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Yuki Tsunoda: Still much to learn
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was the sensation of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but the old-school Imola circuit made him look like the rookie he is. In Bahrain he took two…
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Mercedes treads carefully on tyre strategy
Mercedes overcame a faster Red Bull on race day in Bahrain through a bold early stopping strategy which vaulted Lewis Hamilton ahead of early leader and pole-sitter Max Verstappen.Making the…
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Word on the beat, June 2021
New Williams boss Jost Capito, above, has wasted no time in recruiting his former VW Motorsport technical director François-Xavier Demaison to the same position at Williams F1. Together they won…
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A GP in two parts: what F1’s sprint races will look like
After much debate among between the teams, the FIA and the Formula 1 organisation over the past couple of years, Monday saw formal confirmation via a vote of the F1…
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F1 approves sprint races, offering championship points
F1 teams and officials have unanimously approved sprint race trials at three grands prix this season. Championship points will be awarded for the top three finishers in each of the…
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2005 San Marino Grand Prix: Alonso and Schumacher’s epic showdown
The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix has stood the test of time as being one of the all-time great battles between two championship-calibre drivers. 16 years on from Fernando Alonso…
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The five F1 stars struggling in new teams – MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
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Red Bull poaches Mercedes engine guru for 2022
Red Bull has confirmed it has signed Ben Hodgkinson as its new technical director of the team’s powertrains division and he will be able to start in 2022. Mercedes and…
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Mercedes working to salvage Bottas’s engine after 30G Imola crash
Following his sizeable crash during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes says it is working hard to salvage as much of Valtteri Bottas’s W12 as possible ahead of the Portuguese…
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Yuki Tsunoda: Still much to learn
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was the sensation of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but the old-school Imola circuit made him look like the rookie he is. In Bahrain he took two…
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Mercedes treads carefully on tyre strategy
Mercedes overcame a faster Red Bull on race day in Bahrain through a bold early stopping strategy which vaulted Lewis Hamilton ahead of early leader and pole-sitter Max Verstappen.Making the…
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Word on the beat, June 2021
New Williams boss Jost Capito, above, has wasted no time in recruiting his former VW Motorsport technical director François-Xavier Demaison to the same position at Williams F1. Together they won…
F1
A GP in two parts: what F1’s sprint races will look like
After much debate among between the teams, the FIA and the Formula 1 organisation over the past couple of years, Monday saw formal confirmation via a vote of the F1…
F1
F1 approves sprint races, offering championship points
F1 teams and officials have unanimously approved sprint race trials at three grands prix this season. Championship points will be awarded for the top three finishers in each of the…
F1
2005 San Marino Grand Prix: Alonso and Schumacher’s epic showdown
The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix has stood the test of time as being one of the all-time great battles between two championship-calibre drivers. 16 years on from Fernando Alonso…
F1
The five F1 stars struggling in new teams – MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
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Red Bull poaches Mercedes engine guru for 2022
Red Bull has confirmed it has signed Ben Hodgkinson as its new technical director of the team’s powertrains division and he will be able to start in 2022. Mercedes and…
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Mercedes working to salvage Bottas’s engine after 30G Imola crash
Following his sizeable crash during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes says it is working hard to salvage as much of Valtteri Bottas’s W12 as possible ahead of the Portuguese…
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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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