Jon Noble

Formula 1

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

Formula 1

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

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The key uncertainty that could decide Canadian GP

Canadian GP front-row starters George Russell and Max Verstappen pulled off strategic masterstrokes in qualifying. Will the choice that set them apart there help or hinder them in the race itself?

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McLaren drivers could run different suspension for rest of title fight

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has suggested Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri may well end up diverging on suspension choice over the remainder of the year – but denies this could become a factor that influences their Formula 1 title battle

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'It feels the same' - Hamilton's muted reaction to Canada uplift

Lewis Hamilton's best grid position in three months = a breakthrough? Hamilton doesn't think so...

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This is Colapinto's big chance to secure his F1 future

One F1 driver thrown in at the deep end this year has the chance to show tangible progress with his results after a very strong qualifying in Montreal

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Hadjar penalised for incident that enraged Sainz

Isack Hadjar has been given a three-place grid penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix for impeding Carlos Sainz in qualifying

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Tsunoda rages at 'ridiculous' grid penalty for red flag pass

Yuki Tsunoda has slammed his 10-place grid penalty for Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix as "ridiculous", after being punished for overtaking Oscar Piastri under red flag conditions in practice

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Why Canadian GP's main headache is bad news for McLaren

Formula 1 teams are bracing themselves for the exact tyre management headache in the Canadian Grand Prix that is McLaren’s Achilles heel

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Red Bull to bring Tsunoda up to spec with Verstappen in Canada

There's been a car spec disparity between the two Red Bulls ever since Yuki Tsunoda’s huge Imola crash, but that's about to change

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Vasseur's angry attack on 'disrespectful' Ferrari critics

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has reacted angrily to media speculation about his future – claiming it is ‘disrespectful’ and has ended up ‘hurting’ the team

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Norris testing long-awaited fix for 'numb' McLaren issue

Lando Norris is testing a revised front suspension at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix that McLaren hopes will help both its drivers overcome a “numb” feeling they have complained of at times

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Leclerc: McLaren is skewing all F1 2025 judgements

Is Ferrari having a bad 2025 F1 season? Or is McLaren having such a good one it's making everyone else look bad?

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What Hadjar has to face before he's ready for Red Bull

Isack Hadjar's admission that he doesn't feel ready for a Red Bull Racing Formula 1 race seat right now is telling

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'Why should I change?' - Verstappen defiant amid ban risk

It took just one question for Max Verstappen to dismiss the notion that a very real threat of a one-race ban might impact his uncompromising approach to racing at this weekend's Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix

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What we know about sudden Vasseur criticism and Ferrari exit talk

A wave of reports in some of Italy’s biggest media outlets have criticised various aspects of Fred Vasseur’s Ferrari leadership ahead of Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix. Here's what we know

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Mercedes reverts to new suspension it parked after its debut

Mercedes is to reintroduce the latest version of its rear suspension for Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix this weekend – having parked it for the last two races

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Ben Sulayem's controversial changes voted through despite warnings

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has won an overwhelming majority for controversial changes to the governing body’s statutes despite a last-minute warning about their impact