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‘If we finish at Silverstone, we’ll be fighting for the win’, says upbeat Leclerc
The last few races has seen Ferrari fall far behind Red Bull in both title races, but Charles Leclerc isn’t giving up just yet
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Adrian Newey to use banned tech for £6m RB17 hypercar with ‘F1 levels of performance’
Some used the Covid pandemic to put up a new set of shelves or paint the spare room but, when you’re Adrian Newey, even your lockdown projects are more ambitious…
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‘Time has come for action’, says Lewis Hamilton after Nelson Piquet’s racially abusive insult
Lewis Hamilton has said that there’s no place in Formula 1 for the racist language and mindset of Nelson Piquet, who used an abusive term to describe the Mercedes driver
F1
Pierre Gasly: ‘A lot of people thought I was done after Red Bull’
Pierre Gasly thinks he has proved the critics wrong after people thought his career was done after the Red Bull demotion
Esports
F1 22 review: new generation of cars brings fresh challenges for gamers
A new era of F1 cars, complete challenges in supercars and VR compatible are key features for this year’s game and more
F1
Mansell Mania returns: F1 legend drives iconic cars at Goodwood – gallery
Nigel Mansell rolled back the years driving his iconic F1 cars at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed – see the best images in our gallery
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Pierre Gasly, My big break
“I want to be world champion,” says Pierre Gasly. “So now we need to get to work.” Newly confirmed in F1 with AlphaTauri for 2023, the 26-year-old grand prix winner…
Mark Hughes
Sebastian Vettel’s F1 future depends on his guilty conscience — MPH
Aston Martin hopes improvements to its car could persuade Sebastian Vettel to stay in F1, but can he reconcile this with his climate crusade?
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F1’s ground effect controls: Which loopholes will teams find this time?
The porpoising debate has led to an FIA directive mid-season – as Tony Dodgins writes, this isn’t the first time teams have lobbied for rule changes
F1
‘If we finish at Silverstone, we’ll be fighting for the win’, says upbeat Leclerc
The last few races has seen Ferrari fall far behind Red Bull in both title races, but Charles Leclerc isn’t giving up just yet
Sports Car News
Adrian Newey to use banned tech for £6m RB17 hypercar with ‘F1 levels of performance’
Some used the Covid pandemic to put up a new set of shelves or paint the spare room but, when you’re Adrian Newey, even your lockdown projects are more ambitious…
F1
‘Time has come for action’, says Lewis Hamilton after Nelson Piquet’s racially abusive insult
Lewis Hamilton has said that there’s no place in Formula 1 for the racist language and mindset of Nelson Piquet, who used an abusive term to describe the Mercedes driver
F1
Pierre Gasly: ‘A lot of people thought I was done after Red Bull’
Pierre Gasly thinks he has proved the critics wrong after people thought his career was done after the Red Bull demotion
Esports
F1 22 review: new generation of cars brings fresh challenges for gamers
A new era of F1 cars, complete challenges in supercars and VR compatible are key features for this year’s game and more
F1
Mansell Mania returns: F1 legend drives iconic cars at Goodwood – gallery
Nigel Mansell rolled back the years driving his iconic F1 cars at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed – see the best images in our gallery
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Pierre Gasly, My big break
“I want to be world champion,” says Pierre Gasly. “So now we need to get to work.” Newly confirmed in F1 with AlphaTauri for 2023, the 26-year-old grand prix winner…
Mark Hughes
Sebastian Vettel’s F1 future depends on his guilty conscience — MPH
Aston Martin hopes improvements to its car could persuade Sebastian Vettel to stay in F1, but can he reconcile this with his climate crusade?
F1
F1’s ground effect controls: Which loopholes will teams find this time?
The porpoising debate has led to an FIA directive mid-season – as Tony Dodgins writes, this isn’t the first time teams have lobbied for rule changes
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MPH: Will youth trump experience in Saudi GP with a tyre twist?
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
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MPH: F1 in ‘crisis meeting’ as engine civil war threatens to erupt
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, says Mark Hughes
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Bruce McLaren: The Man Behind The Marque
Ambition is a funny thing. For some it burns so bright it sears a lasting scar on their personalities. Others look as if they don’t have a scrap of it…
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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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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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Why Kimi Antonelli was the silver lining in Mercedes’ ‘worst’ F1 race of 2025
As Mercedes dropped down the F1 order in Saudi Arabia, team boss Toto Wolff found a hope in Kimi Antonelli’s performance for the team
F1
McLaren boss says Piastri-Norris crash will be a ‘non-event’. Really…?
Zak Brown is still adamant on his approach that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are ‘number ones’ at McLaren. But how long will it be before history repeats itself and takes a sour turn?
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Senna’s Lotus 97T: exclusive shoot of F1 legend’s first winner
It’s 40 years since Ayrton Senna’s incredible first F1 win at Estoril – we captured the brilliant grand prix car he did it in for this month’s magazine
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