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How Nico Hulkenberg took a shock F1 pole position 15 years ago

Fifteen years ago on this day, rookie Hulkenberg took one of the most surprising pole positions in modern Formula 1

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How Hulkenberg took a shock F1 pole position 15 years ago

On this day 15 years ago, rookie Nico Hulkenberg took one of the most surprising pole positions in modern Formula 1

Autosport

Retro: Button's greatest F1 win - and how it changed wet races forever

As Jenson Button calls time on his racing career, it felt only right to look back at a race considered as his best - and how the aftermath changed a small quirk of F1 forever

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Who slept worst last night: Oscar Piastri

Oscar Piastri had an uncustomary poor weekend in Baku, and now needs to bounce back in Singapore for his championship bid not to unravel – with Max Verstappen still a plausible threat

Motorsport

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

Motorsport

“I used to have a really crap 335 copy – I think it was a Hohner. It would just never stay in tune. Fortunately it got stolen”: Pulp’s Mark Webber explains the happy accidents, thefts and uncontrollable pedals behind the British indie icons’ guitar sound

The fan-turned-bandmember on how More came about, why he’s glad four of his guitars were stolen, and why he’s retired the Crybaby from his pedalboard

Guitar World

Israel opens new front in Gaza war

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Who slept best last night: Fernando Alonso

Last Tuesday, Fernando Alonso celebrated his 44th birthday. Three days later, he needed an injection to be fit for Free Practice 2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having skipped the opening session. Why? Back pain – just the sort of thing one might expect at his age.

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Did British GP defeat show the real Piastri amid F1 title fight with Norris?

As we head into the second half of the 2025 Formula 1 campaign, Oscar Piastri's rare but genuine glimpse of inner rage and competitive fierceness at the British Grand Prix is setting up an intriguing title battle with Lando Norris.

Autosport

Did Silverstone F1 loss show the real Oscar Piastri?

As we head into the second half of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Oscar Piastri's rare but genuine glimpse of inner rage and competitive fierceness at the British Grand Prix is setting up an intriguing title battle with Lando Norris.

Motorsport

How every Red Bull F1 driver fared under Horner

Christian Horner became the youngest team principal in Formula 1 when he took the reins at Red Bull in 2005. Two decades later, he departed as one of the championship’s longest-serving and most decorated leaders, having overseen eight drivers’ and six constructors’ world championships.

Autosport

How every Red Bull F1 driver fared under Christian Horner’s leadership

Christian Horner became the youngest team principal in Formula 1 history when he took the reins at Red Bull in 2005. Two decades later, he departed as one of the championship’s longest-serving and most decorated leaders, having overseen eight drivers’ and six constructors’ world championships.

Motorsport

Who is Laurent Mekies, the new Red Bull F1 boss succeeding Christian Horner?

Watch: What Horner's sacking really means for Verstappen, F1 and Red Bull?

Autosport

Who is Red Bull F1 team's new CEO Laurent Mekies?

Born on 28 April 1977 in Tours, France, Laurent Mekies has become only the second team boss in the history of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The Milton Keynes-based outfit, which entered Formula 1 in 2005, was shaped and led to success by Christian Horner for two decades, until his abrupt…

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Piastri-Norris boilover 'inevitable' in F1 title hunt

McLaren star Lando Norris says an on-track confrontation with teammate and Formula One leader Oscar Piastri is a matter of "when'' as the title race heats up.

Autosport

The former F1 drivers contesting the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours

The line-up of drivers taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing.

Motorsport

Here are all the former F1 drivers on the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar grid

Discover the 17 former Formula 1 drivers

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Pulp is back for 'More,' their first album in 24 years. Even the Britpop band is surprised

The singular Britpop band Pulp has returned

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How an F1 team lost a $300K diamond at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix

It’s a scene that feels plucked straight from a Hollywood heist movie — only art imitated life a little too closely. In May 2004, Formula 1 descended on the principality of Monaco for its annual display of speed, opulence and wealth, but one glittering object stood out above all else:…

The Independent UK

Oscar Piastri pips McLaren team-mate Lando Norris to practice double at Imola

Australian Piastri leads the overall standings by 16 points ahead of Britain’s Norris.

Autosport

Autosport 75: When Red Bull had its own intra-team fight like Norris vs Piastri

Sixty-eight thousandths of a second after one lap of the 3.6-mile Suzuka circuit. That was all that separated Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in qualifying for last week’s Japanese Grand Prix… and it was effectively the margin by which the German won the race.

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Do the opposing mindsets of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri signify strength or weakness?

Poker players have a word for Lando Norris’s response to adversity: “leaky”. In a game of bluff and counter-bluff, allowing emotions to manifest outwardly is certainly a disadvantage and a weakness.

Autosport

Do the McLaren drivers’ opposing mindsets signify strength or weakness?

Motorsport

From Jack Brabham to Oscar Piastri, these are Australia’s greatest F1 drivers

Oscar Piastri is the first Australian to lead the F1 championship in 15 years after victory in Jeddah, how does he compare to the best Australian drivers?

Autosport

How Webber's influence is key to Piastri impressing Verstappen

Piastri is leading the championship in his th

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