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On this day in motor sport – August 24-30
This week in motor sport, from the database August 24 // August 25 // August 26 // August 27 // August 28 // August 29 // August 30 August 24 1986…
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Racing Point Force India enters F1 at the bottom of the pile
Force India has been taken over and renamed to Racing Point Force India, with all 59 constructors’ points taken away before the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix The takeover of…
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Fast but feisty Gasly’s big chance
How will Pierre Gasly fare alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing? Pierre Gasly’s promotion next year to the senior Red Bull team represents a huge opportunity for the 22-year-old.…
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‘I don’t see it as Red Bull not giving me an F1 seat. They gave me a career’
Two vacant seats at Toro Rosso? A case of what could have been for António Félix da Costa António Félix da Costa is the driver Red Bull forgot. The one…
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Pierre Gasly promoted to Red Bull Racing for 2019
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s 2019 line-up is complete, as Gasly steps up to the senior team Red Bull Racing has announced Pierre Gasly will replace the outgoing Daniel Ricciardo…
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Simon Arron: The stark reality of McLaren’s situation
McLaren is a Formula 1 team with a history of fielding household names, but without Alonso in 2019, its decline could become more apparent than ever It was almost seamless.…
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On this day in motor sport: August 17-23
The anniversaries from this week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 17 // August 18 // August 19 // August 20 // August 21 // August 22…
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Fernando Alonso’s F1 career
Seventeen years in F1, more than 300 Grands Prix started, two world championships, 32 wins and lots of controversy: Fernando Alonso’s career timeline Read more: Farewell Fernando Alonso 1999-2000 Fernando Alonso wins…
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MPH: How Robert Kubica could return to Williams F1
A chain of events could mean that Robert Kubica finally gets his chance to return to Formula 1 Carlos Sainz’s signing for McLaren as Fernando Alonso’s replacement for 2019 puts…
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On this day in motor sport – August 24-30
This week in motor sport, from the database August 24 // August 25 // August 26 // August 27 // August 28 // August 29 // August 30 August 24 1986…
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Racing Point Force India enters F1 at the bottom of the pile
Force India has been taken over and renamed to Racing Point Force India, with all 59 constructors’ points taken away before the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix The takeover of…
Opinion
F1
Fast but feisty Gasly’s big chance
How will Pierre Gasly fare alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing? Pierre Gasly’s promotion next year to the senior Red Bull team represents a huge opportunity for the 22-year-old.…
Opinion
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‘I don’t see it as Red Bull not giving me an F1 seat. They gave me a career’
Two vacant seats at Toro Rosso? A case of what could have been for António Félix da Costa António Félix da Costa is the driver Red Bull forgot. The one…
F1
Pierre Gasly promoted to Red Bull Racing for 2019
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s 2019 line-up is complete, as Gasly steps up to the senior team Red Bull Racing has announced Pierre Gasly will replace the outgoing Daniel Ricciardo…
Opinion
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Simon Arron: The stark reality of McLaren’s situation
McLaren is a Formula 1 team with a history of fielding household names, but without Alonso in 2019, its decline could become more apparent than ever It was almost seamless.…
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On this day in motor sport: August 17-23
The anniversaries from this week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 17 // August 18 // August 19 // August 20 // August 21 // August 22…
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Fernando Alonso’s F1 career
Seventeen years in F1, more than 300 Grands Prix started, two world championships, 32 wins and lots of controversy: Fernando Alonso’s career timeline Read more: Farewell Fernando Alonso 1999-2000 Fernando Alonso wins…
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MPH: How Robert Kubica could return to Williams F1
A chain of events could mean that Robert Kubica finally gets his chance to return to Formula 1 Carlos Sainz’s signing for McLaren as Fernando Alonso’s replacement for 2019 puts…
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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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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