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Horner expects four-way F1 title battle with McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes
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Horner: conversations with F1 race directors should be broadcast
Radio messages to the race director won’t be broadcast in 2022, something Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes is the wrong move
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‘UK ban on Russian racers is right call after FIA passed the buck’
When the International Olympic Committee came out and told sporting federations it recommended athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus are banned from international competition, it was a big statement.…
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British GP ban for Nikita Mazepin as UK prohibits Russian-licensed racers
Nikita Mazepin looks to be banned from racing in the British Grand Prix, after UK motor racing’s governing body announced that no Russian-licensed competitors will be allowed to compete in…
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Michael Schumacher on the limit: Parting Shot
May 10, 1998 Barcelona, Spain Michael Schumacher makes his mark on the Circuit de Catalunya asphalt in his Ferrari F300. He’d finish third in the race, and second in the…
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You were there: F1 at Long Beach
Sun, sea and sparkplugs: From 1976-83, Long Beach street circuit in California was part of the F1 calendar and known as the US GP West. “I took these photographs on…
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Racing to the rescue: Mercedes innovation that helped fight Covid
Professor Becky Shipley walked into the soft, comfortable interior of the staff common room at University College London (UCL) and sank into one of its deep crimson leather sofas. It…
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79th Goodwood Members’ Meeting: The screaming sound of music
You may feel the need to bring some earplugs to the 79th Members’ Meeting in April. The Goodwood season bursts into life with a grid of shrieking V10-engined grand prix…
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F1 2022: the new era
So… here we are once again. A new season beckons, only this time with a revolutionary set of rules designed to give closer racing and rein in the big-hitters. Read…
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Horner expects four-way F1 title battle with McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes
Red Bull expects a fight on its hands to remain the championship-contending outfit it was last season
F1
Horner: conversations with F1 race directors should be broadcast
Radio messages to the race director won’t be broadcast in 2022, something Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes is the wrong move
F1
‘UK ban on Russian racers is right call after FIA passed the buck’
When the International Olympic Committee came out and told sporting federations it recommended athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus are banned from international competition, it was a big statement.…
F1
British GP ban for Nikita Mazepin as UK prohibits Russian-licensed racers
Nikita Mazepin looks to be banned from racing in the British Grand Prix, after UK motor racing’s governing body announced that no Russian-licensed competitors will be allowed to compete in…
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Michael Schumacher on the limit: Parting Shot
May 10, 1998 Barcelona, Spain Michael Schumacher makes his mark on the Circuit de Catalunya asphalt in his Ferrari F300. He’d finish third in the race, and second in the…
Archive
You were there: F1 at Long Beach
Sun, sea and sparkplugs: From 1976-83, Long Beach street circuit in California was part of the F1 calendar and known as the US GP West. “I took these photographs on…
Archive
Racing to the rescue: Mercedes innovation that helped fight Covid
Professor Becky Shipley walked into the soft, comfortable interior of the staff common room at University College London (UCL) and sank into one of its deep crimson leather sofas. It…
Archive
79th Goodwood Members’ Meeting: The screaming sound of music
You may feel the need to bring some earplugs to the 79th Members’ Meeting in April. The Goodwood season bursts into life with a grid of shrieking V10-engined grand prix…
Archive
F1 2022: the new era
So… here we are once again. A new season beckons, only this time with a revolutionary set of rules designed to give closer racing and rein in the big-hitters. Read…
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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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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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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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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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Heikki Kovalainen on F1 pressure, McLaren years and the cost of chasing greatness
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
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