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Who is Oliver Oakes? From karting champion to fleeting F1 team principal
Oliver Oakes briefly led the Alpine F1 team before abruptly resigning after the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. Here’s his career story so far
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Is Franco Colapinto an upgrade over Jack Doohan for Alpine?
Jack Doohan was replaced by Alpine after just seven races, for a man with nine grands prix under his belt. So will Franco Colapinto do better than the Australian?
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What does the FIA president actually do?
What exactly are the duties of the FIA president as the head of the ruling body, and how is he elected? All your questions answered
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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The challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
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Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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F1’s poisoned chalice: Team boss Oakes latest to leave Alpine
Alpine has become the revolving door of F1, with team principal Oliver Oakes the latest to join a long list of senior staff shown the exit
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Who is Oliver Oakes? From karting champion to fleeting F1 team principal
Oliver Oakes briefly led the Alpine F1 team before abruptly resigning after the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. Here’s his career story so far
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Is Franco Colapinto an upgrade over Jack Doohan for Alpine?
Jack Doohan was replaced by Alpine after just seven races, for a man with nine grands prix under his belt. So will Franco Colapinto do better than the Australian?
F1
What does the FIA president actually do?
What exactly are the duties of the FIA president as the head of the ruling body, and how is he elected? All your questions answered
F1
MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
F1
The challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
F1
Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
Mark Hughes
Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
F1
Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
F1
F1’s poisoned chalice: Team boss Oakes latest to leave Alpine
Alpine has become the revolving door of F1, with team principal Oliver Oakes the latest to join a long list of senior staff shown the exit
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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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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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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What F1’s regulation meetings can, can’t, and probably won’t do
Everything you need to know about today’s regulation summit, and why it is unlikely to change as much as some hope
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When F1 had two sets of engine rules, and why that wouldn’t work today
In 1987 and 1988, F1 ran two engine formulas side by side as a managed exit from the turbo era, and the lesson it offers the present day is not the one the critics might hope for
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That mythical fearless, fun-loving racer with God-given talent? It was Mike Hailwood
Exceptional on four wheels as well as two, in his bravery, his selflessness, and his love of a good party. The only ordinary thing about Mike Hailwood was his tragic end, writes Matt Bishop
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