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Racing Point to become Aston Martin F1 in 2021
Racing Point will be rebranded Aston Martin from next year after co-owner Lawrence Stroll took a £182m stake in the carmaker. The team has said that it will be known…
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Sanya ePrix cancelled as FIA monitors coronavirus situation ahead of Chinese Grand Prix
The Chinese Grand Prix is at risk of being cancelled as the coronavirus outbreak grows in China, with Formula E announcing that the Sanya ePrix will not go ahead. A…
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MPH: How F1 teams come to dominate the grid — before their downfall
Mercedes has won the drivers’ and constructors’ championship for the last six years, a clean sweep of the hybrid era. As we wait for the new season to see if…
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Overheated and overhyped? The two-stroke’s inglorious GP history
Well, ring-a-ding-ding, two-strokes in Formula 1 by 2025 – if Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds’ recent intriguing suggestion is acted upon. More bangs for your suck from fewer moving parts…
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TDF-1: The track day F1 car for £1.5m
There are now two sure-fire ways to get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car. One requires the backing of a Canadian billionaire, the other a (slightly) more modest…
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Release date for Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 2 revealed
Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 2 will release on February 28 ahead of the 2020 F1 season. Formula 1 confirmed the release date of the eagerly anticipated second season,…
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School run to delay start of F1’s 2021 Miami Grand Prix weekend
Formula 1 has announced changes to the proposed 2021 Miami Grand Prix including a change of schedule and an altered track layout after local opposition. Fears of disruption to the…
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MPH: How long can Lewis Hamilton go on winning?
If Lewis Hamilton decides to put his signature to another three-year F1 contract after his current one expires, he will be starting the 2023 season as a 38-year-old. At what…
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Alonso-McLaren partnership officially ends
Fernando Alonso has parted ways with McLaren after the Spaniard’s ambassadorial role with the team was not extended beyond the end of 2019. As revealed by Motor Sport’s Mark Hughes…
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Racing Point to become Aston Martin F1 in 2021
Racing Point will be rebranded Aston Martin from next year after co-owner Lawrence Stroll took a £182m stake in the carmaker. The team has said that it will be known…
F1
Sanya ePrix cancelled as FIA monitors coronavirus situation ahead of Chinese Grand Prix
The Chinese Grand Prix is at risk of being cancelled as the coronavirus outbreak grows in China, with Formula E announcing that the Sanya ePrix will not go ahead. A…
F1
MPH: How F1 teams come to dominate the grid — before their downfall
Mercedes has won the drivers’ and constructors’ championship for the last six years, a clean sweep of the hybrid era. As we wait for the new season to see if…
F1
Overheated and overhyped? The two-stroke’s inglorious GP history
Well, ring-a-ding-ding, two-strokes in Formula 1 by 2025 – if Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds’ recent intriguing suggestion is acted upon. More bangs for your suck from fewer moving parts…
Single-Seaters
TDF-1: The track day F1 car for £1.5m
There are now two sure-fire ways to get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car. One requires the backing of a Canadian billionaire, the other a (slightly) more modest…
F1
Release date for Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 2 revealed
Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 2 will release on February 28 ahead of the 2020 F1 season. Formula 1 confirmed the release date of the eagerly anticipated second season,…
F1
School run to delay start of F1’s 2021 Miami Grand Prix weekend
Formula 1 has announced changes to the proposed 2021 Miami Grand Prix including a change of schedule and an altered track layout after local opposition. Fears of disruption to the…
F1
MPH: How long can Lewis Hamilton go on winning?
If Lewis Hamilton decides to put his signature to another three-year F1 contract after his current one expires, he will be starting the 2023 season as a 38-year-old. At what…
F1
Alonso-McLaren partnership officially ends
Fernando Alonso has parted ways with McLaren after the Spaniard’s ambassadorial role with the team was not extended beyond the end of 2019. As revealed by Motor Sport’s 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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