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Les Thacker: Pitstops and f-stops with the man from BP
When Les Thacker left the British Army in 1963 a move into the oil industry seemed a natural next step. “I wrote to Shell-Mex and BP, and Esso – and…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘The guy who started the trend to use karting for training was Schumacher’
We’re nearly there as the teams make final preparations ahead of the new season. For the drivers, karting during the winter has become a popular way to keep fit, stay…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month, April 2022
Good month Seb speaks out Vettel on Formula 1 now not offering the chance to take a knee pre-race: “The issues haven’t gone away,” the Aston Martin man said. Testing…
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2022 F1 Barcelona test: Shakedown time
This apparently, is how the momentous new Formula 1 car test days used to feel in the ‘old days’. The sharp sun brings everything into focus at Circuit de Catalunya,…
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F1 2022 is go! Circuits of the 23-race season
1 Bahrain Sakhir / March 18-20 Our first look at the new 2022 F1 cars in race conditions. Bahrain has been a dramatic round in recent seasons. 2 Saudi Arabia…
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Mercedes can erase the pain of 2021 this year, says Anthony Davidson
I’ve been asked a few times now how I think the Mercedes team can pick itself up after the controversy at Abu Dhabi last season, and the simple answer is:…
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Mark Webber: ‘Red Bull’s secret formula will keep it at the top of F1 in 2022’
The million-dollar question for Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari is how many punches they used to close out last season, and what effect that might have had on their 2022…
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‘Wait and see’ will characterise F1 in 2022, says Mercedes
The new rules may not require the clean-sheet approach to power units as demanded of the chassis department, but as Mercedes High Performance Powertrains managing director Hywel Thomas explains, those…
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Mercedes voyages into the unknown with 2022 F1 rules
So will these new Formula 1 regulations deliver what they’re supposed to and improve the ability of grand prix cars to actually race each other in 2022? “Good question,” says…
Standings – 2024 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Will Red Bull try to re-sign Albon for 2025?
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?
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MPH: 2025 F1 rookies are strongest in years. Who will be the megastar?
At least four rookie drivers are set to join the F1 grid in 2025 — potentially joined by Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto. Mark Hughes explores why youth has overtaken experience in the world championship
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Advantage Norris in Brazil. Then red flag set up Verstappen masterclass
Max Verstappen all but clinched this year’s Formula 1 championship with a masterful drive in the wet 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, while Lando Norris was left rueing a red flag that ended his hopes of victory
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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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It took too long – again – to decide Hamilton and Leclerc’s US GP disqualification
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
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Is the Las Vegas GP already a classic?
After all the pre-race noise, the 2023 Las Vegas GP turned out to be a brilliant race on an exciting track – a 2024 repeat could seal its reputation
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How to watch 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix: start time, F1 live stream and TV schedule
Formula 1 returns this weekend for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where you can watch Max Verstappen’s first chance to seal the world championship — assuming you wake up in…
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How Lewis Hamilton kept F1 film on its toes: ‘We were in the wrong gear’
The making of the Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton’s F1 movie has been a long and painstaking process – producer Jerry Bruckheimer explains how the grand prix legend has been a stickler for getting the details right
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