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Sergio Perez to leave Racing Point after 2020 F1 season
Racing Point has announced that Sergio Perez will leave the team at the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season, leaving the door open for Sebastian Vettel to join the…
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Ferrari’s 1000 Grands Prix part 1: 1-500
See, I told you that Peter Whitehead was a significant figure in Grand Prix history. But for this English privateer, Ferrari would this weekend in Mugello be celebrating ‘only’ its…
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Jenson Button: ‘My respect for Frank Williams’
It’s hard to believe 20 years have passed since 20-year-old Jenson Button made his Formula 1 debut for Williams, in just his third season of car racing. As Frank and…
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Ferrari’s first World Champion: Alberto Ascari
Alberto Ascari drove racing cars as though born to it – which, of course, he had been. Father Antonio – much admired by the formative Enzo Ferrari – had until…
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The hustling, powersliding force of Keke Rosberg
Born December 6, 1948 in Stockholm to Finnish parents, Keijo ‘Keke’ Rosberg was a karting champion who moved into car racing and enjoyed success in Formula Vee and Super Vee.…
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MPH: How Pierre Gasly’s Monza miracle unfolded
The fairytale played out. Pierre Gasly, the demoted Red Bull driver, pounced upon a series of lucky breaks to deliver a brilliant pressure victory drive at the same venue as…
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2020 Italian Grand Prix race report: Gasly holds Sainz at bay in manic Monza race
2020 continues to be one of the strangest years in living memory, and from a sporting perspective, the podium at the Italian Grand Prix certainly fits that description. After a…
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Racing Point withdraws brake duct appeal
Racing Point has confirmed that it has withdrawn its appeal over the legality of its RP20 rear brake ducts. The team was hit with a 15-point deduction and 400,000 euro…
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Renault to become Alpine F1 Team from 2021 season
Renault has announced it will become known as the Alpine F1 team from the 2021 season onwards. Yellow will disappear from the cars in place of the blue of the…
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Ultra-competitive Cowell gives Newey a clear run at devising next-gen Aston F1 car
Aston Martin F1’s CEO Andy Cowell has made himself its team boss too, demoting Mike Krack to a trackside role. Mark Hughes explains how the brilliant former Merc engine guru can make the difference
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How McLaren’s great ‘communicators’ unlocked its F1 potential
Just a few seasons ago McLaren was staring into the abyss, with a poor car and dysfunctional team – Mark Hughes explains how Zak Brown empowered some crucial staff to get it firing again
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MPH: Sainz finally has an F1 team to lead. Is it worth dropping so far down the grid?
Carlos Sainz has battled against ‘chosen’ team-mates like Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc for all his F1 career — and thrived. Now, at Williams, he finally has a team centred on him, says Mark Hughes. But the fight goes on
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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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Karun Chandhok: Max and Lewis have raised the bar for F1 rookies: this year’s intake face a brutal reality
The 2024 season started with the exact same driver line-up as we ended 2023 and frankly that was a bit dull. Fortunately Lewis Hamilton spectacularly kicked off the silly season…
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Verstappen and Alonso to swap teams? Something’s going on in F1…
Just prior to writing this month’s column, the idea of Max Verstappen considering a move to Aston Martin for 2026 was just one of those theoretical ‘it has a logic…
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Mercedes streamliner set to become most expensive F1 car ever sold at auction
A Mercedes W196 R streamliner F1 car driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss could become the most expensive F1 car ever when it goes up for sale this weekend
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