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How Christian Horner's Red Bull sacking will shake the team and the whole F1 paddock

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.

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What Horner's sacking means for Red Bull – and the whole of F1

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What Nico Hulkenberg's surprise F1 podium means for Sauber

You have to really want to get to the far end of the Silverstone paddock, as there is not a need to wander down that far unless you have a reason – especially in the rain. But on Sunday evening after a wet British Grand Prix, it was the only…

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“Cometh the hour, cometh the man” – Sauber and Hulkenberg enjoy surprise F1 British GP podium

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Who slept best last night: Nico Hulkenberg

Lando Norris claimed a home race victory in the British Grand Prix, with a dash of luck. Yet it is Nico Hulkenberg who was crowned ‘driver of the day’ by the fans – and not just them, also the whole Formula 1 paddock.

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How Sauber's new F1 leader is overseeing its resurgence

Sauber's breakthrough double-points finish in Austria, its first since the 2023 Qatar round (fittingly, also an 8-9 finish), was validation of the team's extensive development work over this season.

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Fields of Wheatley: How Sauber's new leader is demonstrating his expertise

Sauber's breakthrough double-points finish in Austria, its first since the 2023 Qatar round (fittingly, also an 8-9 finish), was validation of the team's extensive development work over this season.

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Who slept best last night: Jonathan Wheatley

I still remember it vividly – exactly one year ago, I walked through the paddock at the Austrian Grand Prix and made my way into the Sauber hospitality area. There I encountered Oliver Hoffmann, then head of Audi’s Formula 1 project – though he seemed far more preoccupied with former…

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Does F1 have an issue with race control guidance, after Verstappen/Russell incident?

The dust has settled – on track at least – and Max Verstappen has accepted his collision with George Russell at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix was “not right”. But questions remain over Red Bull’s interactions with FIA race control, which appear to have had a substantial influence on the…

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Sauber's "pinch yourself moment" after Hulkenberg beats Hamilton's Ferrari

Sauber Formula 1 boss Jonathan Wheatley says Nico Hulkenberg's unexpected fifth place in the Spanish Grand Prix is a huge relief for the team as its upgrades finally paid off.

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Sauber's "pinch yourself moment" after Nico Hulkenberg beats Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari

Sauber F1 team boss Jonathan Wheatley says Nico Hulkenberg's unexpected fifth place in F1's Spanish GP is a huge relief for the team as its upgrades finally paid off.

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How Audi is striving to win in F1 within five years

It’s been 10 months since Mattia Binotto joined Sauber as its Chief Operating and Technical Officer, and it’s now a matter of months until the Swiss Formula 1 team morphs into Audi.

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The key steps Audi is taking to win in F1 within five years

It’s been 10 months since Mattia Binotto joined Sauber as its Chief Operating and Technical Officer, and it’s now a matter of months until the Swiss Formula 1 team morphs into Audi.

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Jonathan Wheatley’s Red Bull secrets “powerful and valuable” to Sauber F1’s transformation

New Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley has appeared to have brought some of his Red Bull secrets to his new squad and the effects are already being felt by its drivers.

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Wheatley’s Red Bull secrets “powerful and valuable” to Sauber F1’s transformation

New Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley has appeared to have brought some of his Red Bull secrets to his new squad and the effects are already being felt by its drivers.

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Max Verstappen: Blaming Red Bull pitstop errors on personnel changes “too easy”

Saturday in Miami was a day of two halves for Max Verstappen. He claimed pole position for the main race in phenomenal fashion, but saw his sprint race fall apart owing to an unsafe release by Red Bull.

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Verstappen: “too easy” to blame F1 pitstop failures on personnel changes

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Pitstop incident cost Verstappen Miami F1 sprint win, says Marko

Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko thinks Max Verstappen's pitlane collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli prevented him from challenging McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a sprint race win in Miami.

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Red Bull explains what went wrong in Max Verstappen’s Miami pitstop

Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko thinks Max Verstappen's pitlane collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli prevented him from challenging McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a sprint race win in Miami.

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Everything Sauber can learn from Red Bull’s winning ways

Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley believes it takes more than new facilities and equipment to instil a winning ethos into an F1 team ahead of Audi F1 switch

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The hidden F1 lessons Sauber can learn from Red Bull

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” as the famous Peter Drucker quote goes.

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Exploring the little-known camaraderie between Senna and Schumacher

Jonathan Wheatley was in his fourth season of Formula 1 as a mechanic in 1994, having started on Roberto Moreno’s car at Benetton before the Brazilian was ousted in favour of Michael Schumacher.

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Wheatley: People don't realise camaraderie between Senna and Schumacher

Jonathan Wheatley was in his fourth season of Formula 1 as a mechanic in 1994, having started on Roberto Moreno’s car at Benetton before the Brazilian was ousted in favour of Michael Schumacher.

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Wheatley: Sauber must think like a top team for strong F1 campaign as Audi

Jonathan Wheatley is aiming to install a big-team mentality at Sauber before it completes its switch to Audi from 2026 – although the former Red Bull sporting director admits it will take “years” to get to the top of Formula 1. Having left Red Bull two years ago, Wheatley has…

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Wheatley: Mentality shift can help struggling Sauber succeed in F1 as Audi

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