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The £270m ghost: Inside Valencia’s abandoned F1 street circuit
More than a decade after Formula 1 left town, Valencia’s £270m harbour circuit is now a forgotten maze of kerbs, barriers and abandoned buildings
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Binotto on unknowns of F1 2026: ‘What we knew before isn’t true’
The Audi F1 team’s CEO Mattia Binotto has emphasised what a step into the unknown the 2026 regulations are
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Adrian Newey on his clean-sheet F1 revolution at Aston Martin
Adrian Newey opens up on his working process, collaboration and the uncertainty of building Aston Martin’s first Formula 1 car for the new 2026 era
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Audi aims to fight for F1 title ‘from 2030’ as silver colours unveiled
Sauber will become the Audi F1 team in 2026, racing in a newly-revealed livery. But it will take another five years to become championship contenders, say the team’s experienced leaders
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Maybe livery launches do matter: how McLaren papaya led to F1 success
Audi has revealed the first F1 livery of the 2026 season. You might groan, but sometimes these events are more significant than they might seem
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Elkann’s criticism highlights an age-old Ferrari F1 problem
Ferrari chairman John Elkann’s call for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to “talk less” is the latest example of a long Ferrari tradition – when pressure mounts, the criticism starts at the top
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Magnificent, merciless Riverside: the F1 circuit too lethal for racing
Careening through Californian desert, Riverside was a wild test of skill and courage, with merciless consequences for drivers who got it wrong. Now under a shopping mall, it defined F1’s soul, writes Matt Bishop
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Every F1 driver out of contract at the end of 2025
From unproven rookies to world champions in waiting, here is every Formula 1 driver who will be out of contract at the end of the 2025 season
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Norris’s champion-worthy drive can’t outshine Verstappen – Sao Paulo GP takeaways
Norris surged toward title favourite status in Brazil, but Verstappen’s recovery, Piastri’s penalty, Antonelli’s rise and Hamilton’s despair told the real story of an eventful Interlagos weekend
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The £270m ghost: Inside Valencia’s abandoned F1 street circuit
More than a decade after Formula 1 left town, Valencia’s £270m harbour circuit is now a forgotten maze of kerbs, barriers and abandoned buildings
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Binotto on unknowns of F1 2026: ‘What we knew before isn’t true’
The Audi F1 team’s CEO Mattia Binotto has emphasised what a step into the unknown the 2026 regulations are
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Adrian Newey on his clean-sheet F1 revolution at Aston Martin
Adrian Newey opens up on his working process, collaboration and the uncertainty of building Aston Martin’s first Formula 1 car for the new 2026 era
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Audi aims to fight for F1 title ‘from 2030’ as silver colours unveiled
Sauber will become the Audi F1 team in 2026, racing in a newly-revealed livery. But it will take another five years to become championship contenders, say the team’s experienced leaders
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Maybe livery launches do matter: how McLaren papaya led to F1 success
Audi has revealed the first F1 livery of the 2026 season. You might groan, but sometimes these events are more significant than they might seem
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Elkann’s criticism highlights an age-old Ferrari F1 problem
Ferrari chairman John Elkann’s call for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to “talk less” is the latest example of a long Ferrari tradition – when pressure mounts, the criticism starts at the top
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Magnificent, merciless Riverside: the F1 circuit too lethal for racing
Careening through Californian desert, Riverside was a wild test of skill and courage, with merciless consequences for drivers who got it wrong. Now under a shopping mall, it defined F1’s soul, writes Matt Bishop
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Every F1 driver out of contract at the end of 2025
From unproven rookies to world champions in waiting, here is every Formula 1 driver who will be out of contract at the end of the 2025 season
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Norris’s champion-worthy drive can’t outshine Verstappen – Sao Paulo GP takeaways
Norris surged toward title favourite status in Brazil, but Verstappen’s recovery, Piastri’s penalty, Antonelli’s rise and Hamilton’s despair told the real story of an eventful Interlagos weekend
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Mark Hughes: The new Jim Clark? Antonelli’s Monza win was one of the greatest F1 has seen
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
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Mark Hughes: Monza tow is worth a massive 1.5sec – prepare for F1 qualifying controversy
Under 2026’s energy-starved rules, Monza’s tow is way too valuable, and that, Mark Hughes writes, is set to make controversial qualifying shenanigans for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix almost inevitable
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MPH: Why Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands
A season that opened with total Mercedes dominance is turning into a three-way fight for the fastest car in F1. Mark Hughes explains why
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
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John Watson: ‘It takes a racer to win from the back. Kimi is outstanding’
Kimi Antonelli’s F1 victory from 19th on the grid at Monza was sensational. Now John Watson, who won a grand prix after starting a record-breaking 22nd, rates the drive
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‘Devastating’ Monza was really just a reality check for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton called Monza “a bit devastating.” But a self-inflicted collision and a missed pit window don’t change the fact that Ferrari hasn’t looked like a real title contender for a while
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Fairness over physics: why Gasly lost his Monaco F1 podium
The Monaco Grand Prix saga has come to an end after months of reviews and appeals, with Pierre Gasly’s podium erased and the original classification restored
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