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2021 Belgian Grand Prix what to watch for: Battle lines drawn again
After a four-week break, Formula 1 is back at Spa with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen battling for the crown
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Does Ferrari really have the best F1 driver line-up?
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Schumacher’s Spa debut: the ingredients for an all-time great were already there
After taking P7 in qualifying on debut, Michael Schumacher showed all he needed to at Spa despite retiring halfway round on the first lap
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Parting shot: René Arnoux checks lap times at Spa, 1983
May 20, 1983 Spa, Belgium Having last hosted the Belgian Grand Prix in 1970, Spa – by now shorter and safer – was once again on the F1 schedule. In…
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The great unraced ghost cars: Born not to run
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Flashback: Honda terminates its engine deal with Williams
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When Murray Walker joined ITV’s F1 team: Exclusive book extract
Speculation had ended on Monday September 23, 1996 when it was revealed that Murray Walker would be ITV’s main Formula 1 commentator. The announcement was made by MACH1, a trading…
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Birthday bell Toles for Team Enstone
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F1 announces new ‘Overtake Award’ trophy
F1 has announced a new prize for the driver with the most overtakes at the end of a season, and a flurry of new in-race graphics to help fans follow competitors’ progress
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2021 Belgian Grand Prix what to watch for: Battle lines drawn again
After a four-week break, Formula 1 is back at Spa with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen battling for the crown
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Does Ferrari really have the best F1 driver line-up?
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto claims he has the best drivers in F1. Chris Medland weighs up the competition for strongest driver line-up
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Schumacher’s Spa debut: the ingredients for an all-time great were already there
After taking P7 in qualifying on debut, Michael Schumacher showed all he needed to at Spa despite retiring halfway round on the first lap
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Parting shot: René Arnoux checks lap times at Spa, 1983
May 20, 1983 Spa, Belgium Having last hosted the Belgian Grand Prix in 1970, Spa – by now shorter and safer – was once again on the F1 schedule. In…
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The great unraced ghost cars: Born not to run
Champagne was poured over the nose according to Porsche tradition and the car the world was expecting to take the marque back to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2000…
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Flashback: Honda terminates its engine deal with Williams
I must have attended hundreds of press conferences across the years, but nothing compared to this one on Friday, September 4, 1987. The scene is the garden of St Georges…
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When Murray Walker joined ITV’s F1 team: Exclusive book extract
Speculation had ended on Monday September 23, 1996 when it was revealed that Murray Walker would be ITV’s main Formula 1 commentator. The announcement was made by MACH1, a trading…
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Birthday bell Toles for Team Enstone
This month marks 40 years since Team Enstone made its F1 debut, as Brian Henton laboured the ungainly Toleman TG181 to 23rd on the grid at the 1981 Italian GP.…
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F1 announces new ‘Overtake Award’ trophy
F1 has announced a new prize for the driver with the most overtakes at the end of a season, and a flurry of new in-race graphics to help fans follow competitors’ progress
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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
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
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The best F1 drivers who never won a world championship
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F1 is returning to Turkey – here are five more circuits that should come back
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
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