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F1 2020: Runners and riders
Mercedes AMG Brackley, uk Last year 1 The undoubted benchmark of the sport at the moment. Can it make it a clean sweep of seven drivers and constructors titles? Lewis…
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Double time for the British GP
This year Silverstone will host a British Grand Prix like no other. For a start there will be no spectators in the grandstands as a result of the social distancing…
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What is F1’s future?
The coronavirus crisis has forced Formula 1 to take a long, hard look at itself and find the answers to some very searching questions – or at the very least…
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MPH: How Hamilton won unchallenged: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix analysis
There were all sorts of distracting features to this race, mainly related to the wet track it started on. Max Verstappen’s crash on the formation lap and his mechanics’ heroic…
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2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix report: Crushing victory not enough for Hamilton
At 2.47pm at the Hungaroring, Max Verstappen’s Hungarian Grand Prix appeared to be over. And the formation lap was due to start at 3.10pm. Then, thirty seconds before the five-minute…
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2020 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying: Mercedes finally reveals its true pace
Almost a second ahead of the Racing Points on the second row, Lewis Hamilton starts on pole for the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, as Mercedes shows its full pace for the first time this season
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James Hunt’s brilliant win that never was: the 1976 British GP
James Hunt’s finest race? From start to well beyond the finish, controversy dogged the 1976 British Grand Prix but the Brands Hatch display was a great drive from the home favourite
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Brabham tribute to Ron Tauranac’s role in family success
Hundreds of drivers, including Ayrton Senna and Mika Häkkinen, benefitted from Ron Tauranac’s design talent — as did two generations of the Brabham family. David Brabham pays tribute
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Stirling Moss’s 1955 British Grand Prix victory celebrated at Aintree
65 after Stirling Moss won the 1955 British Grand Prix, his first World Championship victory was commemorated at Aintree
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F1 2020: Runners and riders
Mercedes AMG Brackley, uk Last year 1 The undoubted benchmark of the sport at the moment. Can it make it a clean sweep of seven drivers and constructors titles? Lewis…
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Double time for the British GP
This year Silverstone will host a British Grand Prix like no other. For a start there will be no spectators in the grandstands as a result of the social distancing…
Archive
What is F1’s future?
The coronavirus crisis has forced Formula 1 to take a long, hard look at itself and find the answers to some very searching questions – or at the very least…
F1
MPH: How Hamilton won unchallenged: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix analysis
There were all sorts of distracting features to this race, mainly related to the wet track it started on. Max Verstappen’s crash on the formation lap and his mechanics’ heroic…
F1
2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix report: Crushing victory not enough for Hamilton
At 2.47pm at the Hungaroring, Max Verstappen’s Hungarian Grand Prix appeared to be over. And the formation lap was due to start at 3.10pm. Then, thirty seconds before the five-minute…
F1
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying: Mercedes finally reveals its true pace
Almost a second ahead of the Racing Points on the second row, Lewis Hamilton starts on pole for the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, as Mercedes shows its full pace for the first time this season
Racing History
James Hunt’s brilliant win that never was: the 1976 British GP
James Hunt’s finest race? From start to well beyond the finish, controversy dogged the 1976 British Grand Prix but the Brands Hatch display was a great drive from the home favourite
Single-Seaters
Brabham tribute to Ron Tauranac’s role in family success
Hundreds of drivers, including Ayrton Senna and Mika Häkkinen, benefitted from Ron Tauranac’s design talent — as did two generations of the Brabham family. David Brabham pays tribute
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Stirling Moss’s 1955 British Grand Prix victory celebrated at Aintree
65 after Stirling Moss won the 1955 British Grand Prix, his first World Championship victory was commemorated at Aintree
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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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