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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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Robert Kubica’s ‘final F1 fling’ was a reminder of his robbed potential
Might two brief cameo appearances at back-to-back weekends be Robert Kubica’s final F1 hurrah?
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Silky Russell & audacious Norris signal F1 golden era — MPH
Lando Norris and George Russell have long been touted as future stars, but this season has provided the best examples yet of their prodigious abilities
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Aston Martin confirms Vettel and Stroll for 2022 Formula 1 line-up
Aston Martin is sticking with both Vettel and Stroll for the 2022 Formula 1 season
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Young talents lose out as top F1 teams fight for junior seats
A Red Bull driver at a team with Mercedes power, an Alpine junior at Alfa Romeo, title winners out of a seat – the landscape of young driver programmes is quickly changing, writes Chris Medland
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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
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…
F1
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…
F1
Robert Kubica’s ‘final F1 fling’ was a reminder of his robbed potential
Might two brief cameo appearances at back-to-back weekends be Robert Kubica’s final F1 hurrah?
F1
Silky Russell & audacious Norris signal F1 golden era — MPH
Lando Norris and George Russell have long been touted as future stars, but this season has provided the best examples yet of their prodigious abilities
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Aston Martin confirms Vettel and Stroll for 2022 Formula 1 line-up
Aston Martin is sticking with both Vettel and Stroll for the 2022 Formula 1 season
F1
Young talents lose out as top F1 teams fight for junior seats
A Red Bull driver at a team with Mercedes power, an Alpine junior at Alfa Romeo, title winners out of a seat – the landscape of young driver programmes is quickly changing, writes Chris Medland
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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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Why F1’s fixation on overtaking is flawed
Formula 1 has seen a big increase in overtaking under the 2026 rules. But is that reason for celebration?
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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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