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Esteban Ocon signs new three-year F1 deal with Alpine
Esteban Ocon will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until the 2024 season after signing a new deal
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The three F1 drivers who could be better off racing in the US
After the Indy 500, I did a bit of a comparison about how IndyCar’s showpiece event gives drivers more of a chance to shine than Formula 1 does in any…
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Excitement at Paul Ricard? 2021 French Grand Prix what to watch for
Paul Ricard hosts the 2021 French Grand Prix and round seven of the Formula 1 season. Here are a few key things to keep an eye on throughout the weekend in France
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Tyre failure caused Baku blowouts — not debris, says Pirelli
The tyre blowouts that pitched Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen into the wall at more than 200mph were the result of a break in their tyres, Pirelli has said after…
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Still dominating: John Watson’s Detroit GP-winning McLaren MP4/1
Sergio Perez’s victory on the narrow roads of Baku may have been dripping with drama, but it was nothing compared to the F1 street race witnessed exactly 39 years before.…
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Mansour Ojjeh: how his Williams rejection led to McLaren glory
Frank Williams brought Mansour Ojjeh into F1, but the team boss’s rejection of the investor’s overtures led the latter to a richly-rewarding McLaren association
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Is Valtteri Bottas’s time at Mercedes finally up?
Valtteri Bottas has been the safe option for Mercedes as team-mate to Lewis Hamilton for years. Has the Red Bull title threat finally changed that?
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How Jenson Button led half a lap and won – the 2011 Canadian GP
Six pitstops, slowest-ever grand prix, longest–ever race duration and half a lap led – just how did Button do it? McLaren’s former PR guru Matt Bishop recalls JB’s finest [four] hour[s]
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The painful decisions Jost Capito faces as Williams boss – MPH
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
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Esteban Ocon signs new three-year F1 deal with Alpine
Esteban Ocon will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until the 2024 season after signing a new deal
US Motor Racing News
The three F1 drivers who could be better off racing in the US
After the Indy 500, I did a bit of a comparison about how IndyCar’s showpiece event gives drivers more of a chance to shine than Formula 1 does in any…
F1
Excitement at Paul Ricard? 2021 French Grand Prix what to watch for
Paul Ricard hosts the 2021 French Grand Prix and round seven of the Formula 1 season. Here are a few key things to keep an eye on throughout the weekend in France
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Tyre failure caused Baku blowouts — not debris, says Pirelli
The tyre blowouts that pitched Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen into the wall at more than 200mph were the result of a break in their tyres, Pirelli has said after…
Historic Racing News
Still dominating: John Watson’s Detroit GP-winning McLaren MP4/1
Sergio Perez’s victory on the narrow roads of Baku may have been dripping with drama, but it was nothing compared to the F1 street race witnessed exactly 39 years before.…
F1
Mansour Ojjeh: how his Williams rejection led to McLaren glory
Frank Williams brought Mansour Ojjeh into F1, but the team boss’s rejection of the investor’s overtures led the latter to a richly-rewarding McLaren association
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Is Valtteri Bottas’s time at Mercedes finally up?
Valtteri Bottas has been the safe option for Mercedes as team-mate to Lewis Hamilton for years. Has the Red Bull title threat finally changed that?
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How Jenson Button led half a lap and won – the 2011 Canadian GP
Six pitstops, slowest-ever grand prix, longest–ever race duration and half a lap led – just how did Button do it? McLaren’s former PR guru Matt Bishop recalls JB’s finest [four] hour[s]
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The painful decisions Jost Capito faces as Williams boss – MPH
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
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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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Tomorrow’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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