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Red Bull: 2026 F1 engine row ‘a lot of noise about nothing’
The political noise between engine manufacturers is already rising ahead of the start of the 2026 F1 season
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2026 Red Bull F1 car launch: re-watch RB22 livery reveal
Red Bull has revealed its 2026 F1 livery at a launch event in Detroit, but we’re yet to see the RB22 itself: latest images and details of the new car
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The boldest and most lavish F1 car launches in history
From small town takeovers to a Spice Girl extravaganza: here are some of the most lavish and dramatic launch events we’ve seen in F1 history
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Red Bull: The F1 launch that has to reassure its champion
Red Bull’s 2026 F1 launch will be more than a reveal: it’s a test of the team’s first in-house engine project and a statement designed to convince Max Verstappen that his future still lies in Milton Keynes
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20 years of Red Bull: The ‘unplanned’ team that took over F1
Loud, brash, controversial and devastatingly successful – Red Bull has trodden its own winning path over 20 years in F1. Some of its key players look back on two decades of racing with James Elson
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Full-blown disaster? F1’s strangest engines
F1 will head into unchartered territory with its complex 2026 engines – we look back at previous power unit oddities
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MPH: How FIA can intervene immediately over ‘trick’ Mercedes F1 engine
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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Matt Bishop: Just four drivers from F1’s first decade remain alive
The death last week of Hans Herrmann leaves just four living drivers who raced in 1950s world championship grands prix. The first decade of Formula 1 will soon slip beyond living memory
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Why F1 2026 launch season may be defined by fear
As Formula 1 prepares for its most complex regulation reset in decades, the 2026 launch season may be shaped less by ambition than by a collective determination not to get it wrong
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Red Bull: 2026 F1 engine row ‘a lot of noise about nothing’
The political noise between engine manufacturers is already rising ahead of the start of the 2026 F1 season
F1
2026 Red Bull F1 car launch: re-watch RB22 livery reveal
Red Bull has revealed its 2026 F1 livery at a launch event in Detroit, but we’re yet to see the RB22 itself: latest images and details of the new car
F1
The boldest and most lavish F1 car launches in history
From small town takeovers to a Spice Girl extravaganza: here are some of the most lavish and dramatic launch events we’ve seen in F1 history
F1
Red Bull: The F1 launch that has to reassure its champion
Red Bull’s 2026 F1 launch will be more than a reveal: it’s a test of the team’s first in-house engine project and a statement designed to convince Max Verstappen that his future still lies in Milton Keynes
F1
20 years of Red Bull: The ‘unplanned’ team that took over F1
Loud, brash, controversial and devastatingly successful – Red Bull has trodden its own winning path over 20 years in F1. Some of its key players look back on two decades of racing with James Elson
F1
Full-blown disaster? F1’s strangest engines
F1 will head into unchartered territory with its complex 2026 engines – we look back at previous power unit oddities
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MPH: How FIA can intervene immediately over ‘trick’ Mercedes F1 engine
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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Matt Bishop: Just four drivers from F1’s first decade remain alive
The death last week of Hans Herrmann leaves just four living drivers who raced in 1950s world championship grands prix. The first decade of Formula 1 will soon slip beyond living memory
F1
Why F1 2026 launch season may be defined by fear
As Formula 1 prepares for its most complex regulation reset in decades, the 2026 launch season may be shaped less by ambition than by a collective determination not to get it wrong
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MPH: F1’s big fears fade as a new era begins smoothly
Mark Hughes dissects F1’s first shakedown, revealing why the opening signs are far more positive than expected
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MPH: McLaren set out 2026 F1 ‘battlegrounds’ – they’re just 200mm long
F1’s 2026 regulations severely restrict designers, says McLaren. But the reigning champions have identified small areas of this year’s car where there’s an opportunity to find the ‘performance honey’
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MPH: How FIA can intervene immediately over ‘trick’ Mercedes F1 engine
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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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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How the Barcelona test went for every F1 team
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
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When an accountant fired Adrian Newey and doomed an F1 team
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
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Eau Rouge: The corner that could not be built today
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
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