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Verstappen tops timesheet on day 1 of F1 2023 testing from Bahrain
Live updates from pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, including full testing schedule, driver lineups and the latest updates from the pitwall
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Medland: Partly in, partly out — what are Honda’s plans for F1?
Honda branding is back on the Red Bull F1 engine cover and the company is down as a power unit supplier for 2026. But there’s no guarantee that it will continue, despite plenty of interest from other teams, writes Chris Medland
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What’s in Netflix F1 Drive to Survive Season 5
Want to know what’s in Netflix’s F1: Drive to Survive Season 5? Check out our preview below
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Drive to Survive Season 5: Netflix release date, preview and updates
There are just days to go until the release date of Formula 1 Drive to Survive Season 5. Here’s the latest news on the new Netflix series, including what’s in it
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A new F1 points system to reward backmarkers — how it could work
Backmarker battles can provide just as much F1 entertainment as the fights at the front, so why don’t the drivers get championship points? Here’s how a new system could reward the top 18 finishers — and give a more accurate ranking
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Does Ferrari’s secret cooling duct give it an aero advantage? 2023 F1 analysis
A discreet new cooling duct on Ferrari’s 2023 F1 car could shift turbulent air up and away from the sidepods and floor. It’s one of the clever innovations spotted by Kyle Forster on the team’s new SF23 title challenger
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Alpine’s ‘huge step’ in bid to break away from F1 midfield with 2023 car
Alpine finished last year as best of the rest in F1, but can’t rest on its laurels as it aims to fight for podiums by 2024. “We’ve got to develop at a higher rate than every other team,” says boss Otmar Szafnauer
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2023 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain: dates, times and how to watch
Dates, times and locations for pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, as well as details on where to watch and what may be in store
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‘Everyone wanted to be in Dave Price’s gang’: the man at racing’s core — MPH
Dave Price, who has died at the age of 75, played a key role in the careers of drivers including Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle, with his racing team that everybody wanted to join. Brundle recalls the legendary manager with Mark Hughes
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MPH: One team led the way in F1 testing, but it won’t be feeling breezy yet
F1 drivers shivered at a cold and windy Sakhir circuit during 2025 F1 preseason testing, writes Mark Hughes. The weather conditions put paid to anyone’s hope of a suntan — or of establishing a competitive order
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MPH: Ferrari’s big F1 car changes — why team is convinced of major advance
F1’s frontrunners were so closely matched last year that minor gains could give one team an advantage in 2025, says Mark Hughes. Where might that leave Ferrari which believes it’s significant advances after an extensive rethink?
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MPH: Will Norris fight like Verstappen for F1 crown?
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen look set go head-to-head in the F1 drivers’ title. But, as Mark Hughes asks, should he draw an aggressive line in the sand or play the long game?
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1’s season opener where racing took a back seat: 2024 Bahrain 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
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Drive to Survive sees moment Horner reacts to WhatsApp leak
The new series of Netflix series F1: Drive to Survive shows Christian Horner reacting to a key moment in the 2024 Red Bull controversy, when messages purporting to be from him were leaked
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Birth of Red Bull: grizzled start for F1 titan that rose from ashes of Jaguar
Matt Bishop foresaw future world championship success when Red Bull finished in the points at its first grand prix, 20 years ago. Unfortunately, he was backing the wrong horse
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DtS 7 shows Ricciardo blew chance to replace Perez at British GP
Daniel Ricciardo returned to Red Bull’s junior team in the hope of making it the main squad – the new season of Drive to Survive shows just how close that came to happening, before he let it slip through his fingers
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