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Perez back for Spanish GP after negative Covid test
Sergio Perez will be back driving this weekend after a negative Covid-19 test ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Racing Point had called on Nico Hülkenberg to fill the seat…
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2020 Spanish Grand Prix race preview: Red Bull turns up the heat
Formula 1 heads to Spain for round six of the season with several big questions in need of answering and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is perfectly placed to answer them.…
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Ferrari and Renault and Racing Point confirm brake duct appeal
There will be another hearing into the Racing Point brake duct saga after Ferrari, Renault and Racing Point itself all confirmed that they will appeal the decision in the case.…
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How the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya brought F1 to life in Spain
As the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya celebrates 30 years of hosting the Spanish Grand Prix, Damien Smith looks at the remarkable racing that the F1’s unofficial home has hosted in its picturesque setting
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Has Formula 1 found the answer to Mercedes’ domination?
A week on from Mercedes’ fourth victory of the season, everything pointed to the reigning champions maintaining an unbeaten record in 2020. Same venue, same car but crucially for the…
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MPH: Why Mercedes keeps struggling to get its tyres to work
Same track, seven days later and an entirely different race unfolded. Max Verstappen broke Mercedes’ dominance of the season to date, his Red Bull-Honda taking clinical advantage of severe tyre…
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2020 F1 70th Anniversary GP report: Verstappen win to spark title challenge?
Just when Formula 1 is feeling really predictable, it serves up a reminder that nothing is a certainty in this sport. Max Verstappen reminded his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase to…
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2020 F1 70th Anniversary GP qualifying report: Hülkenberg impresses behind brilliant Bottas
“Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes!” Valtteri Bottas left nobody in any doubt as to quite how satisfying it was to beat Lewis Hamilton to Silverstone pole for the second…
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The birth of the F1 World Championship: Formula 1 Car by Car extract
Formula 1 celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the World Championship at Silverstone this weekend: where seven decades ago the first points were awarded following the Grand Prix d’Europe. The rules…
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Perez back for Spanish GP after negative Covid test
Sergio Perez will be back driving this weekend after a negative Covid-19 test ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Racing Point had called on Nico Hülkenberg to fill the seat…
F1
2020 Spanish Grand Prix race preview: Red Bull turns up the heat
Formula 1 heads to Spain for round six of the season with several big questions in need of answering and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is perfectly placed to answer them.…
F1
Ferrari and Renault and Racing Point confirm brake duct appeal
There will be another hearing into the Racing Point brake duct saga after Ferrari, Renault and Racing Point itself all confirmed that they will appeal the decision in the case.…
F1
How the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya brought F1 to life in Spain
As the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya celebrates 30 years of hosting the Spanish Grand Prix, Damien Smith looks at the remarkable racing that the F1’s unofficial home has hosted in its picturesque setting
F1
Has Formula 1 found the answer to Mercedes’ domination?
A week on from Mercedes’ fourth victory of the season, everything pointed to the reigning champions maintaining an unbeaten record in 2020. Same venue, same car but crucially for the…
F1
MPH: Why Mercedes keeps struggling to get its tyres to work
Same track, seven days later and an entirely different race unfolded. Max Verstappen broke Mercedes’ dominance of the season to date, his Red Bull-Honda taking clinical advantage of severe tyre…
F1
2020 F1 70th Anniversary GP report: Verstappen win to spark title challenge?
Just when Formula 1 is feeling really predictable, it serves up a reminder that nothing is a certainty in this sport. Max Verstappen reminded his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase to…
F1
2020 F1 70th Anniversary GP qualifying report: Hülkenberg impresses behind brilliant Bottas
“Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes!” Valtteri Bottas left nobody in any doubt as to quite how satisfying it was to beat Lewis Hamilton to Silverstone pole for the second…
F1
The birth of the F1 World Championship: Formula 1 Car by Car extract
Formula 1 celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the World Championship at Silverstone this weekend: where seven decades ago the first points were awarded following the Grand Prix d’Europe. The rules…
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
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MPH: Verstappen’s self-destructive rage has put him on brink of F1 race ban
Max Verstappen is just one offence away from an F1 race ban and a pattern has emerged in the way he’s racked up penalty points, says Mark Hughes
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
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Matt Bishop: F1’s self-destruction at Indianapolis – inside the 2005 US GP
Twenty years on from the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix, Matt Bishop revisits how a catastrophic tyre failure, leadership deadlock, and political infighting turned an F1 race into a global embarrassment
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Will Norris ever learn how to race? Up/Down in Canada
Lando Norris’s wrecked McLaren was some metaphor for his racing aptitude over the last 12 months
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