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Renault to become Alpine F1 Team from 2021 season
Renault has announced it will become known as the Alpine F1 team from the 2021 season onwards. Yellow will disappear from the cars in place of the blue of the…
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2020 F1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying report: Hamilton claims another record
Monza has long been dubbed “the temple of speed.” Famed for its slipstreamers, where you didn’t want to lead on the final lap with a pack behind you – it…
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Jochen Rindt: F1’s unanointed champion
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s passing. A mercurial talent who rubbed shoulders with Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and Jack Brabham, the Austrian remains to date the only…
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Jochen Rindt: the man who brought cars to dancing life
Jochen Rindt was super-cool and mega-quick. With the stylish, willowy Nina on his arm and stopwatches, this German-born Austrian epitomised motor racing in the second half of the 1960s. Even…
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2020 Hall of Fame: F1 nominees
More people have been to space than have won a grand prix and, of those, only a handful qualify as a Formula 1 great. This year, one more will join…
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Williams family to end F1 involvement with team after Italian Grand Prix
Claire Williams will leave her role as Williams deputy team principal following the conclusion of the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, which will be the final race for the Williams…
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2020 Italian Grand Prix race preview: The qualifying party is over
The banks of Tifosi that descend on Monza annually will not be present at this year’s Italian Grand Prix, which will give one of the most popular races on the…
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Flashback to Monza 2001 – a race no one wanted
Stick your tongue out at Monza and you can almost taste the history. The flavour is bittersweet of course. Such is the longevity and high-speed nature of the relatively narrow…
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MPH: With 3 more laps & a dry forecast, Belgian GP could have been a classic
The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix saw another straightforward victory for Hamilton — but it could easily have been very different, writes Mark Hughes
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Renault to become Alpine F1 Team from 2021 season
Renault has announced it will become known as the Alpine F1 team from the 2021 season onwards. Yellow will disappear from the cars in place of the blue of the…
F1
2020 F1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying report: Hamilton claims another record
Monza has long been dubbed “the temple of speed.” Famed for its slipstreamers, where you didn’t want to lead on the final lap with a pack behind you – it…
F1
Jochen Rindt: F1’s unanointed champion
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s passing. A mercurial talent who rubbed shoulders with Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and Jack Brabham, the Austrian remains to date the only…
F1
Jochen Rindt: the man who brought cars to dancing life
Jochen Rindt was super-cool and mega-quick. With the stylish, willowy Nina on his arm and stopwatches, this German-born Austrian epitomised motor racing in the second half of the 1960s. Even…
Hall of Fame
2020 Hall of Fame: F1 nominees
More people have been to space than have won a grand prix and, of those, only a handful qualify as a Formula 1 great. This year, one more will join…
F1
Williams family to end F1 involvement with team after Italian Grand Prix
Claire Williams will leave her role as Williams deputy team principal following the conclusion of the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, which will be the final race for the Williams…
F1
2020 Italian Grand Prix race preview: The qualifying party is over
The banks of Tifosi that descend on Monza annually will not be present at this year’s Italian Grand Prix, which will give one of the most popular races on the…
Great Read
F1
Flashback to Monza 2001 – a race no one wanted
Stick your tongue out at Monza and you can almost taste the history. The flavour is bittersweet of course. Such is the longevity and high-speed nature of the relatively narrow…
Mark Hughes
MPH: With 3 more laps & a dry forecast, Belgian GP could have been a classic
The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix saw another straightforward victory for Hamilton — but it could easily have been very different, writes Mark Hughes
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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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Podcast: Why we need to speak out about ‘farcical’ F1
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Could too much criticism damage F1? Mark and special guest Matt Bishop explore the latest in the new rules saga, and consider why Ferrari GP winner Michele Alboreto doesn’t get the credit he deserves
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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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