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MPH: Is F1 irresponsible to race amid coronavirus outbreak?
Grand Prix racing could have been designed to spread a virus worldwide, says Mark Hughes. So should Formula 1 postpone more races until coronavirus subsides?
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Sérgio Sette Câmara named Red Bull test and reserve driver for 2020
Sérgio Sette Câmara has joined AlphaTauri as reserve driver, leaving McLaren where he had the same role. The 21-year-old is rejoining the Red Bull driver programme and will share the role…
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Bahrain Grand Prix to be held behind closed doors in latest coronavirus measure
Grandstands will be empty for this year’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, after spectators are banned from attending to prevent the spread of coronavirus
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F1 teams hand FIA ultimatum after private Ferrari settlement
Seven Formula 1 teams have set a deadline for the FIA to reveal more about the engine agreement between Ferrari and the sport’s governing body, as the ongoing row looks…
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Timeline: Ferrari’s power unit problems and FIA investigation
The controversy surrounding Ferrari’s power unit and whether it was legal or not has been an ongoing theme for well over a year now. Rivals have been sceptical over the…
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FIA ‘not satisfied’ with legality of Ferrari engine, but defends settlement
The FIA has said that it is “not fully satisifed” that last season’s Ferrari engine was being operated legally, but has defended its confidential settlement with the team. Seven of…
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Zandvoort banking will “be scary to drive” says circuit designer
Drivers can gain up to a second a lap in a single corner through the “scary” banked sections of Zandvoort, says the man who has led the redesign of the…
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Seven F1 teams threaten legal action over secret Ferrari engine deal
Seven Formula 1 teams have threatened to take legal action over the secretive agreement made between Ferrari and the FIA, involving the constructor’s engine. In a statement published this morning,…
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Mercedes F1 team to go carbon neutral by end of 2020 season
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has announced plans to go carbon neutral by the end of the current 2020 season. As well as offsetting its carbon dioxide emissions, the reigning…
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MPH: Is F1 irresponsible to race amid coronavirus outbreak?
Grand Prix racing could have been designed to spread a virus worldwide, says Mark Hughes. So should Formula 1 postpone more races until coronavirus subsides?
F1
Sérgio Sette Câmara named Red Bull test and reserve driver for 2020
Sérgio Sette Câmara has joined AlphaTauri as reserve driver, leaving McLaren where he had the same role. The 21-year-old is rejoining the Red Bull driver programme and will share the role…
F1
Bahrain Grand Prix to be held behind closed doors in latest coronavirus measure
Grandstands will be empty for this year’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, after spectators are banned from attending to prevent the spread of coronavirus
F1
F1 teams hand FIA ultimatum after private Ferrari settlement
Seven Formula 1 teams have set a deadline for the FIA to reveal more about the engine agreement between Ferrari and the sport’s governing body, as the ongoing row looks…
F1
Timeline: Ferrari’s power unit problems and FIA investigation
The controversy surrounding Ferrari’s power unit and whether it was legal or not has been an ongoing theme for well over a year now. Rivals have been sceptical over the…
F1
FIA ‘not satisfied’ with legality of Ferrari engine, but defends settlement
The FIA has said that it is “not fully satisifed” that last season’s Ferrari engine was being operated legally, but has defended its confidential settlement with the team. Seven of…
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Zandvoort banking will “be scary to drive” says circuit designer
Drivers can gain up to a second a lap in a single corner through the “scary” banked sections of Zandvoort, says the man who has led the redesign of the…
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Seven F1 teams threaten legal action over secret Ferrari engine deal
Seven Formula 1 teams have threatened to take legal action over the secretive agreement made between Ferrari and the FIA, involving the constructor’s engine. In a statement published this morning,…
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Mercedes F1 team to go carbon neutral by end of 2020 season
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has announced plans to go carbon neutral by the end of the current 2020 season. As well as offsetting its carbon dioxide emissions, the reigning…
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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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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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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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