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Why McLaren introduces F1 upgrades without racing them immediately

During the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone, McLaren introduced a completely new floor, as noted in the FIA's technical documents.

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Why McLaren's approach to introducing F1 upgrades is different from rival teams

During the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone, McLaren introduced a completely new floor, as noted in the FIA's technical documents.

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Why Colapinto is still fighting against a serious Alpine weakness, and for his F1 future

Amid frequent speculation over his future at Alpine, Franco Colapinto vows to keep chipping away at the underwhelming results that he's achieved while struggling with a difficult 2025 Formula 1 car.

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Franco Colapinto is still fighting Alpine’s weakness, and for his F1 future

Amid frequent speculation over his future at Alpine, Franco Colapinto vows to keep chipping away at the underwhelming results that he's achieved while struggling with a difficult 2025 F1 car.

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Who is favourite for F1 2025 title? Our writers have their say

Oscar Piastri is the Formula 1 championship leader but title rival Lando Norris is on the ascendency having won the past two grands prix.

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Oscar Piastri vs Lando Norris, who's favorite for F1 title? Our writers have their say

Oscar Piastri is the Formula 1 championship leader but title rival Lando Norris is on the ascendency, having won the past two grands prix.

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F1 British GP: Start time and how to watch the race live, TV channel, standings

The British Grand Prix is set to be packed to the rafters as nearly 500,000 fans are expected to descend on Silverstone over the race weekend.

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Here’s why Lando Norris had so much coaching around F1’s Austrian GP

Lando Norris has said he is "trying to be more accepting" of help as he and his race engineer fought to keep McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri behind in the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.

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What's behind McLaren's heavy Norris coaching in F1 Austrian GP?

Lando Norris has said he is "trying to be more accepting" of help as he and his race engineer fought to keep McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri behind in the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.

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F1 Austrian GP: Norris fends off Piastri for victory, Verstappen taken out by Antonelli

Lando Norris held off a race-long challenge from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim victory at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.

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F1 Austrian GP: Five quick takeaways

Lando Norris is back in this title fight. He said after qualifying on pole position that it was “nice to see the old me back every now and again” - and he backed that up with a great performance under pressure in the race.

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What Renault boss Luca de Meo's exit means for Alpine F1 team

When Luca de Meo became Renault’s CEO in the summer of 2020, the group had just posted a €7.3billion loss and was on the verge of collapse as the world economy shuddered to a halt during the Covid-19 pandemic. On his way to turning that around to a €4.26billion operating…

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What Renault boss De Meo's exit means for Alpine F1 team

When Luca de Meo became Renault’s CEO in the summer of 2020, the group had just posted a €7.3billion loss and was on the verge of collapse as the world economy shuddered to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. On his way to turning that around to a €4.26billion operating…

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F1 Panel: Can Max Verstappen still challenge the McLaren duo for the title?

Max Verstappen's Barcelona clash with George Russell not only became a talking point post-race, but also dramatically changed the championship picture. With McLaren having the best car on the grid, it was always going to be a challenge for Verstappen to fight with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris – but…

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Who slept worst last night: Max Verstappen

Late on Sunday evening after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, once the sturm und drang had dissipated, I typed this prompt into ChatGPT for a bit of fun: "Suppose you wanted to artificially create the perfect Formula 1 driver in a lab – what would the result be?" "Interesting question,” was…

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Winners and losers from F1's explosive Spanish GP

While the reigning world champion suffered from a bout of red mist, F1's new Iceman didn't skip a beat to strengthen his championship lead. With that, our winners and losers from an eventful Spanish Grand Prix.

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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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What F1 is clamping down on with flexi wings at the Spanish GP

From this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix onwards, the testing regime governing the front wings of Formula 1 cars will be toughened to reduce the amount of permitted flex under load. Under Article 3.15.4 of F1’s technical regulations, the flap areas of the front wings may deflect under load by no more…

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What F1 is clamping down on with flexi-wings at the Spanish GP

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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Monaco GP

While Monaco is known as a gambling haven, its Formula 1 grand prix is generally a meritocracy rather than one defined by being dealt a good hand. Qualifying on pole is usually a recipe for success on Sunday, and even F1's best efforts to try something different by mandating two…

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"Crazy" strategy could save Bearman's Monaco GP after "harsh penalty"

Haas racer Oliver Bearman picked up a 10-place grid penalty for the Monaco GP after he overtook Carlos Sainz under red flag conditions.

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FIA issued technical directives before Imola GP, but did they have any impact?

In the week leading up to the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the FIA clarified some aspects of the technical regulations through technical directives (TD) - which is a common procedure in itself.

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Why Aston Martin's F1 turnaround may be genuine despite Imola GP tyre gamble

A smart tyre choice helped Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualify a shock fifth and eighth for Imola's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. But how genuine is Aston Martin's upgraded performance?

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How Sainz's Miami F1 team radio anger emulated that of Hamilton

It’s somehow appropriate that Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton should have banged wheels at the penultimate corner on the last lap of the Miami Grand Prix, because they were occupying a similar space elsewhere too.

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Carlos Sainz’s anger over Williams Miami GP team orders explained

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