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Can Alonso rediscover his spark at home?
Fernando Alonso is showing signs of life and will be hoping to reproduce some more home magic from years gone by. Damien Smith looks back at his best on Spanish soil
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Daniel Ricciardo: ‘The car is not doing everything I want’
Daniel Ricciardo has revealed to Adam Cooper what’s holding him back in the McLaren – but a feisty drive last week points to light at the end of the tunnel
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The small differences which swung the Portuguese GP in Hamilton’s favour – MPH
Luck played its part in the Portuguese GP, but Lewis Hamilton ultimately made several factors play to his advantage
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2021 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: Hamilton wins game of fine margins against Verstappen
Fine margins could well prove decisive in this year’s championship battle, and Max Verstappen will rue being on the wrong side of them as he leaves Portugal. On Saturday, it…
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Hamilton seizes Portimao victory: 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix lap by lap report
Lewis Hamilton had to fight for it but took victory in the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix with an early-race blitz. Valtteri Bottas had held onto his pole position and Max…
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Sebastian Vettel on his first Q3 in nine months: ‘There’s still more pace to come’
Sebastian Vettel has reached Q3 for the first time in nine months – he explained to Adam Cooper how he finally seems to be turning a corner with Aston Martin
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2021 Portuguese GP qualifying report: Bottas cracks the Portimão code
Valtteri Bottas cracks the code to speed at Portimão, with an approach he opened up on on Friday
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Bottas fights back to take first pole of 2021 in Portuguese GP qualifying
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole in Portugal, beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.007sec
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Can a resurgent Ferrari maintain its momentum at Portuguese GP?
Ferrari are on the fightback, and as Adam Cooper writes, despite a long road ahead both drivers are optimistic after improved initial performances
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Can Alonso rediscover his spark at home?
Fernando Alonso is showing signs of life and will be hoping to reproduce some more home magic from years gone by. Damien Smith looks back at his best on Spanish soil
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Daniel Ricciardo: ‘The car is not doing everything I want’
Daniel Ricciardo has revealed to Adam Cooper what’s holding him back in the McLaren – but a feisty drive last week points to light at the end of the tunnel
Mark Hughes
The small differences which swung the Portuguese GP in Hamilton’s favour – MPH
Luck played its part in the Portuguese GP, but Lewis Hamilton ultimately made several factors play to his advantage
F1
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: Hamilton wins game of fine margins against Verstappen
Fine margins could well prove decisive in this year’s championship battle, and Max Verstappen will rue being on the wrong side of them as he leaves Portugal. On Saturday, it…
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Hamilton seizes Portimao victory: 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix lap by lap report
Lewis Hamilton had to fight for it but took victory in the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix with an early-race blitz. Valtteri Bottas had held onto his pole position and Max…
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Sebastian Vettel on his first Q3 in nine months: ‘There’s still more pace to come’
Sebastian Vettel has reached Q3 for the first time in nine months – he explained to Adam Cooper how he finally seems to be turning a corner with Aston Martin
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2021 Portuguese GP qualifying report: Bottas cracks the Portimão code
Valtteri Bottas cracks the code to speed at Portimão, with an approach he opened up on on Friday
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Bottas fights back to take first pole of 2021 in Portuguese GP qualifying
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole in Portugal, beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.007sec
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Can a resurgent Ferrari maintain its momentum at Portuguese GP?
Ferrari are on the fightback, and as Adam Cooper writes, despite a long road ahead both drivers are optimistic after improved initial performances
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Mark Hughes: McLaren F1 driver falls for Montreal trap… again
When Norris’s bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren’s infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
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
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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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F1’s bid to return to Africa boosted by Kyalami Grade 1 upgrade approval
Over the next three years, Kyalami will be upgraded to Grade 1 standards, making it eligible to host a Formula 1 race
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
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
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Matt Bishop: F1’s self-destruction at Indianapolis – inside the 2005 US GP
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
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