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MPH: does Alonso’s Portimão performance indicate progress?
It’s been patchy at best for Fernando Alonso so far, but does a storming drive at Portimão show his and Alpine’s true potential?
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A straight title fight with Verstappen? ‘Game on’, says Hamilton
Amid the early stages of what promises to be a tight championship battle between the Mercedes and Red Bull team leaders, Lewis Hamilton reckons this is the competitive match-up he’s been waiting for
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Unraced ’90s F1 cars – the Motor Sport guide
The lacklustre Life 190, the Coloni-Subaru and legendary Lola T97/30: read our guide to the 1990’s embarrassment of unraced F1 riches below
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How to watch the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix – start time and TV channels
The second of the back-to-back races brings Formula 1 back to familiar ground at the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona for round four of the 2021 F1 season. Here is everything…
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Can ‘moneyball’ be used to find the best ever F1 driver?
Justin Moore’s statistical model to find the best F1 driver ever caused outrage – now its new iteration might raise a few eyebrows too, writes Preston Lerner
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Red Bull signs another five Mercedes powertrain employees for new engine division
Red Bull’s aggressive recruitment drive continues with another five Mercedes employees moving across to its powertrains division
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2021 Spanish Grand Prix: what to watch for
The first back-to-back race of the season takes F1 to the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona where we should get a clear idea of the true competitive order
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Britain’s 1990s Formula 1 revival
Britain had gone a long time without an F1 world champion before things changed in the 1990s
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Goin’ up, goin’ down: the 2021 Portuguese GP
Ups, downs, side to sides – they’ve all been charted in our F1 barometer
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MPH: does Alonso’s Portimão performance indicate progress?
It’s been patchy at best for Fernando Alonso so far, but does a storming drive at Portimão show his and Alpine’s true potential?
F1
A straight title fight with Verstappen? ‘Game on’, says Hamilton
Amid the early stages of what promises to be a tight championship battle between the Mercedes and Red Bull team leaders, Lewis Hamilton reckons this is the competitive match-up he’s been waiting for
F1
Unraced ’90s F1 cars – the Motor Sport guide
The lacklustre Life 190, the Coloni-Subaru and legendary Lola T97/30: read our guide to the 1990’s embarrassment of unraced F1 riches below
F1
How to watch the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix – start time and TV channels
The second of the back-to-back races brings Formula 1 back to familiar ground at the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona for round four of the 2021 F1 season. Here is everything…
F1
Can ‘moneyball’ be used to find the best ever F1 driver?
Justin Moore’s statistical model to find the best F1 driver ever caused outrage – now its new iteration might raise a few eyebrows too, writes Preston Lerner
F1
Red Bull signs another five Mercedes powertrain employees for new engine division
Red Bull’s aggressive recruitment drive continues with another five Mercedes employees moving across to its powertrains division
F1
2021 Spanish Grand Prix: what to watch for
The first back-to-back race of the season takes F1 to the Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona where we should get a clear idea of the true competitive order
F1
Britain’s 1990s Formula 1 revival
Britain had gone a long time without an F1 world champion before things changed in the 1990s
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down: the 2021 Portuguese GP
Ups, downs, side to sides – they’ve all been charted in our F1 barometer
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MPH: Deployment and deception – decoding F1 testing runs in Bahrain
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
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MPH: ‘Does Mercedes’ power unit break F1 rules? It’s not as simple as that…’
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
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Podcast: ‘Having the best AI in F1 may be more important than the best engine’
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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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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Schumacher in a Ligier? F1’s most unlikely testing stories
Alain Prost adopted a disguise; Kimi Räikkönen was “Eskimo”; and Ayrton Senna was bizarrely unsuccessful: the strange and secret stories of F1 drivers who tested cars they were never meant to drive
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Why 2026 F1 race starts are a problem waiting to happen
The removal of the MGU-H from Formula 1’s 2026 power units has turned race starts into one of the most technically treacherous moments ahead of the first race, and the paddock is bracing itself
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Matt Bishop: Modern F1 peaked in 1991 – look at what we’ve lost
As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso question the complexity of 2026’s new cars, Matt Bishop looks back to 1991 and a Formula 1 season that struck the perfect balance between innovation and joy
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