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Red Bull fastest on day 2 of second F1 test
Red Bull tops second day of final pre-season test amid more trouble for McLaren Daniel Ricciardo posted the fastest time of Formula 1 winter testing on day two of the…
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History renders Jordá comments redundant
Carmen Jordá’s recent comments suggesting women avoid the physical demands of Formula 1 fall flat in the face of history Carmen Jordá is of course entitled to her…
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Ferrari fastest on first day of final pre-season test
Vettel sets fastest time of test two opener Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time on the opening day of the final pre-season test, as his morning effort of 1min20.396sec…
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Ferrari tops opening morning of second F1 test
Sebastian Vettel fastest so far in second F1 test, but top three remain close Sebastian Vettel’s time of 1min20.396sec, set on medium tyres, put him at the top of the leaderboard…
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Mercedes F1 technical director: ‘I’m hoping for 3-way fight’
Mercedes AMG F1’s technical director James Allison on the season ahead… and the unseen side of Lewis Hamilton Last season was Formula 1’s first with its radically…
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Williams issues vote of confidence on F1 engine parity
Following an FIA directive that Formula 1 engines must be physically identical, issued in January, Claire Williams has expressed that she is fully confident that Mercedes will be supplying Williams…
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Toro Rosso boss lauds relationship with Honda F1 ahead of its debut season For Honda’s only Formula 1 customer team, Toro Rosso, there seems to be no sign of any…
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F1’s Indianapolis farce: when only six cars lined up for the 2005 US Grand Prix
Looking back at the 2005 United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis, the most farcical F1 race of this millennium
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Wolff: “There is a fine line between realism and arrogance”
Mercedes AMG F1’s team principal Toto Wolff on management, motivation and more… On the surface, it looked much easier managing Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last year than ever it…
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Red Bull fastest on day 2 of second F1 test
Red Bull tops second day of final pre-season test amid more trouble for McLaren Daniel Ricciardo posted the fastest time of Formula 1 winter testing on day two of the…
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History renders Jordá comments redundant
Carmen Jordá’s recent comments suggesting women avoid the physical demands of Formula 1 fall flat in the face of history Carmen Jordá is of course entitled to her…
F1
Ferrari fastest on first day of final pre-season test
Vettel sets fastest time of test two opener Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time on the opening day of the final pre-season test, as his morning effort of 1min20.396sec…
F1
Ferrari tops opening morning of second F1 test
Sebastian Vettel fastest so far in second F1 test, but top three remain close Sebastian Vettel’s time of 1min20.396sec, set on medium tyres, put him at the top of the leaderboard…
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Mercedes F1 technical director: ‘I’m hoping for 3-way fight’
Mercedes AMG F1’s technical director James Allison on the season ahead… and the unseen side of Lewis Hamilton Last season was Formula 1’s first with its radically…
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Williams issues vote of confidence on F1 engine parity
Following an FIA directive that Formula 1 engines must be physically identical, issued in January, Claire Williams has expressed that she is fully confident that Mercedes will be supplying Williams…
Opinion
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Culture clash
Toro Rosso boss lauds relationship with Honda F1 ahead of its debut season For Honda’s only Formula 1 customer team, Toro Rosso, there seems to be no sign of any…
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F1’s Indianapolis farce: when only six cars lined up for the 2005 US Grand Prix
Looking back at the 2005 United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis, the most farcical F1 race of this millennium
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Wolff: “There is a fine line between realism and arrogance”
Mercedes AMG F1’s team principal Toto Wolff on management, motivation and more… On the surface, it looked much easier managing Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last year than ever it…
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MPH: Deployment and deception: decoding F1 testing runs in Bahrain
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
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MPH: ‘Does Mercedes’ power unit break F1 rules? It’s not as simple as that…’
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Schumacher in a Ligier? F1’s most unlikely testing stories
Alain Prost adopted a disguise; Kimi Räikkönen was “Eskimo”; and Ayrton Senna was bizarrely unsuccessful: he strange and secret stories of F1 drivers who tested cars they were never meant to drive
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Why 2026 F1 race starts are a problem waiting to happen
The removal of the MGU-H from Formula 1’s 2026 power units has turned race starts into one of the most technically treacherous moments ahead of the first race, and the paddock is bracing itself
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Matt Bishop: Modern F1 peaked in 1991 – look at what we’ve lost
As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso question the complexity of 2026’s new cars, Matt Bishop looks back to 1991 and a Formula 1 season that struck the perfect balance between innovation and joy
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