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Michael Masi: F1 Race Disruptor – Goin’ Up, Goin’ Down in Abu Dhabi
We didn’t think it was possible after the ‘Aramco 500’ last week, but F1 outdid itself for contrived controversy in Abu Dhabi
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Record UK viewers for Abu Dhabi GP as 7.4m watch final lap live
Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi championship decider was watched live by almost 7.4m people in the UK, as Channel 4 and Sky broadcast full coverage of the final grand prix of…
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Thrills, spills and Schumacher’s lack of donut skills: Abu Dhabi GP what you missed
It was a weekend of goodbyes and great drives and the drama in Abu Dhabi will live long in the memory
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Exciting or farcical? Abu Dhabi win was mission impossible for faster Mercedes
Yes, the 2008 title finale was dramatic, but this one topped it. Max Verstappen won the race in Abu Dhabi and thereby the world championship by overtaking Lewis Hamilton on…
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Uproar as Verstappen wins F1 title on final lap: 2021 Abu Dhabi GP report
Max Verstappen was crowned 2021 F1 champion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, thanks to a final lap pass on Lewis Hamilton that followed a controversial safety car period
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Mercedes protests dismissed; Verstappen confirmed world champion
Mercedes’s appeal over the controversial race restart during the Abu Dhabi GP has been rejected
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Verstappen cleared of overtaking Hamilton under Abu Dhabi safety car
Max Verstappen will not be penalised for passing Lewis Hamilton under the safety car after stewards ruled that he had only moved slightly in front of his title rival for…
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New F1 champion Verstappen: ‘I hope we can do this for 10-15 years’
An emotional Max Verstappen joked that he would celebrate with “one drink” after clinching the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship in a dramatic final lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton. The…
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George Russell: Abu Dhabi GP outcome ‘unacceptable’
George Russell has put in his feelings on the outcome of today’s Abu Dhabi GP in no uncertain terms, whilst others drivers gave their views too
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Michael Masi: F1 Race Disruptor – Goin’ Up, Goin’ Down in Abu Dhabi
We didn’t think it was possible after the ‘Aramco 500’ last week, but F1 outdid itself for contrived controversy in Abu Dhabi
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Record UK viewers for Abu Dhabi GP as 7.4m watch final lap live
Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi championship decider was watched live by almost 7.4m people in the UK, as Channel 4 and Sky broadcast full coverage of the final grand prix of…
F1
Thrills, spills and Schumacher’s lack of donut skills: Abu Dhabi GP what you missed
It was a weekend of goodbyes and great drives and the drama in Abu Dhabi will live long in the memory
F1
Exciting or farcical? Abu Dhabi win was mission impossible for faster Mercedes
Yes, the 2008 title finale was dramatic, but this one topped it. Max Verstappen won the race in Abu Dhabi and thereby the world championship by overtaking Lewis Hamilton on…
F1
Uproar as Verstappen wins F1 title on final lap: 2021 Abu Dhabi GP report
Max Verstappen was crowned 2021 F1 champion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, thanks to a final lap pass on Lewis Hamilton that followed a controversial safety car period
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Mercedes protests dismissed; Verstappen confirmed world champion
Mercedes’s appeal over the controversial race restart during the Abu Dhabi GP has been rejected
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Verstappen cleared of overtaking Hamilton under Abu Dhabi safety car
Max Verstappen will not be penalised for passing Lewis Hamilton under the safety car after stewards ruled that he had only moved slightly in front of his title rival for…
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New F1 champion Verstappen: ‘I hope we can do this for 10-15 years’
An emotional Max Verstappen joked that he would celebrate with “one drink” after clinching the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship in a dramatic final lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton. The…
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George Russell: Abu Dhabi GP outcome ‘unacceptable’
George Russell has put in his feelings on the outcome of today’s Abu Dhabi GP in no uncertain terms, whilst others drivers gave their views too
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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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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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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F1 isn’t all bad in 2026: what GP racing has gained and lost with its new rules
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
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A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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