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Our verdict on every circuit on the 2024 F1 race calendar
1 Bahrain Sakhir / February 29-March 2 Twentieth anniversary of its first GP. Yes, really. Much better now it’s a night race. 2 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche / March…
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Karun Chandhok: ‘Five F1 drivers who need to get it right in 2024’
Carlos Sainz Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari has thrown a real curveball at Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard has done a very good job at Ferrari and while he may…
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How Aston Martin’s plan to win the F1 championship is starting to fall into place
Can Aston Martin break away from the chasing pack and lead the pursuit of expected F1 pacesetters Red Bull in 2024? That’s going to be one of the most intriguing…
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Why McLaren could be Red Bull’s greatest F1 threat in 2024
F1 2024: McLaren After roaming Formula 1’s wilderness for more than a decade, McLaren is finally going places. It’s not back in the promised land yet, but one of F1’s…
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2024 F1 drivers and teams: release the stats!
Red Bull RB20 A near-whitewash in 2023. Can anyone lay a glove on the team in 2024? Max Verstappen Car No 1 Wins 54 Poles 32 Starts 185 2023…
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Radical Red Bull puts champions on the front foot in 2024 F1 pre-season testing
Tech focus A Sharp intake of air Aerodynamicist Chris Bull takes us through Red Bull’s cooling system It would be humbling for Mercedes if, just as it abandoned its slim…
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F1 2024 preview: Same cast, different script?
With Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 – and the avalanche of driver moves likely to follow, is the upcoming 2024 season already just a placeholder even before it’s begun? For…
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MPH: Can easier-to-drive Ferrari beat bold Red Bull in 2024?
During pre-season testing it was interesting to hear both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc comment favourably upon the improvement in the Ferrari’s balance compared to last year’s car. Couple that…
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Flashback: Jordan’s 1993 F1 telemetry analysis — two laptops
When Formula 1 teams carried out pre-season tests in Bahrain recently, there would have been more people monitoring progress from the factories than at the track. A limit on race…
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Our verdict on every circuit on the 2024 F1 race calendar
1 Bahrain Sakhir / February 29-March 2 Twentieth anniversary of its first GP. Yes, really. Much better now it’s a night race. 2 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche / March…
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Karun Chandhok: ‘Five F1 drivers who need to get it right in 2024’
Carlos Sainz Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari has thrown a real curveball at Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard has done a very good job at Ferrari and while he may…
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How Aston Martin’s plan to win the F1 championship is starting to fall into place
Can Aston Martin break away from the chasing pack and lead the pursuit of expected F1 pacesetters Red Bull in 2024? That’s going to be one of the most intriguing…
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Why McLaren could be Red Bull’s greatest F1 threat in 2024
F1 2024: McLaren After roaming Formula 1’s wilderness for more than a decade, McLaren is finally going places. It’s not back in the promised land yet, but one of F1’s…
Archive
2024 F1 drivers and teams: release the stats!
Red Bull RB20 A near-whitewash in 2023. Can anyone lay a glove on the team in 2024? Max Verstappen Car No 1 Wins 54 Poles 32 Starts 185 2023…
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Radical Red Bull puts champions on the front foot in 2024 F1 pre-season testing
Tech focus A Sharp intake of air Aerodynamicist Chris Bull takes us through Red Bull’s cooling system It would be humbling for Mercedes if, just as it abandoned its slim…
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F1 2024 preview: Same cast, different script?
With Hamilton to Ferrari for 2025 – and the avalanche of driver moves likely to follow, is the upcoming 2024 season already just a placeholder even before it’s begun? For…
Mark Hughes
MPH: Can easier-to-drive Ferrari beat bold Red Bull in 2024?
During pre-season testing it was interesting to hear both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc comment favourably upon the improvement in the Ferrari’s balance compared to last year’s car. Couple that…
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Flashback: Jordan’s 1993 F1 telemetry analysis — two laptops
When Formula 1 teams carried out pre-season tests in Bahrain recently, there would have been more people monitoring progress from the factories than at the track. A limit on race…
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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Still sandbagging? Why Mercedes F1 car may be even faster than we’ve seen
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
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MPH: F1 got lucky in Melbourne – but for how long?
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
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Mark Hughes: ‘There’s no skill in F1 overtaking – it’s like passing a car on the motorway’
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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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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The races that never happened: F1’s cancelled grands prix
The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix are the first F1 races to be cancelled for three years. We look back at the practical, financial – and more unusual reasons – for grand prix weekend cancellations
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China 2006, the last time Michael Schumacher won an F1 race
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
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F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix as Iranian missile attacks continue
As tensions remain high in the Middle East, Formula 1 has announced that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be cancelled, reducing this year’s calendar to 22 races
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