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Time for team orders? McLaren ‘free to race’ policy may face biggest test in Mexico
McLaren wants to let its drivers race, but with Verstappen closing in, could its idealism come at a heavy price?
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Mark Hughes: Can Piastri cling on to title like Button did in 2009?
Caught out by his own car, and facing a resurgent Red Bull: Oscar Piastri’s 2025 season is increasingly resembling Jenson Button’s 2009 championship winning year
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Matt Bishop: Strange tale of the F1 podium with just one driver
Accompanied by a yellow-suited mechanic, third-placed Patrick Depailler was the only driver on the podium after James Hunt won the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix: an F1 moment that sums up the unpredictable, magnificent and tragic F1 circus of the 1970s
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Mark Hughes: How Verstappen crushed McLaren after Norris took ‘consequences’
Behind Max Verstappen’s perfect 2025 United States GP weekend was a much-improved Red Bull, some rapid sim work, and a bit of strategic luck. But how much did Lando Norris’s ‘consequences’ play in McLaren’s defeat?
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When is the next F1 race? Full calendar for 2025 season
Full F1 schedule for the year, including the next F1 race of 2025: the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The whole calendar and circuit guides for the 24-race Formula 1 season
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McLaren disaster as Norris & Piastri crash in US GP sprint race while Verstappen wins
A catastrophic start to the 2025 United States Grand Prix sprint race saw Oscar Piastri bumped into Lando Norris, taking both McLarens out of the race. Victory for Max Verstappen saw him close in the title race
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Time for team orders? McLaren ‘free to race’ policy may face biggest test in Mexico
McLaren wants to let its drivers race, but with Verstappen closing in, could its idealism come at a heavy price?
F1
Mark Hughes: Can Piastri cling on to title like Button did in 2009?
Caught out by his own car, and facing a resurgent Red Bull: Oscar Piastri’s 2025 season is increasingly resembling Jenson Button’s 2009 championship winning year
F1
Matt Bishop: Strange tale of the F1 podium with just one driver
Accompanied by a yellow-suited mechanic, third-placed Patrick Depailler was the only driver on the podium after James Hunt won the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix: an F1 moment that sums up the unpredictable, magnificent and tragic F1 circus of the 1970s
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Verstappen nears historic F1 comeback – US GP takeaways
Verstappen’s double win in Austin moved him closer to a historic comeback while McLaren faced tough questions over its strategy and the fans were left to watch another processional race
Opinion
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Verstappen’s saving F1 from papaya coporate protocol: Up/Down in Austin
Could F1 2025 be about to wake from its slumber? James Elson identifies the culprit poking the bear
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Apple’s F1 gamble gets mixed response – What you missed at the US GP
Cadillac’s quiet confidence, Apple’s broadcasting gamble and a few overlooked stories all shaped an eventful 2025 United States Grand Prix weekend
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Mark Hughes: How Verstappen crushed McLaren after Norris took ‘consequences’
Behind Max Verstappen’s perfect 2025 United States GP weekend was a much-improved Red Bull, some rapid sim work, and a bit of strategic luck. But how much did Lando Norris’s ‘consequences’ play in McLaren’s defeat?
F1
When is the next F1 race? Full calendar for 2025 season
Full F1 schedule for the year, including the next F1 race of 2025: the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The whole calendar and circuit guides for the 24-race Formula 1 season
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McLaren disaster as Norris & Piastri crash in US GP sprint race while Verstappen wins
A catastrophic start to the 2025 United States Grand Prix sprint race saw Oscar Piastri bumped into Lando Norris, taking both McLarens out of the race. Victory for Max Verstappen saw him close in the title race
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