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When an F1 car suddenly fails — Johnny Herbert
The Baku weekend began with a lot of talk about illegal ‘bendy wings’, further stoking the Mercedes/Red Bull rivalry – but it never amounted to much. How do you test…
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The hard chargers
Strategy presented something of a dilemma at Baku, partly because of the complications in choice of wing level (see Tech), partly because of the behaviour of the softest tyres in…
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2021 Monaco & Azerbaijan GPs: Advantage Max… for now
Monaco GP | Azerbaijan GP This is where the competitive shape of the season changed again, where the narrative of the fight up front between Mercedes and Red Bull took…
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Gilles Villeneuve’s 1981 Spanish caravan: ‘He won with a dog of a car’
The 1981 Spanish GP is remebered by some as Gilles Villeneuve’s greatest win, and John Watson had a front-row seat – in his McLaren MP4/1
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Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 French GP
Scuderia on the slide, Perez eating mammoth stints for breakfast and oscillating off-road surfaces – here’s what was going up and down at the 2021 French GP
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Midfield maestros and last-gasp contact: 2021 French Grand Prix what you missed
Another strategic race made for great viewing as Max Verstappen took the plaudits in France while Aston Martin pulled off their own strategy sweep for points
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The blurred lines that gave us Paul Ricard’s best-ever French Grand Prix
A thrilling duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton played out from beginning to end, the outcome in the balance throughout. It was surely the best grand prix that has…
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Verstappen’s victory a ‘true reflection’ of Red Bull might: 2021 French Grand Prix report
Paul Ricard gets a bad rap, but the 2021 French Grand Prix helped it recover some of it as a thriller played out between the top two teams in front…
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Verstappen wins in strategic battle royale: 2021 French Grand Prix lap by lap
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, the Dutchman overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the second-to-last lap in a…
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When an F1 car suddenly fails — Johnny Herbert
The Baku weekend began with a lot of talk about illegal ‘bendy wings’, further stoking the Mercedes/Red Bull rivalry – but it never amounted to much. How do you test…
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The hard chargers
Strategy presented something of a dilemma at Baku, partly because of the complications in choice of wing level (see Tech), partly because of the behaviour of the softest tyres in…
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2021 Monaco & Azerbaijan GPs: Advantage Max… for now
Monaco GP | Azerbaijan GP This is where the competitive shape of the season changed again, where the narrative of the fight up front between Mercedes and Red Bull took…
F1
Gilles Villeneuve’s 1981 Spanish caravan: ‘He won with a dog of a car’
The 1981 Spanish GP is remebered by some as Gilles Villeneuve’s greatest win, and John Watson had a front-row seat – in his McLaren MP4/1
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 French GP
Scuderia on the slide, Perez eating mammoth stints for breakfast and oscillating off-road surfaces – here’s what was going up and down at the 2021 French GP
F1
Midfield maestros and last-gasp contact: 2021 French Grand Prix what you missed
Another strategic race made for great viewing as Max Verstappen took the plaudits in France while Aston Martin pulled off their own strategy sweep for points
F1
The blurred lines that gave us Paul Ricard’s best-ever French Grand Prix
A thrilling duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton played out from beginning to end, the outcome in the balance throughout. It was surely the best grand prix that has…
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Verstappen’s victory a ‘true reflection’ of Red Bull might: 2021 French Grand Prix report
Paul Ricard gets a bad rap, but the 2021 French Grand Prix helped it recover some of it as a thriller played out between the top two teams in front…
F1
Verstappen wins in strategic battle royale: 2021 French Grand Prix lap by lap
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, the Dutchman overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the second-to-last lap in a…
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MPH: F1’s 2026 rules get pruned but there’s still a forest of fake plastic trees
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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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
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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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
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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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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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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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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Why F1’s fixation on overtaking is flawed
Formula 1 has seen a big increase in overtaking under the 2026 rules. But is that reason for celebration?
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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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