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Mark Hughes analysis: Why Red Bull sacked Christian Horner
Christian Horner’s dismissal well and truly marks the end of a wildly successful era for Red Bull. Mark Hughes examines how the team started to crumble
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Who is Laurent Mekies? New Red Bull F1 team boss replacing Horner
Laurent Mekies steps into the spotlight as the new Red Bull F1 team boss, succeeding Christian Horner and bringing a fresh chapter to the squad
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The Christian Horner texting scandal that split Red Bull
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner were dismissed twice, but heralded a series of big-name departures from the team, and ultimately his sacking
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Christian Horner: From aspiring F1 driver to Red Bull team principal
Christian Horner hoped he would end up racing in Formula 1; fell into the team manager role; and became one of the most successful bosses in the series’ history. Here’s his story, from early days of racing in Formula Renault to managing Red Bull to multiple F1 title triumphs – and his exit after a controversial final season
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The key staff who quit Red Bull: Horner pushed out after mass exodus
Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull’s team principal follows a race to the exit by high-ranking staff, including Adrian Newey. Can it regroup?
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Matt Bishop: The wild French GP circuit that was too dangerous for F1
France’s narrow Clermont-Ferrand circuit threaded through volcanic rock faces, sheer drops, and untamed countryside, posing one of F1’s greatest-ever tests of nerve. No wonder only the very best drivers won there, says Matt Bishop
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All the F1 drivers and teams expected at 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed will feature enough F1 drivers to fill almost two GP grids as it celebrates 75 years of the world championship. Here are all of the confirmed attendees and F1 teams
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McLaren’s unstoppable force: Neil Oatley designed Senna’s F1 title winners. Now he’s targeting Le Mans
Here is a bold claim with which to kick off an interview/profile: no one has ever devoted to motor sport so great a proportion of such a long working life…
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Aintree: Britain’s forgotten F1 circuit
Just how good was Aintree, the circuit situated six miles north of Liverpool’s city centre? Created on the hallowed precincts of the Grand National horse race, it opened to international-class…
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Mark Hughes analysis: Why Red Bull sacked Christian Horner
Christian Horner’s dismissal well and truly marks the end of a wildly successful era for Red Bull. Mark Hughes examines how the team started to crumble
F1
Who is Laurent Mekies? New Red Bull F1 team boss replacing Horner
Laurent Mekies steps into the spotlight as the new Red Bull F1 team boss, succeeding Christian Horner and bringing a fresh chapter to the squad
F1
The Christian Horner texting scandal that split Red Bull
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner were dismissed twice, but heralded a series of big-name departures from the team, and ultimately his sacking
F1
Christian Horner: From aspiring F1 driver to Red Bull team principal
Christian Horner hoped he would end up racing in Formula 1; fell into the team manager role; and became one of the most successful bosses in the series’ history. Here’s his story, from early days of racing in Formula Renault to managing Red Bull to multiple F1 title triumphs – and his exit after a controversial final season
F1
The key staff who quit Red Bull: Horner pushed out after mass exodus
Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull’s team principal follows a race to the exit by high-ranking staff, including Adrian Newey. Can it regroup?
F1
Matt Bishop: The wild French GP circuit that was too dangerous for F1
France’s narrow Clermont-Ferrand circuit threaded through volcanic rock faces, sheer drops, and untamed countryside, posing one of F1’s greatest-ever tests of nerve. No wonder only the very best drivers won there, says Matt Bishop
F1
All the F1 drivers and teams expected at 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed will feature enough F1 drivers to fill almost two GP grids as it celebrates 75 years of the world championship. Here are all of the confirmed attendees and F1 teams
Archive
McLaren’s unstoppable force: Neil Oatley designed Senna’s F1 title winners. Now he’s targeting Le Mans
Here is a bold claim with which to kick off an interview/profile: no one has ever devoted to motor sport so great a proportion of such a long working life…
Archive
Aintree: Britain’s forgotten F1 circuit
Just how good was Aintree, the circuit situated six miles north of Liverpool’s city centre? Created on the hallowed precincts of the Grand National horse race, it opened to international-class…
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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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Mark Hughes: F1’s last-minute Suzuka fix hasn’t gone far enough
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says 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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Buried under a shopping complex, California’s spectacular cathedral to speed
Fifty-five years ago the first Formula 1 race was held at California’s state-of-the-art Ontario Motor Speedway. The circuit attracted celebrities, vast concerts and a record-breaking Evel Knievel jump but, laments Matt Bishop, the 1971 Questor Grand Prix would be the only F1 event before the bulldozers moved in
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Bearman crash has cornered the FIA into action, but what can it do?
The drivers warned that an accident like Bearman’s in Japan was coming, and now the FIA needs to act
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F1 has a Verstappen problem it can no longer ignore
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way?
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