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He worked behind the scenes to put Marlboro money into Formula 1 – ask John Hogan your questions for our podcast
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Williams and Rob Smedley to part ways
Senior Williams engineer to leave at the end of 2018 F1 season Williams’ head of performance engineering, Rob Smedley, will leave the team at the end of the 2018 Formula…
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On this day in motor sport: November 2-8
On this day in Formula 1, Le Mans and more, from the database November 2 1946 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones is born. This gritty Australian won the…
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MPH: Who can stop Mercedes?
Formula 1 has been dominated by Mercedes since 2014 – can Ferrari, Red Bull or the rules end that? For the sake of argument, let’s state that the current formula…
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Ricciardo’s season of discontent
How Daniel Ricciardo’s mentality has been shaped by a season of failures at Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo has never faced something like this. The most famous smile in Formula 1…
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Hamilton on rivals, religion and how the 2018 F1 title was won
Newly crowned five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in his own words Lewis Hamilton carried himself subtly differently into the season-closing races, once the fifth title had become a formality. There…
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A match for Fangio?
Numbers tell a story, but not the story of Lewis Hamilton matching Fangio You can’t escape it. First thing on breakfast news this morning: Lewis Hamilton wins fifth title, putting him on…
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2018 Mexican Grand Prix report
Max Verstappen didn’t enjoy being P2 in qualifying, with the fastest car and only his team-mate to beat. The knocking over of the P2 bollard in parc ferme told you…
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Lewis Hamilton: an all-time great in his own right
Comparisons aside, Hamilton’s fifth title proves yet again he’s among the best of all time Lewis Hamilton. Five times champion. Parity with Juan Manuel Fangio. Next stop Michael Schumacher. Blah,…
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Ask John Hogan: Podcast
He worked behind the scenes to put Marlboro money into Formula 1 – ask John Hogan your questions for our podcast
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Williams and Rob Smedley to part ways
Senior Williams engineer to leave at the end of 2018 F1 season Williams’ head of performance engineering, Rob Smedley, will leave the team at the end of the 2018 Formula…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 2-8
On this day in Formula 1, Le Mans and more, from the database November 2 1946 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones is born. This gritty Australian won the…
Opinion
F1
MPH: Who can stop Mercedes?
Formula 1 has been dominated by Mercedes since 2014 – can Ferrari, Red Bull or the rules end that? For the sake of argument, let’s state that the current formula…
Opinion
F1
Ricciardo’s season of discontent
How Daniel Ricciardo’s mentality has been shaped by a season of failures at Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo has never faced something like this. The most famous smile in Formula 1…
Opinion
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Hamilton on rivals, religion and how the 2018 F1 title was won
Newly crowned five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in his own words Lewis Hamilton carried himself subtly differently into the season-closing races, once the fifth title had become a formality. There…
Opinion
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A match for Fangio?
Numbers tell a story, but not the story of Lewis Hamilton matching Fangio You can’t escape it. First thing on breakfast news this morning: Lewis Hamilton wins fifth title, putting him on…
F1
2018 Mexican Grand Prix report
Max Verstappen didn’t enjoy being P2 in qualifying, with the fastest car and only his team-mate to beat. The knocking over of the P2 bollard in parc ferme told you…
Opinion
F1
Lewis Hamilton: an all-time great in his own right
Comparisons aside, Hamilton’s fifth title proves yet again he’s among the best of all time Lewis Hamilton. Five times champion. Parity with Juan Manuel Fangio. Next stop Michael Schumacher. Blah,…
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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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The best F1 drivers who never won a world championship
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
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F1 is returning to Turkey – here are five more circuits that should come back
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
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