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Will Apple shake up F1 coverage? What you missed at the Hungarian GP
Is Apple looking global as it bids for F1 broadcasting rights? Plus: Lots of love for Laurent Mekies, and James Vowles’ juggling act
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Stoffel Vandoorne: ‘I guess my Mclaren F1 career is a classic case of right place, wrong time’
A hard-earned grand prix career may have ended in tears, but there’s much more to this Belgian star than being just another F1 nearly-man. From single-seater success to tackling Le…
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Ulf Norinder: the larger-than-life privateer
Born into wealth, Ulf Norinder, right, raced a Maserati 200S and Porsche 718 in his twenties when he befriended compatriot Jo Bonnier. In the 1960s, despite his size, he campaigned…
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Max Verstappen is expected to stay with Red Bull for 2026. Steve Nielsen has agreed to be MD of the Alpine F1 team and has accordingly resigned his position with…
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Playing F1 chess against itself: McLaren’s strategy calls
Lap 11 of the Belgian Grand Prix and the initially wet track was drying out. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were separated by less than 2sec and Piastri was around…
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Controversial Piastri Penalty Sparks Debate at British GP
“I’m not going to say too much or I’ll get myself in trouble,” said a hacked off Oscar Piastri after the British GP. “Apparently you can’t brake behind the safety…
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Lando Norris stood tall at Silverstone but Oscar Piastri came back fighting at Spa
The 2025 British Grand Prix would be the last race in which Red Bull Racing was led by Christian Horner, his departure from the team announced three days later. The…
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The downfall of Christian Horner: F1 power, politics and plots
July 8, 2025 London Tuesday morning, two days after the British Grand Prix. Christian Horner is attending a meeting called the previous day by the Red Bull company’s senior Austrian…
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F1 half-term report cards
McLaren Carried momentum from 2024 to soar higher, with nine wins from the first 12 races. Now, which will be its first champion driver since ’08? Oscar Piastri Points 234…
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Will Apple shake up F1 coverage? What you missed at the Hungarian GP
Is Apple looking global as it bids for F1 broadcasting rights? Plus: Lots of love for Laurent Mekies, and James Vowles’ juggling act
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Stoffel Vandoorne: ‘I guess my Mclaren F1 career is a classic case of right place, wrong time’
A hard-earned grand prix career may have ended in tears, but there’s much more to this Belgian star than being just another F1 nearly-man. From single-seater success to tackling Le…
Archive
Ulf Norinder: the larger-than-life privateer
Born into wealth, Ulf Norinder, right, raced a Maserati 200S and Porsche 718 in his twenties when he befriended compatriot Jo Bonnier. In the 1960s, despite his size, he campaigned…
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Word on the beat
Max Verstappen is expected to stay with Red Bull for 2026. Steve Nielsen has agreed to be MD of the Alpine F1 team and has accordingly resigned his position with…
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Playing F1 chess against itself: McLaren’s strategy calls
Lap 11 of the Belgian Grand Prix and the initially wet track was drying out. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were separated by less than 2sec and Piastri was around…
Archive
Controversial Piastri Penalty Sparks Debate at British GP
“I’m not going to say too much or I’ll get myself in trouble,” said a hacked off Oscar Piastri after the British GP. “Apparently you can’t brake behind the safety…
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Lando Norris stood tall at Silverstone but Oscar Piastri came back fighting at Spa
The 2025 British Grand Prix would be the last race in which Red Bull Racing was led by Christian Horner, his departure from the team announced three days later. The…
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The downfall of Christian Horner: F1 power, politics and plots
July 8, 2025 London Tuesday morning, two days after the British Grand Prix. Christian Horner is attending a meeting called the previous day by the Red Bull company’s senior Austrian…
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F1 half-term report cards
McLaren Carried momentum from 2024 to soar higher, with nine wins from the first 12 races. Now, which will be its first champion driver since ’08? Oscar Piastri Points 234…
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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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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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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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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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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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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Gone too soon: The F1 drivers who walked away on their own terms
As Max Verstappen threatens to walk away from the sport, he would not be the first champion to leave before his time was up
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Lock in fans, then make everything worse: F1 risks falling into Big Tech trap
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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