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Word on the beat: F1 news and gossip, October 2020
In the wake of the pandemic, F1 reported a 96 per cent reduction in profits for the second quarter of 2020. Compared to the same quarter last year, the total…
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Red Bull’s luck turns on the tyres at Silverstone 2020
Red Bull devised a clever tyre strategy for the 70th Anniversary race, one which put the onus on Max Verstappen to deliver a big lap on a single run in…
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Silverstone’s summer blowout
Hungarian GP | British GP | 70th Anniversary GP | Spanish GP The first three of these four races were brought alive by the drama of jeopardy as various misfortunes…
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Renault drops Racing Point brake duct appeal, after “concrete progress” to limit F1 car copying
Renault has withdrawn its appeal in the Racing Point brake duct case, saying that progress is being made to restrict teams from copying parts from rivals. The team said that…
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Turkish Grand Prix returns — along with spectators, as F1 announces end-of-season schedule
Formula 1 will head to Istanbul Park for the first time in almost 10 years, as part of the final leg of the 2020 F1 calendar, which has been announced…
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Doug Nye: When the wheels fall off
Over long decades major manufacturers and their sponsors have invested colossal sums of money and expertise in what used to be called Grand Prix racing. Lucrative payback has come from…
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Mark Hughes: Vettel and Ferrari’s lost partnership
Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel are clearly just seeing out the terms of their contract. Any idea of a partnership has been irretrievably lost, as was made crystal clear when Vettel…
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Silverstone’s 2020 grands prix pique interest
Despite the fact fans were not allowed to attend either of the recent Formula 1 grands prix at Silverstone, the Northamptonshire venue still appears to have benefited from the exposure…
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Back from the blueprints: Brands debut for six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 ‘continuation’
When crazy-keen American historic racer Jonathan Holtzman’s attempts to buy a Tyrrell P34 were thwarted, he posed the six-wheeled question: ‘Why can’t we just build one?’ That was in July/August…
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Word on the beat: F1 news and gossip, October 2020
In the wake of the pandemic, F1 reported a 96 per cent reduction in profits for the second quarter of 2020. Compared to the same quarter last year, the total…
Archive
Red Bull’s luck turns on the tyres at Silverstone 2020
Red Bull devised a clever tyre strategy for the 70th Anniversary race, one which put the onus on Max Verstappen to deliver a big lap on a single run in…
Archive
Silverstone’s summer blowout
Hungarian GP | British GP | 70th Anniversary GP | Spanish GP The first three of these four races were brought alive by the drama of jeopardy as various misfortunes…
F1
Renault drops Racing Point brake duct appeal, after “concrete progress” to limit F1 car copying
Renault has withdrawn its appeal in the Racing Point brake duct case, saying that progress is being made to restrict teams from copying parts from rivals. The team said that…
F1
Turkish Grand Prix returns — along with spectators, as F1 announces end-of-season schedule
Formula 1 will head to Istanbul Park for the first time in almost 10 years, as part of the final leg of the 2020 F1 calendar, which has been announced…
Archive
Doug Nye: When the wheels fall off
Over long decades major manufacturers and their sponsors have invested colossal sums of money and expertise in what used to be called Grand Prix racing. Lucrative payback has come from…
Archive
Mark Hughes: Vettel and Ferrari’s lost partnership
Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel are clearly just seeing out the terms of their contract. Any idea of a partnership has been irretrievably lost, as was made crystal clear when Vettel…
Archive
Silverstone’s 2020 grands prix pique interest
Despite the fact fans were not allowed to attend either of the recent Formula 1 grands prix at Silverstone, the Northamptonshire venue still appears to have benefited from the exposure…
Historic Racing News
Back from the blueprints: Brands debut for six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 ‘continuation’
When crazy-keen American historic racer Jonathan Holtzman’s attempts to buy a Tyrrell P34 were thwarted, he posed the six-wheeled question: ‘Why can’t we just build one?’ That was in July/August…
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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Matt Bishop: The comedy amid one of F1’s most traumatic weekends
The danger of Formula 1 in the 1980s was all too apparent during a tragic weekend at Zolder 44 years ago, writes Matt Bishop. But even that Belgian Grand Prix had its lighter moments
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Video: 1950 British GP in colour for the first time to celebrate birth of F1
Formula 1 has released footage of the first-ever world championship grand prix, in colour as never before, to celebrate 75 years since the Silverstone race in 1950
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Is Franco Colapinto an upgrade over Jack Doohan for Alpine?
Jack Doohan was replaced by Alpine after just seven races, for a man with nine grands prix under his belt. So will Franco Colapinto do better than the Australian?
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