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Hamilton takes pole ahead of Verstappen: Qatar GP qualifying as it happened
Lewis Hamilton took his 102nd pole position of his career with title rival Max Verstappen alongside him on the front row
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Christian Horner: ‘You can see Mercedes speed is not normal’
Christian Horner has been explicit in giving his Red Bull team’s view on the legality of Mercedes’ F1 car, accusing the rival outfit of using flexi-wings
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Mercedes denied right to review over Verstappen Brazil GP block
Mercedes have been denied the right to review for the incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian GP
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Bottas tops FP3 from Hamilton: Qatar GP practice round-up
Mercedes ended practice with a 1-2 with Valtteri Bottas leading Lewis Hamilton separated by under a tenth of a second. Red Bull was a distant third with Max Verstappen who…
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Time for F1 referees who can black-flag dirty driving — no appeals: MPH
As we wait for the stewards to decide if there is any basis for Mercedes’ request for a right to review the Brazil Hamilton/Verstappen incident, so F1 finds itself trapped…
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Lewis Hamilton wishes other athletes ‘would speak out’ more on human rights
Lewis Hamilton says racing in countries like Qatar can highlight issues like human rights abuses but more need to speak up to bring change
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How Mercedes can win review with ‘smoking gun’ evidence of Verstappen Brazil incident
The debate over the Turn 4 incident in the Sao Paulo GP involving Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen regained momentum on Tuesday when Mercedes formally confirmed that it has asked…
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How to watch the 2021 Qatar GP: start time and TV channels
Live times, TV channels and highlight schedule for the 2021 Qatar GP
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Money does talk in F1 but Guanyu Zhou is joining the grid on merit
I know that I don’t need to tell anybody reading these pages that motor racing is an expensive sport. Really expensive. I play football regularly – just a five-a-side thing…
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Hamilton takes pole ahead of Verstappen: Qatar GP qualifying as it happened
Lewis Hamilton took his 102nd pole position of his career with title rival Max Verstappen alongside him on the front row
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Christian Horner: ‘You can see Mercedes speed is not normal’
Christian Horner has been explicit in giving his Red Bull team’s view on the legality of Mercedes’ F1 car, accusing the rival outfit of using flexi-wings
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Mercedes denied right to review over Verstappen Brazil GP block
Mercedes have been denied the right to review for the incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian GP
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Bottas tops FP3 from Hamilton: Qatar GP practice round-up
Mercedes ended practice with a 1-2 with Valtteri Bottas leading Lewis Hamilton separated by under a tenth of a second. Red Bull was a distant third with Max Verstappen who…
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Time for F1 referees who can black-flag dirty driving — no appeals: MPH
As we wait for the stewards to decide if there is any basis for Mercedes’ request for a right to review the Brazil Hamilton/Verstappen incident, so F1 finds itself trapped…
F1
Lewis Hamilton wishes other athletes ‘would speak out’ more on human rights
Lewis Hamilton says racing in countries like Qatar can highlight issues like human rights abuses but more need to speak up to bring change
F1
How Mercedes can win review with ‘smoking gun’ evidence of Verstappen Brazil incident
The debate over the Turn 4 incident in the Sao Paulo GP involving Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen regained momentum on Tuesday when Mercedes formally confirmed that it has asked…
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How to watch the 2021 Qatar GP: start time and TV channels
Live times, TV channels and highlight schedule for the 2021 Qatar GP
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Money does talk in F1 but Guanyu Zhou is joining the grid on merit
I know that I don’t need to tell anybody reading these pages that motor racing is an expensive sport. Really expensive. I play football regularly – just a five-a-side thing…
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MPH: F1’s 2026 rules get pruned but there’s still a forest of fake plastic trees
F1 has trimmed its 2026 regulations ahead of Miami. Mark Hughes points out that these minor changes don’t address the real issues — and pretending otherwise helps no-one
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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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The obvious solution that F1 couldn’t adopt to fix its 2026 problems
There is a simple solution to F1’s current issues, but it would also make the best drivers redundant
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