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2021 looks to be Red Bull’s year but will it cost the team in the long run against Mercedes?
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Spins and sim work: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix what you missed
A simple Styrian Grand Prix brought Verstappen his fourth win of the season and an admission of weakness from Mercedes
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Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 Styrian GP
It might have been a bit of a dour drive yesterday compared to other races this F1 season, but there’s still plenty going up and down on our grand prix barometer
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George Russell’s Styrian speed shows Williams is ‘doing it properly’
Though Styria ultimately ended in disappointment for the Grove team, Adam Cooper explains how Russell’s impressive qualifying and race pace is a tangible sign of its progress
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Sharper Red Bull bares teeth in Styria, as Mercedes cuts begin to tell
This really was one of the most straightforward of grands prix of the modern era, Max Verstappen and Red Bull-Honda never looking anything other than comfortable victors. Lewis Hamilton and…
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A Red Bull win from Mercedes’ playbook: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix report
They can’t all be classics, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be particularly significant, and Sunday’s first race in Austria might just prove to be one of the most…
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Verstappen dominates in Austria: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix lap by lap recap
Max Verstappen dominated on Red Bull home turf to extend his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton who couldn’t get close to the Dutchman on Sunday in Styria. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas…
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Max Verstappen poised for fourth Red Bull win in a row: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix qualifying
Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are on a roll. The Dutchman’s sixth career F1 pole was his third in a row and he heads into tomorrow’s Styrian GP chasing…
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Max Verstappen takes emphatic third pole of the year: 2021 Styrian GP Qualifying recap
Max Verstappen was imperious as he took a third pole of the season for the first time in his career, with Lewis Hamilton second and Lando Norris third
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Red Bull goes for glory in 2021 while Mercedes looks long-term. And they’re both right
2021 looks to be Red Bull’s year but will it cost the team in the long run against Mercedes?
F1
Spins and sim work: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix what you missed
A simple Styrian Grand Prix brought Verstappen his fourth win of the season and an admission of weakness from Mercedes
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 Styrian GP
It might have been a bit of a dour drive yesterday compared to other races this F1 season, but there’s still plenty going up and down on our grand prix barometer
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George Russell’s Styrian speed shows Williams is ‘doing it properly’
Though Styria ultimately ended in disappointment for the Grove team, Adam Cooper explains how Russell’s impressive qualifying and race pace is a tangible sign of its progress
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Sharper Red Bull bares teeth in Styria, as Mercedes cuts begin to tell
This really was one of the most straightforward of grands prix of the modern era, Max Verstappen and Red Bull-Honda never looking anything other than comfortable victors. Lewis Hamilton and…
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A Red Bull win from Mercedes’ playbook: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix report
They can’t all be classics, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be particularly significant, and Sunday’s first race in Austria might just prove to be one of the most…
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Verstappen dominates in Austria: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix lap by lap recap
Max Verstappen dominated on Red Bull home turf to extend his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton who couldn’t get close to the Dutchman on Sunday in Styria. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas…
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Max Verstappen poised for fourth Red Bull win in a row: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix qualifying
Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are on a roll. The Dutchman’s sixth career F1 pole was his third in a row and he heads into tomorrow’s Styrian GP chasing…
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Max Verstappen takes emphatic third pole of the year: 2021 Styrian GP Qualifying recap
Max Verstappen was imperious as he took a third pole of the season for the first time in his career, with Lewis Hamilton second and Lando Norris third
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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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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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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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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
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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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The best F1 drivers who never won a world championship
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
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F1 is returning to Turkey – here are five more circuits that should come back
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
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As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
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