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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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How the mutual faith between Norris and McLaren F1 is finally paying off

Norris' journey with McLaren goes back way further than that, with CEO Zak Brown taking a personal interest in the Briton's career even before he joined the Woking squad's young driver programme in 2017, aged 16. "I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect," Brown said at the time. "He blew…

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Michael Schumacher on the phone in Japan: Jon Nicholson’s best photograph

‘“What do you want me to do?” he said when we got to his trailer. I couldn’t have him just staring at me, so I said: “Maybe pick up the phone?” I don’t know if he called anyone’

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What is an F1 pay driver? All to know about the controversial tag

Motorsport is one of the most expensive industries in the world as Red Bull paid a staggering $7,445,817 to enter the 2024 F1 season. But costs are also high at a national level with teams paying up to £29,000 for a space on the British GT grid. So it is…

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Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin - legendary designer's F1 career highlights

Newey had previously renewed his contract with Red Bull last year, but it was confirmed by the team in May that he will leave during the first part of 2025. There had been growing speculation about his future with the team and it was reported that he was unsettled with the…

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Iconic moments in the 14 years of F1’s Singapore Grand Prix

The narrow barriers around the city-centre circuit, coupled with extreme climate that pushes the drivers to the limit of exhaustion, make it one of the toughest races of all and there has been plenty of action under lights over the years.

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The nightmares over Senna that would haunt Imola's safety car driver for years

But one of the lesser-known aspects of what happened on May 1, 1994, was the sense of helplessness unfolding for those inside the safety car which led the Formula 1 field early on.

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History of the F1 points system with proposed structure for 2025

F1 has changed its points system several times over the years, with the first structure used in 1950 looking very different to what it is now.

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'A rollercoaster': Anzac reflects on time as a commando in Afghanistan

'You can't do what you do and not be scarred or challenged.'

Newcastle Herald

Ted Toleman obituary

Businessman, powerboat racer and founder of the Toleman Formula One team

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The Chinese Grand Prix's Chaotic Return and Cloudy Future

The Zhou Guanyu effect, a ticket sales meltdown, and an imperfect track are swirling together in the Chinese GP's long-delayed revival—and murky future.

Motorsport

How Senna’s early Pacific GP exit raised his Benetton suspicions

But what happened next only heightened his suspicions that rival team Benetton was using some form of illegal traction or launch control on its car.

Motorsport

What could have been: When Villeneuve’s shock return thwarted an F1 rookie

Jacques Villeneuve’s return to Formula 1 at Renault for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 was a seminal moment in Franck Montagny’s career. Then a test driver for Renault, he had been the logical choice for the seat vacated by Toyota-bound Jarno Trulli. But instead it was 1997 world…

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Schumacher F1 watch collection could top $4 million in auction

On 13 May, in the week leading up to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Christie’s Auction House will be offering a selection of watches from the personal collection of the seven-time world champion in an auction in Geneva.

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F1 2024 schedule: When is the next Formula 1 race?

The FIA has regionalised some of the F1 calendar in an attempt to make the series more sustainable. This included moving the Japanese Grand Prix from its mid-to-late-season spot to April for a more defined Asian leg, with the return of the Chinese Grand Prix following two weeks later.

Autosport

Which F1 team has the most 1-2s ever? Ferrari to McLaren and more

F1 is currently going through a period of domination as Red Bull cruised towards the 2022 and 2023 championships and look set to do the same in 2024.

Motorsport

Why Senna felt unstoppable at Donington in 1993

“It was a race like old times – going hard, from the heart. I had to be smart over when to press the rhythm, and when to hold back. It was a fantastic race. I am happy for all of us. Not just for me, but for the team and…

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F1 2024 schedule: When is the next Formula 1 race?

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Obituary: F1 team founder Ted Toleman dies aged 86

Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities their F1 break, including drivers Derek Warwick, Teo Fabi and Stefan Johansson – but most notably Ayrton Senna and the man who…

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F1 2024 Japanese Grand Prix - what is the weather forecast and will rain affect the race?

The Japanese GP is being hosted in April, the earliest the event has ever been held after consistently being hosted later in the season. The race has been brought forward to be more logistically efficient along with the Chinese GP which takes place in two weeks' time.

Autosport

Who are the greatest F1 team principals in history?

F1 has long been raged with a debate over who the greatest driver in history is and that is something which will continue to happen for as long as the series exists.

Motorsport

The day Montoya gave F1 a shock to the system

We look back at the 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix, in which Juan Pablo Montoya announced himself to the world of Formula 1.

Motorsport

Full report: Flashback to Schumacher’s 100th F1 podium

After all the expectations surrounding the new Ferrari F2002, Michael Schumacher and his team demonstrated that their decision to debut the new car at the Brazilian Grand Prix was right, with the German taking a moral victory, beating the tough opposition from the Williams drivers. As usual, the story was…

Autosport

Times F1 team-mates were not equal – car changes and team orders

Williams has made the decision to put Albon into Sargeant’s car for the remainder of the weekend after the British-Thai driver suffered a big crash at Turn 6 in Melbourne.

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Hamilton ready for last Aussie GP before Ferrari move

Seven-time Formula One drivers' champion Lewis Hamilton is preparing for his final Australian Grand Prix with Mercedes before his bombshell move to Ferrari.

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