My big break episode, the 23-year-old reveals how he went from racing…
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Should we be worried about the 2022 Formula 1 car?
F1 has placed a lot of faith in the new technical regulations making the racing better but Chris Medland says even if they don’t, the reset can be a good thing
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A Jean Todt Ferrari comeback could rekindle past glory… but there’s a risk
Returning to the scene of past glories for another crack at success tends to be fraught with jeopardy, especially for those who hit the greatest heights first time around. The…
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Alonso: ‘Now I’m the oldest F1 driver, I work harder than everyone else’
He may have turned 40 last July, but Fernando Alonso has no intention of slowing down any time soon. After using the 2021 season to get back up to speed…
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When a talent like Max Verstappen sends F1 car design in the wrong direction — MPH
The equation between driver and car and car performance is a complex one. At F1 level the drivers are close enough in their basic speed that it’s often a fallacy…
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Did Mercedes announcement slow Russell down in 2021?
It was one of the worst-kept secrets of the paddock in 2021 but did Mercedes’ George Russell announcement make him slower?
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Given up on F1? Why 2022 is not the season to switch off
New car, driver line-ups, regulations and defending champion, there are plenty of reasons to stick with F1 in 2022
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Budkowski leaves Alpine F1 team with immediate effect
Marcin Budkowski has left his post as executive director of Alpine with immediate effect the team has confirmed
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George Russell: Turning down Toto Wolff and secret DTM test led me to Mercedes F1 drive
In the latest edition of the ‘My Big Break’ Motor Sport podcast series, George Russell recalls how a Mercedes engineer may have influenced his signing and path to F1
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: George Russell, My big break
George Russell joins Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate in 2022, after an acclaimed three years at Williams. In our latest My big break episode, the 23-year-old reveals how he went from racing…
F1
Should we be worried about the 2022 Formula 1 car?
F1 has placed a lot of faith in the new technical regulations making the racing better but Chris Medland says even if they don’t, the reset can be a good thing
F1
A Jean Todt Ferrari comeback could rekindle past glory… but there’s a risk
Returning to the scene of past glories for another crack at success tends to be fraught with jeopardy, especially for those who hit the greatest heights first time around. The…
F1
Alonso: ‘Now I’m the oldest F1 driver, I work harder than everyone else’
He may have turned 40 last July, but Fernando Alonso has no intention of slowing down any time soon. After using the 2021 season to get back up to speed…
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When a talent like Max Verstappen sends F1 car design in the wrong direction — MPH
The equation between driver and car and car performance is a complex one. At F1 level the drivers are close enough in their basic speed that it’s often a fallacy…
F1
Did Mercedes announcement slow Russell down in 2021?
It was one of the worst-kept secrets of the paddock in 2021 but did Mercedes’ George Russell announcement make him slower?
F1
Given up on F1? Why 2022 is not the season to switch off
New car, driver line-ups, regulations and defending champion, there are plenty of reasons to stick with F1 in 2022
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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Prost laments Renault’s ‘sad’ F1 exit: ‘It’ll be difficult to come back’
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected – how he became FIA president
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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