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Sainz on ‘very complicated’ 2026 F1 car: ‘It occupies a lot of brain space’
Next year’s new-generation F1 cars will overload drivers with their technical demands in the first part of the 2026 season, says Carlos Sainz
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Hamilton issues Ferrari with written demands in urgent chase for F1 title
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he’s leading the charge to win an F1 championship with Ferrari, submitting reports and summoning bosses to meetings as he challenges the team in “every area”
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Spa circuit: How safety and speed shaped an F1 classic
Carved into the Ardennes forest and steeped in over a century of speed, danger, and evolution, Spa is not just a circuit – it’s a living monument to the changing face of motor sport
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The day Eau Rouge humbled an F1 world champion and a rookie
One one afternoon in 1999, Eau Rouge proved why it was one of the most feared corners in Formula 1
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The questions behind F1’s Net Zero claims
Formula 1 has made real progress in cutting its carbon footprint – but staying on track to Net Zero by 2030 might demand tougher decisions
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McLaren backs F1 champions display at 2025 Silverstone Festival
McLaren will play a major role in this summer’s Silverstone Festival as it backs a landmark exhibition celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 world championship. The Woking-based team…
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2025 Belgian Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
F1 returns from a three-week break for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. Here’s your quick guide to the start time, how to watch, live stream options, full F1 schedule, and weather forecast
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Matt Bishop: The truly brilliant racer who’s been largely forgotten
Even those who recognise the name will know him simply as ‘The other Ascari’, but this pre-war racer who died a century ago was one of the all-time greats. Matt Bishop tells the tragically short tale of Antonio Ascari
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Red Bull’s first ever F1 weekend without Horner – What to watch for at Belgian GP
With Red Bull reeling from Christian Horner’s departure, Lando Norris on a hot streak, and Max Verstappen facing swirling rumours, the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix promises drama both on and off the track
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Sainz on ‘very complicated’ 2026 F1 car: ‘It occupies a lot of brain space’
Next year’s new-generation F1 cars will overload drivers with their technical demands in the first part of the 2026 season, says Carlos Sainz
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Hamilton issues Ferrari with written demands in urgent chase for F1 title
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he’s leading the charge to win an F1 championship with Ferrari, submitting reports and summoning bosses to meetings as he challenges the team in “every area”
F1
Spa circuit: How safety and speed shaped an F1 classic
Carved into the Ardennes forest and steeped in over a century of speed, danger, and evolution, Spa is not just a circuit – it’s a living monument to the changing face of motor sport
F1
The day Eau Rouge humbled an F1 world champion and a rookie
One one afternoon in 1999, Eau Rouge proved why it was one of the most feared corners in Formula 1
F1
The questions behind F1’s Net Zero claims
Formula 1 has made real progress in cutting its carbon footprint – but staying on track to Net Zero by 2030 might demand tougher decisions
F1
McLaren backs F1 champions display at 2025 Silverstone Festival
McLaren will play a major role in this summer’s Silverstone Festival as it backs a landmark exhibition celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 world championship. The Woking-based team…
F1
2025 Belgian Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
F1 returns from a three-week break for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. Here’s your quick guide to the start time, how to watch, live stream options, full F1 schedule, and weather forecast
F1
Matt Bishop: The truly brilliant racer who’s been largely forgotten
Even those who recognise the name will know him simply as ‘The other Ascari’, but this pre-war racer who died a century ago was one of the all-time greats. Matt Bishop tells the tragically short tale of Antonio Ascari
F1
Red Bull’s first ever F1 weekend without Horner – What to watch for at Belgian GP
With Red Bull reeling from Christian Horner’s departure, Lando Norris on a hot streak, and Max Verstappen facing swirling rumours, the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix promises drama both on and off the track
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MPH: Lando Norris’s F1 magic deserves more appreciation
Lando Norris’s soaring confidence and an improved McLaren mean we’re witnessing a Formula 1 driver at his outer limits, Mark Hughes argues
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Mark Hughes: Too fast to win. How Norris lost Spanish GP to slow-driving Antonelli
Fast enough to build an unassailable lead, Lando Norris was too quick to catch the VSC pit window. And so his flawless F1 Madring weekend ended cruelly, as even the winner acknowledged, Mark Hughes says
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Mark Hughes: Super-smooth Madrid circuit is an F1 minefield
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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The secret wind tunnel test that found flaw in McLaren’s radical F1 car
A secret Teddington wind tunnel shared with torpedo tests and a particle accelerator gave McLaren its first taste of porpoising four decades before the sport rediscovered it
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Is Formula 1’s VSC problem actually fixable?
There’s no version of the VSC rule that’s fair to everyone, and the Spanish GP just proved it again
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How sprint races will work in 2027
The 2027 Formula 1 season will include ten sprint races, including a Monaco round: here’s what it means for next year
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