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The F1 teams that should shift focus to 2027 already
While most of the Formula 1 paddock insists it’s still fighting for 2026, a handful of teams should quietly be building for the year after
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Ferrari’s most beautiful sports car – and the driver who gave up racing to make it
Piero Drogo was behind perhaps the the most exquisite competition sports car ever seen. But few know how the racing driver came to create the Ferrari 330 P4. Matt Bishop tells his story
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F1 isn’t all bad in 2026: what GP racing has gained and lost with its new rules
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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The moment Mercedes found Kimi Antonelli – and instantly knew he was different
Mercedes’ junior driver chief on the quiet, unglamorous process behind discovering, and building, Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli
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Sold-out Brooklands centenary to gather A to Z of grand prix cars
More than 100 cars, from Alfa Romeo to Zakspeed are set to celebrate the centenary of Britain’s first grand prix at Brooklands
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The F1 teams that should shift focus to 2027 already
While most of the Formula 1 paddock insists it’s still fighting for 2026, a handful of teams should quietly be building for the year after
F1
Ferrari’s most beautiful sports car – and the driver who gave up racing to make it
Piero Drogo was behind perhaps the the most exquisite competition sports car ever seen. But few know how the racing driver came to create the Ferrari 330 P4. Matt Bishop tells his story
F1
F1 isn’t all bad in 2026: what GP racing has gained and lost with its new rules
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
F1
MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
F1
A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
F1
The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
F1
The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
F1
The moment Mercedes found Kimi Antonelli – and instantly knew he was different
Mercedes’ junior driver chief on the quiet, unglamorous process behind discovering, and building, Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli
Racing History
Sold-out Brooklands centenary to gather A to Z of grand prix cars
More than 100 cars, from Alfa Romeo to Zakspeed are set to celebrate the centenary of Britain’s first grand prix at Brooklands
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Mark Hughes: Epic Baku battle a flashback to when F1 was flat-out
George Russell had it his way for most of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to an underwhelming McLaren and rare error from Kimi Antonelli. But then came the late safety car
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There’s an F1 phenomenon on track at Baku… but nobody has noticed
2026 Azerbaijan GP practice sessions were dominated by analysis of the frontrunners and Arvid Lindblad’s spectacular crash. But under the radar, writes Mark Hughes, one driver is shaking up the midfield with sensational lap times
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Podcast: Charles Leclerc vs 21 F1 drivers. His back-of-the-grid challenge in Baku
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1 has already seen one heroic drive to victory from the back of the grids this season. What are the chances of a second this weekend in Baku?
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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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‘Red Bull lost its mojo after I left’: Christian Horner on his former F1 team and Ferrari ‘dream’
Christian Horner has a theory for Red Bull’s slide and Ferrari’s stagnation. Both appear to lead back to him
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F1 2027 engine regulations: how and why the power unit rules are changing
Facing a season of yo-yo racing and complaints, Formula 1 is rebalancing its power units for 2027. Here’s how the changes will work
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F1’s most chaotic circuit? The wildest moments in Baku’s history
As Formula 1 returns to Baku we look back at the moments that have made the Azerbaijan circuit one of the most chaotic on the calendar
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