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What is Formula 1’s rookie race?
A grid full of aspiring Formula 1 drivers was set to go head-to-head around Yas Marina this winter, in an event dubbed the ‘rookie race’. The concept would see eligible…
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F1 set for closest season yet on 75th anniversary
F1 2025 could be the most exciting grand prix season ever – and it’ll coincide with the world championship’s 75th anniversary
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Mark Hughes: Why Newey chose Aston over Ferrari and Williams
Adrian Newey will move from Red Bull to Aston Martin next year – in this month’s magazine, Mark Hughes analyses why F1’s greatest designer has picked ‘Team Silverstone’
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Teapots, turbos and titles: Renault’s wild F1 ride
Renault will cease making Formula 1 engines after more than four decades that have seen innovation, domination, but all-too-frequent failures
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Sardinia’s ‘Superprix’: When F3000 rocked the streets of Cagliari
In 2003, Matt Bishop travelled to Sardinia to cover a Euro Formula 3000 race held on Cagliari roads – an intriguing event which added to the chequered history of Italian street circuits
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Jan Lammers: The Motor Sport Interview
Born in the seaside town of Zandvoort, not far from the famous circuit, Jan Lammers has done so much to raise the profile of Dutch racing drivers, long before the…
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Formula 1’s 2025 rookies
After an off-season that saw the entire 2023 Formula 1 entry list transferred to 2024 unchanged there has been a lot more driver market activity over the course of this…
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Motorcycle legend Mick Doohan on why son Jack is the right man for Alpine
Amid the inevitable noise around the impending arrival of Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the Formula 1 grid his fellow 2025 rookie Jack Doohan landed an Alpine seat – replacing Esteban…
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Is Aston Martin’s £20m-a-year Adrian Newey good value? Lawrence Stroll reckons so
Adrian Newey could have gone anywhere – but he’s gone to Aston Martin, the Silverstone-based outfit which started life as Jordan Grand Prix 33 years ago. Part of the team…
F1
What is Formula 1’s rookie race?
A grid full of aspiring Formula 1 drivers was set to go head-to-head around Yas Marina this winter, in an event dubbed the ‘rookie race’. The concept would see eligible…
F1
F1 set for closest season yet on 75th anniversary
F1 2025 could be the most exciting grand prix season ever – and it’ll coincide with the world championship’s 75th anniversary
F1
Mark Hughes: Why Newey chose Aston over Ferrari and Williams
Adrian Newey will move from Red Bull to Aston Martin next year – in this month’s magazine, Mark Hughes analyses why F1’s greatest designer has picked ‘Team Silverstone’
F1
Teapots, turbos and titles: Renault’s wild F1 ride
Renault will cease making Formula 1 engines after more than four decades that have seen innovation, domination, but all-too-frequent failures
F1
Sardinia’s ‘Superprix’: When F3000 rocked the streets of Cagliari
In 2003, Matt Bishop travelled to Sardinia to cover a Euro Formula 3000 race held on Cagliari roads – an intriguing event which added to the chequered history of Italian street circuits
Archive
Jan Lammers: The Motor Sport Interview
Born in the seaside town of Zandvoort, not far from the famous circuit, Jan Lammers has done so much to raise the profile of Dutch racing drivers, long before the…
Archive
Formula 1’s 2025 rookies
After an off-season that saw the entire 2023 Formula 1 entry list transferred to 2024 unchanged there has been a lot more driver market activity over the course of this…
Archive
Motorcycle legend Mick Doohan on why son Jack is the right man for Alpine
Amid the inevitable noise around the impending arrival of Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the Formula 1 grid his fellow 2025 rookie Jack Doohan landed an Alpine seat – replacing Esteban…
Archive
Is Aston Martin’s £20m-a-year Adrian Newey good value? Lawrence Stroll reckons so
Adrian Newey could have gone anywhere – but he’s gone to Aston Martin, the Silverstone-based outfit which started life as Jordan Grand Prix 33 years ago. Part of the team…
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Mark Hughes: McLaren F1 driver falls for Montreal trap… again
When Norris’s bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren’s infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1’s bid to return to Africa boosted by Kyalami Grade 1 upgrade approval
Over the next three years, Kyalami will be upgraded to Grade 1 standards, making it eligible to host a Formula 1 race
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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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Matt Bishop: F1’s self-destruction at Indianapolis – inside the 2005 US GP
Twenty years on from the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix, Matt Bishop revisits how a catastrophic tyre failure, leadership deadlock, and political infighting turned an F1 race into a global embarrassment
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