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The small differences which swung the Portuguese GP in Hamilton’s favour – MPH
Luck played its part in the Portuguese GP, but Lewis Hamilton ultimately made several factors play to his advantage
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2021 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: Hamilton wins game of fine margins against Verstappen
Fine margins could well prove decisive in this year’s championship battle, and Max Verstappen will rue being on the wrong side of them as he leaves Portugal. On Saturday, it…
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Hamilton seizes Portimao victory: 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix lap by lap report
Lewis Hamilton had to fight for it but took victory in the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix with an early-race blitz. Valtteri Bottas had held onto his pole position and Max…
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Sebastian Vettel on his first Q3 in nine months: ‘There’s still more pace to come’
Sebastian Vettel has reached Q3 for the first time in nine months – he explained to Adam Cooper how he finally seems to be turning a corner with Aston Martin
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2021 Portuguese GP qualifying report: Bottas cracks the Portimão code
Valtteri Bottas cracks the code to speed at Portimão, with an approach he opened up on on Friday
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Bottas fights back to take first pole of 2021 in Portuguese GP qualifying
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole in Portugal, beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.007sec
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Can a resurgent Ferrari maintain its momentum at Portuguese GP?
Ferrari are on the fightback, and as Adam Cooper writes, despite a long road ahead both drivers are optimistic after improved initial performances
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2021 Portuguese GP practice round-up: Verstappen takes control in FP3
Max Verstappen looked on the pace as he set a time 0.2sec faster than Lewis Hamilton in FP3 before qualifying
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Lewis Hamilton joins social media blackout protest with Lando Norris and George Russell
Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell all show solidarity with the English Premier League in its social media blackout in response to online racist abuse
Mark Hughes
The small differences which swung the Portuguese GP in Hamilton’s favour – MPH
Luck played its part in the Portuguese GP, but Lewis Hamilton ultimately made several factors play to his advantage
F1
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: Hamilton wins game of fine margins against Verstappen
Fine margins could well prove decisive in this year’s championship battle, and Max Verstappen will rue being on the wrong side of them as he leaves Portugal. On Saturday, it…
F1
Hamilton seizes Portimao victory: 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix lap by lap report
Lewis Hamilton had to fight for it but took victory in the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix with an early-race blitz. Valtteri Bottas had held onto his pole position and Max…
F1
Sebastian Vettel on his first Q3 in nine months: ‘There’s still more pace to come’
Sebastian Vettel has reached Q3 for the first time in nine months – he explained to Adam Cooper how he finally seems to be turning a corner with Aston Martin
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2021 Portuguese GP qualifying report: Bottas cracks the Portimão code
Valtteri Bottas cracks the code to speed at Portimão, with an approach he opened up on on Friday
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Bottas fights back to take first pole of 2021 in Portuguese GP qualifying
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole in Portugal, beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.007sec
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Can a resurgent Ferrari maintain its momentum at Portuguese GP?
Ferrari are on the fightback, and as Adam Cooper writes, despite a long road ahead both drivers are optimistic after improved initial performances
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2021 Portuguese GP practice round-up: Verstappen takes control in FP3
Max Verstappen looked on the pace as he set a time 0.2sec faster than Lewis Hamilton in FP3 before qualifying
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Lewis Hamilton joins social media blackout protest with Lando Norris and George Russell
Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell all show solidarity with the English Premier League in its social media blackout in response to online racist abuse
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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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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
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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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Is Aston Martin reliving McLaren’s 2015 nightmare?
Eleven years, the same engine supplier, and the same driver – the parallels between McLaren’s 2015 nightmare and Aston Martin’s 2026 pre-season are too precise to ignore
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Technically legal: F1’s most audacious innovations and exploits
Ferrari’s inverted rear wing is merely the latest in a long and glorious tradition of Formula 1 engineers pushing technology and finding loopholes
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Bold, brave and unraced, the F1 cars that never made it to the grid
From the Williams six-wheeler banned before it could race to the Honda that died with its designer, these are the Formula 1 cars that were tested but never made their competitive debut
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