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Imola: Where Ayrton left his heart
Motor-racing history hangs in the air in the bucolic surroundings of the Imola circuit, where the streets honour names such as Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari and Luigi Musso. Under the…
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Matt Bishop: ‘Hundreds of racers owe their health to nurses. Now I do too’
The Atkinson Morley Hospital treated Stirling Moss for career-ending injuries six decades ago. Earlier this year, in modern form, it admitted Matt Bishop who reflects upon racing, living, and the gratitude that so many owe to nurses
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Lando love-in: Miami winner saluted by fans, drivers and rival F1 team boss
From the Miami paddock: Chris Medland‘s Grand Prix diary on a tide of popular support for debut F1 winner Lando Norris; questions over Logan Sargeant’s future at his home race — as well as Carlos Sainz and Adrian Newey; plus rare good news for Alpine
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Lando Norris rescues F1 from itself: Going up, going down in Miami
For a second time this season, the AI was defeated! The 2024 Miami GP was a refreshing glass of the orange Floridian good stuff for once
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Lando’s sensational pace: Norris and McLaren supreme in popular Miami GP win
Luck was finally on Lando Norris’s side, helping him to a maiden F1 win in the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. But, says Mark Hughes it was a fully deserved victory as his McLaren outclassed the rest of the field
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‘Perez is doing it’ — Red Bull F1 driver says new contract is ‘matter of time’
Sergio Perez’s F1 seat looked in jeopardy at some points last year, but after an assured start to the 2024 season he looks increasingly likely to stay with the team. Former boss Otmar Szafnauer explains why Perez is Red Bull’s best bet
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‘Multi 21’: How the Red Bull RB9 spawned a famous F1 saying
‘Multi 21’ immediately entered the F1 vernacular when said in sheer anger by Mark Webber towards Sebastian Vettel – it came after duelling in one of grand prix racing’s most dominant cars, the Red Bull RB9
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Three new GP teams which can’t score points: the proposal to stop F1 going stale
After Andretti had its bid to enter F1 controversially scrapped, a new proposal is offering a new route for prospective teams into the series. Cambridge Kisby spoke with its co-creator Tim Milne who explains why his approach could be better than simply charing a $600m anti-dilution fee
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MPH: Will Newey join Hamilton in Vasseur’s Ferrari ‘dream team?
The landscape of F1 looks set to change significantly – will the Ferrari’s new ‘super squad’ feature Adrian Newey as well as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc?
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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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‘Next year is my year’: Flawless Norris lays marker for 2025 in Abu Dhabi GP
It didn’t all go McLaren’s way at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Lando Norris ensured his team took home the F1 constructors’ championship with a resounding victory before targeting the drivers’ title in 2025, says Mark Hughes
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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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He’s an all-time great but what did happen to Jacky Ickx’s F1 career?
Jacky Ickx was at his most brilliant when confronting F1’s toughest challenges with courage, yet he’s best-known as an endurance racing master. Matt Bishop struggles to explain why he didn’t have more single-seater success
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Season Review Awards: 2024’s best F1 moments as voted by you
F1’s 2024 world championship was a thrilling, closely-matched competition – you have picked the greatest moments of the year
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F1 tales of the unexpected: the best of Matt Bishop from 2024
He’s an encyclopedia of racing history; a former F1 insider with notebooks full of juicy conversations; a previous magazine editor with a vast vocabulary; and an eye for a fascinatingly…
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