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Hamilton tops timesheets for final session: Styrian GP practice round-up
Lewis Hamilton went fastest in Styrian GP FP3, setting up a thrilling qualifying session showdown with Max Verstappen
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One year on: the man who helped save F1 from Covid
COVID-19 threatened to cancel F1 2020 completely – but Steve Nielsen, in partnership with the forward-thinking organisers of the Austrian GP, was instrumental in saving last year’s remarkable grand prix season
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F1 teams to test more robust Pirelli tyre after Baku blowouts
F1 teams will test a new, more robust Pirelli rear tyre next weekend, in a further measure to prevent the rear tyre blowouts suffered by Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll.…
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Mercedes’ cunning question that reins in Red Bull’s speedy pitstops
There are two ways of getting ahead of rivals in Formula 1: make your car faster, or make theirs slower. It’s not quite as simple as just focusing on the…
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Mercedes won’t develop current F1 car despite trailing in title race
Mercedes will not make more major upgrades to this year’s F1 car, despite the risk that Red Bull will pull away in the championship. The team has shifted most of…
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Wolff says Bottas needs to ‘minimise off weekends’ as threat of Russell looms
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas needs to “minimise” his “off” race weekends, implying that his Mercedes seat is under threat from George Russell if he doesn’t. Wolff…
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Red Bull’s head of aero will defect to Aston Martin — but must see out 2yr contract
Red Bull’s Head of Aerodynamics Dan Fallows will be moving to Aston Martin to take up the Technical Director role
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Turkish GP re-added to 2021 F1 calendar, replacing Singapore
Istanbul has been recalled to the 2021 calendar as a replacement for the now-cancelled Singapore GP on October 1-3
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F1’s greats can’t show their talent in made-for-TV grands prix — MPH
It was fascinating listening in on Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean having a post-F1 chat about their new American racing adventures. Grosjean was relating his first Indycar test. “First run…
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Hamilton tops timesheets for final session: Styrian GP practice round-up
Lewis Hamilton went fastest in Styrian GP FP3, setting up a thrilling qualifying session showdown with Max Verstappen
F1
One year on: the man who helped save F1 from Covid
COVID-19 threatened to cancel F1 2020 completely – but Steve Nielsen, in partnership with the forward-thinking organisers of the Austrian GP, was instrumental in saving last year’s remarkable grand prix season
F1
F1 teams to test more robust Pirelli tyre after Baku blowouts
F1 teams will test a new, more robust Pirelli rear tyre next weekend, in a further measure to prevent the rear tyre blowouts suffered by Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll.…
F1
Mercedes’ cunning question that reins in Red Bull’s speedy pitstops
There are two ways of getting ahead of rivals in Formula 1: make your car faster, or make theirs slower. It’s not quite as simple as just focusing on the…
F1
Mercedes won’t develop current F1 car despite trailing in title race
Mercedes will not make more major upgrades to this year’s F1 car, despite the risk that Red Bull will pull away in the championship. The team has shifted most of…
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Wolff says Bottas needs to ‘minimise off weekends’ as threat of Russell looms
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas needs to “minimise” his “off” race weekends, implying that his Mercedes seat is under threat from George Russell if he doesn’t. Wolff…
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Red Bull’s head of aero will defect to Aston Martin — but must see out 2yr contract
Red Bull’s Head of Aerodynamics Dan Fallows will be moving to Aston Martin to take up the Technical Director role
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Turkish GP re-added to 2021 F1 calendar, replacing Singapore
Istanbul has been recalled to the 2021 calendar as a replacement for the now-cancelled Singapore GP on October 1-3
F1
F1’s greats can’t show their talent in made-for-TV grands prix — MPH
It was fascinating listening in on Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean having a post-F1 chat about their new American racing adventures. Grosjean was relating his first Indycar test. “First run…
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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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