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Mario Kart and the identity debate at the heart of F1 2026
Melbourne’s season-opener delivered spectacular racing – but raised uncomfortable questions about what Formula 1 has become
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Mark Hughes: ‘There’s no skill in F1 overtaking – it’s like passing a car on the motorway’
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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Will Ferrari startline advantage make up for lack of puff in Melbourne?
Why did Ferrari’s pre-season promise disappear in qualifying for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix? Mark Hughes has a theory that we may soon see it again
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F1’s most expensive failures: The list Aston Martin wants to stay off
As Aston Martin’s 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough
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F1 unlikely to seek replacements for Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs
As conflict continues to affect the Middle East, the F1 calendar could shrink
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Senna’s Lotus 98T heads to auction with an estimate of up to $12m
The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction
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2026 Australian Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix
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Podcast: Aston F1 disaster reveals Newey’s ambition
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
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Why Bottas’s penalty threat vanished ahead of Australian GP
Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet
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Mario Kart and the identity debate at the heart of F1 2026
Melbourne’s season-opener delivered spectacular racing – but raised uncomfortable questions about what Formula 1 has become
F1
Mark Hughes: ‘There’s no skill in F1 overtaking – it’s like passing a car on the motorway’
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
F1
Will Ferrari startline advantage make up for lack of puff in Melbourne?
Why did Ferrari’s pre-season promise disappear in qualifying for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix? Mark Hughes has a theory that we may soon see it again
F1
F1’s most expensive failures: The list Aston Martin wants to stay off
As Aston Martin’s 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough
F1
F1 unlikely to seek replacements for Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs
As conflict continues to affect the Middle East, the F1 calendar could shrink
F1
Senna’s Lotus 98T heads to auction with an estimate of up to $12m
The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction
F1
2026 Australian Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix
F1 Show
Podcast: Aston F1 disaster reveals Newey’s ambition
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
F1
Why Bottas’s penalty threat vanished ahead of Australian GP
Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet
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MPH: Lando Norris’s F1 magic deserves more appreciation
Lando Norris’s soaring confidence and an improved McLaren mean we’re witnessing a Formula 1 driver at his outer limits, Mark Hughes argues
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Mark Hughes: Too fast to win. How Norris lost Spanish GP to slow-driving Antonelli
Fast enough to build an unassailable lead, Lando Norris was too quick to catch the VSC pit window. And so his flawless F1 Madring weekend ended cruelly, as even the winner acknowledged, Mark Hughes says
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Mark Hughes: Super-smooth Madrid circuit is an F1 minefield
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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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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The secret wind tunnel test that found flaw in McLaren’s radical F1 car
A secret Teddington wind tunnel shared with torpedo tests and a particle accelerator gave McLaren its first taste of porpoising four decades before the sport rediscovered it
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Is Formula 1’s VSC problem actually fixable?
There’s no version of the VSC rule that’s fair to everyone, and the Spanish GP just proved it again
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How sprint races will work in 2027
The 2027 Formula 1 season will include ten sprint races, including a Monaco round: here’s what it means for next year
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