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Kimi Räikkönen on Top Gear
I am probably in a minority (again), but I am not a big fan of the Top Gear programme on BBC television. I am, however, a big fan of racing…
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‘Racing’ up the Goodwood hill
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
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Formula 1’s first round surprises
Each season we await the opening round of the Formula 1 World Championship with baited breath. Some of us – despite the sport’s ever-improving reliability and spiraling exclusive budgets –…
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Should Marussia and HRT be on the grid?
Question. One that has been asked before but never properly answered, one that may justifiably be posed again. When we look at the entries for the 2012 Grand Prix season…
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Formula 1’s madman and design genius
Who is the most influential designer to have worked in Grand Prix motor racing: Vittorio Jano, Colin Chapman, Adrian Newey? It’s a trick question. And my answer is: the man…
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Alan Jones on the modern F1 driver
We’ve seen the Grand Prix cars testing at Jerez, and in Barcelona, but we don’t really have a lot to go on ahead of the first race in Melbourne. Elsewhere,…
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February’s podcast with Derek Bell
We always knew an hour spent with five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell would be an hour well spent. But we didn’t realise just how amusing it would be. Indeed…
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Why Formula 1 musn’t go to Bahrain
“Everyone is more or less mad on one point”. These words of Rudyard Kipling come to mind when I see the sport of Grand Prix racing fumbling over the rights…
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Surf’s up for maverick Mike Thackwell
Some stories are special. They’re the ones you really want to tell, that you’ve wanted to do for years and that are not the work of a moment. One of…
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F1
Kimi Räikkönen on Top Gear
I am probably in a minority (again), but I am not a big fan of the Top Gear programme on BBC television. I am, however, a big fan of racing…
Opinion
F1
‘Racing’ up the Goodwood hill
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
F1
Formula 1’s first round surprises
Each season we await the opening round of the Formula 1 World Championship with baited breath. Some of us – despite the sport’s ever-improving reliability and spiraling exclusive budgets –…
Opinion
F1
Should Marussia and HRT be on the grid?
Question. One that has been asked before but never properly answered, one that may justifiably be posed again. When we look at the entries for the 2012 Grand Prix season…
F1
Formula 1’s madman and design genius
Who is the most influential designer to have worked in Grand Prix motor racing: Vittorio Jano, Colin Chapman, Adrian Newey? It’s a trick question. And my answer is: the man…
Opinion
F1
Alan Jones on the modern F1 driver
We’ve seen the Grand Prix cars testing at Jerez, and in Barcelona, but we don’t really have a lot to go on ahead of the first race in Melbourne. Elsewhere,…
F1
February’s podcast with Derek Bell
We always knew an hour spent with five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell would be an hour well spent. But we didn’t realise just how amusing it would be. Indeed…
Opinion
F1
Why Formula 1 musn’t go to Bahrain
“Everyone is more or less mad on one point”. These words of Rudyard Kipling come to mind when I see the sport of Grand Prix racing fumbling over the rights…
F1
Surf’s up for maverick Mike Thackwell
Some stories are special. They’re the ones you really want to tell, that you’ve wanted to do for years and that are not the work of a moment. One of…
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Mark Hughes: Barcelona offers Russell the reset he desperately needs
Mark Hughes examines why Barcelona’s high-energy demands could be the perfect antidote to Russell’s Monaco misery, and why Leclerc’s brake woes are harder to solve than they appear
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MPH: Ferrari brake changes delight Hamilton but leave Leclerc angry and without feel
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
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F1’s next great force: Antonelli makes history in Monaco with gut punch to Russell
Kimi Antonelli’s outstanding Monaco GP victory was worthy of the legendary drivers who have won in Monte Carlo, writes Mark Hughes. At the same time, team-mate George Russell’s form is disintegrating
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Mark Hughes: why F1’s 50/50 hybrid rules were doomed by conflicting priorities
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
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Does F1’s power unit compromise go far enough?
F1 has agreed a phased rebalancing of the 2026 power unit framework, but the two-year road to 60/40 raises as many questions as it answers
‘I began to cry inside my helmet’ – Jean Alesi recalls his only F1 win, 31 years on
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
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2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP 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 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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