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Aston Martin withdraws appeal against Vettel’s Hungarian GP disqualification
Sebastian Vettel will not get P2 back from the Hungarian GP with Aston Martin withdrawing its appeal
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Karun Chandhok on his nightmare year at Lotus: ‘I fell out of love with F1’
Racing at your home grand prix for Lotus? Karun Chandhok thought he’d landed an ideal ride, but as he describes in the torrid tale, it soon all turned sour
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How Colin Chapman’s eureka moment led to a laidback Lotus
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F1’s penalty problems: just because it’s popular doesn’t make it right
Sebastian Vettel scored another popular podium finish but his team’s breaking of rules cannot be ignored says Chris Medland, despite fan outcry
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Why struggling Ricciardo sees F1’s summer break as a chance to reset
An idiosyncratic F1 car and a superstar team-mate in the form of his life – Daniel Ricciardo has been up against it so far in 2021, but explains how he aims to use the time off as a chance to regroup
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Hamilton vs Verstappen: who’s the driver of the season so far? – MPH
It’s been one of the tightest, most intense title battles in a generation – but who is MPH’s driver of the season so far?
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Aston Martin set to appeal Vettel Hungarian GP disqualification – what happens next?
Aston Martin will appeal Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian Grand Prix disqualification – but what does the process look like?
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Alpine boss explains how Ocon regained his mojo – with an F1 win as proof
Esteban Ocon has weathered the storm of recent poor form – tech boss Marcin Budkowski hopes with the now winning-driver embedded in a team with winning DNA, the team can kick on in 2022
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‘I’m sick of people living off my reputation’, says Gordon Murray in McLaren MP4/4 row
Speaking in a new Motor Sport interview, Gordon Murray has expressed his anger at other people in McLaren’s late ’80s design team apparently claiming credit for what he believes is his design
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Aston Martin withdraws appeal against Vettel’s Hungarian GP disqualification
Sebastian Vettel will not get P2 back from the Hungarian GP with Aston Martin withdrawing its appeal
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Karun Chandhok on his nightmare year at Lotus: ‘I fell out of love with F1’
Racing at your home grand prix for Lotus? Karun Chandhok thought he’d landed an ideal ride, but as he describes in the torrid tale, it soon all turned sour
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How Colin Chapman’s eureka moment led to a laidback Lotus
How Colin Chapman’s Lotus fought rivals as F1 innovation took off – an extract from Karl Ludvigsen’s Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator
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F1’s penalty problems: just because it’s popular doesn’t make it right
Sebastian Vettel scored another popular podium finish but his team’s breaking of rules cannot be ignored says Chris Medland, despite fan outcry
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Why struggling Ricciardo sees F1’s summer break as a chance to reset
An idiosyncratic F1 car and a superstar team-mate in the form of his life – Daniel Ricciardo has been up against it so far in 2021, but explains how he aims to use the time off as a chance to regroup
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Hamilton vs Verstappen: who’s the driver of the season so far? – MPH
It’s been one of the tightest, most intense title battles in a generation – but who is MPH’s driver of the season so far?
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Aston Martin set to appeal Vettel Hungarian GP disqualification – what happens next?
Aston Martin will appeal Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian Grand Prix disqualification – but what does the process look like?
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Alpine boss explains how Ocon regained his mojo – with an F1 win as proof
Esteban Ocon has weathered the storm of recent poor form – tech boss Marcin Budkowski hopes with the now winning-driver embedded in a team with winning DNA, the team can kick on in 2022
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‘I’m sick of people living off my reputation’, says Gordon Murray in McLaren MP4/4 row
Speaking in a new Motor Sport interview, Gordon Murray has expressed his anger at other people in McLaren’s late ’80s design team apparently claiming credit for what he believes is his design
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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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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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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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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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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Lock in fans, then make everything worse: F1 risks falling into Big Tech trap
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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