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Horner’s departure shows age of the maverick F1 boss is over
Christian Horner has now left Red Bull, the last of a certain breed of F1 team principal
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Seven unmissable highlights at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
From Formula 1 icons to futuristic tech and lots of action, here are seven things not to miss at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
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Brands Hatch: F1’s beloved countryside amphitheatre
On this day in 1964, the roar of F1 engines echoed through the Kent countryside for the first time, as Brands Hatch made its debut on the world stage
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MPH: Hülkenberg mutiny earned podium, but it began with 1 lap in 2020
Nico Hülkenberg’s long-awaited first podium at Silverstone came after a virtuoso drive, but it only came about thanks to one unforgettable qualifying lap in 2020, as Mark Hughes recalls
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Radio messages reveal how Hülkenberg overruled team on way to sensational British GP podium
Nico Hülkenberg’s first F1 podium followed a faultless British GP drive where he went against his team with strategy calls that proved crucial in wet weather at Silverstone. Here are the radio messages that show how he pulled it off
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F1’s brutal axe: the team bosses who were ruthlessly sacked
From shock Zoom calls to ruthless midnight firings, F1’s history is littered with team principals and executives who are in command one moment and unceremoniously sacked the next
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‘Thank you Nicholas Latifi’ – Christian Horner’s greatest quotes
Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner was never lost for words – here are some of his best soundbites from 20 years in F1
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Will Verstappen leave next? Horner exit doesn’t settle Red Bull fear
Red Bull may have sacked Christian Horner partly to try and keep Max Verstappen but, writes Chris Medland, it will take much more to turn the F1 team around
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Not just a title race: Norris & Piastri’s fight to make McLaren ‘their’ F1 team
The battle between McLaren’s two F1 drivers is on a knife edge and the stakes are sky-high: whoever wins is set to claim the 2025 championship, but could also shape the team’s future
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Horner’s departure shows age of the maverick F1 boss is over
Christian Horner has now left Red Bull, the last of a certain breed of F1 team principal
F1
Seven unmissable highlights at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
From Formula 1 icons to futuristic tech and lots of action, here are seven things not to miss at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
F1
Brands Hatch: F1’s beloved countryside amphitheatre
On this day in 1964, the roar of F1 engines echoed through the Kent countryside for the first time, as Brands Hatch made its debut on the world stage
F1
MPH: Hülkenberg mutiny earned podium, but it began with 1 lap in 2020
Nico Hülkenberg’s long-awaited first podium at Silverstone came after a virtuoso drive, but it only came about thanks to one unforgettable qualifying lap in 2020, as Mark Hughes recalls
F1
Radio messages reveal how Hülkenberg overruled team on way to sensational British GP podium
Nico Hülkenberg’s first F1 podium followed a faultless British GP drive where he went against his team with strategy calls that proved crucial in wet weather at Silverstone. Here are the radio messages that show how he pulled it off
F1
F1’s brutal axe: the team bosses who were ruthlessly sacked
From shock Zoom calls to ruthless midnight firings, F1’s history is littered with team principals and executives who are in command one moment and unceremoniously sacked the next
F1
‘Thank you Nicholas Latifi’ – Christian Horner’s greatest quotes
Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner was never lost for words – here are some of his best soundbites from 20 years in F1
F1
Will Verstappen leave next? Horner exit doesn’t settle Red Bull fear
Red Bull may have sacked Christian Horner partly to try and keep Max Verstappen but, writes Chris Medland, it will take much more to turn the F1 team around
F1
Not just a title race: Norris & Piastri’s fight to make McLaren ‘their’ F1 team
The battle between McLaren’s two F1 drivers is on a knife edge and the stakes are sky-high: whoever wins is set to claim the 2025 championship, but could also shape the team’s future
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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
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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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