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Niki Lauda: The worst car I ever drove – March 721X
It was the one time I needed not to get into a bad car. It was 1972 and I’d bought my way into Formula 1 with March; I’d agreed to…
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Troubled soul Luigi Musso: ‘the only Italian who mattered in GP racing’
On Sunday, while George Russell was apparently winning the Belgian Grand Prix, albeit soon to be disqualified with the result that Lewis Hamilton would inherit the victory, those of you…
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Why Sergio Perez’s Red Bull reprieve was such a surprise
Sergio Perez has earned a reprieve at Red Bull for the rest of the F1 season, but the team can’t afford a continuation in his dismal form: we trace where it has all gone wrong for him this year after a positive start
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Sergio Perez is saving F1 2024 – Belgium: Going Up, Going Down
F1 has actually become interesting again – but only one man can keep the excitement going…
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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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Russell’s gut feeling took Mercedes into unknown Belgian GP territory
Racing with an unproven set-up and — thanks to George Russell’s instinct — an untested strategy, Mercedes surprised everyone with a Belgium 1-2, writes Mark Hughes. But the root of F1 success may have been its downfall
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MPH: The surprise findings when you compare F1 team-mates’ qualifying times
Look beyond the head-to-head qualifying results between F1 team-mates, and a different picture emerges around which drivers are closely matched, writes Mark Hughes
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2024 Belgian Grand Prix practice: session times, F1 schedule and weather
The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix weekend gets underway on Friday, with two hour-long practice sessions before another on Saturday, offering the first indications of the competitive order to come. Your…
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Is Spa too easy for modern F1 cars? Drivers have their say
Tackling Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps used to be one of F1’s most daunting challenges but modern cars can just take it flat out. Has the circuit become too tame? Adam Cooper asks the current grid
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Niki Lauda: The worst car I ever drove – March 721X
It was the one time I needed not to get into a bad car. It was 1972 and I’d bought my way into Formula 1 with March; I’d agreed to…
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Troubled soul Luigi Musso: ‘the only Italian who mattered in GP racing’
On Sunday, while George Russell was apparently winning the Belgian Grand Prix, albeit soon to be disqualified with the result that Lewis Hamilton would inherit the victory, those of you…
F1
Why Sergio Perez’s Red Bull reprieve was such a surprise
Sergio Perez has earned a reprieve at Red Bull for the rest of the F1 season, but the team can’t afford a continuation in his dismal form: we trace where it has all gone wrong for him this year after a positive start
Opinion
F1
Sergio Perez is saving F1 2024 – Belgium: Going Up, Going Down
F1 has actually become interesting again – but only one man can keep the excitement going…
F1
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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Russell’s gut feeling took Mercedes into unknown Belgian GP territory
Racing with an unproven set-up and — thanks to George Russell’s instinct — an untested strategy, Mercedes surprised everyone with a Belgium 1-2, writes Mark Hughes. But the root of F1 success may have been its downfall
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MPH: The surprise findings when you compare F1 team-mates’ qualifying times
Look beyond the head-to-head qualifying results between F1 team-mates, and a different picture emerges around which drivers are closely matched, writes Mark Hughes
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2024 Belgian Grand Prix practice: session times, F1 schedule and weather
The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix weekend gets underway on Friday, with two hour-long practice sessions before another on Saturday, offering the first indications of the competitive order to come. Your…
F1
Is Spa too easy for modern F1 cars? Drivers have their say
Tackling Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps used to be one of F1’s most daunting challenges but modern cars can just take it flat out. Has the circuit become too tame? Adam Cooper asks the current grid
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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: The Movie review – Why this film is ‘the pits’
Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt’s F1 movie does championship and women in racing little justice, writes Katy Fairman
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When Hunt the underdog bit back with a shock maiden F1 victory
James Hunt and a Hesketh in Holland. It all aligned 50 years ago when the future world champion pulled off one of F1’s most unlikely wins at Zandvoort, as Matt Bishop recounts
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‘It was like a mafia scene’ – Scheckter recalls Ferrari meeting that shaped 1979 F1 season
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
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