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Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 dream now hinges on 2026
Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari has been tougher than expected – but his focus is already on shaping a 2026 car he says will carry “my DNA”
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McLaren to auction future F1, Le Mans and Indy 500 cars
McLaren will make motor sport history by auctioning three future competition cars – including a yet-to-be-raced Formula 1 chassis – before they even hit the track
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How Dietrich Mateschitz’s death set Christian Horner on road to Red Bull F1 exit
Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death didn’t just change the company. It marked the begining of the end for Christian Horner’s two-decade reign at the head of the F1 team
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The F1 champions who slumped: Winners and losers from the 2025 season so far
At the 2025 Formula 1 season reached the summer break, clear winners and losers have emerged in a campaign defined by McLaren’s dominance
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Badass Brambilla: the day F1’s ‘Monza Gorilla’ won at deadly Österreichring
Vittorio Brambilla won just a single grand prix in his Formula 1 career but, writes Matt Bishop, it was a spectacularly skilful and determined victory at an Austrian race blanketed by rain and tragedy
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F1’s 75-year legacy takes centre stage at 2025 Monterey Motorsports Reunion
The Monterey Motorsports Reunion returns to Laguna Seca this August with four days of historic racing, rare machinery, and a special celebration of Formula 1’s 75th anniversary
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MPH: Last-placed Alpine could fight for wins in 2026. Two corners show why
Alpine sits at the bottom of the F1 championship table this year; its drivers struggling with the car. But one change due in 2026 could transform its fortunes, says Mark Hughes
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F1 2025 team-mate battles – Who’s leading each pair at the summer break?
As Formula 1’s summer break starts, who’s winning the most revealing battle – the one against their own team-mate?
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Mark Hughes: When first’s the worst. Why F1 drivers lose to slower team-mates
When you’re falling behind, there’s less risk in trying something different. Which is why F1 drivers can ace grands prix and still get beaten by a slower team-mate — as Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton know too well
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Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 dream now hinges on 2026
Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari has been tougher than expected – but his focus is already on shaping a 2026 car he says will carry “my DNA”
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McLaren to auction future F1, Le Mans and Indy 500 cars
McLaren will make motor sport history by auctioning three future competition cars – including a yet-to-be-raced Formula 1 chassis – before they even hit the track
F1
How Dietrich Mateschitz’s death set Christian Horner on road to Red Bull F1 exit
Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death didn’t just change the company. It marked the begining of the end for Christian Horner’s two-decade reign at the head of the F1 team
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The F1 champions who slumped: Winners and losers from the 2025 season so far
At the 2025 Formula 1 season reached the summer break, clear winners and losers have emerged in a campaign defined by McLaren’s dominance
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Badass Brambilla: the day F1’s ‘Monza Gorilla’ won at deadly Österreichring
Vittorio Brambilla won just a single grand prix in his Formula 1 career but, writes Matt Bishop, it was a spectacularly skilful and determined victory at an Austrian race blanketed by rain and tragedy
Historic Racing News
F1’s 75-year legacy takes centre stage at 2025 Monterey Motorsports Reunion
The Monterey Motorsports Reunion returns to Laguna Seca this August with four days of historic racing, rare machinery, and a special celebration of Formula 1’s 75th anniversary
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MPH: Last-placed Alpine could fight for wins in 2026. Two corners show why
Alpine sits at the bottom of the F1 championship table this year; its drivers struggling with the car. But one change due in 2026 could transform its fortunes, says Mark Hughes
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F1 2025 team-mate battles – Who’s leading each pair at the summer break?
As Formula 1’s summer break starts, who’s winning the most revealing battle – the one against their own team-mate?
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Mark Hughes: When first’s the worst. Why F1 drivers lose to slower team-mates
When you’re falling behind, there’s less risk in trying something different. Which is why F1 drivers can ace grands prix and still get beaten by a slower team-mate — as Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton know too well
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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Mark Hughes: F1’s last-minute Suzuka fix hasn’t gone far enough
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says Mark Hughes
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MPH: Newey isn’t being demoted. Here’s what’s actually happening at Aston Martin
The real story behind Adrian Newey’s changing role at Aston Martin has nothing to do with the F1 team’s struggles, 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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Buried under a shopping complex, California’s spectacular cathedral to speed
Fifty-five years ago the first Formula 1 race was held at California’s state-of-the-art Ontario Motor Speedway. The circuit attracted celebrities, vast concerts and a record-breaking Evel Knievel jump but, laments Matt Bishop, the 1971 Questor Grand Prix would be the only F1 event before the bulldozers moved in
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Bearman crash has cornered the FIA into action, but what can it do?
The drivers warned that an accident like Bearman’s in Japan was coming, and now the FIA needs to act
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F1 has a Verstappen problem it can no longer ignore
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way?
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