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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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Zak Brown: ‘McLaren on track to winning championships again’
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Andreas Seidl: How McLaren is playing catch-up
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Martin Brundle at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix: Flashback
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Herbie Blash — The Motor Sport Interview
Given the fanfare that accompanied his departure as Formula 1’s deputy race director in 2016, you might imagine that Herbie Blash – gofer at Rob Walker Racing, number two mechanic to…
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Grands prix should be public events that get an entire nation talking’
February is never easy. But in my household the cold, dark mornings were brightened by live cricket on terrestrial TV beamed direct from a warm-looking Chennai. Coverage of the England-India…
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Michael Schumacher’s first race-winning F1 steering wheel to be auctioned
Michael Schumacher’s first race-winning F1 steering wheel, with which he took a famous debut victory at the 1992 Belgium Grand Prix, goes up for an online auction today. An integral…
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Sergio Perez targets F1 title using lessons from ‘shocking’ McLaren season
Among this year’s many Formula 1 driver moves Sergio Perez’s arrival at Red Bull Racing is perhaps the most intriguing. It means that Max Verstappen starts a season with a…
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Will new F1 era put an end to lookalike cars? MPH
After seeing the first handful of new F1 cars it would be fair to say that comparison to the 2020 and ’21 models would make for a challenging game of…
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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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Zak Brown: ‘McLaren on track to winning championships again’
The potency of a Mercedes power unit, the sublime talents of Daniel Ricciardo, the leveller of a budget cost cap: is the dormant Formula 1 ‘big beast’ that was once…
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Andreas Seidl: How McLaren is playing catch-up
The cut-glass English is remarkable, but it’s the clarity of thought and methodical logic of what this engineer actually says that is most striking. No wonder McLaren team principal Andreas…
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Martin Brundle at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix: Flashback
Compare this uncluttered pre-race scene from Detroit in 1984 with even the most modest driver today surrounded by an army of personnel and paraphernalia seemingly capable of launching a space…
Great Read
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Herbie Blash — The Motor Sport Interview
Given the fanfare that accompanied his departure as Formula 1’s deputy race director in 2016, you might imagine that Herbie Blash – gofer at Rob Walker Racing, number two mechanic to…
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Grands prix should be public events that get an entire nation talking’
February is never easy. But in my household the cold, dark mornings were brightened by live cricket on terrestrial TV beamed direct from a warm-looking Chennai. Coverage of the England-India…
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Michael Schumacher’s first race-winning F1 steering wheel to be auctioned
Michael Schumacher’s first race-winning F1 steering wheel, with which he took a famous debut victory at the 1992 Belgium Grand Prix, goes up for an online auction today. An integral…
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Sergio Perez targets F1 title using lessons from ‘shocking’ McLaren season
Among this year’s many Formula 1 driver moves Sergio Perez’s arrival at Red Bull Racing is perhaps the most intriguing. It means that Max Verstappen starts a season with a…
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Will new F1 era put an end to lookalike cars? MPH
After seeing the first handful of new F1 cars it would be fair to say that comparison to the 2020 and ’21 models would make for a challenging game of…
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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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The best F1 drivers who never won a world championship
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
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F1 is returning to Turkey – here are five more circuits that should come back
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
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