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Vasseur: F1 Miami 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…

Autosport

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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Former Alpine F1 veteran Bell joins Aston Martin

F1 veteran Bell's official job title will be executive director – technical, which means he will oversee the technical, engineering and performance functions of the Silverstone squad, reporting directly to team principal Mike Krack. Bell's appointment further shores up Aston's technical department, led by technical director Dan Fallows, as it…

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Sainz relieved to have Ferrari F1 car he can "attack" with

Sainz took the final step on the podium in Bahrain far behind the dominant Max Verstappen, but only two seconds in arrears of the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez. Sainz's 25-second deficit to Verstappen was half the gap of the same race 12 months ago when Ferrari's tyre management issues…

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Russell says he can now attack corners with new Mercedes F1 car

Russell had a full day in the car in Bahrain on Wednesday, before Hamilton took over on Thursday.

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Why the work never stops for Pirelli in F1

The year also saw an ultimately aborted effort to create no-blanket slicks for 2024, the successful introduction of a full wet that did work without blankets, a new construction introduced at the British GP to deal with ever-increasing downforce, and an end-of-season request from the F1 Commission to tackle the…

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Memorable moments of F1 2023

When Max Verstappen won the season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain, little did we know this year would be one of the most record-breaking in history, with 18 victories (so far) for the Dutch driver and just one non-Red Bull win all season.

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F1 season-finale stats

Max Verstappen has re-written the history books in many ways in 2023, with an astonishing performance for Red Bull that has seen him dominate the field and leave the rest of the drivers battling for seconds.

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Drivers call for F1's Las Vegas race to move away from Abu Dhabi finale

F1's inaugural race around the Strip's casinos provided an enthralling spectacle on Saturday night, vindicating the series' decision to chase a race in the gambling capital. PLUS: What F1 could do to make 2023's best race even better While drivers and teams were all pleased with how the event was…

Autosport

Las Vegas GP: F1 tech images from the pitlane explained

A new front wing configuration is available to Alpine in Las Vegas, with a trim made across the span of the upper flaps’ trailing edge but more so at the inboard end, including the static section alongside the nose.

Autosport

Las Vegas Grand Prix weather forecast - how cold will it be for the F1 race?

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is just days away and many are anticipating a race unlike anything else on this year’s F1 calendar. The weekend event is a unique point of 2023 with the event taking place between Thursday and Saturday instead of the usual Friday to Sunday format.

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Las Vegas Grand Prix weather forecast - how cold will it be for the F1 race

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Have your say on the best of 2023: Autosport Awards nominees revealed

The Awards, which date back to 1982, celebrate the top drivers and competition machines each year. The nominees in the six categories open to public vote in 2023 have now been revealed (below).

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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Why Sauber was F1's "best deal" for Alfa Romeo

The Italian GP was the last home race for the Milanese marque as its six-year relationship with Sauber approaches its conclusion.

Autosport

Why Williams F1 team believes it's no longer a "one-trick pony"

If as team principal James Vowles suggests the FW45 is no longer a "one-trick pony" and can be a points challenger at tracks that are not dominated by long straights, then it's certainly a strong possibility.

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How Ferrari's Monza F1 special shows there's still room for sentiment

In a sport where numbers are everything, there has been ever less room for sentiment. But when Ferrari headed to Monza, it couldn't help but pull out all the stops.

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How Ferrari's Monza special shows there's still room for sentiment in F1

In a sport where numbers are everything, there has been ever less room for sentiment. But when Ferrari headed to Monza, it couldn't help but pull out all the stops.

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Ferrari's Italian GP boost: A one-off Monza special or genuine F1 progress?

Although ultimately Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc could do little to stop Red Bull roaring to another 1-2 finish, that they were at least able to battle wheel-to-wheel with F1's current benchmark squad was something to be proud of after a 2023 campaign that has had its fair share of…

Autosport

Ferrari’s Italian GP boost: a one-off Monza special or genuine F1 progress?

Although ultimately Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc could do little to stop Red Bull roaring to another 1-2 finish, that they were at least able to battle wheel-to-wheel with F1’s current benchmark squad was something to be proud of after a 2023 campaign that has had its fair share of…

Autosport

Sainz: "Nothing is impossible" for Ferrari to beat Verstappen in F1 Italian GP

Verstappen’s Red Bull squad has either missed pole or lost it to a grid penalty four times this year, but still retains a 100% winning streak as its RB19 package is particularly dominant in race trim.

Autosport

"Dreaming is for free" - Sainz plays down Ferrari F1 Monza practice pace

Sainz went quickest in Friday afternoon's one-hour FP2 session, his 1m21.355s just 0.019s quicker than McLaren's Lando Norris.

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Verstappen: Red Bull F1 car not designed around my driving style

In Zandvoort Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hinted that Verstappen had the upper hand against Sergio Perez because the “tricky” car suited him better.

Motorsport

Verstappen: Red Bull not designed around my driving style

In Zandvoort Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hinted that Verstappen had the upper hand against Sergio Perez because the “tricky” car suited him better.

Motorsport

Why F1 drivers trip up over Zandvoort's unpronounceable corner

"Ask them to repeat that [name]," Max Verstappen chuckled when Motorsport.com asked the Dutchman and fellow top three qualifiers Lando Norris and George Russell about why Zandvoort's so-called Hugenholtzbocht was causing so many headaches across the weekend.

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