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Missing Newey? Too complex a design? What’s turned Red Bull’s F1 car into a "monster"

Max Verstappen’s concession that Red Bull has turned its dominant Formula 1 car into a “monster” shows how extreme the squad feels its problems are.

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McLaren reveals six key changes in Dutch GP F1 upgrade

McLaren has revealed six key changes to its Formula 1 car at Zandvoort as it brings the first major upgrade to its car since Miami. The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger recently, and has its sights set on launching a bid to beat its Milton…

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Exclusive: Inside RB's growth from second-string junior team to Red Bull's 'brother'

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a "sister team" to Formula 1's championship-winning Red Bull team - and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.

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Inside RB's growth from second-string junior team to Red Bull's 'brother'

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a "sister team" to Formula 1's championship-winning Red Bull team - and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.

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Postwar new towns like Milton Keynes offer Labour a masterclass in planning

Letters: Dr Alistair Fair and Ellie Brown respond to comments by the RIBA president, Muyiwa Oki, on Labour’s housebuilding plans. Plus Laura Steel on growing up in Washington, Tyne and Wear

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Behind the scenes at Red Bull and Ford's F1 engine project

On the Tuesday before Silverstone's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a handful of media are welcomed into the Jochen Rindt building. It is the location on the Red Bull Campus in Milton Keynes where Red Bull Powertrains and Ford are working away with hundreds of employees on Red Bull's own engine…

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Man fighting for life after stabbing at Reggae Land festival in Milton Keynes

Police believe stabbing was targeted and urge witnesses to come forward

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Labour’s housing plans will use land twice size of Milton Keynes, expert says

David Rudlin, a new towns specialist, says green belt should not be unchangeable, or be abandoned

The Guardian - UK

Travelling round Britain, I found it at a crossroads between fury and hope. Which way will Labour take us?

Voters across the country spoke of familiar themes of doubt and disconnection – and a new, tentative belief in the future, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

League Two 2024/25 fixtures in full: Title favourites Chesterfield Town raise curtain on Friday night

Bromley are in the Football League for the first time and must hit the ground running

Evening Standard

Will F1 2024 go back to 'normal' as Red Bull flexes its Barcelona muscle?

The 2024 Formula 1 season has become a two or three or even four-horse race in recent races, but Red Bull is keen to re-assert its dominance on circuits that suit its car much better. McLaren and Ferrari had both been closing the gap to Red Bull since their respective…

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Milton Keynes woman probably killed by sex offender, inquest told

Remains of Leah Croucher, 19, found three and a half years after she went missing on her way to work

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: Alpine could abandon Renault engines and become F1 customer team in 2026

Autosport understands that Alpine is considering abandoning its works Renault engine in Formula 1 from 2026 and has opened talks with rival manufacturers about the possibility of securing a customer deal instead. As part of an evaluation of its F1 project prompted by a difficult start to the current campaign, it…

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Alpine could abandon Renault engines and become F1 customer team in 2026

Alpine is considering abandoning its works Renault engine in Formula 1 from 2026 and has opened talks with rival manufacturers about the possibility of securing a customer deal instead. As part of an evaluation of its F1 project prompted by a difficult start to the current campaign, it has emerged…

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Dipna Anand Kitchen & Bar, Milton Keynes: ‘Thoughtful cooking that is determined to incapacitate you’ – restaurant review

Rich, delicious food in an elegant, charming space – hidden inside a futuristic block that looks like the set of The Office

Autosport

Red Bull’s kerb-ride push won’t risk F1 aero prowess

The Milton Keynes-based team has faced a pair of challenging outings in Monaco and Montreal with its 2024 challenger proving not to be especially comfortable in handling kerbs and bumps.

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How Red Bull creates the perfect strategy for Verstappen and Perez

Devising and implementing the perfect race strategy is a real ‘team effort’ in Formula 1. However, every team has a couple of people who are particularly tasked with determining the right plan of attack. Red Bull Racing has three: Head of race strategy Will Courtenay, principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz…

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Five London commuter seats visited by Rishi Sunak so far to stop Tories losing to Labour or Lib Dems

He has been to Harrow East, Wimbledon, Harpenden & Berkhamsted, Chesham & Amersham, and Milton Keynes Central

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Verstappen: Red Bull now needs to be at 100% in F1, and hasn't been

Verstappen and Red Bull's dominance since the second half of 2022 has been such that the Dutchman has largely cruised to his second and third world titles, with observers expecting the radically different RB20 would keep the Milton Keynes-based squad's advantage intact. But gradual upgrades by McLaren and Ferrari have…

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How McLaren’s challenge is forcing Red Bull to ramp up its F1 upgrade game

But as McLaren has closed in on the Milton Keynes-based squad, it is now under pressure to ensure that it leaves no performance on the table.

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Vasseur: Miami F1 shows Red Bull is 'no longer in its comfort zone'

Last year Red Bull won all but one of the season's 22 grands prix, and at the start of this year, there was scant evidence to suggest the team and its dominant driver Max Verstappen could be prevented from repeating its walkover. But while it still has the fastest car…

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Vasseur: F1 Miami shows Red Bull is 'no longer in its comfort zone'

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Chris Harris on F1: All Hail Kevin Magnussen, the Chaos King of Miami

The perennial fascination with Formula One is that even seasoned fans cannot predict the heroes and zeroes of a race weekend. Here we are locked in the doldrums of another Red Bull demonstration season, with news that its genius designer Adrian Newey would rather head to the south of France…

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Ford's Red Bull F1 commitment "unchanged" despite Newey exit

Earlier this week Red Bull announced that Newey would step away from its F1 team after a two-decade spell at the Milton Keynes-based team which yielded seven drivers' and six constructors' world championships.

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Red Bull boss "convinced" Horner is right man to lead F1 team

Horner's position at the Milton Keynes-based squad was thrown into doubt earlier this year in the wake of complaints about his behaviour made by a female employee.

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