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When Ayrton Senna was nearly banned from F1
Imagine that Ayrton Senna, aged 30 and nearing the peak of his powers, had not taken part in the 1990 Formula 1 world championship. That, rather than claim the second…
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AlphaTauri launches AT01, aiming for top five championship finish in 2020
The first AlphaTauri car has been revealed in a glitzy ceremony in Salzburg, following the Toro Rosso F1 team’s rebranding. The Faenza-based team is aiming for a top-five place in…
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Verstappen comments a “sign of weakness” according to Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has said that that jibes from Max Verstappen are “a sign of weakness,” as the pair prepare to battle for the 2020 Formula 1 world championship. The 22-year-old…
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Alfa Romeo C39 emerges at Fiorano in one-off Valentine’s Day livery
Alfa Romeo has given its new 2020 car a run out at Fiorano in a private test ahead of the two weeks of winter testing in Barcelona. Kimi Räikkönen turned…
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Mercedes reveals 2020 W11 car ahead of Silverstone shakedown
Mercedes has revealed shots of the new W11 before it takes to the track at Silverstone. Ahead of a private shakedown with both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas getting time…
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McLaren’s 2020 MCL35 breaks cover at Woking
McLaren has revealed the MCL35 at its Woking base ahead of winter testing in Barcelona. The team has retained its papaya orange and blue colours from last season with a…
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Renault focused on 2021 as it gives sneak preview of “transitional” R.S.20
Renault has unveiled a sneak peak of its 2020 Formula 1 car ahead of winter testing next week with digital renders of its new effort. The R.S.20 was partly shown…
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2020 Chinese Grand Prix postponed amid coronavirus outbreak
The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Formula 1 was set to visit China in April for the fourth round of the season…
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Race Retro celebrates 70 years of F1 with ‘The Greatest Grid’
Formula 1 cars dating back to the 1960s will be a part of the Race Retro celebration of 70 years of the F1 championship. Seven cars from F1 past will…
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When Ayrton Senna was nearly banned from F1
Imagine that Ayrton Senna, aged 30 and nearing the peak of his powers, had not taken part in the 1990 Formula 1 world championship. That, rather than claim the second…
F1
AlphaTauri launches AT01, aiming for top five championship finish in 2020
The first AlphaTauri car has been revealed in a glitzy ceremony in Salzburg, following the Toro Rosso F1 team’s rebranding. The Faenza-based team is aiming for a top-five place in…
F1
Verstappen comments a “sign of weakness” according to Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has said that that jibes from Max Verstappen are “a sign of weakness,” as the pair prepare to battle for the 2020 Formula 1 world championship. The 22-year-old…
F1
Alfa Romeo C39 emerges at Fiorano in one-off Valentine’s Day livery
Alfa Romeo has given its new 2020 car a run out at Fiorano in a private test ahead of the two weeks of winter testing in Barcelona. Kimi Räikkönen turned…
F1
Mercedes reveals 2020 W11 car ahead of Silverstone shakedown
Mercedes has revealed shots of the new W11 before it takes to the track at Silverstone. Ahead of a private shakedown with both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas getting time…
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McLaren’s 2020 MCL35 breaks cover at Woking
McLaren has revealed the MCL35 at its Woking base ahead of winter testing in Barcelona. The team has retained its papaya orange and blue colours from last season with a…
F1
Renault focused on 2021 as it gives sneak preview of “transitional” R.S.20
Renault has unveiled a sneak peak of its 2020 Formula 1 car ahead of winter testing next week with digital renders of its new effort. The R.S.20 was partly shown…
F1
2020 Chinese Grand Prix postponed amid coronavirus outbreak
The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Formula 1 was set to visit China in April for the fourth round of the season…
F1
Race Retro celebrates 70 years of F1 with ‘The Greatest Grid’
Formula 1 cars dating back to the 1960s will be a part of the Race Retro celebration of 70 years of the F1 championship. Seven cars from F1 past will…
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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
Verstappen’s stunning Nürburgring 24 Hours assault exposed the gap between what Formula 1 is and what racing can be, Mark Hughes argues
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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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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
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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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Too successful to be dangerous: Why F1 had to leave great circuits behind
Verstappen’s Nürburgring masterclass was a reminder of everything Formula 1 gave up – and why it can never get it back
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Podcast: Verstappen’s Nürburgring blast was awe-inspiring in a way F1 can’t be
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Audacious overtakes and relentless pace: why Max Verstappen was mesmerising at the Nürburgring. Plus what makes the Canadian Grand Prix unmissable
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