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What next for Lewis Hamilton?
Juan Pablo Montoya has always had an interesting take on things Formula 1 and he clearly follows it closely even though he left it mid-season 19 years ago. His views…
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Brawn F1 car owned by Button to be sold at Miami this weekend
A Brawn GP F1 car – one of just three, and once owned by Jenson Button – is going up for auction this weekend at the Miami GP
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50 years since a woman scored (half) an F1 point, why aren’t we closer to another?
In 1975, Lella Lombardi was the last — and only — woman F1 driver to finish in the points. 50 years on and we’re nowhere near seeing another, says Katy Fairman. In fact, progress seems to have reversed
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The six F1 races where only half points were awarded
Whether it was the tragedy of the 1975 Spanish GP, the controversy at Monaco in 1984, or the farcical scenes at the 2021 Belgian GP, the handful of F1 races to award half world championship points have become legendary footnotes in F1’s history
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Paradise lost: Montjuïc and the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix
Try to imagine your ideal street track, and the only limits are your imagination. It would be fast and challenging; a touch daunting. It would have sharp gradient changes –…
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MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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Fisichella recalls getting dream Ferrari call – to drive one of its worst F1 cars
For an Italian F1 driver, few roles are more coveted than a Ferrari race seat, but Giancarlo Fisichella had the misfortune of joining the team during a testing 2009 season
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F1 Commission discussing engine catch-up rules tweak
F1 moves closer to changing its rules in a bid to avoid one engine manufacturer dominating for years, and looks to spark out the grass fires that plagued Suzuka
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Norris must deal with Piastri’s pace – or suffer Mark Webber’s fate
As Oscar Piastri moved into the championship lead, his manager Mark Webber’s example should serve as a warning to Lando Norris, says Mark Hughes
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What next for Lewis Hamilton?
Juan Pablo Montoya has always had an interesting take on things Formula 1 and he clearly follows it closely even though he left it mid-season 19 years ago. His views…
F1
Brawn F1 car owned by Button to be sold at Miami this weekend
A Brawn GP F1 car – one of just three, and once owned by Jenson Button – is going up for auction this weekend at the Miami GP
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50 years since a woman scored (half) an F1 point, why aren’t we closer to another?
In 1975, Lella Lombardi was the last — and only — woman F1 driver to finish in the points. 50 years on and we’re nowhere near seeing another, says Katy Fairman. In fact, progress seems to have reversed
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The six F1 races where only half points were awarded
Whether it was the tragedy of the 1975 Spanish GP, the controversy at Monaco in 1984, or the farcical scenes at the 2021 Belgian GP, the handful of F1 races to award half world championship points have become legendary footnotes in F1’s history
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Paradise lost: Montjuïc and the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix
Try to imagine your ideal street track, and the only limits are your imagination. It would be fast and challenging; a touch daunting. It would have sharp gradient changes –…
F1
MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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Fisichella recalls getting dream Ferrari call – to drive one of its worst F1 cars
For an Italian F1 driver, few roles are more coveted than a Ferrari race seat, but Giancarlo Fisichella had the misfortune of joining the team during a testing 2009 season
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F1 Commission discussing engine catch-up rules tweak
F1 moves closer to changing its rules in a bid to avoid one engine manufacturer dominating for years, and looks to spark out the grass fires that plagued Suzuka
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Norris must deal with Piastri’s pace – or suffer Mark Webber’s fate
As Oscar Piastri moved into the championship lead, his manager Mark Webber’s example should serve as a warning to Lando Norris, says Mark Hughes
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Antonelli is ravaging Russell’s golden chance of F1 title — Canada is critical
Outperformed in Miami, George Russell fell further behind his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the F1 title race. It makes the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix vital for his championship hopes, says Mark Hughes, even though there’s a long season ahead
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Mark Hughes: Miami’s F1 team-mate divide – why driver pace made the difference
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
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Mark Hughes: Ever-more complex F1 rules expose just how flawed they are
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
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Audi revives the Auto Union Lucca, born for war with Mercedes
Auto Union vs Mercedes – Rosemeyer vs Caracciola. Germany’s land speed rivalry of the 1930s was one of the most charged in motor sport history. Now Audi Tradition has recreated one of the most significant record-breaking cars of the era
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V8 engines set for F1 comeback – why it’s really expected to happen
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1 cars are set to sound great again! Why there’s now enough support to scrap current power units in favour of screaming V8s. Plus: George Russell’s big problem
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The uncomfortable reality beneath Ben Sulayem’s V8 engine promise
Four races into a new era that took years and hundreds of millions of pounds of power unit development, Formula 1 is already talking about the next one with V8 engines at its core
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