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The top five F1 Australian GP season openers

Ever since Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit replaced Adelaide on the Formula 1 calendar, it (for fans of a certain age) became synonymous with ‘the start of a new season’ for over 20 years. Adelaide had held every single closer between 1985 and 1995, before the race moved south-east to the…

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How Red Bull arrived in F1 as a "breath of fresh air" 20 years ago

The year is 2004 and David Coulthard is in his final season with McLaren. DC knows that his future will not be with the Woking-based team and that a certain Juan Pablo Montoya is set to take his place. He has to look for other options and attracts interest from…

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From party team to world champion: How Red Bull joined F1 20 years ago

The year is 2004 and David Coulthard is in his final season with McLaren. DC – as the Scot is known – knows that his future will not be with the Woking-based team and that a certain Juan Pablo Montoya is set to take his place. He has to look…

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Coulthard's son set for car racing debut

The teenage son of 13-time Formula 1 race winner David Coulthard will make his car racing debut in GB4 this year with Douglas Motorsport.

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Coulthard's son to make car racing debut in GB4

The teenage son of 13-time Formula 1 race winner David Coulthard will make his car racing debut in GB4 this year with Douglas Motorsport.

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Daniel Ricciardo given advice for ‘celebrity’ F1 status by former Red Bull star

Ricciardo was axed by RB in 2024 – two years after being dropped by McLaren – and is now without a seat

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Red Bull’s F1 juniors: Where are they now?

While it’s easy to be cynical about the up-or-out nature of Red Bull’s young driver programme and the scars its abruptness has often left, no other enterprise has done more to promote young talent in motorsport.

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Top 10: Ranking the best F3000 non-champions

The International Formula 3000 championship was born 40 years ago. The final rung on the single-seater ladder before Formula 1 began in 1985 and enjoyed a 20-year run, with future F1 race winners Jean Alesi, Olivier Panis and Juan Pablo Montoya among its champions before the category was replaced by…

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What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Helmut Marko's F1 legacy

Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership

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What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Marko's F1 legacy

Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership

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Eddie Jordan reveals “aggressive” cancer diagnosis

Eddie Jordan has been suffering with bladder and prostate cancer, which spread into the spine and the pelvis.

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Eddie Jordan reveals "aggressive" cancer diagnosis

Former Formula 1 team boss turned TV presenter Eddie Jordan has been suffering from bladder and prostate cancer, which spread into the spine and the pelvis.

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Eddie Jordan reveals ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis in health update

The legendary former F1 team boss also detailed how he has experienced some ‘very dark days’ this year in his battle

The Independent UK

IndyCar's Juncos Hollinger Racing sign former Williams F1 engineer Brown

IndyCar squad Juncos Hollinger Racing has announced the signing of longtime motorsports veteran David Brown as its technical director ahead of the 2025 campaign.

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Friday favourite: How Coulthard impressed Red Bull’s original Dutchman

Max Verstappen may be the most successful Dutchman in Red Bull’s Formula 1 history, but he isn’t its first driver heralding from the Netherlands. That honour is bestowed to Robert Doornbos, who stepped up from his third driver role to replace Christian Klien for the final three grands prix of…

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Friday favourite: The F1 winner who impressed Red Bull’s original Dutchman

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"Welcome to" a 2008 video of F1 drivers singing along to My Chemical Romance

Welcome to the 2008 Formula 1 grid: Lewis Hamilton clinched his maiden world championship, Red Bull was on the brink of dominance, and everyone was embracing their emo phase. A resurfaced video from the final race of the season shows key members of the paddock, including most of that season's…

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The evolution of a Formula 1 sponsorship deal

From the hazy, heady days of tobacco giants to the cryptic crypto currency courtships of recent years, Formula 1 has always relied on sponsorship revenue for a significant slice of the funding required to go racing.

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Exclusive: How RB wants to pick up Red Bull's baton as F1's fun team

Following its first Hollywood tie-up with the blockbuster Twisters, Red Bull's sister team RB hopes to go much further to mix sport and entertainment, with the lofty goal of democratising access to the series.

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How RB wants to pick up Red Bull's baton as F1's fun team

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The remarkable story behind an 80-year-old driving Michael Schumacher's Ferrari

Alongside David Coulthard's demo runs, the Ferrari 310B turned out to be one of the main attractions at The Racing Day in Assen. It is the Formula 1 car in which Michael Schumacher won the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix .

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Miami GP radio controversies are latest in F1's complex history with team orders

Drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz let their disdain for their respective teams show over team radio at the Miami Grand Prix, with the latter falling foul to a team orders mix-up that meant he lost out to his team-mate in the race.

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What to look out for at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

One of the highlights of the annual motorsport calendar is upon us, as the great and good of Formula 1, sportscar racing, rallying and more descends on West Sussex for a four-day celebration of the cars and stars that make racing special.

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Will the 2024 F1 British Grand Prix be live on Channel 4?

The British GP returns this weekend and eyes will be fixed on the two championship leaders following their collision at the Red Bull Ring.

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British drivers to have won the British Grand Prix

Not every F1 driver is lucky enough to have a home grand prix, as many world champions spent an entire career without racing in their native country.

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