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How will F1 qualifying work in 2026?
Everything you need to know about F1 qualifying, including format, tyre strategies and the conflict between one lap and race pace
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Reborn in the USA: Schumacher win that changed F1 history
A turning point for Michael Schumacher, and for Formula 1 in America as well. Matt Bishop remembers the monumental weekend when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first F1 grand prix
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Word on the beat : November 2025
Ligier European Series driver Laura Villars has announced herself as a surprise third candidate for the FIA presidency vote in December in addition to sitting president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and…
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‘Pitstops are part of racing’
The big controversy at Monza was McLaren’s dilemma in asking Oscar Piastri to surrender second position to team-mate Lando Norris after the latter had suffered a delay at his pitstop.…
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Max is back in the 2025 championship: F1 GP reports
Max Verstappen’s hopes were not high for his home track of Zandvoort. It’s exactly the sort of medium-speed, long-corner layout which so rewards the McLaren and hurts the Red Bull.…
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Karun Chandhok: Red Bull’s hot seat – the candidates for F1 drive
As we march into the final third of the 2025 Formula 1 season, there are some fascinating storylines unfolding which will have an impact not just on this year but…
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Mark Hughes: FIA president wants V8s back in F1. But it’s not his decision
A populist president trying to reverse our environmental progress? Not Donald Trump. We’re talking Formula 1. F1’s future is being shaped not only by developments in the real world but…
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Potential new F1 teams: the most recent bids to join grand prix grid
Cadillac will join the F1 grid after reviving and rebranding the failed bid of Andretti Autosport. But there were several other outfits whose bid to join the grid was unsuccessful. Here’s what we know about each prospective entry and the FIA’s application process
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Romain Grosjean completes Haas F1 test five years after fireball crash
Five years after his horrific accident, Romain Grosjean has returned to an F1 car, in a test with his former team, Haas
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How will F1 qualifying work in 2026?
Everything you need to know about F1 qualifying, including format, tyre strategies and the conflict between one lap and race pace
F1
Reborn in the USA: Schumacher win that changed F1 history
A turning point for Michael Schumacher, and for Formula 1 in America as well. Matt Bishop remembers the monumental weekend when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first F1 grand prix
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Word on the beat : November 2025
Ligier European Series driver Laura Villars has announced herself as a surprise third candidate for the FIA presidency vote in December in addition to sitting president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and…
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‘Pitstops are part of racing’
The big controversy at Monza was McLaren’s dilemma in asking Oscar Piastri to surrender second position to team-mate Lando Norris after the latter had suffered a delay at his pitstop.…
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Archive
Max is back in the 2025 championship: F1 GP reports
Max Verstappen’s hopes were not high for his home track of Zandvoort. It’s exactly the sort of medium-speed, long-corner layout which so rewards the McLaren and hurts the Red Bull.…
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Karun Chandhok: Red Bull’s hot seat – the candidates for F1 drive
As we march into the final third of the 2025 Formula 1 season, there are some fascinating storylines unfolding which will have an impact not just on this year but…
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Archive
Mark Hughes: FIA president wants V8s back in F1. But it’s not his decision
A populist president trying to reverse our environmental progress? Not Donald Trump. We’re talking Formula 1. F1’s future is being shaped not only by developments in the real world but…
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Potential new F1 teams: the most recent bids to join grand prix grid
Cadillac will join the F1 grid after reviving and rebranding the failed bid of Andretti Autosport. But there were several other outfits whose bid to join the grid was unsuccessful. Here’s what we know about each prospective entry and the FIA’s application process
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Romain Grosjean completes Haas F1 test five years after fireball crash
Five years after his horrific accident, Romain Grosjean has returned to an F1 car, in a test with his former team, Haas
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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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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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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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
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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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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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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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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McLaren’s systematic dismantling of Red Bull’s F1 team
McLaren has quietly acquired a significant part of the human architecture behind Red Bull’s F1 dynasty
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The question remaining after Lambiase’s shock Red Bull exit
For a decade, Lambiase was the fixed point around which Verstappen’s career at Red Bull turned. Now the race engineer is leaving
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Podcast: Punished by new F1 rules — why Max Verstappen has lost his edge
We reveal why F1’s 2026 rules have penalised Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — and how the Ferrari driver has found a new advantage. Plus: a crunch meeting on the new regulations, and the best team boss in Formula 1 history
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