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MPH: Carlos Sainz still has no 2025 F1 deal. Because a Mercedes seat is opening up?
Carlos Sainz has repeatedly stalled in making his 2025 F1 team choice – but has the market moved towards him?
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Vowles says Williams has ‘to let go of F1 past’ to succeed
Williams is one of F1’s most successful teams, but hasn’t won in a long time – its principal James Vowles explains why the approach of Frank and Patrick won’t work in the modern age, and how he’s doing things differently
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More fragile trophies and ‘another’ 9th Hamilton win? Hungarian GP preview
Lewis Hamilton will be looking for his second successive F1 win at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but Ferrari could spring a comeback. Here’s what to watch out for at the Hungaroring, including fragile trophies, porcelain-effect helmets and scorching temperatures
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
Is Mercedes now the team to beat? Here are our F1 Fantasy tips and predictions for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
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F1’s future was at Silverstone — if you watched this 1972 McLaren M19
Within the historic demonstration run at the British Grand Prix was a 1972 McLaren M19 which — in one crucial area — was more advanced than even the next-generation 2026 F1 cars, writes Mark Hughes
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F1’s 2026 development ban: how FIA stops teams from cheating
The 2026 F1 rules are now close to being finalised, but teams are banned from working on them until the start of 2025 – here’s how the FIA stops any competitors from jumping the gun
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The lonely death of B Bira, Thai racing prince, adventurer and Olympian
Thai royal Prince ‘B Bira’ was an accomplished racer, an aviator, an Olympian and gifted artist. And yet, after a life of adventure, he died anonymously at a London Tube station, as Matt Bishop recounts
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20 years of Red Bull: The ‘unplanned’ team that took over F1
Loud, brash, controversial and devastatingly successful – Red Bull has trod its own winning path over 20 years in F1. Some of its key players look back on two decades of racing with James Elson
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Mercedes: ‘We were too confident after eight years of F1 success’
Mercedes’ return to competitiveness has been a hard and gruelling journey. Key figures from the team tell Motor Sport what went wrong and how it clawed its way back to the front
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MPH: Carlos Sainz still has no 2025 F1 deal. Because a Mercedes seat is opening up?
Carlos Sainz has repeatedly stalled in making his 2025 F1 team choice – but has the market moved towards him?
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Vowles says Williams has ‘to let go of F1 past’ to succeed
Williams is one of F1’s most successful teams, but hasn’t won in a long time – its principal James Vowles explains why the approach of Frank and Patrick won’t work in the modern age, and how he’s doing things differently
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More fragile trophies and ‘another’ 9th Hamilton win? Hungarian GP preview
Lewis Hamilton will be looking for his second successive F1 win at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but Ferrari could spring a comeback. Here’s what to watch out for at the Hungaroring, including fragile trophies, porcelain-effect helmets and scorching temperatures
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
Is Mercedes now the team to beat? Here are our F1 Fantasy tips and predictions for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
F1
F1’s future was at Silverstone — if you watched this 1972 McLaren M19
Within the historic demonstration run at the British Grand Prix was a 1972 McLaren M19 which — in one crucial area — was more advanced than even the next-generation 2026 F1 cars, writes Mark Hughes
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F1’s 2026 development ban: how FIA stops teams from cheating
The 2026 F1 rules are now close to being finalised, but teams are banned from working on them until the start of 2025 – here’s how the FIA stops any competitors from jumping the gun
F1
The lonely death of B Bira, Thai racing prince, adventurer and Olympian
Thai royal Prince ‘B Bira’ was an accomplished racer, an aviator, an Olympian and gifted artist. And yet, after a life of adventure, he died anonymously at a London Tube station, as Matt Bishop recounts
F1
20 years of Red Bull: The ‘unplanned’ team that took over F1
Loud, brash, controversial and devastatingly successful – Red Bull has trod its own winning path over 20 years in F1. Some of its key players look back on two decades of racing with James Elson
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Mercedes: ‘We were too confident after eight years of F1 success’
Mercedes’ return to competitiveness has been a hard and gruelling journey. Key figures from the team tell Motor Sport what went wrong and how it clawed its way back to the front
Standings – 2025 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Can Red Bull do a ‘McLaren’ and turn F1 on its head again?
One year ago McLaren scored a shock Miami win, but it proved a changing of the F1 guard – can Red Bull do the same to fight back in Florida this weekend, asks Mark Hughes
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MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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MPH: Will youth trump experience in Saudi GP with a tyre twist?
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
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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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Tomorrow’s F1 starting grid for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix
Max Verstappen is set to start on pole for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix after a brilliant lap that left Lando Norris second. Here’s how the starting grid looks for Sunday’s race
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2025 Miami GP sprint results – Norris benefits from safety car again to win
In a repeat of the 2024 race, Norris got lucky with the timing of a late safety car to win Miami’s sprint race
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Top 10 worst F1 liveries ever – does Ferrari make it?
The 2025 Miami GP’s one-off liveries – particularly Ferrari’s – are a timely reminder that ‘special’ doesn’t always mean good
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