Excitement at Paul Ricard? 2021 French Grand Prix what to watch for
Paul Ricard hosts the 2021 French Grand Prix and round seven of the Formula 1 season. Here are a few key things to keep an eye on throughout the weekend in France
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Paul Ricard hosts the 2021 French Grand Prix and round seven of the Formula 1 season. Here are a few key things to keep an eye on throughout the weekend in France
The tyre blowouts that pitched Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen into the wall at more than 200mph were the result of a break in their tyres, Pirelli has said after…
Sergio Perez’s victory on the narrow roads of Baku may have been dripping with drama, but it was nothing compared to the F1 street race witnessed exactly 39 years before.…
Frank Williams brought Mansour Ojjeh into F1, but the team boss’s rejection of the investor’s overtures led the latter to a richly-rewarding McLaren association
Valtteri Bottas has been the safe option for Mercedes as team-mate to Lewis Hamilton for years. Has the Red Bull title threat finally changed that?
Six pitstops, slowest-ever grand prix, longest–ever race duration and half a lap led – just how did Button do it? McLaren’s former PR guru Matt Bishop recalls JB’s finest [four] hour[s]
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
Lord Hesketh says his team and its final car – the 308C – represented “a belief in a kind of English genius”
Montjuïc Park is often thought of by those in the ‘know’ as the great lost F1 circuit – but there might just be one track on the calendar which shares many of its virtues
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…
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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