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F1
Monaco showed F1 badly needs new cars – Up/Down in Monte Carlo
For all the huff-and-puff about strategy at the 2025 Monaco GP, the race showed pitstops aren’t F1’s main problem there
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Alpine — making mediocre F1 look exciting: Up/Down at Imola
Alpine’s on-track performance has not been much to write home about, but at least it kept people entertained in Imola
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F1
F1 snore-fest shows new cars badly needed: Up/Down Japanese GP
The 2025 Japanese GP showed a much more extreme change than next year’s technical regulations is needed to make racing at classic F1 tracks interesting
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F1
Max Verstappen can’t complain about boos when he acts the pantomime villain
Max Verstappen looks set to be pitched into a hectic, high-stakes battle for F1 victories in 2025, between at least four teams. How will fans react if he resorts to his trademark strongman tactics?
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F1
Liam Lawson is the ‘punk’ driver Red Bull – and F1 – needs
Red Bull has a new team-mate for Max Verstappen in 2025 – punchy F1 firebrand Liam Lawson could finally be the raw racer it needs in the second seat
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F1
F1 2025’s craziest predictions: FIA to fine fans for booing?
The 2024 F1 season was one of the wildest every seen, for on-track action and behind-the-scenes intrigue – James Elson predicts how 2025 could go even further
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F1
The key reason Honda’s engine ‘struggles’ are lost in translation
Honda says it’s struggling with ‘technically challenging’ 2026 Aston Martin power unit but Newey and Stroll shouldn’t worry just yet
F1
McLaren the only F1 team without updates for Spanish GP
McLaren is not bringing any updates to Barcelona, having already tested its more rigid front wing at Imola
F1
MPH: Why science alone can’t unlock secrets of ground effect F1 cars
As F1 enters the final year of its ground effect era, teams are discovering that success now depends as much on intuition and adaptability as on traditional engineering precision, as Mark Hughes explains
F1
‘It won’t change the world’ – F1 drivers on flexi-wing clampdown
The impact of the Spanish GP technical directive remains a big mystery for all
F1
Why F1 drivers think ‘boring’ Monaco GP will never change
Formula 1 drivers believe it should be accepted that the Monaco Grand Prix will always be boring, and that it has to be appreciated for what it is. The Monte…
F1
How F1’s flexi-wing clampdown works and what effect it will have
Will the front wing flexibility clampdown introduced at the Spanish GP be a reset of Formula 1’s competitive order?
F1
Mark Hughes: ‘Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari’s a dud’
We’ve only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc’s brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
F1
MPH: Why science alone can’t unlock secrets of ground effect F1 cars
As F1 enters the final year of its ground effect era, teams are discovering that success now depends as much on intuition and adaptability as on traditional engineering precision, as Mark Hughes explains
F1
Mark Hughes: ‘Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari’s a dud’
We’ve only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc’s brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
MotoGP
Will new owner Bajaj keep KTM in MotoGP?
KTM’s new owner isn’t keen on racing, which is why Dorna is chasing other manufacturers to increase their presence in MotoGP, in case the Indian/Austrian brand leaves the championship
MotoGP
MotoGP British GP analysis: bad luck, good luck and a headbutt
Fabio Quartararo lost victory at Silverstone due to vicious ill luck, while Marc Márquez increased his championship advantage thanks to amazing good luck, but only after he had headbutted a track barrier
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Video: 1950 British GP in colour for the first time to celebrate birth of F1
Formula 1 has released footage of the first-ever world championship grand prix, in colour as never before, to celebrate 75 years since the Silverstone race in 1950
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The freak wave that wiped out half the grid in 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
75 years ago today the Monaco Grand Prix made its F1 world championship debut, but an unusual incident on the opening lap resulted in over half the grid retiring – so what happened?
Racing History
How Ascari’s final F1 race ended with dramatic drop into Monaco harbour
This is the story of how two-time F1 champion Alberto Ascari ended up in the Monaco harbour, in what would be his last-ever Grand Prix
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Moving on up: tackling the Shelsley slope in 1923
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Alpine — making mediocre F1 look exciting: Up/Down at Imola
Alpine’s on-track performance has not been much to write home about, but at least it kept people entertained in Imola
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Karun Chandhok: ‘Cool-headed Piastri is favourite for the title’
We’ve had four different winners across the first five races – including the sprint in China – but as I write this on the flight home from Bahrain, I wonder…
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F1
F1 snore-fest shows new cars badly needed: Up/Down Japanese GP
The 2025 Japanese GP showed a much more extreme change than next year’s technical regulations is needed to make racing at classic F1 tracks interesting
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F1
Max Verstappen can’t complain about boos when he acts the pantomime villain
Max Verstappen looks set to be pitched into a hectic, high-stakes battle for F1 victories in 2025, between at least four teams. How will fans react if he resorts to his trademark strongman tactics?