Verstappen’s victory a ‘true reflection’ of Red Bull might: 2021 French Grand Prix report
Paul Ricard gets a bad rap, but the 2021 French Grand Prix helped it recover some of it as a thriller played out between the top two teams in front…
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Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, the Dutchman overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the second-to-last lap in a…
Max Verstappen’s first pole position since the Bahrain season-opener bodes well for an epic season-long championship fight! After Hamilton’s win from pole at Round Four in Barcelona, the feeling was…
Max Verstappen proved Red Bull has the pace over a single lap to take on Mercedes with a mighty pole lap in France
Esteban Ocon’s strong opening to 2021 has been rewarded with a new three-year deal by Alpine – Enstone believes its seen a few shades of another French hero to justify its faith
F1 teams have been complaining to Michael Masi about Paul Ricard’s harsh kerbs – but as circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli explains, it’s the drivers that have become more aggressive, not the track furniture
Formula 1 is a game of minute differences and details but the series aims to help fans gain further insight into just how closely-matched the 20 drivers on the grid truly are
Max Verstappen was a massive 0.7sec quicker than anyone else ahead of qualifying at Paul Ricard
Why do Red Bull and Aston Martin seem to be able to run their tyres at a lower pressure than F1 rivals? Step forward Jan Matsuzaki who has an uncanny understanding of race rubber
Paul Ricard gets a bad rap, but the 2021 French Grand Prix helped it recover some of it as a thriller played out between the top two teams in front…
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, the Dutchman overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the second-to-last lap in a…
Max Verstappen’s first pole position since the Bahrain season-opener bodes well for an epic season-long championship fight! After Hamilton’s win from pole at Round Four in Barcelona, the feeling was…
Max Verstappen proved Red Bull has the pace over a single lap to take on Mercedes with a mighty pole lap in France
Esteban Ocon’s strong opening to 2021 has been rewarded with a new three-year deal by Alpine – Enstone believes its seen a few shades of another French hero to justify its faith
F1 teams have been complaining to Michael Masi about Paul Ricard’s harsh kerbs – but as circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli explains, it’s the drivers that have become more aggressive, not the track furniture
Formula 1 is a game of minute differences and details but the series aims to help fans gain further insight into just how closely-matched the 20 drivers on the grid truly are
Max Verstappen was a massive 0.7sec quicker than anyone else ahead of qualifying at Paul Ricard
Why do Red Bull and Aston Martin seem to be able to run their tyres at a lower pressure than F1 rivals? Step forward Jan Matsuzaki who has an uncanny understanding of race rubber
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
Max Verstappen is just one offence away from an F1 race ban and a pattern has emerged in the way he’s racked up penalty points, says Mark Hughes
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
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
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
Twenty years on from the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix, Matt Bishop revisits how a catastrophic tyre failure, leadership deadlock, and political infighting turned an F1 race into a global embarrassment
Lando Norris’s wrecked McLaren was some metaphor for his racing aptitude over the last 12 months
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