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Sauber to add 'important' Imola upgrades to cure F1 pitstop woes

The Hinwil-based outfit has yet to score points this season with the pack seemingly split between the top five and bottom five teams, though Haas and RB have breached the top 10. Whilst Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas have shown glimpses of form behind the wheel, their efforts have largely…

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How best-ever Miami GP defied fears over a Vegas F1 hangover

Just over five months on from a frantic – but highly successful – inaugural Vegas street race, a third Miami GP might have felt a little old hat for America's recently acquired passion for F1. Had Miami been trumped?

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F1 drivers with the most grand prix starts before victory

Lando Norris finally became an F1 race winner after taking a long-awaited victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The win came during Norris’ sixth year in the series after being one of F1’s highest-rated drivers for several seasons and coming close to victory numerous times. So when Norris finally…

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What the sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Miami GP

Thanks to Formula 1 scheduling two successive sprint events early in the 2024 campaign, there's now enough evidence to say the latest sprint for tweaks has made things worse. No matter how hard TV commentators may screech otherwise…

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What the sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix

Thanks to Formula 1 scheduling two successive sprint events early in the 2024 campaign, there’s now enough evidence to say the latest sprint tweaks have made things worse. No matter how hard TV commentators may screech otherwise…

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US Congressman asks if F1’s Andretti block is a “money grab”

Republican Congressman for Michigan John James – who represents an area that is synonymous with General Motors – took part in a press conference outside the US Capitol in Washington on Wednesday alongside Mario Andretti, 1978 Formula 1 world champion and patriarch of the Andretti Global team. Formula One Management,…

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12 years late: How Hulkenberg is finally getting his shot at a ‘big’ F1 team

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team's - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.

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Where Hulkenberg’s wrong-righting Audi F1 move leaves the driver market

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team’s - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.

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Exclusive: F1 defers decision over points system tweaks

Following a push by F1's midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday's F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.

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F1 defers decision over points system tweaks

In a statement, the FIA has since confirmed that the points tweak would be revisited again at the next meeting.

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10 things we learned from the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Formula 1 finally headed back to China after the COVID-19 pandemic, where home hero Zhou Guanyu was cheered on passionately – moving the Sauber driver and 2004 Fernando Alonso fan considerably.

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F1's new points system on course to get support it needs

As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1's teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.

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F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needs

As exclusively revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.

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Stroll explains why China F1 penalty felt like "a joke"

With the field bunching up before the hairpin as the race was restarted on Lap 27, Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo, lifting the RB car up in the air and causing terminal damage to the Australian's car. Ricciardo was pushed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who also sustained…

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Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like "a joke"

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McLaren to introduce first F1 2024 upgrade package in Miami

McLaren had targeted a May release for its first big upgrade batch for the MCL38 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and has now confirmed that it is on course to bring the new spec to the Miami Grand Prix held on 5 May. "For Miami, we will have…

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What Shanghai's sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Chinese GP

A reshuffle of Formula 1's rather Marmite sprint weekend format has now come to pass at the Chinese Grand Prix, as the sprint race - won by Max Verstappen, no less - moved to the morning rounds.

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Ricciardo says new RB F1 chassis brings "peace of mind"

The Australian managed to reignite his F1 career with the AlphaTauri squad last season, either side of his hand fracture-enforced layoff, with a series of strong drives following his mid-season call-up to the Italian squad. He has been so far unable to replicate that form into 2024 with the rebranded…

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Ricciardo brushes off F1 future worries, new chassis brings "peace of mind"

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Interview: Newey’s vision on what F1 should be

Throughout his career we have seen plenty of ideas for his ultimate F1 machine – which famously included his Red Bull X2010 created for Gran Turismo. It was a 1400bhp fan car that smashed the track record at Suzuka by 20 seconds during simulator runs.

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Newey: Monaco example shows why F1 2026 will be a “strange formula”

F1 manufacturers are now hard at work in developing their next-generation turbo hybrids, which will feature a 50/50 split in power between the internal combustion engine and battery.

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Why Mercedes' Japan F1 podium claims seem far-fetched

At Suzuka, Mercedes endured another disappointing weekend, in which George Russell finished seventh and Lewis Hamilton ninth – reversing their respective qualifying positions in a train behind Fernando Alonso.

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10 things we learned from the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Was the final result of the Japanese Grand Prix predictable? Ultimately, yes, but how this year's Formula 1 race at Suzuka unravelled wasn't entirely typical thanks to the variance in strategies across the field. Max Verstappen chalked up a third win as he embarks upon a seemingly inevitable march towards…

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen breezes to victory in Red Bull 1-2

Carlos Sainz completed the podium ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who popped up in Perez's race and gained several places from his mid-pack grid spot by completing a rare Suzuka one-stop strategy.

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How Mercedes has unlocked a “night and day” difference from its F1 car

For beyond the headline lap times that have hinted at signs of progress in unlocking pace from its W15, the mood of its drivers is far more upbeat than at any point this season.

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