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Verstappen cruises to win as Piastri crashes out – 2025 Azerbaijan GP results
World champion Verstappen dominated the Baku race to take his second consecutive victory as Piastri retired
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MPH: Oscar Piastri could be on F1 sidelines if it wasn’t for Pierre Gasly
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From Tyrrell shed via Brawn fairytale: the evolution of Mercedes’ F1 team
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Hamilton tops FP2 as McLarens hit the wall – 2025 Azerbaijan GP practice results
Hamilton tops second practice from Leclerc as Piastri and Norris finish down the order
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Norris quickest in interrupted FP1 – 2025 Azerbaijan GP practice results
Norris leads McLaren 1-2 at Baku as a red flag cost drivers plenty of track time
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Race driver Villars becomes first female candidate for FIA presidency
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The strange failure of F1 rivals to copy McLaren’s key advantage
McLaren’s F1 dominance in 2025 has been underpinned by a deceptively simple factor that none of its key challengers has been able to replicate.
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Who would replace Oliver Bearman if he gets an F1 race ban?
With Oliver Bearman facing the threat of an F1 race ban for the next four grands prix, Haas could soon be forced to find a stand-in. We look at the drivers who could replace him
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Why Red Bull resurgence could be real – What to watch at 2025 Azerbaijan GP
From Red Bull’s potential resurgence to McLaren’s title duel, tyre strategy gambles, Bearman’s race-ban threat and renewed scrutiny on driving rules, Baku promises another weekend of intrigue
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Verstappen cruises to win as Piastri crashes out – 2025 Azerbaijan GP results
World champion Verstappen dominated the Baku race to take his second consecutive victory as Piastri retired
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MPH: Oscar Piastri could be on F1 sidelines if it wasn’t for Pierre Gasly
He’s currently leading the Formula 1 championship, but Oscar Piastri could just as easily be languishing as a frustrated reserve driver for Alpine — if it wasn’t for Pierre Gasly, writes Mark Hughes.
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From Tyrrell shed via Brawn fairytale: the evolution of Mercedes’ F1 team
Tracing its roots from Tyrrell to BAR, Honda, Brawn GP, and finally Mercedes, the Brackley-based Formula 1 team has experienced a remarkable evolution marked by changing identities, technical innovation, and success and failure
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Hamilton tops FP2 as McLarens hit the wall – 2025 Azerbaijan GP practice results
Hamilton tops second practice from Leclerc as Piastri and Norris finish down the order
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Norris quickest in interrupted FP1 – 2025 Azerbaijan GP practice results
Norris leads McLaren 1-2 at Baku as a red flag cost drivers plenty of track time
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Race driver Villars becomes first female candidate for FIA presidency
28-year-old Swiss racer intends to run against Ben Sulayem and Mayer
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The strange failure of F1 rivals to copy McLaren’s key advantage
McLaren’s F1 dominance in 2025 has been underpinned by a deceptively simple factor that none of its key challengers has been able to replicate.
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Who would replace Oliver Bearman if he gets an F1 race ban?
With Oliver Bearman facing the threat of an F1 race ban for the next four grands prix, Haas could soon be forced to find a stand-in. We look at the drivers who could replace him
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Why Red Bull resurgence could be real – What to watch at 2025 Azerbaijan GP
From Red Bull’s potential resurgence to McLaren’s title duel, tyre strategy gambles, Bearman’s race-ban threat and renewed scrutiny on driving rules, Baku promises another weekend of intrigue
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Mark Hughes: Hamilton chose wrong F1 track for simulator gamble
Hamilton decided not to use the simulator to prepare for the Canadian GP, but as Mark Hughes explains, Montreal may be exactly the wrong place to ditch it
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MPH: What Verstappen did at the Nürburgring is everything F1 can’t offer
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MPH: Still sandbagging? The crafty reason Mercedes and Ferrari may be hiding true F1 pace
F1’s new mechanism to help struggling engine manufacturers catch up with the leaders could be more powerful than first thought, writes Mark Hughes. Are Mercedes and Ferrari masking their true performance for long-term advantage?
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
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‘Too safe’ call leaves McLaren under pressure in 2026 F1 title battle
An unfortunate tyre gamble and weak reliability in Canada left McLaren facing an uphill battle to defend its titles in 2026
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Mark Hughes: The fastest Mercedes F1 driver? It was too close to call in Canada
Mercedes was the dominant force in Canada, and there was little to split its two drivers until a power unit failure forced George Russell out, leaving Kimi Antonelli cruising to a record-breaking fourth Formula 1 victory
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Why Hamilton ditched the F1 sim – and why he thinks it was making him slower
Hamilton arrived in Montreal having skipped the simulator entirely in his preparation, but it wasn’t an oversight
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