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How F1’s flexi-wing clampdown works and what effect it will have
Will the front wing flexibility clampdown introduced at the Spanish GP be a reset of Formula 1’s competitive order?
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F1 prize money: How much do GP teams and drivers really make?
Teams and drivers compete for giant prize funds across the F1 season, with the ability to earn millions extra through race-to-race bonuses. Here is a full breakdown of the estimated prize money up for grabs in 2024
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Mark Hughes: ‘Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari’s a dud’
We’ve only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc’s brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Spanish GP
A constructor question looms over this weekend’s 2025 Spanish F1 Fantasy round. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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Will flexi-wing rule reshuffle F1? – What to look for at the Spanish GP
The Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of F1’s second triple-header in a hectic start to 2025, with new flexi-wing regulations set to potentially disrupt the competitive order ahead of round nine
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When Alonso threw out Sainz’s lucky charm during his F1 rookie year
A ‘lucky hat’ had brought Sainz great results across his junior career and into F1, until his hero Fernando Alonso chucked it into a crowd of Spanish fans
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F1 in Barcelona and Madrid: why Spain will have two grands prix in 2026
This weekend, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host its last Spanish Grand Prix, but it will also be on the F1 calendar next year, along with Madrid. Its future looks less certain after 2026, however
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Lost in translation? Hamilton’s radio woes continue in Monaco
Hamilton’s challenging adaptation to life at Ferrari was on full display in Monaco, where a series of confusing radio exchanges highlighted ongoing communication issues between the seven-time world champion and his engineer
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2025 Spanish Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Formula 1 descends at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri narrowly leading the drivers’ championship and Lando Norris hot on his heels…
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How F1’s flexi-wing clampdown works and what effect it will have
Will the front wing flexibility clampdown introduced at the Spanish GP be a reset of Formula 1’s competitive order?
F1
F1 prize money: How much do GP teams and drivers really make?
Teams and drivers compete for giant prize funds across the F1 season, with the ability to earn millions extra through race-to-race bonuses. Here is a full breakdown of the estimated prize money up for grabs in 2024
F1
Mark Hughes: ‘Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari’s a dud’
We’ve only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc’s brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Spanish GP
A constructor question looms over this weekend’s 2025 Spanish F1 Fantasy round. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
F1
Will flexi-wing rule reshuffle F1? – What to look for at the Spanish GP
The Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of F1’s second triple-header in a hectic start to 2025, with new flexi-wing regulations set to potentially disrupt the competitive order ahead of round nine
F1
When Alonso threw out Sainz’s lucky charm during his F1 rookie year
A ‘lucky hat’ had brought Sainz great results across his junior career and into F1, until his hero Fernando Alonso chucked it into a crowd of Spanish fans
F1
F1 in Barcelona and Madrid: why Spain will have two grands prix in 2026
This weekend, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host its last Spanish Grand Prix, but it will also be on the F1 calendar next year, along with Madrid. Its future looks less certain after 2026, however
F1
Lost in translation? Hamilton’s radio woes continue in Monaco
Hamilton’s challenging adaptation to life at Ferrari was on full display in Monaco, where a series of confusing radio exchanges highlighted ongoing communication issues between the seven-time world champion and his engineer
F1
2025 Spanish Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Formula 1 descends at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri narrowly leading the drivers’ championship and Lando Norris hot on his heels…
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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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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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Heikki Kovalainen on F1 pressure, McLaren years and the cost of chasing greatness
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
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Why F1’s 2026 rules are forcing drivers away from the limit in qualifying
The 2026 Formula 1 rule changes are arguably the biggest in the history of grand prix racing, and certainly the most divisive. They undermine the fundamental tenets of the racing…
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