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Can McLaren’s ‘entirely new’ F1 car be a Mercedes beater?
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Formula 1 returns from its enforced break with tweaked regulations, upgraded cars and plenty to prove at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix
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MPH: Fernando Alonso still has the magic – he’s not done with F1 yet
At 44 and showing no signs of slowing down, Fernando Alonso remains one of F1’s most extraordinary forces, writes Mark Hughes
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The other F1 title- changing error: why James Hunt shouldn’t have been champion
F1 flashback: 1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Victory at Jarama set James Hunt on course for the world championship in one of F1’s greatest seasons, but only after a controversial decision that no longer sits right with Matt Bishop
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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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Olivier Panis: how Monaco’s unlikeliest winner went from 14th to F1 glory
Matt Bishop meets: Olivier Panis Olivier Panis has always struck me as a man of charming contradictions. Whenever I have met him, which has been often over the past 30-odd years, particularly…
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DSJ at Zolder: the near-miss that history would brutally repeat three years later
The Zolder circuit, host of the Belgian Grand Prix most years from 1973 to ’84, has always had a bad rap, primarily for two reasons: one, it has the temerity…
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Doug Nye: how F1’s early wing experiments pushed safety to the limit
Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 regulations occupied barely three pages of the FIA Yellow Book, despite appearing in both French and English. Before that, in the 1950s, effectively two…
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Antonelli makes F1 history at Suzuka as youngest-ever championship leader at 19
Japan March 27-29 Kimi Antonelli’s breakthrough grand prix victory in China came too late for him to break Max Verstappen’s record as Formula 1’s youngest ever winner. But his second…
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F1’s 2026 power unit rethink exposes growing divide between old and new fans
As this was written, a series of meetings between teams, Formula 1 management and the FIA was underway to decide on what changes could be made to the new-for-2026 power…
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Can McLaren’s ‘entirely new’ F1 car be a Mercedes beater?
Miami Grand Prix briefing
Formula 1 returns from its enforced break with tweaked regulations, upgraded cars and plenty to prove at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix
F1
MPH: Fernando Alonso still has the magic – he’s not done with F1 yet
At 44 and showing no signs of slowing down, Fernando Alonso remains one of F1’s most extraordinary forces, writes Mark Hughes
F1
The other F1 title- changing error: why James Hunt shouldn’t have been champion
F1 flashback: 1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Victory at Jarama set James Hunt on course for the world championship in one of F1’s greatest seasons, but only after a controversial decision that no longer sits right with Matt Bishop
Subscriber
Archive
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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Olivier Panis: how Monaco’s unlikeliest winner went from 14th to F1 glory
Matt Bishop meets: Olivier Panis Olivier Panis has always struck me as a man of charming contradictions. Whenever I have met him, which has been often over the past 30-odd years, particularly…
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Archive
DSJ at Zolder: the near-miss that history would brutally repeat three years later
The Zolder circuit, host of the Belgian Grand Prix most years from 1973 to ’84, has always had a bad rap, primarily for two reasons: one, it has the temerity…
Subscriber
Archive
Doug Nye: how F1’s early wing experiments pushed safety to the limit
Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 regulations occupied barely three pages of the FIA Yellow Book, despite appearing in both French and English. Before that, in the 1950s, effectively two…
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Archive
Antonelli makes F1 history at Suzuka as youngest-ever championship leader at 19
Japan March 27-29 Kimi Antonelli’s breakthrough grand prix victory in China came too late for him to break Max Verstappen’s record as Formula 1’s youngest ever winner. But his second…
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F1’s 2026 power unit rethink exposes growing divide between old and new fans
As this was written, a series of meetings between teams, Formula 1 management and the FIA was underway to decide on what changes could be made to the new-for-2026 power…
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MPH: Fernando Alonso still has the magic – he’s not done with F1 yet
At 44 and showing no signs of slowing down, Fernando Alonso remains one of F1’s most extraordinary forces, writes Mark Hughes
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MPH: F1’s 2026 rules get pruned but there’s still a forest of fake plastic trees
F1 has trimmed its 2026 regulations ahead of Miami. Mark Hughes points out that these minor changes don’t address the real issues — and pretending otherwise helps no-one
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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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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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Can McLaren’s ‘entirely new’ F1 car be a Mercedes beater?
Miami Grand Prix briefing
Formula 1 returns from its enforced break with tweaked regulations, upgraded cars and plenty to prove at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix
F1
The other F1 title- changing error: why James Hunt shouldn’t have been champion
F1 flashback: 1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Victory at Jarama set James Hunt on course for the world championship in one of F1’s greatest seasons, but only after a controversial decision that no longer sits right with Matt Bishop
Subscriber
Archive
Olivier Panis: how Monaco’s unlikeliest winner went from 14th to F1 glory
Matt Bishop meets: Olivier Panis Olivier Panis has always struck me as a man of charming contradictions. Whenever I have met him, which has been often over the past 30-odd years, particularly…
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