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Where is the Japanese Grand Prix held?
The 2025 Formula 1 season reaches the third round this weekend in one of fans’ and drivers’ favourite venues in Japan. Here’s everything you need to know about Suzuka
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Where is the Japanese Grand Prix held?
The 2025 Formula 1 season reaches the third round this weekend in one of fans’ and drivers’ favourite venues in Japan. Here’s everything you need to know about Suzuka
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Word on the beat
After being denied entry to the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris for refusing to sign a nondisclosure agreement, Motorsport UK boss David Richards has issued a highly…
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Off the pace, is Lawson about to lose his Red Bull seat?
Last year’s long-running Red Bull saga about whether Sergio Pérez’s contract would be terminated short after a series of disappointing performances was concluded with him being replaced by Liam Lawson,…
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Here comes the rain again
The key moment of decision in the Australian Grand Prix came on lap 44 with the sudden heavy shower just a few laps after everyone had switched to slicks from…
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Is Max Verstappen’s F1 crown slipping?
The new season is upon us; the intrigue of the reshuffled driver line-ups about to play out, Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, some exciting new rookie talent, etc. But at the…
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Lotus 97T: Ayrton Senna’s Estoril annihilator
A proper gobsmack moment. That’s the best way to describe the sensation of seeing Ayrton Senna’s 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix-winning Lotus 97T being wheeled through the car park towards the…
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Brundle & Warwick: our front row seats for Ayrton Senna’s 1985 Estoril masterclass
Martin Brundle “It’s 40 years ago but naturally I remember Ayrton Senna’s performance in the rain. I was very familiar with his talent in the wet having fought him for…
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Ayrton Senna’s rain dance: his sensational first F1 win
Murray Walker is peering at the small screen in the BBC TV commentary box, bracing himself for what is likely to be an eventful 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix. At the…
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Karun Chandhok: Is Red Bull’s problem Liam Lawson or the car?
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