Jon Noble

Formula 1

What's behind Ferrari's best start to a 2025 F1 weekend so far

Ferrari's got off to a very strong start at Silverstone. What's changed from recent tougher races?

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'Death by 1000 paper cuts' - Mayer's motivation to beat Ben Sulayem

Tim Mayer has gone straight on the offensive in the fight for the FIA presidency

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'I don't want to have to ignore you' - Hamilton holds Ferrari strategy talks

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari aren't seeing eye to eye on race strategies yet - and Hamilton wants to sort that before it gets to a point where he chooses to ignore pit calls

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What we've learned about Verstappen and Russell's F1 futures

Max Verstappen and George Russell have provided a little more clarity on where their minds are at right now regarding their future as Jon Noble and Edd Straw explain...

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F1's 'science project' 2026 cars get fresh criticism

There's another bleak verdict on how F1's 2026 cars feel in the simulator...

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Ex-F1 steward to challenge Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is to face competition in this year’s election, with a rival candidate set to be revealed on Friday morning

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The tiny McLaren tweak that's made a huge difference to Norris

At first glance, the modified McLaren front suspension that Lando Norris has been using doesn't look all that different to the previous spec - but there are subtle changes that appear to be making a big difference

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Why F1's Downing Street invite mattered

The British government invited F1 to a Downing Street reception ahead of Silverstone - something it's very hard to imagine happening in the past

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What's really going on with the Verstappen-Mercedes talks

Max Verstappen's representatives and Mercedes are definitely talking. But what's the real endgame?

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A 'complete shot in the knee' - Mercedes' Austrian GP mistake

Mercedes reckons it 'shot itself in the knee' with an extreme set-up choice for Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix that exacerbated its tyre overheating weakness

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Will anyone still challenge Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency?

Mohammed Ben Sulayem could still face opposition in the FIA presidential election

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First official F1 2026 test to be held in private

Formula 1's first test of its all-new 2026 cars is to take place behind closed doors with no public nor media access

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Bottas in frame for shock Alpine seat move

Valtteri Bottas has emerged as a leading candidate for a surprise switch to Alpine should the F1 team decide it wants to replace Franco Colapinto

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Briatore warns Colapinto to pick up his pace

Franco Colapinto has been told by Flavio Briatore that he and the team around him need to “improve”, after failing to make Q3 again

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Three things Verstappen-esque pole revealed about Norris

Lando Norris has rarely looked as impressive in Formula 1 as in piecing together an Austrian Grand Prix pole with a performance like that of prime Max Verstappen

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How Verstappen's Austrian GP qualifying 'just fell apart'

Max Verstappen says everything "just fell apart" in qualifying for the Austrian GP, as his Red Bull F1 team suspected higher temperatures derailed its hopes of challenging McLaren

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Alpine closing on new F1 team boss after candidate U-turn

Flavio Briatore is set to secure the services of his preferred new Alpine F1 team boss after all - despite an initial refusal

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'It gets better' - Leclerc given 2026 F1 car reassurance

A rival Formula 1 team boss has reassured Charles Leclerc that his early concerns about 2026 cars will ease over time as Ferrari gets a better understanding of the new rules

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Red Bull's Austria pace and upgrades explained

Red Bull reckons that dialling its car better into just two corners of the Red Bull Ring track holds the key to it properly challenging McLaren in Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix

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Talks 'ongoing' - Russell revives Mercedes-Verstappen 2026 link

George Russell’s remark that Mercedes is in “ongoing” conversations with Max Verstappen, and that this may be delaying a new contract for Russell, has revived one of Formula 1’s most curious driver market stories

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How unchanged Red Bull Ring has actually become longer

F1's Austrian GP is taking place on an unchanged Red Bull Ring - but an unexpected pre-weekend discovery has found the track is actually longer than previously declared

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'I overcorrected' - first F1 crash has limited Antonelli ever since

Tense and conservative - two words Kimi Antonelli has used to describe his approach to F1 weekends, which he feels has limited his potential in his rookie season

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The tactic that's triggered fears of F1 becoming 'contact sport'

The FIA's publication of F1's driving standard guidelines has exposed ongoing driver unease about the way they are working, especially a tactic that is increasingly being used to exploit them

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Leclerc's alarming verdict after 'not enjoyable' first F1 2026 sim run

Charles Leclerc has said he cannot imagine how the racing will be in Formula 1 next year after labelling his first simulator run with a 2026 car as "not enjoyable"

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All you need to know about a big F1 penalty guidelines reveal

Formula 1’s stewards’ penalty guidelines and its driving standards’ documents have been revealed in full for the first time. Here's what you need to know

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The true aim of F1's 2026 tyre cooling trick clampdown

When tweaked 2026 Formula 1 technical regulations appeared recently which explicitly banned any tyre cooling tricks, it inevitably prompted intrigue about whether this was aimed at McLaren

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Carlos Sainz Sr decides against FIA presidency bid

Carlos Sainz Sr has decided against standing in this year's FIA presidential election, saying he feels now is not the right time to seek the position

MotoGP

What F1's owner needs to do for MotoGP

Liberty Media is sending in two of its old F1 leaders to head its planned transformation of new acquisition MotoGP. Here's what happened in F1, and what MotoGP needs

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How deep a big Williams F1 2025 issue runs

The way Williams is finding out about some of its #F1 2025 problems is "not the way to do it". Team principal James Vowles sheds light on one of its recent issues and where the fix really lies

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Six ways Newey is changing Aston Martin

Sure, Adrian Newey's main focus at Aston Martin is on its 2026 F1 car. But that hasn't stopped him from initiating a significant amount of change early on, as its CEO explains exclusively to The Race

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Two big tyre changes for F1 2026 revealed

Formula 1 is switching to narrower tyres for its 2026 cars - but Pirelli has now revealed two further changes it will make

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Aston Martin's big upturn is only helping one driver

The 2025 Aston Martin appears to be an F1 car transformed - but only 50% of its line-up has been able to exploit that apparent step forward

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Williams the F1 2026 benchmark? Vowles on Russell's big theory

George Russell thinks Williams could be a 2026 frontrunner. Here's what team boss James Vowles made of that, fresh from agreeing a new long-term deal

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What's really behind Ferrari's 2025 F1 underachievement

Ferrari's F1 drivers want upgrades to make its car better, but Fred Vasseur says the team has "failed massively" in another area it needs to fix if it's to have hope of a 2025 turnaround

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Mercedes' on-off upgrade helped disprove a long-held belief

Mercedes' most recent wins in the ground effect F1 era have all come in cooler conditions - so its Canadian GP success went against the grain

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Aston Martin lures Newey's ex-Red Bull lieutenant back to F1

Aston Martin has lured one of Adrian Newey’s former Red Bull lieutenants back to Formula 1 to help drive forward its simulation tools, The Race can reveal

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Red Bull warned FIA about rivals baiting Verstappen into F1 ban

Red Bull sought out Formula 1 race director Rui Marques ahead of the Canadian GP to express fears that rivals would try to goad Max Verstappen into earning a race ban

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Eight things we learned from F1's Canadian GP

From F1 2025's new race winner to a team getting left behind at the foot of the championship, here are eight things we learned from the Canadian GP

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Why groundhog strike wrecked Hamilton's Canadian GP

Lewis Hamilton's Canadian Grand Prix was wrecked by the Ferrari driver striking a groundhog - here's what it cost him

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'I made a fool of myself' - Norris's apology to Piastri

Lando Norris was quick to seek out Oscar Piastri to apologise for their Canadian GP clash