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2020 F1 car launches: dates and news
It’s launch week for Formula 1, as the covers start to come off the 2020 challengers. Teams will be be looking to maximise their performance under the current rules, while…
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McLaren’s 2020 MCL35 breaks cover at Woking
McLaren has revealed the MCL35 at its Woking base ahead of winter testing in Barcelona. The team has retained its papaya orange and blue colours from last season with a…
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Renault focused on 2021 as it gives sneak preview of “transitional” R.S.20
Renault has unveiled a sneak peak of its 2020 Formula 1 car ahead of winter testing next week with digital renders of its new effort. The R.S.20 was partly shown…
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2020 Chinese Grand Prix postponed amid coronavirus outbreak
The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Formula 1 was set to visit China in April for the fourth round of the season…
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Race Retro celebrates 70 years of F1 with ‘The Greatest Grid’
Formula 1 cars dating back to the 1960s will be a part of the Race Retro celebration of 70 years of the F1 championship. Seven cars from F1 past will…
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Red Bull RB16 revealed; Verstappen gets behind the wheel of 2020 F1 car
Red Bull has unveiled its 2020 Formula 1 car, with Max Verstappen set to shake it down at Silverstone later today. The RB16 will break cover in a private test…
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Ferrari launches 2020 car SF1000
Ferrari has unveiled its 2020 car named in celebration of the Scuderia’s 1000 races in Formula 1
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Wolff: ‘Mercedes is in F1 for the long-term’
Twelve months ago – very nearly to the day – the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall was playing host to a new livery unveiling. On that occasion, the tie…
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MPH: From Tyrrell to title dominance, the evolution of Mercedes F1
As we approach F1’s car launch week and ponder again if anyone can finally break Mercedes’ monopoly of the hybrid formula as it goes into its seventh season, it’s timely…
F1
2020 F1 car launches: dates and news
It’s launch week for Formula 1, as the covers start to come off the 2020 challengers. Teams will be be looking to maximise their performance under the current rules, while…
F1
McLaren’s 2020 MCL35 breaks cover at Woking
McLaren has revealed the MCL35 at its Woking base ahead of winter testing in Barcelona. The team has retained its papaya orange and blue colours from last season with a…
F1
Renault focused on 2021 as it gives sneak preview of “transitional” R.S.20
Renault has unveiled a sneak peak of its 2020 Formula 1 car ahead of winter testing next week with digital renders of its new effort. The R.S.20 was partly shown…
F1
2020 Chinese Grand Prix postponed amid coronavirus outbreak
The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Formula 1 was set to visit China in April for the fourth round of the season…
F1
Race Retro celebrates 70 years of F1 with ‘The Greatest Grid’
Formula 1 cars dating back to the 1960s will be a part of the Race Retro celebration of 70 years of the F1 championship. Seven cars from F1 past will…
F1
Red Bull RB16 revealed; Verstappen gets behind the wheel of 2020 F1 car
Red Bull has unveiled its 2020 Formula 1 car, with Max Verstappen set to shake it down at Silverstone later today. The RB16 will break cover in a private test…
F1
Ferrari launches 2020 car SF1000
Ferrari has unveiled its 2020 car named in celebration of the Scuderia’s 1000 races in Formula 1
F1
Wolff: ‘Mercedes is in F1 for the long-term’
Twelve months ago – very nearly to the day – the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall was playing host to a new livery unveiling. On that occasion, the tie…
F1
MPH: From Tyrrell to title dominance, the evolution of Mercedes F1
As we approach F1’s car launch week and ponder again if anyone can finally break Mercedes’ monopoly of the hybrid formula as it goes into its seventh season, it’s timely…
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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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