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The F1 record Lewis Hamilton just snatched away from Michael Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton is now on a 16-year streak for fastest laps – even better than Michael Schumacher

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The F1 record Schumacher just lost to Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton is now on a 16-year streak for fastest laps – even better than Michael Schumacher

Autosport

On this day in 2005: Kimi Raikkonen’s Suzuka masterclass

Just five F1 races have ever been won from 17th or lower on the grid. One of them was the 2005 Japanese GP, with a sensational drive by Kimi Raikkonen

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On this day: Raikkonen’s Suzuka masterclass

Just five F1 races have ever been won from 17th or lower on the grid. One of them was the 2005 Japanese GP, with a sensational drive by Kimi Raikkonen

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20 years ago, Fernando Alonso’s and Renault’s maiden F1 world title

On 25 September 2005, Fernando Alonso and Renault ended Michael Schumacher’s and Ferrari’s Formula 1 dominance, as the Spaniard took the drivers’ world title

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On this day: When Alonso won his maiden F1 world title

On 25 September 2005, Fernando Alonso and Renault ended Michael Schumacher’s and Ferrari’s Formula 1 dominance, as the Spaniard took the drivers’ world title

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Can Max Verstappen still win the 2025 F1 title? Our writers have their say

The events of last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix have made people second guess whether Verstappen can win a fifth F1 title in 2025

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Is Verstappen actually in the F1 2025 title fight?

The events of last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix have made people second guess whether Verstappen can win a fifth F1 title in 2025

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McLaren still sees Verstappen as F1 title threat despite 94-point gap

Despite trailing Oscar Piastri by almost 100 points, McLaren Formula 1 chief Andrea Stella isn't ruling out a Max Verstappen title comeback

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Andrea Stella warns Max Verstappen is still a threat: 'Write it in capital letters'

Despite trailing Oscar Piastri by almost 100 points, McLaren Formula 1 chief Andrea Stella isn't ruling out a Max Verstappen title comeback

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How F1's recent title battles stood with a third of the season left

The 2025 F1 season still has a third of the campaign to go and, as history points out, there’s still potential for plenty of plot twists in the world title fight involving Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris

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How Verstappen's fastest-ever F1 lap record compares with the all-time greats

The record for the fastest F1 lap has fallen six times in the 21st century – but remained unbroken for 17 years before that

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Where Verstappen's fastest-ever F1 lap fits in with the all-time greats

The record for the fastest F1 lap has fallen six times in the 21st century – but remained unbroken for 17 years before that

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Who slept worst last night: Lando Norris

Norris retired late on in the Dutch Grand Prix with a mechanical fault, extending his deficit to championship leader Oscar Piastri to 34 points with nine rounds left

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F1 team boss’ amazing memories of working with Alonso: “Jenson couldn’t do” what Fernando did

When Fernando Alonso won his second world championship, Haas F1 boss Ayao Komatsu was a tyre engineer on Renault’s test team – and had a grandstand view of what excellence looks like

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How “bored” Fernando Alonso won a race ‘watching it on big screens’

When Fernando Alonso won his second world championship, Haas F1 boss Ayao Komatsu was a tyre engineer on Renault’s test team – and had a grandstand view of what excellence looks like

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How does Fernando Alonso's winless streak rank in F1 history?

It’s fair to say Kevin Magnussen never had a real shot at victory in Formula 1. The Danish driver spent seven of his nine F1 seasons with the modest Haas team, while his sophomore campaign took place at a struggling Renault outfit as the French brand made a full-on return…

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How does Alonso's winless streak rank in F1 history?

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F1 Hungarian GP: Key things to watch out for

Kimi Raikkonen, 2007, Sebastian Vettel, 2010 and 2012, plus Lewis Hamilton, 2014, all recent examples of drivers who trailed the championship leader by more than 16 points after 13 rounds but still won the world title.

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The key storylines to watch out for at the F1 Hungarian GP

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Lewis Hamilton ‘refuses’ to join list of champions to fail with Ferrari

The Italian marque have not won a world drivers’ title since 2007.

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Why Lewis Hamilton "called on meetings with” Ferrari bosses ahead of F1 Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton says he is leaving no stone unturned as he wants to lead Ferrari to success under F1's 2026 regulations, hoping to buck a trend of world champions failing to add titles to their resume at Maranello.

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Hamilton: 'Ferrari couldn't win with many F1 champions, I refuse for that to be me'

Lewis Hamilton says he is leaving no stone unturned as he wants to lead Ferrari to success under Formula 1's 2026 regulations, hoping to buck a trend of world champions failing to add titles to their resume at Maranello.

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The five most remarkable Belgian Grands Prix in F1 history

First held in 1925, the Belgian Grand Prix was one of the seven original races on F1's inaugural world championship calendar in 1950. Since then, it has played host to numerous memorable grands prix, the large majority held at Spa-Francorchamps. Here's a look at five remarkable editions of the Belgian…

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Five memorable editions of F1's Belgian GP

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