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F1’s gladiators going at it: I’m enjoying 2021 — Johnny Herbert
What a great time to become Motor Sport’s new columnist, as we head into a Formula 1 season that looks set to be just what we’ve all been waiting for.…
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How F1 rake angles have shaken up the 2021 championship
From the moment the regulation floor trim of 2021 was announced there were competing theories about how it would affect the low-rake and high-rake cars respectively. The fact that the…
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Yuki Tsunoda: Still much to learn
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was the sensation of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but the old-school Imola circuit made him look like the rookie he is. In Bahrain he took two…
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Mercedes treads carefully on tyre strategy
Mercedes overcame a faster Red Bull on race day in Bahrain through a bold early stopping strategy which vaulted Lewis Hamilton ahead of early leader and pole-sitter Max Verstappen.Making the…
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Word on the beat, June 2021
New Williams boss Jost Capito, above, has wasted no time in recruiting his former VW Motorsport technical director François-Xavier Demaison to the same position at Williams F1. Together they won…
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A GP in two parts: what F1’s sprint races will look like
After much debate among between the teams, the FIA and the Formula 1 organisation over the past couple of years, Monday saw formal confirmation via a vote of the F1…
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F1 approves sprint races, offering championship points
F1 teams and officials have unanimously approved sprint race trials at three grands prix this season. Championship points will be awarded for the top three finishers in each of the…
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2005 San Marino Grand Prix: Alonso and Schumacher’s epic showdown
The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix has stood the test of time as being one of the all-time great battles between two championship-calibre drivers. 16 years on from Fernando Alonso…
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The five F1 stars struggling in new teams – MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
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F1’s gladiators going at it: I’m enjoying 2021 — Johnny Herbert
What a great time to become Motor Sport’s new columnist, as we head into a Formula 1 season that looks set to be just what we’ve all been waiting for.…
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How F1 rake angles have shaken up the 2021 championship
From the moment the regulation floor trim of 2021 was announced there were competing theories about how it would affect the low-rake and high-rake cars respectively. The fact that the…
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Yuki Tsunoda: Still much to learn
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was the sensation of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but the old-school Imola circuit made him look like the rookie he is. In Bahrain he took two…
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Mercedes treads carefully on tyre strategy
Mercedes overcame a faster Red Bull on race day in Bahrain through a bold early stopping strategy which vaulted Lewis Hamilton ahead of early leader and pole-sitter Max Verstappen.Making the…
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Word on the beat, June 2021
New Williams boss Jost Capito, above, has wasted no time in recruiting his former VW Motorsport technical director François-Xavier Demaison to the same position at Williams F1. Together they won…
F1
A GP in two parts: what F1’s sprint races will look like
After much debate among between the teams, the FIA and the Formula 1 organisation over the past couple of years, Monday saw formal confirmation via a vote of the F1…
F1
F1 approves sprint races, offering championship points
F1 teams and officials have unanimously approved sprint race trials at three grands prix this season. Championship points will be awarded for the top three finishers in each of the…
F1
2005 San Marino Grand Prix: Alonso and Schumacher’s epic showdown
The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix has stood the test of time as being one of the all-time great battles between two championship-calibre drivers. 16 years on from Fernando Alonso…
F1
The five F1 stars struggling in new teams – MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
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MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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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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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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The tragic Montjuich ’75 race that was platform for F1 trailblazer
The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix became one of F1’s darkest days – but it was also where a groundbreaking female racer made history
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Can Hamilton repeat his F1 sprint win? What to watch for at Miami GP
Formula 1 crosses the Atlantic for the second sprint weekend of 2025 before the European season kicks off. Here are the main storylines ahead of the Miami Grand Prix
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Michele Alboreto: an F1 driver simply addicted to racing
As I drive, each July, from Frankfurt airport to Hockenheim, it is my invariable practice to pull off into the rest area by the Langen-Morfelden crossing on the autobahn towards Darmstadt. At…
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