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Strategy presented something of a dilemma at Baku, partly because of the complications in choice of wing level (see Tech), partly because of the behaviour of the softest tyres in…
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2021 Monaco & Azerbaijan GPs: Advantage Max… for now
Monaco GP | Azerbaijan GP This is where the competitive shape of the season changed again, where the narrative of the fight up front between Mercedes and Red Bull took…
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Gilles Villeneuve’s 1981 Spanish caravan: ‘He won with a dog of a car’
The 1981 Spanish GP is remebered by some as Gilles Villeneuve’s greatest win, and John Watson had a front-row seat – in his McLaren MP4/1
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Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 French GP
Scuderia on the slide, Perez eating mammoth stints for breakfast and oscillating off-road surfaces – here’s what was going up and down at the 2021 French GP
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Midfield maestros and last-gasp contact: 2021 French Grand Prix what you missed
Another strategic race made for great viewing as Max Verstappen took the plaudits in France while Aston Martin pulled off their own strategy sweep for points
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The blurred lines that gave us Paul Ricard’s best-ever French Grand Prix
A thrilling duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton played out from beginning to end, the outcome in the balance throughout. It was surely the best grand prix that has…
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Verstappen’s victory a ‘true reflection’ of Red Bull might: 2021 French Grand Prix report
Paul Ricard gets a bad rap, but the 2021 French Grand Prix helped it recover some of it as a thriller played out between the top two teams in front…
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Verstappen wins in strategic battle royale: 2021 French Grand Prix lap by lap
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, the Dutchman overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the second-to-last lap in a…
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Advantage Verstappen but are there clouds on the horizon? 2021 French GP qualifying
Max Verstappen’s first pole position since the Bahrain season-opener bodes well for an epic season-long championship fight! After Hamilton’s win from pole at Round Four in Barcelona, the feeling was…
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The hard chargers
Strategy presented something of a dilemma at Baku, partly because of the complications in choice of wing level (see Tech), partly because of the behaviour of the softest tyres in…
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2021 Monaco & Azerbaijan GPs: Advantage Max… for now
Monaco GP | Azerbaijan GP This is where the competitive shape of the season changed again, where the narrative of the fight up front between Mercedes and Red Bull took…
F1
Gilles Villeneuve’s 1981 Spanish caravan: ‘He won with a dog of a car’
The 1981 Spanish GP is remebered by some as Gilles Villeneuve’s greatest win, and John Watson had a front-row seat – in his McLaren MP4/1
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 French GP
Scuderia on the slide, Perez eating mammoth stints for breakfast and oscillating off-road surfaces – here’s what was going up and down at the 2021 French GP
F1
Midfield maestros and last-gasp contact: 2021 French Grand Prix what you missed
Another strategic race made for great viewing as Max Verstappen took the plaudits in France while Aston Martin pulled off their own strategy sweep for points
F1
The blurred lines that gave us Paul Ricard’s best-ever French Grand Prix
A thrilling duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton played out from beginning to end, the outcome in the balance throughout. It was surely the best grand prix that has…
F1
Verstappen’s victory a ‘true reflection’ of Red Bull might: 2021 French Grand Prix report
Paul Ricard gets a bad rap, but the 2021 French Grand Prix helped it recover some of it as a thriller played out between the top two teams in front…
F1
Verstappen wins in strategic battle royale: 2021 French Grand Prix lap by lap
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, the Dutchman overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the second-to-last lap in a…
F1
Advantage Verstappen but are there clouds on the horizon? 2021 French GP qualifying
Max Verstappen’s first pole position since the Bahrain season-opener bodes well for an epic season-long championship fight! After Hamilton’s win from pole at Round Four in Barcelona, the feeling was…
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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F1 isn’t all bad in 2026: what GP racing has gained and lost with its new rules
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
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A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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