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Will new F1 wow or flop in Melbourne? Australian GP briefing
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
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MPH: Laughing at Aston’s F1 troubles? That’s a low-intelligence take
It’d be easy to laugh at Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don’t mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey’s ambitious design could well come good
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From DRS to Straight Mode: How Melbourne’s overtaking zones have been reinvented
The Albert Park circuit map looks familiar, but a closer look at the annotations ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix shows how F1’s new active aero modes are likely to shape the racing
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Will F1 have to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix after Iranian missile attacks?
The World Endurance Championship has cancelled its opening round in Qatar. Now Formula 1 faces another Middle East dilemma, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues
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Matt Bishop: ‘Skill, courage and V10s: Albert Park’s first GP showed what F1 used to be’
Australia’s Grand Prix moved to Albert Park 30 years ago when the sport seemed purer and simpler, writes Matt Bishop. But underneath modern wizardry, drivers in this weekend’s season-opener will find plenty in common with the ‘antique’ grid of 1996
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‘It was chaos’: Zak Brown on the McLaren F1 team he inherited
Zak Brown led the transformation of McLaren from a team in turmoil at the back of the grid to world champions. In a fascinating interview with Matt Bishop, he charts his rise to success
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Politics over sport: Formula 1’s timeless complaint
Colin Chapman wrote a letter in 1981 to complain about the state of Formula 1. The letter could have been written this year
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Mario Andretti’s greatest racing cars – Indy, F1 and Le Mans
From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
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Podcast: Ferrari F1 trick that’s left rivals scratching their heads
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
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Will new F1 wow or flop in Melbourne? Australian GP briefing
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
F1
MPH: Laughing at Aston’s F1 troubles? That’s a low-intelligence take
It’d be easy to laugh at Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don’t mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey’s ambitious design could well come good
F1
From DRS to Straight Mode: How Melbourne’s overtaking zones have been reinvented
The Albert Park circuit map looks familiar, but a closer look at the annotations ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix shows how F1’s new active aero modes are likely to shape the racing
F1
Will F1 have to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix after Iranian missile attacks?
The World Endurance Championship has cancelled its opening round in Qatar. Now Formula 1 faces another Middle East dilemma, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues
F1
Matt Bishop: ‘Skill, courage and V10s: Albert Park’s first GP showed what F1 used to be’
Australia’s Grand Prix moved to Albert Park 30 years ago when the sport seemed purer and simpler, writes Matt Bishop. But underneath modern wizardry, drivers in this weekend’s season-opener will find plenty in common with the ‘antique’ grid of 1996
F1
‘It was chaos’: Zak Brown on the McLaren F1 team he inherited
Zak Brown led the transformation of McLaren from a team in turmoil at the back of the grid to world champions. In a fascinating interview with Matt Bishop, he charts his rise to success
F1
Politics over sport: Formula 1’s timeless complaint
Colin Chapman wrote a letter in 1981 to complain about the state of Formula 1. The letter could have been written this year
Great Read
F1
Mario Andretti’s greatest racing cars – Indy, F1 and Le Mans
From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
F1 Show
Podcast: Ferrari F1 trick that’s left rivals scratching their heads
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
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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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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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Podcast: F1 fans need to recalibrate how good Lando Norris really is
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Lando Norris’s Madring masterclass — and why Formula 1 fans need to recalibrate how good he really is
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