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F1 2021 season preview: sparks will fly
Although the pandemic has given the old Ecclestone-inspired era of F1 a year’s stay of execution for 2021 before Liberty’s full vision of the sport becomes real next year, this…
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F1’s 2021 driver line-up: Gentlemen, start your engines
Lewis Hamilton Mission: To stand alone as the greatest of all time The challenge is laid bare for Lewis. Win one more title for the ‘unbeatable’ all-time record.…
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Alpine reveals 2021 F1 car and switch to blue
Alpine has launched its 2021 Formula 1 car, the A521. Esteban Ocon was on hand to reveal the new car, though Fernando Alonso was a conspicuous absence as he continues…
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Ross Brawn: 2021 will not be a normal F1 season
“Everyone was thinking that this year would be easier, but it is not. The proof we have given in terms of professionalism, structure and protocols in place have been very…
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Hamilton won’t sign another long-term contract: ‘I’ve achieved most of what I want to achieve’
Lewis Hamilton says he has little more to do in F1, and has alluded to a more long-term goal
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Mercedes has addressed ‘Achilles heel’ from 2020 with power unit fix
Mercedes says it has addressed its biggest weakness from last season with its new power unit fix for the 2021 season. Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Hywel…
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Mercedes reveals 2021 Formula 1 car with new AMG livery
Mercedes has released the first images of its 2021 F1 car, the W12
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Under the skin of F1’s 2021 cars
Normally the middle of February would see Formula 1 teams shipping out to Barcelona for the first preseason tests. This year, however, testing is restricted to one three-day session at…
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2021 Mercedes F1 launch – watch live stream here from 11am
Mercedes unveils its highly anticipated 2021 F1 car, the W12 – watch the live stream here from 11am
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F1 2021 season preview: sparks will fly
Although the pandemic has given the old Ecclestone-inspired era of F1 a year’s stay of execution for 2021 before Liberty’s full vision of the sport becomes real next year, this…
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F1’s 2021 driver line-up: Gentlemen, start your engines
Lewis Hamilton Mission: To stand alone as the greatest of all time The challenge is laid bare for Lewis. Win one more title for the ‘unbeatable’ all-time record.…
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Alpine reveals 2021 F1 car and switch to blue
Alpine has launched its 2021 Formula 1 car, the A521. Esteban Ocon was on hand to reveal the new car, though Fernando Alonso was a conspicuous absence as he continues…
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Ross Brawn: 2021 will not be a normal F1 season
“Everyone was thinking that this year would be easier, but it is not. The proof we have given in terms of professionalism, structure and protocols in place have been very…
F1
Hamilton won’t sign another long-term contract: ‘I’ve achieved most of what I want to achieve’
Lewis Hamilton says he has little more to do in F1, and has alluded to a more long-term goal
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Mercedes has addressed ‘Achilles heel’ from 2020 with power unit fix
Mercedes says it has addressed its biggest weakness from last season with its new power unit fix for the 2021 season. Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Hywel…
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Mercedes reveals 2021 Formula 1 car with new AMG livery
Mercedes has released the first images of its 2021 F1 car, the W12
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Under the skin of F1’s 2021 cars
Normally the middle of February would see Formula 1 teams shipping out to Barcelona for the first preseason tests. This year, however, testing is restricted to one three-day session at…
F1
2021 Mercedes F1 launch – watch live stream here from 11am
Mercedes unveils its highly anticipated 2021 F1 car, the W12 – watch the live stream here from 11am
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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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