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The heat of Hungary delivered a commanding victory for a chilled Lewis Hamilton. He spoke of being “mellow” and in a “different headspace”: distracted almost and yet somehow totally focused…
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Red Bull’s Rhythm of the Factory
For a business that is as much about design and engineering as it is about sporting talent, we – both fans and journalists – spend an inordinate amount of time…
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F1 still has drivers with opinions
How should a driver answer a question? Should he toe the party line, say what his team and paymasters want him to say or should he be honest and say…
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Hungarian Grand Prix: Epilogue
Is Fernando Alonso really about to leave Ferrari and join Red Bull Racing in 2014? That was the sensational question on everyone’s lips on Sunday evening at the Hungaroring. For…
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2013 Hungarian Grand Prix report
Lewis Hamilton said he’d need a “miracle” to win the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position. But there was nothing supernatural about his first victory for Mercedes-Benz. Against his own…
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Hungarian Grand Prix: Day 2
“Is that pole?” asked a surprised Lewis Hamilton on the radio. It sure was. Sebastian Vettel appeared to have it all sewn up after his first run in the final…
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Hungarian Grand Prix: Day 1
He didn’t appear to be suffering from Hungarian heatstroke, so we guess he was being genuine. Jenson Button, looking tanned and relaxed in the paddock yesterday afternoon, stated quite clearly…
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Young Danes coming to the fore
You may remember that at the start of the season I wrote about the rise and rise of some talented young Danes, all of them beginning to attract some serious…
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Hungarian Grand Prix – prologue
A scrum of camera crews and photographers push and shove to capture images of two blokes sitting at a table playing with Lego. Yes, it’s just another day in the…
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The hot Grands Prix
The heat of Hungary delivered a commanding victory for a chilled Lewis Hamilton. He spoke of being “mellow” and in a “different headspace”: distracted almost and yet somehow totally focused…
Opinion
F1
Red Bull’s Rhythm of the Factory
For a business that is as much about design and engineering as it is about sporting talent, we – both fans and journalists – spend an inordinate amount of time…
Opinion
F1
F1 still has drivers with opinions
How should a driver answer a question? Should he toe the party line, say what his team and paymasters want him to say or should he be honest and say…
Opinion
F1
Hungarian Grand Prix: Epilogue
Is Fernando Alonso really about to leave Ferrari and join Red Bull Racing in 2014? That was the sensational question on everyone’s lips on Sunday evening at the Hungaroring. For…
F1
2013 Hungarian Grand Prix report
Lewis Hamilton said he’d need a “miracle” to win the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position. But there was nothing supernatural about his first victory for Mercedes-Benz. Against his own…
Opinion
F1
Hungarian Grand Prix: Day 2
“Is that pole?” asked a surprised Lewis Hamilton on the radio. It sure was. Sebastian Vettel appeared to have it all sewn up after his first run in the final…
Opinion
F1
Hungarian Grand Prix: Day 1
He didn’t appear to be suffering from Hungarian heatstroke, so we guess he was being genuine. Jenson Button, looking tanned and relaxed in the paddock yesterday afternoon, stated quite clearly…
Opinion
F1
Young Danes coming to the fore
You may remember that at the start of the season I wrote about the rise and rise of some talented young Danes, all of them beginning to attract some serious…
Opinion
F1
Hungarian Grand Prix – prologue
A scrum of camera crews and photographers push and shove to capture images of two blokes sitting at a table playing with Lego. Yes, it’s just another day in the…
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Aston Martin’s giant leap? Alonso will fight McLarens if Newey & Honda F1 upgrades work perfectly
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Russell zapped, and Spa made ridiculously easy in F1’s energy-deployment GP
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Pedro Rodríguez wins at Spa as Brabham leads the 1970 F1 title race
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Toyota’s resourcefulness delivered a sixth Le Mans 24 Hours victory against the odds
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F1 is drawing more attention to its 2026 flaws by trying to hide them
As F1’s power units run out of energy, the series’ response has been to hide the evidence rather than explain it, and fans are noticing
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F1’s worst-performing team-mate – why Esteban Ocon isn’t as bad as he looks
The 18-3 scoreline looks decisive, but a closer look at Haas’s season shows a car that hasn’t been giving both drivers the same chance to score
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A three-way fight for the final point at Spa, decided in a small picture-in-picture window – is F1’s world feed built for the racing it actually has now?
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