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The robots won’t win in F1’s pitstop wars
Ferrari was the first to introduce ‘intelligent wheelguns’ around three years ago and many of the other top teams quickly followed. These ‘smart’ guns had software that runs a series…
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Word on the beat, November 2021
● Asked by a fan when he first drove a car, Yuki Tsunoda, at Spa-Francorchamps, replied that he was eight years old, “a bit illegal in Japan”. An amused Fernando…
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Trackside view, November 2021
Race report Belgian washout gives way to a Dutch party, and McLaren’s Monza Word on the beat Driving violations, Alpine all-nighters, and who’s in at Alfa? Tactical analysis Zandvoort turned…
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VW steers F1 towards simpler engines: Mark Hughes
With the long-overdue confirmation that George Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes next year, a sequence of other driver moves was triggered. One of these – the recruitment of…
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Schumacher documentary the latest in golden age for racing films: The Editor
There is a moment in the new Michael Schumacher documentary when David Coulthard relives the infamous collision at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. As you will remember, the lapped Scot…
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Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 Russian Grand Prix
Ahh, the satisfaction of a pure Formula 1 race in the bracing Black Sea breeze, free of artificial gimmicks. It was good old-fashioned engine penalties that saw Max Verstappen, Charles…
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2021 Russian Grand Prix what you missed
Late-race rain arrived to make an already action-packed Russian Grand Prix chaotic
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The Russian roulette wheel that cost Norris a debut F1 win
In the game of Russian roulette the Sochi weather presented to everyone, some lost and some won. Lando Norris lost what was shaping up as his first grand prix victory…
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Heartbreak for Norris hands Hamilton his 100th F1 win: 2021 Russian GP report
“Just a bit of heartbreak, you know.” Lando Norris had tears in his eyes as he reflected on what should have been his milestone day for all the right reasons.…
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The robots won’t win in F1’s pitstop wars
Ferrari was the first to introduce ‘intelligent wheelguns’ around three years ago and many of the other top teams quickly followed. These ‘smart’ guns had software that runs a series…
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Word on the beat, November 2021
● Asked by a fan when he first drove a car, Yuki Tsunoda, at Spa-Francorchamps, replied that he was eight years old, “a bit illegal in Japan”. An amused Fernando…
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Trackside view, November 2021
Race report Belgian washout gives way to a Dutch party, and McLaren’s Monza Word on the beat Driving violations, Alpine all-nighters, and who’s in at Alfa? Tactical analysis Zandvoort turned…
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VW steers F1 towards simpler engines: Mark Hughes
With the long-overdue confirmation that George Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes next year, a sequence of other driver moves was triggered. One of these – the recruitment of…
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Schumacher documentary the latest in golden age for racing films: The Editor
There is a moment in the new Michael Schumacher documentary when David Coulthard relives the infamous collision at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. As you will remember, the lapped Scot…
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Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 Russian Grand Prix
Ahh, the satisfaction of a pure Formula 1 race in the bracing Black Sea breeze, free of artificial gimmicks. It was good old-fashioned engine penalties that saw Max Verstappen, Charles…
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2021 Russian Grand Prix what you missed
Late-race rain arrived to make an already action-packed Russian Grand Prix chaotic
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The Russian roulette wheel that cost Norris a debut F1 win
In the game of Russian roulette the Sochi weather presented to everyone, some lost and some won. Lando Norris lost what was shaping up as his first grand prix victory…
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Heartbreak for Norris hands Hamilton his 100th F1 win: 2021 Russian GP report
“Just a bit of heartbreak, you know.” Lando Norris had tears in his eyes as he reflected on what should have been his milestone day for all the right reasons.…
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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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