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What future F1 calendars may look like after 2026 announcement

Announcing the following season’s Formula 1 calendar before the current one has reached its half-way point is a calculated power move – one the present regime seems to be making an annual fixture after it revealed this year’s running order in April 2024.

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How will F1's new venues fit into an already packed calendar?

Motorsport

What the F1 drivers think of potential Monaco GP track changes

As drivers prepare for the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, there were still lingering questions in Barcelona relating back to the Monaco Grand Prix and how best to improve the racing spectacle in the Principality.

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How to change the Monaco circuit without breaking the bank

In his memoirs, Monaco Grand Prix founder Antony Noghes detailed the days and weeks he spent wandering the streets of the Principality, trying to work out a route for his proposed motor race.

Autosport

How to change the Monaco F1 circuit to save the grand prix

In his memoirs, Monaco Grand Prix founder Antony Noghes detailed the days and weeks he spent wandering the streets of the Principality, trying to work out a route for his proposed motor race.

Motorsport

How Saudi Arabia has sights set on F1 summit with $480m ‘Rainbow Road’ Qiddiya track

F1 returns to Jeddah for the fifth Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend, but the fastest street circuit in the world will soon be overshadowed by a futuristic track outside the capital city, Riyadh

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Willow Springs Ain't Closing

About 100 miles north of Los Angeles, deep in the dustiest corner of the Mojave Desert, is an iconic ribbon of tarmac: Willow Springs International Raceway. Founded in 1953, then stewarded by the late Bill Huth from 1962 until his death in 2015, the track was home for road racers…

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F1 drivers united before FIA talks on Max Verstappen swearing row

F1 drivers are to hold crunch talks after Max Verstappen was hit with a community service order for swearing

The Guardian - UK

F1 drivers set for private talks over response to Verstappen swearing controversy

Formula 1 drivers are planning discussions about how best to respond to their unease about the FIA’s hardline response to Max Verstappen swearing in a press conference.

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Friday's favourite: The V10 beast that still holds the Bahrain track record

1m31.447s. The fastest lap of the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix, set by Pedro de la Rosa, remains the official lap record at the Sakhir circuit - something the Spaniard will boast about whenever the opportunity arises. And it doesn't take him even a second to name the McLaren MP4-20 his…

Autosport

Formula 1 drivers' WhatsApp group lit up by Monza changes

The private WhatsApp group of Formula 1 drivers became a hotbed of animated debate on Thursday amid frustration over the Monza track changes.

Autosport

Miami GP radio controversies are latest in F1's complex history with team orders

Drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz let their disdain for their respective teams show over team radio at the Miami Grand Prix, with the latter falling foul to a team orders mix-up that meant he lost out to his team-mate in the race.

Motorsport

Ralf Schumacher coming out will have a positive impact on ‘evolving’ F1

Sport has become more inclusive and former driver’s decision to come out as gay will hopefully inspire others

The Guardian - UK

F1 talent scheme launched to mentor next generation of female drivers

The global development programme created to assist women’s progress toward Formula One has announced its first selection of female drivers

The Guardian - UK

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Dynasty: Stars who raced in a different discipline to a famous relative

Carlos Sainz Sr made history at the 2024 Dakar Rally by becoming the oldest driver ever to win the prestigious event at a remarkable age of 61.

Autosport

Motorsport figures in a different discipline to family relative

Carlos Sainz Sr made history at the 2024 Dakar Rally by becoming the oldest driver ever to win the prestigious event at a remarkable age of 61.

Autosport

Why cockpit heat is such a big issue for F1 drivers

The race was a perfect storm of high ambient temperatures, humidity that ramped up on race day, draining heavy g-loadings through the fast corners, and the one-off tyre rules that turned the race into a series of four sprints, with little respite for the drivers.The FIA soon promised an investigation…

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F1 chief Domenicali writes to GPDA over Qatar GP concerns

After the race, Williams duo Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon needed medical treatment, while most drivers said it was the toughest event in which they had ever competed.

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Top 10: The greatest sportscar drivers never to win the Le Mans 24 Hours

To select our top 10, we looked at how well the drivers got on at Le Mans, the circumstances of their failures, and the amount of success scored elsewhere.

Autosport

Friday favourite: The interim F1 McLaren that unexpectedly challenged Ferrari

For two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner and long-time Formula 1 tester Alex Wurz, the question of choosing a favourite racing car isn’t dictated by whether he raced or tested it. Instead, it’s something rather more simple that is behind the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association president’s pick of the McLaren…

Motorsport

The first impressions from trackside of WEC's new era

You won’t often find me down at Turn 1 right at the start of the first session, not for a race meeting nor a test. And certainly not when it kicks off at 08:45 in the morning and after I’d crawled off a transatlantic fight the previous afternoon. But early…

Autosport

Why illustrious racing dads aren't always an advantage for F1 hopefuls

You don’t have to look far to find the inspiration for the helmet design used by newly crowned Formula Regional Oceania (nee Toyota Racing Series) champion Charlie Wurz. The 17-year-old is the second son of three-time Formula 1 podium finisher and two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Alex Wurz, who…

Motorsport

The chemicals, emotions and designs that explain F1’s rain problem

Formula 1’s rain delays in Singapore and Japan have served to re-open the debate about whether or not the series has a wet weather problem.

Motorsport

F1 drivers discussing 'information laps' idea to help at rain-delayed races

Formula 1 drivers are discussing a new idea that could help improve the decision-making process at rain-stopped races, Motorsport.com can reveal.

Daily Mirror

Racing chief tells Lewis Hamilton why F1's jewellery ban is for the right reasons

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is running the risk of being banned from the Monaco Grand Prix over his stance on wearing jewellery on race weekends

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