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SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

After last year’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this column wished Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff a good night’s sleep – mostly because of his memorable press conference appearance where he took aim at the “lunatics” directing “online abuse” at his team based on improbable conspiracy theories. Twelve months on, unfortunately,…

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Winners and losers from F1's explosive Spanish GP

While the reigning world champion suffered from a bout of red mist, F1's new Iceman didn't skip a beat to strengthen his championship lead. With that, our winners and losers from an eventful Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Explained: The timing of Stroll's late F1 Spanish GP withdrawal

Details have emerged of Lance Stroll's absence for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix grid as the Canadian battled worsening pain in his right hand and wrist.

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Timing of Lance Stroll's late F1 Spanish GP withdrawal explained

Details have emerged of Lance Stroll's absence for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix grid as the Canadian battled worsening pain in his right hand and wrist.

Motorsport

Why Aston Martin can’t replace Stroll for the F1 Spanish GP

Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll was a late withdrawal from the Spanish Grand Prix, complaining of pain in the hand and wrist – after-effects of a medical procedure he underwent after a cycling accident on the eve of the 2023 season. But the timing of the decision meant it was…

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F1 Monaco GP: Lando Norris masters tactical race to win

McLaren's Lando Norris has won the F1's 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, holding off Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri after a tactically cagey race.

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F1 Monaco GP: Norris holds off Leclerc to win cagey race

McLaren's Lando Norris has won the F1's 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, holding off Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri after a tactically cagey race.

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What we've learned from Adrian Newey's first F1 outing with Aston Martin

Adrian Newey attended his first race in Aston Martin's all-green uniform in Monaco, two and a half months into the job of Managing Technical Partner, which is an overarching position that will allow Newey to get involved in all technical aspects of the team as it aims to conquer the…

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What Newey has learnt in first F1 outing with Aston Martin at Monaco

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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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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Saudi Arabian GP

Easy as you like? Well, no. Not only was the Jeddah race a brutal 50-lap sprint, but the lower-than-expected tyre wear also seemed to prevent McLaren from flexing its muscle. It meant Piastri had to work harder for his third win of the campaign than in China and Bahrain, especially…

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Blame it on the driver or the car?: The winners and losers of F1's Bahrain GP

Bahrain's tough Sakhir circuit finally served up a spectacle that put F1's 10 teams through the wringer. Here's who passed the test with flying colours and who failed to make the cut.

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How does the current F1 2025 pecking order compare to pre-season?

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Motorsport.com predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

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Comparing F1's pre-season pecking order to the first three races of 2025

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Autosport predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

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Why Red Bull must change its F1 young driver approach

Next up: Yuki Tsunoda.

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Race our writers! – Going all in on Norris key to early F1 Fantasy lead

Joshua Fernandes takes the plaudits as the first-ever leader of the Motorsport: Race our Writers league after a fine opening weekend of the F1 Fantasy competition. Having deployed the ‘Extra DRS’ chip on race winner Lando Norris, Fernandes bagged 3x points for the man who took the chequered flag at…

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The winners and losers from 2025 F1 testing in Bahrain

Posting headline lap times isn’t always a sign of true performance, and in the early 2000s, you might have even accused Williams of doing it just to keep their newly signed sponsors happy. Carlos Sainz’s fastest time on Thursday and Alex Albon’s heroics on Friday don’t necessarily mean they are…

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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…

Autosport

Inside the arms race finding the next Antonelli and Bearman

While the 2025 Formula 1 season is heralded as having the finest rookie intake in years, teams are scouring the karting scene trying to unearth the next raw diamond.

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Vowles: Sainz-Albon partnership brings leadership to Williams, not politics

Williams team principal James Vowles says he is expecting his 2025 line-up of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon to bring his Formula 1 team the leadership it needs to help steer it out of its current plight.

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Sainz-Albon partnership brings leadership to Williams, not politics - Vowles

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Would Verstappen really consider Aston Martin? Our writers have their say

Our writers debate the merits of Max Verstappen moving out of Red Bull after the upcoming Formula 1 season, amid rumours of a monster bid prepared by Aston Martin.

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Ben Hunt: Too old? Nonsense, now is the perfect time for Hamilton to join Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton turns 40 tomorrow and as he celebrates another lap around the sun, his thoughts will undoubtedly drift towards the upcoming Formula 1 season.

Motorsport

How McLaren faced up to the misinformation, noise and distractions of being an F1 title challenger

Delivering success in Formula 1 is not just about producing the fastest car, even though that is a critical part of it.

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