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How Ferrari strategy won the race (for runner-up) in Abu Dhabi
Why the fastest car doesn’t always win: Sergio Perez missed out on runner-up spot in the F1 drivers’ championship when Ferrari pulled out the superior strategy
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Medland: ‘The F1 2023 season buzz has already begun — thanks to 9hr tyre test’
Barely 36 hours after the flag fell at the final race of the season, F1 drivers were back on track to prepare for 2023. Chris Medland’s anticipation is already growing after seeing familiar faces in their new cars
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Martin Whitaker: the man driving Saudi Arabia’s ambitious motor sport plans
Saudi Arabia has dreams of producing an F1 world champion and a blueprint for its new grand prix circuit within a theme park. We hear how F1 in Jeddah kick-started the trend
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Vettel thinks F1 has taken a wrong turn – Abu Dhabi shows why
A tyre wear endurance race in Abu Dhabi illustrated why Vettel is unhappy with F1’s current sporting philosophy
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F1’s goodbye to the GOAT: Up and down in Abu Dhabi
The greatest has left us – how will Formula 1 even go on?
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Logan Sargeant signs for Williams: How American rookie earned his F1 stripes
“Joining Williams feels natural” says Logan Sargeant after just one season of F2. But the young American isn’t being brash as he prepares to step up to Formula 1 — he’s just well-prepared
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‘Red Bull swerved the hazard of Perez beating Verstappen’: Abu Dhabi GP analysis
Sergio Perez may have had a better chance of beating Charles Leclerc if Red Bull had told his team-mate to let him through in the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But the team may not been wary of the consequences after unrest in Brazil, writes Mark Hughes
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Abu Dhabi’s final reminder that 2022 is the year of Max Verstappen: F1 race report
Max Verstappen gave a final demonstration of his overwhelming dominance in 2022 with victory in the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Sergio Perez lost second place in the championship to Charles Leclerc — as Sebastian Vettel bowed out
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‘One of F1’s greatest’: Why F1 won’t let Sebastian Vettel retire quietly
Ferrari and Red Bull have held farewell events; every F1 driver attended a retirement dinner; and there’s more to come in Abu Dhabi. Adam Cooper looks at why Sebastian Vettel is held in such high regard
Standings – 2024 F1 World Championship
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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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