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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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…
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…
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…
Max Verstappen’s first pole position since the Bahrain season-opener bodes well for an epic season-long championship fight! After Hamilton’s win from pole at Round Four in Barcelona, the feeling was…
Max Verstappen proved Red Bull has the pace over a single lap to take on Mercedes with a mighty pole lap in France
Esteban Ocon’s strong opening to 2021 has been rewarded with a new three-year deal by Alpine – Enstone believes its seen a few shades of another French hero to justify its faith
F1 teams have been complaining to Michael Masi about Paul Ricard’s harsh kerbs – but as circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli explains, it’s the drivers that have become more aggressive, not the track furniture
Formula 1 is a game of minute differences and details but the series aims to help fans gain further insight into just how closely-matched the 20 drivers on the grid truly are
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
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…
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…
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…
Max Verstappen’s first pole position since the Bahrain season-opener bodes well for an epic season-long championship fight! After Hamilton’s win from pole at Round Four in Barcelona, the feeling was…
Max Verstappen proved Red Bull has the pace over a single lap to take on Mercedes with a mighty pole lap in France
Esteban Ocon’s strong opening to 2021 has been rewarded with a new three-year deal by Alpine – Enstone believes its seen a few shades of another French hero to justify its faith
F1 teams have been complaining to Michael Masi about Paul Ricard’s harsh kerbs – but as circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli explains, it’s the drivers that have become more aggressive, not the track furniture
Formula 1 is a game of minute differences and details but the series aims to help fans gain further insight into just how closely-matched the 20 drivers on the grid truly are
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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…
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…
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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