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Claire Williams: ‘Last year was shameful; now the pride is back’
“It was pretty dire last year. No one gets their car late for testing, do they? It was a shock. I mean, I arrived, thinking that car was going to…
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Tony Brooks: making the extremely difficult look ridiculously easy
Tony Brooks turned 88 this week. My interest in him was piqued by a factoid within Cyril Posthumus’ year-by-year history of the German Grand Prix: that two-time winner Brooks was…
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Vettel and Ferrari go fastest on day five of F1 testing as Mercedes hits trouble
Classification Driver Team Time Laps 1. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m 16.841sec 145 2. Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1min 17.066sec 139 3. Lance Stroll Racing Point 1min 17.118sec 130 4. Nicholas Latifi…
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Zandvoort’s ‘corkscrew’ banking complete for Dutch GP
New banked corners at Zandvoort have been completed, two months before Formula 1 returns to the Dutch circuit. The two sections, angled at 18- and 19-degrees, are said to be…
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Robert Kubica tops day one of test two for Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo’s reserve driver clocked the fastest time of Formula 1 testing day four, as Robert Kubica registered a 1 min 16.942sec to top the timesheets. His time was comfortably…
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Gallery: 2020 Formula 1 driver crash helmets
The 2020 Formula 1 season is fast approaching and it isn’t just new cars that get unveiled these days.
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MPH: Why Red Bull and Ferrari are closer to Mercedes than F1 testing suggests
So ahead of the second and final week of pre-season testing, we have one unsurprising, nailed-on super-fast Mercedes. Then we have an enigmatic Red Bull that looks far better on…
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Alain Prost’s greatest drives in Formula 1
Formula 1 legend Alain Prost celebrates his 65th birthday today. With 51 grand prix wins and four world drivers’ titles, usually done in his inimitable smooth-as-silk style, his F1 career…
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Bargeboard battleground: why the sides of 2020 F1 cars are so complex
Throughout testing this year, one clear area of differentiation between cars (beyond the noses), is the bargeboards and sidepods. The former have increased in complexity year on year, particularly since…
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Claire Williams: ‘Last year was shameful; now the pride is back’
“It was pretty dire last year. No one gets their car late for testing, do they? It was a shock. I mean, I arrived, thinking that car was going to…
F1
Tony Brooks: making the extremely difficult look ridiculously easy
Tony Brooks turned 88 this week. My interest in him was piqued by a factoid within Cyril Posthumus’ year-by-year history of the German Grand Prix: that two-time winner Brooks was…
F1
Vettel and Ferrari go fastest on day five of F1 testing as Mercedes hits trouble
Classification Driver Team Time Laps 1. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m 16.841sec 145 2. Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1min 17.066sec 139 3. Lance Stroll Racing Point 1min 17.118sec 130 4. Nicholas Latifi…
F1
Zandvoort’s ‘corkscrew’ banking complete for Dutch GP
New banked corners at Zandvoort have been completed, two months before Formula 1 returns to the Dutch circuit. The two sections, angled at 18- and 19-degrees, are said to be…
F1
Robert Kubica tops day one of test two for Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo’s reserve driver clocked the fastest time of Formula 1 testing day four, as Robert Kubica registered a 1 min 16.942sec to top the timesheets. His time was comfortably…
F1
Gallery: 2020 Formula 1 driver crash helmets
The 2020 Formula 1 season is fast approaching and it isn’t just new cars that get unveiled these days.
F1
MPH: Why Red Bull and Ferrari are closer to Mercedes than F1 testing suggests
So ahead of the second and final week of pre-season testing, we have one unsurprising, nailed-on super-fast Mercedes. Then we have an enigmatic Red Bull that looks far better on…
F1
Alain Prost’s greatest drives in Formula 1
Formula 1 legend Alain Prost celebrates his 65th birthday today. With 51 grand prix wins and four world drivers’ titles, usually done in his inimitable smooth-as-silk style, his F1 career…
F1
Bargeboard battleground: why the sides of 2020 F1 cars are so complex
Throughout testing this year, one clear area of differentiation between cars (beyond the noses), is the bargeboards and sidepods. The former have increased in complexity year on year, particularly since…
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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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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Is Franco Colapinto an upgrade over Jack Doohan for Alpine?
Jack Doohan was replaced by Alpine after just seven races, for a man with nine grands prix under his belt. So will Franco Colapinto do better than the Australian?
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The challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
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Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
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