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Who is Oliver Oakes? From karting champion to fleeting F1 team principal
Oliver Oakes briefly led the Alpine F1 team before abruptly resigning after the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. Here’s his career story so far
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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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What does the FIA president actually do?
What exactly are the duties of the FIA president as the head of the ruling body, and how is he elected? All your questions answered
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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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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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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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Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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F1’s poisoned chalice: Team boss Oakes latest to leave Alpine
Alpine has become the revolving door of F1, with team principal Oliver Oakes the latest to join a long list of senior staff shown the exit
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Who is Oliver Oakes? From karting champion to fleeting F1 team principal
Oliver Oakes briefly led the Alpine F1 team before abruptly resigning after the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. Here’s his career story so far
F1
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?
F1
What does the FIA president actually do?
What exactly are the duties of the FIA president as the head of the ruling body, and how is he elected? All your questions answered
F1
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
F1
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
F1
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?
Mark Hughes
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
F1
Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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F1’s poisoned chalice: Team boss Oakes latest to leave Alpine
Alpine has become the revolving door of F1, with team principal Oliver Oakes the latest to join a long list of senior staff shown the exit
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MPH: Mexico’s ‘lawnmower racing’ exposed F1’s problematic rulebook
Corner-cutting, confusion, and chaos – the Mexican Grand Prix’s first laps summed up F1’s rulebook issues, Mark Hughes says
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Mark Hughes: The data that debunks wild Piastri conspiracy theories
A closer look at the data shows Piastri’s recent struggles have everything to do with tyre dynamics, and nothing to do with team bias, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: How Norris found serenity – with Mexico chaos behind
Lando Norris delivered a flawless Mexico City Grand Prix to take a one-point lead in the title chase, as Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri struggled to find the balance that defined the winner’s dominance, as Mark Hughes explains
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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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Matt Bishop: Wild Interlagos is F1’s greatest circuit – and shows why we love racing
Some circuits resemble corporate theme parks, but that could never be said about Interlagos: wild, untamed and challenging to its core, the Brazilian GP venue is a monument to the F1 greats past and present
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Has Colapinto done enough to secure Alpine F1 drive – and does it even matter?
Franco Colapinto’s steady rise has narrowed the gap to Gasly, but with Alpine still adrift in F1, even progress risks feeling pointless
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All Massa’s 2008 mistakes: Did these or Crashgate cost him F1 title?
Felipe Massa is claiming the 2008 Singapore GP should be annulled due to the ‘Crashgate’ scandal – we look at whether his and Ferrari’s litany of errors that year did just as much damage to his title challenge
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