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What to watch out for on Day 3 of Bahrain F1 pre-season testing

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10 unexpected things to expect from F1 in 2025

Take a step back in time to January 2024 and tell yourself that in a year's time you'll know that Lewis Hamilton has moved from Mercedes to Ferrari, Carlos Sainz is at Williams, Liam Lawson has landed a Red Bull seat, and a fellow called Franco Colapinto (did you even…

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Interview: Mario Andretti on Cadillac's "impossible" F1 dream, his role and Hamilton at Ferrari

You can retire from a job, but not from your passion. Mario Andretti is an easy pick for the Mount Rushmore of American racers, but at the age of 84 there is no way of keeping the winner of the Indy 500, Daytona 500 and a Formula 1 world championship…

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Who are F1 drivers' race engineers in 2025?

A race engineer has one of the most important roles in any Formula 1 team. It is their job to optimise the performance of the driver-and-car combination. Throughout the race weekend, they translate the feedback coming from the driver into set-up decisions to achieve the best possible result. And, except…

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Rating the prospects of MotoGP’s 2025 rookie crop

Ai Ogura, Fermin Aldeguer and Somkiat Chantra have a tough act to follow when they move up to MotoGP this year.

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The key talking points at F1 2025 pre-season testing

After the razzamatazz of Formula 1’s first collective season livery launch in London last week, attention now turns to something far more meaningful: pre-season testing.

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Key talking points at F1 2025 pre-season testing

After the razzamatazz of Formula 1’s first collective season livery launch in London last week, attention now turns to something far more meaningful: pre-season testing.

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Don't lock in a leader yet: When to expect NASCAR's title contenders to emerge

There's a saying that has floated around NASCAR for ages: "The actual season starts after Daytona" or something to that effect. This is partly due to Daytona being its own animal with its own rules and prestige, but also due to the simple fact that it's a superspeedway race --…

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From banter to business: The changing role of social media in motorsports

In years gone by, following one’s favourite team on Twitter largely amounted to enjoying the gentle joshing with pitlane rivals.

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Will Monaco’s pitstop plethora actually make F1 racing better?

A Monaco Grand Prix in dry conditions most often is a straightforward affair.

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The verdict on Formula E’s Pit Boost delayed debut

“It could be an absolute s***show” was a phrase uttered more than once in the Jeddah Corniche Circuit’s paddock last weekend, and not just because the decision had been taken to add a surplus of chicanes to the truncated layout ahead of Formula E’s debut.

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Why Miller is optimistic about life at Pramac-Yamaha after KTM axe

In July of last year, Jack Miller had all but admitted that his MotoGP career was coming to an end. A bruising year and a half at KTM had forced the Austrian manufacturer to go back on its word and not offer him a new deal for 2025. With no…

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Will Piastri and Norris lose out to Verstappen by taking points off each other?

When it comes to Formula 1 driver line-ups, top teams are always faced with a dilemma.

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The winners and losers from MotoGP pre-season testing

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The BTCC will be eager for Turkington to return after news of 2025 departure

This is, it seems, a Marcus Rashford moment. The most celebrated home-grown member of the most historic of teams finds himself out of the squad. From one pinnacle of UK sport, it’s the same in another.

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The next phase in Alpine’s F1 recovery

If you had told any Formula 1 fan at the start of 2024 that by the end of the season Alpine would have a double podium and finish sixth in the constructors’ championship, you would probably have been met by some very confused looks.

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McLaren vows to stick to principles as Norris and Piastri come out swinging

Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri gave a confident impression as they presented the 2025 McLaren Formula 1 car to the world on Thursday at a wet Silverstone.

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Piastri clears a confidence quibble in time for F1 2025: “I can be world champion”

Ahead of his second Formula 1 season with McLaren last year, Oscar Piastri could feel an awkward “weaknesses” he wanted to address. Now, as his team launches its 2025 challenger, he’s crystal clear he has what it takes to become world champion.

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Bearman: F1 2025’s big rookie class will boost my debut campaign

Oliver Bearman believes the unexpectedly large crop of rookie drivers joining him in Formula 1 2025 will provide a lift for his first full-time year with Haas.

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Exclusive: Why Bearman thinks F1 2025’s big rookie class will boost his debut campaign

Oliver Bearman believes the unexpectedly large crop of rookie drivers joining him in Formula 1 2025 will provide a lift for his first full-time year with Haas.

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Why the Red Bull-Honda bond was beyond saving after F1 2025

From an inauspicious start in a Mercedes-dominated era, Red Bull's partnership with Honda propelled both teams back to the front, with Max Verstappen following in Sebastian Vettel's footsteps as a four-time world champion, amassing 63 wins by the end of 2024.

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Why Prodromou gives McLaren the edge over unstable F1 rivals

One word uttered by McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella nearly two years ago matters when considering his team’s announcement of a contract extension for its aerodynamics chief, Peter Prodromou.

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Why McLaren's contract extension of its aero chief matters against instability at F1 rivals

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The nine drivers battling for a spot in the 2025 Daytona 500

The race to make the 2025 Daytona 500 may be just as exciting as the 500 itself with the largest field of ‘open’ entries in a decade. Among the entrants are two former Cup champions and a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. Ultimately, nine drivers will be fighting for…

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Great debate: How will Verstappen react to being close to a race ban?

Max Verstappen is just four licence points short of a race ban, and none of his current accrual will disappear until 30 June. So he’ll have to go 11 grands prix without picking up too many points. That should be simple, as long as he keeps his nose clean. The…

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