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Lewis Hamilton praised Mercedes’ efforts to recover its F1 season, as the team emerged best of the rest in the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen who once again took a dominant victory in Barcelona
Mercedes’ impressive race pace and Ferrari woes were a distant second to another dominant victory from Max Verstappen – the 40th of his career
Max Verstappen crushed the opposition in 2023 Spanish GP qualifying as the Mercedes F1 drivers collided in a dramatic session
Can Fernando Alonso surf a wave of green support from the F1 grandstands to finish his home Spanish Grand Prix on the podium? He only starts eighth on the grid but has said: “I always perform well here”
Both Ferrari and Mercedes are ringing the technical changes in a bid to catch Red Bull – but they’ve already spent too long going in the wrong direction, writes Mark Hughes
Three of Formula 1’s greatest-ever drivers shared a podium only once — at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix. In the middle of a season of varying fortunes, there was little camaraderie between Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, writes Damien Smith
What may be the most hated corner in F1 is no more: the final Barcelona chicane has been axed from GP racing. Now we suggest six more turns that should go the same way
Max Verstappen’s 2023 Monaco GP win was a triumph of performance, tyre management and strategy — in stark contrast to Ayrton Senna’s experience 35 years earlier, writes Mark Hughes:”there was a time when the driver could largely do whatever the hell he wanted”
Mercedes hit the jackpot at the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, where the track surface and temperature gave a double boost to its W15 F1 car. The rest didn’t stand a chance, writes Mark Hughes
McLaren was in the F1 doldrums six years ago, but now heads the constructors’ championship, led by Andrea Stella, who’s created a very different atmosphere to the Ron Dennis era, says Mark Hughes
Red Bull is still agonising over whether to keep or ditch Sergio Perez for 2025 – will it look to one of its old drivers for help?
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
2023 US Grand Prix diary: More lengthy post-race investigations, the challenge of COTA and Ricciardo returns with the stars — Chris Medland’s view from the F1 paddock
2024 has been Max Verstappen’s masterclass – it should go down in history as one of F1’s greatest titles
A new F1 team on the horizon; Brad Pitt’s hectic filming schedule; driver’s late-night demands; and why the writing may be on the wall for Sergio Perez. Chris Medland looks back on the action in a busy 2024 Las Vegas GP diary
Max Verstappen is only the fifth driver in F1 history to win four consecutive world championship titles
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