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F1’s new sprint qualifying race: short, sharp and unpredictable
Formula 1 will hold its first sprint race at the British Grand Prix in July, and if the two-lap blast at Baku is anything to go by, they could well…
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Flashback: Capelli feeds the seagulls in Canada
The tranquillity of a race track a few hours after the finish makes a stark contrast to everything that has gone before. It’s a striking feature of any major motor…
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Jackie Stewart on Jochen Rindt: My Greatest Rival
You may expect me to choose Jimmy Clark but I didn’t see him as a rival because he was ahead of me when I arrived in Formula 1 in 1965.…
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Parting shot: 1981 British Grand Prix
July 18, 1981 Silverstone, UK McLaren crew Tyler Alexander (seated), Teddy Mayer (left), Ron Dennis (centre), Creighton Brown (crouching) and driver Andrea de Cesaris (right) await John Watson’s victory at…
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How Lando Norris got even faster & captured a new F1 generation
Lunchtime and a visit to the McLaren Technology Centre. It is a treat that never grows old. The cool sci-fi calm of the long, lakeside boulevard peppered by some of…
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Lando Norris cover, August 2021
This month’s cover image Shot on location in Woking by Jayson Fong
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You wait ages for an iconic F1 car to come up for sale…
Like the proverbial buses, two F1 cars driven by world champions have suddenly appeared for sale, although the fare to ride these historic racers is, as you would expect, steep.…
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Jost Capito takes the reins at Williams
Having transformed Volkswagen into a modern rallying powerhouse in the space of just a few years, Jost Capito will now attempt to work his magic on reviving Williams’ competitive prospects…
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UK pupils lift F1 trophy
A British technical success in Formula 1 – but this wasn’t televised. In June Britannia Red, a team of 16- and 17-year-olds from Robert May’s School in Hampshire, beat 42…
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F1’s new sprint qualifying race: short, sharp and unpredictable
Formula 1 will hold its first sprint race at the British Grand Prix in July, and if the two-lap blast at Baku is anything to go by, they could well…
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Flashback: Capelli feeds the seagulls in Canada
The tranquillity of a race track a few hours after the finish makes a stark contrast to everything that has gone before. It’s a striking feature of any major motor…
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Jackie Stewart on Jochen Rindt: My Greatest Rival
You may expect me to choose Jimmy Clark but I didn’t see him as a rival because he was ahead of me when I arrived in Formula 1 in 1965.…
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Parting shot: 1981 British Grand Prix
July 18, 1981 Silverstone, UK McLaren crew Tyler Alexander (seated), Teddy Mayer (left), Ron Dennis (centre), Creighton Brown (crouching) and driver Andrea de Cesaris (right) await John Watson’s victory at…
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How Lando Norris got even faster & captured a new F1 generation
Lunchtime and a visit to the McLaren Technology Centre. It is a treat that never grows old. The cool sci-fi calm of the long, lakeside boulevard peppered by some of…
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Lando Norris cover, August 2021
This month’s cover image Shot on location in Woking by Jayson Fong
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You wait ages for an iconic F1 car to come up for sale…
Like the proverbial buses, two F1 cars driven by world champions have suddenly appeared for sale, although the fare to ride these historic racers is, as you would expect, steep.…
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Jost Capito takes the reins at Williams
Having transformed Volkswagen into a modern rallying powerhouse in the space of just a few years, Jost Capito will now attempt to work his magic on reviving Williams’ competitive prospects…
Archive
UK pupils lift F1 trophy
A British technical success in Formula 1 – but this wasn’t televised. In June Britannia Red, a team of 16- and 17-year-olds from Robert May’s School in Hampshire, beat 42…
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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Today’s F1 starting grid for the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri is set to start on pole for the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a qualifying session with two heavy crashes and a resurgent Aston Martin. Here’s how the starting grid looks for Sunday’s race in Imola
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45 years of grands prix at Imola: the circuit’s greatest F1 races
Ahead of what may be Imola’s last grand prix for some time, we look back at some of the circuit’s greatest moments – from its first F1 grand prix to Ferrari’s most recent heartbreak
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Everything that happened in Emilia Romagna F1 GP practice
F1 championship leader Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 in Friday practice sessions at Imola
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