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F1 2021 predictions: Crystal ball at the ready…
1 This won’t be Lewis Hamilton’s final season That new one-year deal, his age (37 next year), the likelihood he’ll become a record eight-time world champion this year and the…
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Clisby V6: An Australian F1 engine, how hard can it be?
Wildly eccentric yet immensely talented, self-taught engineer Harold William Clisby was responsible for Australia’s greatest racing might-have-been: a Formula 1 engine which could have beaten the Repco V8 to the…
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Rio de Janeiro circuit scrapped, Albert Park tweaked
Chopping and changing may well be of second nature to Formula 1 these days, but on this occasion the saws have been well and truly stowed away with news that…
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Red Bull takes control of its destiny with Honda F1 engine deal: Mark Hughes
Red Bull’s confirmation that it will continue to run a Red Bull-branded Honda power unit after the Japanese manufacturer withdraws from F1 at the end of this season was widely…
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EV Starr Snaps the ’60s Speed Merchants book review
George Monkhouse, Louis Klementaski, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Michael Cooper… Motor racing was covered by some very fine photographers in times gone by – and there were others of equal…
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Daniil Kvyat switches to Alpine F1 Team as team’s reserve driver
Daniil Kvyat has been handed another F1 lifeline and will be Alpine F1’s reserve driver in 2021
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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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F1 2021 predictions: Crystal ball at the ready…
1 This won’t be Lewis Hamilton’s final season That new one-year deal, his age (37 next year), the likelihood he’ll become a record eight-time world champion this year and the…
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Clisby V6: An Australian F1 engine, how hard can it be?
Wildly eccentric yet immensely talented, self-taught engineer Harold William Clisby was responsible for Australia’s greatest racing might-have-been: a Formula 1 engine which could have beaten the Repco V8 to the…
Archive
Rio de Janeiro circuit scrapped, Albert Park tweaked
Chopping and changing may well be of second nature to Formula 1 these days, but on this occasion the saws have been well and truly stowed away with news that…
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Red Bull takes control of its destiny with Honda F1 engine deal: Mark Hughes
Red Bull’s confirmation that it will continue to run a Red Bull-branded Honda power unit after the Japanese manufacturer withdraws from F1 at the end of this season was widely…
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EV Starr Snaps the ’60s Speed Merchants book review
George Monkhouse, Louis Klementaski, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Michael Cooper… Motor racing was covered by some very fine photographers in times gone by – and there were others of equal…
F1
Daniil Kvyat switches to Alpine F1 Team as team’s reserve driver
Daniil Kvyat has been handed another F1 lifeline and will be Alpine F1’s reserve driver in 2021
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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.…
F1
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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MPH: F1’s 2026 rules get pruned but there’s still a forest of fake plastic trees
F1 has trimmed its 2026 regulations ahead of Miami. Mark Hughes points out that these minor changes don’t address the real issues — and pretending otherwise helps no-one
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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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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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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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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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Why F1’s fixation on overtaking is flawed
Formula 1 has seen a big increase in overtaking under the 2026 rules. But is that reason for celebration?
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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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