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A bumpy ride for F1 teams in the Americas
The Circuit of the Americas is tough on tyres, but this year it was more so. The bumps had developed further since they first became apparent in 2019 as the…
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Ferrari’s power unit gets a boost
When Ferrari introduced a revised spec of power unit at the Russian Grand Prix, with a switch from a 400v to 800v system and battery, it played it down. The…
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Max leads F1’s battle of the Americas in 2021
USA GP | Mexican GP | São Paulo GP This three-race run, with just three more to go, put a very different complexion on the championship contest. Coming in, Max Verstappen…
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‘F1 teams for the first time can look at being very profitable’: Mark Hughes
Last month the news was that the proposed Michael Andretti buyout of the Sauber F1 team had hit the rocks and would no longer be happening. This month the speculation…
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Bodyguards rapped following US GP
It may have gone on to be a rather cringeworthy internet meme, but Martin Brundle’s car-crash grid-walk ‘interview’ with a US rapper also had the upside of getting bodyguards banned…
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Bob Bondurant 1933-2021
Legendary racing school founder Bob Bondurant died in November at the age of 88 after a career packed with variety. The school, which claims to have trained 500,000 people to…
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Fangio takes final lap to his own museum
The remains of grand prix legend Juan Manuel Fangio have been relocated to a dedicated mausoleum built inside his own museum in Argentina. The five-time Formula 1 world champion had…
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F1 still needs a heart under all the razzmatazz: The Editor
“It’s official: F1 has cracked America”. That was a headline that greeted scenes of a sell-out Circuit of the Americas during the Austin race weekend. According to organisers the event…
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How Alonso and Alpine blew AlphaTauri away in Qatar
Fernando Alonso put in a brilliant performance in Qatar to take a surprise podium. We delve into how the Spaniard coaxed his car to third
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A bumpy ride for F1 teams in the Americas
The Circuit of the Americas is tough on tyres, but this year it was more so. The bumps had developed further since they first became apparent in 2019 as the…
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Ferrari’s power unit gets a boost
When Ferrari introduced a revised spec of power unit at the Russian Grand Prix, with a switch from a 400v to 800v system and battery, it played it down. The…
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Max leads F1’s battle of the Americas in 2021
USA GP | Mexican GP | São Paulo GP This three-race run, with just three more to go, put a very different complexion on the championship contest. Coming in, Max Verstappen…
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‘F1 teams for the first time can look at being very profitable’: Mark Hughes
Last month the news was that the proposed Michael Andretti buyout of the Sauber F1 team had hit the rocks and would no longer be happening. This month the speculation…
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Bodyguards rapped following US GP
It may have gone on to be a rather cringeworthy internet meme, but Martin Brundle’s car-crash grid-walk ‘interview’ with a US rapper also had the upside of getting bodyguards banned…
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Bob Bondurant 1933-2021
Legendary racing school founder Bob Bondurant died in November at the age of 88 after a career packed with variety. The school, which claims to have trained 500,000 people to…
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Fangio takes final lap to his own museum
The remains of grand prix legend Juan Manuel Fangio have been relocated to a dedicated mausoleum built inside his own museum in Argentina. The five-time Formula 1 world champion had…
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F1 still needs a heart under all the razzmatazz: The Editor
“It’s official: F1 has cracked America”. That was a headline that greeted scenes of a sell-out Circuit of the Americas during the Austin race weekend. According to organisers the event…
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How Alonso and Alpine blew AlphaTauri away in Qatar
Fernando Alonso put in a brilliant performance in Qatar to take a surprise podium. We delve into how the Spaniard coaxed his car to third
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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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