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Antonelli’s worst weekend of 2026 was still an F1 champion’s drive
Kimi Antonelli called Baku his worst weekend by far, yet fifth place and a 66-point lead suggest it may have shown him at his best
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Moss and the Ferguson P99: rain, four-wheel drive and Oulton Park victory
A Formula 1 race being won by Stirling Moss in 1961 was nothing unusual. But what has firmly positioned the Oulton Park Gold Cup of that year into motor sport…
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BRM H16: how Jim Clark delivered its only Grand Prix win at Watkins Glen
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Jack Brabham and the F1 champions who built teams in their own name
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Antonelli’s Madring win owed much to McLaren’s VSC timing advantage
Madrid September 11-13 Another victory for Kimi Antonelli, but the inaugural Madring edition of the Spanish Grand Prix should morally have been won by Lando Norris. What undid the reigning…
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Karun Chandhok: Kimi Antonelli’s controlled aggression is now working with F1’s lower-downforce cars
All season we have been waxing lyrical about the brilliant progress that Kimi Antonelli has made between his rookie season last year and his second campaign in 2026, but the…
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Why Formula 1 cannot make the VSC fairer without creating new problems
There’s literally nothing I could do as a driver today to do a better job,” said Lando Norris after being denied a near-certain victory in the Spanish Grand Prix by…
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Red Bull rebuilds after Horner and Newey departures as Verstappen stays loyal
Just over a year ago one of the most dominant teams in the history of Formula 1 appeared to be on the brink of implosion. Its talismanic team boss had…
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Mark Hughes: Epic Baku battle a flashback to when F1 was flat-out
George Russell had it his way for most of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to an underwhelming McLaren and rare error from Kimi Antonelli. But then came the late safety car
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Antonelli’s worst weekend of 2026 was still an F1 champion’s drive
Kimi Antonelli called Baku his worst weekend by far, yet fifth place and a 66-point lead suggest it may have shown him at his best
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Moss and the Ferguson P99: rain, four-wheel drive and Oulton Park victory
A Formula 1 race being won by Stirling Moss in 1961 was nothing unusual. But what has firmly positioned the Oulton Park Gold Cup of that year into motor sport…
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Archive
BRM H16: how Jim Clark delivered its only Grand Prix win at Watkins Glen
Every few years I become a BRM history obsessive. This has certainly been true in recent weeks while putting the finishing touches to Volume 4 of my ‘BRM Saga’, the…
Subscriber
Archive
Jack Brabham and the F1 champions who built teams in their own name
5. Keke Rosberg It’s a race for our final spot between the ’82 world champion and his predecessor as F1 king, Nelson Piquet. But where Piquet Sports’ aim was to…
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Antonelli’s Madring win owed much to McLaren’s VSC timing advantage
Madrid September 11-13 Another victory for Kimi Antonelli, but the inaugural Madring edition of the Spanish Grand Prix should morally have been won by Lando Norris. What undid the reigning…
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Karun Chandhok: Kimi Antonelli’s controlled aggression is now working with F1’s lower-downforce cars
All season we have been waxing lyrical about the brilliant progress that Kimi Antonelli has made between his rookie season last year and his second campaign in 2026, but the…
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Why Formula 1 cannot make the VSC fairer without creating new problems
There’s literally nothing I could do as a driver today to do a better job,” said Lando Norris after being denied a near-certain victory in the Spanish Grand Prix by…
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Red Bull rebuilds after Horner and Newey departures as Verstappen stays loyal
Just over a year ago one of the most dominant teams in the history of Formula 1 appeared to be on the brink of implosion. Its talismanic team boss had…
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Mark Hughes: Epic Baku battle a flashback to when F1 was flat-out
George Russell had it his way for most of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to an underwhelming McLaren and rare error from Kimi Antonelli. But then came the late safety car
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Mark Hughes: Why the fastest car might not win in Mexico
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MPH: F1’s Middle East promises need a pinch of salt
Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
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Mass frustration at the US GP – but Kimi just looked like a kid having fun
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
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Jackie Stewart wins at the Nürburgring as Fittipaldi finishes sixth
August 5, 1973 Nürburgring, West Germany A busy scene in the Lotus garage at the 1973 German Grand Prix, Round 11 of 15 of the F1 World Championship. Drivers Emerson…
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Do safety cars make races boring or more exciting? Dilemma for US series as it considers cutting back cautions
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Two corners from becoming champion: Oliver Solberg’s heartbreaking crash tops the most thrilling WRC deciders
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The qualifying problem Ferrari still can’t solve
Ferrari knows where its weakness lies, but is unsure whether it can find a short-term solution
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Russell’s biggest battle at Mercedes is with himself
Russell admits that Antonelli has operated at a higher level, but he believes his struggles go deeper than simply being outperformed by his young team-mate
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Can Mexico deliver the F1 showdown that keeps slipping away?
As Formula 1 arrives in Mexico City, the stage is set for a weekend that could deliver not only Antonelli’s title, but also a long-awaited showdown
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