Jon Noble

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What F1 drivers think of Monaco GP track change proposals

The Monaco GP has "always been the same" when it comes to a lack of overtaking opportunities. But that doesn't mean proposals to improve the spectacle have gone unnoticed by F1 drivers

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What first look at McLaren tells us about F1 flexi-wing revisions

The first images of McLaren's revised front wing aimed at passing tougher F1 flexibility tests highlight how the devil will be in the detail of what teams have had to change

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Mercedes drops new F1 suspension

Mercedes has elected to park for now the upgraded rear suspension it brought to Imola, as it continues to work on improvements to it

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FIA's divisive skid block change set for Spanish GP test

Formula 1 teams are to conduct tests with steel skids blocks at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix as the FIA pushes on with its idea to avoid grass fires

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F1 already has a 2026 Monaco passing fix it could deploy

Monaco might not need another strategy tweak or even circuit changes. F1's 2026 rules have a provision that really could create overtaking

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How Monaco GP 'manipulation' really began

Williams took the heat for it, but the Monaco Grand Prix team games controversy began at Racing Bulls. Here's how it came about, and why the team has no qualms about it at all

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Three feasible ways to create Monaco overtaking - Wurz's proposals explained

Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz has outlined three feasible ways that Monaco's Formula 1 circuit can be improved to help overtaking

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Everything we learned from F1's 2025 Monaco GP weekend

An experimental Monaco Grand Prix didn’t quite fire into life as Formula 1 hoped, but it was a fascinating weekend and a storied race

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Where Hamilton stands after difficult Monaco and more Ferrari radio angst

Fresh radio angst and a big gap to team-mate Charles Leclerc - what was going on with Lewis Hamilton's Monaco GP?

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'We had no choice' - Williams' mid-race apology to Mercedes

Williams boss James Vowles texted Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff during the Monaco Grand Prix to apologise for the manipulation tactics his team had unleashed

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Chaos, loopholes and fears: How Monaco GP is shaping up

F1 teams are braced for 'chaos' in an impossible to predict Monaco Grand Prix - here's why

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What explains Ferrari's Monaco pace - and what still doesn't add up

Charles Leclerc spent the build-up to Monaco writing off Ferrari's hopes but almost took pole. So what changed?

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Norris's emphatic qualifying turnaround explained

Pole for the Monaco GP might look transformational for Lando Norris - and there's no doubting what it meant to him. But he knows his pace was never in doubt

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F1 teams trying tyre blanket tricks amid Monaco dilemma

The knife-edge performance of Pirelli's new softest C6 compound has prompted teams to try some unusual tyre blanket tactics in a bid to unleash its best performance

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Newey exposes key Aston Martin weakness that may take two years to fix

Adrian Newey has revealed a key weakness with one of Aston Martin’s major new investments

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Nine things we learned on Monaco GP's surprising Friday

A great day for Ferrari and Liam Lawson, frustration for Red Bull and a big escape for Oscar Piastri plus lots of strategy headaches on Friday in Monaco

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Monaco reveals McLaren's other 2025 F1 cooling trick

McLaren has highlighted how an all-new engine cooling system for its 2025 Formula 1 car is playing an important part in its hot weather advantage

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The price Tsunoda is still paying for his Imola F1 qualifying crash

Yuki Tsunoda will carry a disadvantage in car specification into the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, but Red Bull is being coy about the extent

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Five curveballs F1 teams could face in overhauled Monaco GP

Formula 1's new tyre rule will make the 2025 Monaco GP unique - and throw plenty of curveballs at the drivers and teams

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F1 drivers' verdict after watching new F1 movie

The Formula 1 grid was invited to a private screening of the new F1 film - here's what they made of it

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Revealed: Five wild Red Bull theories for McLaren's tyre tricks

Thought it was 'case closed' over McLaren's ingenious but legal brake system? Think again. Red Bull's sent design ideas to the FIA that it thinks could help manage tyre temperatures, which The Race can reveal for the first time

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'Zero pace' - Mercedes needs answers after its 2025 low

Mercedes is seeking to understand why it suffered its first "disastrous" weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season at Imola and to find a fix to a recurring limitation that just won't go away

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Leclerc echoes Verstappen over 'f**king joke' F1 racing rules

Charles Leclerc has backed Max Verstappen’s view that Formula 1’s new driving guidelines are stopping natural racing – after labelling the rules a “f*****g” joke in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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FIA intervention prompts fresh intrigue in Red Bull vs McLaren battle

Two technical directives issued ahead of Imola have prompted new intrigue in Red Bull and McLaren's F1 title fight and form swings

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The answers McLaren needs after shock Imola defeat

These are the factors McLaren needs to consider as it tries to figure out why it couldn't match Max Verstappen at Imola

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10 things we learned from F1's Imola race weekend

Our top takeaways from a weekend of surprises at Imola

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Why two Imola GP car stoppages were handled differently

Esteban Ocon and Kimi Antonelli both stopped in roughly the same place in Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - so why was one a virtual safety car and the other a full safety car?

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Tsunoda consigned to pitlane start after qualifying shunt

Yuki Tsunoda will start from the pitlane for Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix because Red Bull has changed his chassis following his qualifying crash

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Unravelling the mystery that shook up the Imola F1 grid

Aston Martin flying, Ferrari embarrassed - The Imola qualifying surprises came from a totally unexpected tyre curveball that Aston spotted coming

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F1's bold action to shake up Imola looks set to fail

F1 and Pirelli tried a bold move to ensure a more exciting and varied Imola race, but the evidence suggests it won't work. So what should they try next?

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Why McLaren thinks its F1 rivals are looking in the wrong places

McLaren boss Andrea Stella says rivals are looking at the wrong things when it comes to their suspicions about why his team is so successful in Formula 1 this year

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Why Ferrari's committing to a '25 revamp despite looming reset

F1 teams may be winding down development of their current cars ahead of the 2026 rules reset, but Ferrari is pushing on with a significant revamp

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Mercedes' first big update of 2025 revealed

Mercedes has a raft of car changes at Imola after going without "particularly enormous or sexy" upgrades for the first quarter of the 2025 F1 season

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What leading F1 drivers make of potential Sainz FIA presidency bid

Carlos Sainz's declaration he could run for the FIA presidency left one of F1's most prominent drivers "quite surprised" - but there seems to be plenty of support for his potential bid

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Why Alpine has clarified Briatore really is 'fully in charge'

The Alpine Formula 1 team has sought to clarify Flavio Briatore is "fully in charge of the team" despite not officially being registered as its team representative in the wake of Oliver Oakes' exit

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Verstappen explains 'Franz Hermann' and Nordschleife race plans

Max Verstappen captivated both Formula 1 and the wider motorsport community by using time between F1 races to go 'undercover' for a Nurburgring Nordschleife test run

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What FIA was checking in detailed McLaren inspection

The FIA has revealed the scale of its detailed inspection of McLaren's entire F1 wheel assembly and brake system after the Miami GP, which cleared the team of doing anything outside of F1 regulations

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The first test of whether Aston Martin's escaped upgrade 'chaos'

Aston Martin's F1 upgrade package at Imola is the first big test of its reshaped technical team and working processes that are crucial to the project's long-term success

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The bold move F1's trying at Imola to spice up 2025 races

Imola is the worst track to go to if you're trying to avoid one-stop F1 races. Pirelli has an idea to combat that, but will it work? And if it doesn't, what else can F1 try?

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What F1 rules really say about wildest McLaren brake theories

Fresh theories - fascinating ones at that - have emerged recently about tricks McLaren could be using on its brakes. But they fall down in reality because, according to the FIA, F1 regulations outlaw such a practice