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Spanish Grand Prix summary
Another Grand Prix and another win for Button. He may have lost a place to team-mate Barrichello at the start, but the Brit got his head down and gave us…
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Bahrain Grand Prix summary
Another great weekend for Jenson Button as he claimed his third win of the season, but how did everyone perform? When it’s as dry as it was in Bahrain even…
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New rules make for better racing
The major rule changes introduced into Formula 1 this year have had an instant effect, and mainly it has been to the good of the sport. For one thing, the…
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Lola unveils F1 bid for 2010
Lola has announced that it is starting a Formula 1 project following the recent cost-cutting measures introduced by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. It is understandable that more parties…
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2009 Chinese Grand Prix summary
The Chinese Grand Prix was another soaking affair, yet this weekend it wasn’t Brawn GP scoring a one-two but Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel, who proved his prowess in the wet…
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Brawn GP gets the all-clear
After the whirlwind of action over the past few weeks in Formula 1 the dust is finally settling. Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams found a loophole in the regulations regarding…
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Happy Easters at Goodwood
Easter. A time for renewed hope and energy. And motor racing on Easter Monday, one of the sport’s great traditions. For me, nothing will ever be as good as Goodwood…
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Australian Grand Prix summary
The F1 season is finally under way… After a winter of wondering whether Honda would be saved, whether McLaren could carry on its 2008 form and whether Piquet could turn…
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Briatore: F1’s sharpest team boss
That hoary old racing cliché ‘cut him and he bleeds petrol’ does not apply to Flavio Briatore. He’s a businessman, pure and simple. But he also happens to be the…
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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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