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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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Why Max Verstappen needs to be perfect in order to beat Lewis Hamilton
It’s two-one in Lewis Hamilton’s favour and Chris Medland says minor errors from Max Verstappen underline how perfect the Red Bull man needs to be to win the 2021 title
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Romain Grosjean to drive Mercedes F1 car in one-off test return
Romain Grosjean is set to make an F1 return, getting behind the wheel of a Mercedes W10 at Paul Ricard in June
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Goodwood to honour Stirling Moss across its 2021 events
Displays, parades and memorial trophy races set to celebrate the career of Stirling Moss
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Can Alonso rediscover his spark at home?
Fernando Alonso is showing signs of life and will be hoping to reproduce some more home magic from years gone by. Damien Smith looks back at his best on Spanish soil
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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
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
F1
Why Max Verstappen needs to be perfect in order to beat Lewis Hamilton
It’s two-one in Lewis Hamilton’s favour and Chris Medland says minor errors from Max Verstappen underline how perfect the Red Bull man needs to be to win the 2021 title
F1
Romain Grosjean to drive Mercedes F1 car in one-off test return
Romain Grosjean is set to make an F1 return, getting behind the wheel of a Mercedes W10 at Paul Ricard in June
F1
Goodwood to honour Stirling Moss across its 2021 events
Displays, parades and memorial trophy races set to celebrate the career of Stirling Moss
F1
Can Alonso rediscover his spark at home?
Fernando Alonso is showing signs of life and will be hoping to reproduce some more home magic from years gone by. Damien Smith looks back at his best on Spanish soil
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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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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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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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Lock in fans, then make everything worse: F1 risks falling into Big Tech trap
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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