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Williams in F1 2026: Serious contender or just a feel-good story?
Three years into James Vowles’ tenure, Williams’ 2026 F1 car is no longer about recovery, but about whether the rebuild is capable of going any further
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How the Barcelona test went for every F1 team
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
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When an accountant fired Adrian Newey and doomed an F1 team
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
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Eau Rouge: The corner that could not be built today
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
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MPH: F1’s big fears fade as a new era begins smoothly
Mark Hughes dissects F1’s first shakedown, revealing why the opening signs are far more positive than expected
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Bottas on Cadillac’s F1 reality check: learn, finish races, don’t be last
Cadillac’s first F1 season comes with a clear message: Try not to be last
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Matt Bishop: The forgotten F1 season when Coulthard trounced Häkkinen
David Coulthard’s career has long been shaded by his McLaren team-mate Mika Häkkinen’s success. But he was much more than a No2 driver in 2001 when he showed himself to be one of Formula 1’s giants
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What are the yellow lights on F1 2026 cars’ mirrors?
As 2026 F1 testing began in Barcelona, a new set of flashing yellow mirror lights sparked intrigue
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Ginther takes the hairpin at the 1965 Mexican GP
October 24, 1965, Mexico City, Mexico The 10-round F1 championship came to a close under a blue sky in Mexico. The last race of the 1500cc era was won by…
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Williams in F1 2026: Serious contender or just a feel-good story?
Three years into James Vowles’ tenure, Williams’ 2026 F1 car is no longer about recovery, but about whether the rebuild is capable of going any further
F1
How the Barcelona test went for every F1 team
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
F1
When an accountant fired Adrian Newey and doomed an F1 team
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
F1
Eau Rouge: The corner that could not be built today
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
F1
MPH: F1’s big fears fade as a new era begins smoothly
Mark Hughes dissects F1’s first shakedown, revealing why the opening signs are far more positive than expected
F1
Bottas on Cadillac’s F1 reality check: learn, finish races, don’t be last
Cadillac’s first F1 season comes with a clear message: Try not to be last
F1
Matt Bishop: The forgotten F1 season when Coulthard trounced Häkkinen
David Coulthard’s career has long been shaded by his McLaren team-mate Mika Häkkinen’s success. But he was much more than a No2 driver in 2001 when he showed himself to be one of Formula 1’s giants
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What are the yellow lights on F1 2026 cars’ mirrors?
As 2026 F1 testing began in Barcelona, a new set of flashing yellow mirror lights sparked intrigue
Archive
Ginther takes the hairpin at the 1965 Mexican GP
October 24, 1965, Mexico City, Mexico The 10-round F1 championship came to a close under a blue sky in Mexico. The last race of the 1500cc era was won by…
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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