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Alonso: Alpine not yet ready to fight for F1 podiums
Rain is forecast for the Russian GP and will need to cause chaos if Alpine is to secure another podium according to Fernando Alonso
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Haas confirms Schumacher and Mazepin for 2022 F1 season
Haas has confirmed both Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for the 2022 F1 season
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John Barnard remembers his McLaren MP4/1 eureka moment
John Barnard’s all-carbon fibre chassis McLaren MP4/1 changed F1 for good – four decades on, he recalled the design journey with James Elson
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F1’s poker game to complete the 2021 calendar —which cards will fall?
Trying to complete the 2021 season is becoming a bit like a card game for Formula 1. Essentially it’s a game of poker. You know there are going to be…
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Kimi Räikkönen – last of the real racing drivers
With a unique approach that will likely never be repeated, Anthony Peacock looks at how Kimi Räikkönen’s retirement will mark the end of an era
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When the wheel fell off Mansell’s ’91 F1 title challenge
Thirty years ago today, on September 22 1991, Riccardo Patrese won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams-Renault. Significant? Well, it was for the Italian, obviously; it turned out to be…
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2021 Russian Grand Prix what to watch for
Could the Russian Grand Prix be exciting? Possibly. Verstappen and Hamilton resume their F1 title battle this weekend in Sochi
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Hamilton & Verstappen set to clash again in ‘total commitment’ F1 title battle
It is with some trepidation that we step back into the debate on Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen this week. Ahead of the unloved Russian Grand Prix – hands up…
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Ex-McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin
Aston Martin has announced that former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh will join the team as CEO of its Performance Technologies division. Whitmarsh was last involved in Formula 1 with…
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Alonso: Alpine not yet ready to fight for F1 podiums
Rain is forecast for the Russian GP and will need to cause chaos if Alpine is to secure another podium according to Fernando Alonso
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Haas confirms Schumacher and Mazepin for 2022 F1 season
Haas has confirmed both Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for the 2022 F1 season
Great Read
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John Barnard remembers his McLaren MP4/1 eureka moment
John Barnard’s all-carbon fibre chassis McLaren MP4/1 changed F1 for good – four decades on, he recalled the design journey with James Elson
F1
F1’s poker game to complete the 2021 calendar —which cards will fall?
Trying to complete the 2021 season is becoming a bit like a card game for Formula 1. Essentially it’s a game of poker. You know there are going to be…
F1
Kimi Räikkönen – last of the real racing drivers
With a unique approach that will likely never be repeated, Anthony Peacock looks at how Kimi Räikkönen’s retirement will mark the end of an era
F1
When the wheel fell off Mansell’s ’91 F1 title challenge
Thirty years ago today, on September 22 1991, Riccardo Patrese won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams-Renault. Significant? Well, it was for the Italian, obviously; it turned out to be…
F1
2021 Russian Grand Prix what to watch for
Could the Russian Grand Prix be exciting? Possibly. Verstappen and Hamilton resume their F1 title battle this weekend in Sochi
F1
Hamilton & Verstappen set to clash again in ‘total commitment’ F1 title battle
It is with some trepidation that we step back into the debate on Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen this week. Ahead of the unloved Russian Grand Prix – hands up…
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Ex-McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin
Aston Martin has announced that former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh will join the team as CEO of its Performance Technologies division. Whitmarsh was last involved in Formula 1 with…
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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 best F1 drivers who never won a world championship
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
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F1 is returning to Turkey – here are five more circuits that should come back
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
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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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