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Execution vs indecision: The strategy gap between Mercedes and Ferrari
At Zandvoort, Mercedes showed how decisive team orders should look. Ferrari showed, again, what happens without them
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Mark Hughes: Detuned to win – How McLaren tamed its own car at Zandvoort
A mid-weekend rebalancing act turned McLaren’s tyre-eating sprint car into a Sunday winner in the hands of Lando Norris, as Mark Hughes explains
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Jeremy Clarkson ‘to grow F1 car parts’: why Alpine wants Diddly Squat crop
From farm to Formula 1: Jeremy Clarkson has suggested that some of this year’s Diddly Squat harvest could end up as components on grand prix cars
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F1’s replacement drivers: the cameos that made – and ended – careers
It’s always tough to step into a grand prix car at short notice, here are just a few of the occasions that replacement Formula 1 drivers have had limited time to make their mark
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Mark Hughes: Groundhog Day or redemption? Lawson’s audition hinges on 0.3sec
With one practice session and a 0.3sec target, Mark Hughes asks if his Dutch GP outing could be Lawson’s redemption or merely a convenient stopgap for Red Bull
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If Zandvoort is a trial for Lawson, it’s not for a Red Bull F1 drive
Lawson is back in Red Bull colours at Zandvoort, but with Verstappen’s seat locked down until 2030 and Hadjar’s own looking secure, one good weekend won’t change much for his future
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Podcast: Grading every 2026 F1 driver so far: Only one A+ on the grid?
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The 2026 Formula 1 field ranked after the first half of the season. One driver stands above the rest
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Zandvoort’s last F1 race: why can’t the sell-out Dutch GP survive?
A capacity crowd every year, the sport’s biggest star, and the most sustainable event haven’t been enough to keep Zandvoort on the F1 calendar. The Dutch Grand Prix’s demise carries some uncomfortable truths
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2026 Dutch GP Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix
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Execution vs indecision: The strategy gap between Mercedes and Ferrari
At Zandvoort, Mercedes showed how decisive team orders should look. Ferrari showed, again, what happens without them
F1
Mark Hughes: Detuned to win – How McLaren tamed its own car at Zandvoort
A mid-weekend rebalancing act turned McLaren’s tyre-eating sprint car into a Sunday winner in the hands of Lando Norris, as Mark Hughes explains
F1
Jeremy Clarkson ‘to grow F1 car parts’: why Alpine wants Diddly Squat crop
From farm to Formula 1: Jeremy Clarkson has suggested that some of this year’s Diddly Squat harvest could end up as components on grand prix cars
F1
F1’s replacement drivers: the cameos that made – and ended – careers
It’s always tough to step into a grand prix car at short notice, here are just a few of the occasions that replacement Formula 1 drivers have had limited time to make their mark
F1
Mark Hughes: Groundhog Day or redemption? Lawson’s audition hinges on 0.3sec
With one practice session and a 0.3sec target, Mark Hughes asks if his Dutch GP outing could be Lawson’s redemption or merely a convenient stopgap for Red Bull
F1
If Zandvoort is a trial for Lawson, it’s not for a Red Bull F1 drive
Lawson is back in Red Bull colours at Zandvoort, but with Verstappen’s seat locked down until 2030 and Hadjar’s own looking secure, one good weekend won’t change much for his future
F1 Show
Podcast: Grading every 2026 F1 driver so far: Only one A+ on the grid?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
The 2026 Formula 1 field ranked after the first half of the season. One driver stands above the rest
F1
Zandvoort’s last F1 race: why can’t the sell-out Dutch GP survive?
A capacity crowd every year, the sport’s biggest star, and the most sustainable event haven’t been enough to keep Zandvoort on the F1 calendar. The Dutch Grand Prix’s demise carries some uncomfortable truths
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2026 Dutch GP Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix
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MPH: Charles Leclerc could win in Baku – even though he’s starting at the back of F1 grid
Charles Leclerc has four poles but no wins at Baku – a circuit where he excels. Mark Hughes wonders if the Ferrari driver can finally claim victory – despite having to start at the back of the grid
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MPH: Lando Norris’s F1 magic deserves more appreciation
Lando Norris’s soaring confidence and an improved McLaren mean we’re witnessing a Formula 1 driver at his outer limits, Mark Hughes argues
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Mark Hughes: Too fast to win. How Norris lost Spanish GP to slow-driving Antonelli
Fast enough to build an unassailable lead, Lando Norris was too quick to catch the VSC pit window. And so his flawless F1 Madring weekend ended cruelly, as even the winner acknowledged, Mark Hughes says
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Why is the 2026 Azerbaijan GP on a Saturday? Start time, plus how to watch and live stream F1
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Is Baku the beginning of the end of the F1 title fight?
The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix opens a Formula 1 triple-header that will decide whether Antonelli’s title is a fight or a formality
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Five decades of F1’s safety car: the history… the controversy… the Fiat Tempra
More than 50 years since a bright yellow Porsche took centre stage at the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, we look back at the history F1 safety cars and the role that they have played in races
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