Jon Noble

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'Premature'? Where Mercedes stands on talk of F1 V10 switch

There's growing enthusiasm for a return to V10 engines in F1. Mercedes seems open-minded - but thinks it's a bit early to be talking about whatever comes next

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What's behind 'world class' Sainz's low-key Williams start

Williams has started the 2025 F1 season as brightly as Carlos Sainz could have hoped for. Sainz himself, though, has had a tougher time as he adapts to the team

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What really triggered F1's flexi-wing U-turn

The FIA seemed to declare F1's latest flexi-wing controversy sorted at the end of 2024, but then everything changed

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What's stopped McLaren from crushing dominance so far

McLaren showed dominant pace in Melbourne but things looked closer at Shanghai. Rosario Giuliana looks at the reasons why

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Three F1 teams would have no engines if 2026 rules scrapped

McLaren, Williams and Alpine would have no engines next year if the planned 2026 Formula 1 regulations were to be scrapped, their supplier Mercedes has warned

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Why Lawson has paid the price for Perez's failings

That Red Bull is preparing to drop Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda two races into the 2025 F1 season points to something having gone catastrophically wrong since it outlined the high hopes it had for the driver brought in to replace Sergio Perez

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Why Haas's 'broken' 2025 F1 car still isn't fixed

Haas went from thinking its car was so slow it must be broken to leading the midfield in Shanghai - but is that progress just an illusion?

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11 things we learned from F1's Chinese GP weekend

Here's what we learned from a Chinese Grand Prix weekend that proved surprisingly storied

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Audi signals opposition to F1's V10 plan

Audi has offered the clearest indication yet that it is against Formula 1 abandoning its turbo hybrid engine rules, amid talks over a future switch to V10s

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Did tyre wear really cause Leclerc's Chinese GP disqualification?

Ferrari quickly blamed tyre wear for Charles Leclerc's Chinese Grand Prix disqualification. But was it that simple?

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Red Bull could now drop Lawson before next F1 race

Red Bull is weighing up whether to immediately drop Liam Lawson after a disastrous pair of weekends

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Why Leclerc was quicker than Hamilton in a damaged Ferrari

How did Charles Leclerc beat Lewis Hamilton in the Chinese Grand Prix despite carrying front wing damage all race long from their lap-one clash?

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F1 discussing return to V10 engines for 2028

A return to V10 engines in Formula 1 for 2028 is now being actively discussed between grand prix racing's manufacturers and the FIA

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Hamilton hatching 'masterplan' to win Chinese GP after Ferrari letdown

Lewis Hamilton is working on a "masterplan" to win the Chinese Grand Prix

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Lawson's Red Bull seat already at risk after disastrous start

Liam Lawson's dire start to the 2025 Formula 1 season has already put his Red Bull future in jeopardy if there is not a quick turnaround

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What Hamilton's first Ferrari F1 win proves to 'yapping' critics

Lewis Hamilton had some punchy words for his Formula 1 critics after claiming his first victory for Ferrari in the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

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Unusual cause revealed for missing Williams Chinese GP footage

Williams has been fined 50,000 Euros – with 40,000 Euros of that suspended – for failing to provide an SD card with video files of its front and rear wings to the FIA at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix

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Ferrari backing? F1's V10 engine return gathers momentum

The idea of bringing back V10 engines to Formula 1 is beginning to win over supporters in the paddock, The Race can reveal

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Hamilton's unexpected pole only adds to Ferrari's F1 pace mystery

Lewis Hamilton's surprise China sprint pole only adds to a puzzling start to F1 2025 for Ferrari...

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Alpine first to admit changes for wing rule, McLaren points at others

McLaren insists it was not the worst offender in triggering Formula 1's ‘mini-DRS' clampdown, as Alpine became the first team to admit on Friday that it has had to make changes to its rear wing

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Four F1 teams in the crosshairs of FIA's new rear wing clampdown

The FIA’s move to impose tougher rear wing flexibility tests to stamp out mini-DRS tricks from this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix was triggered by suspicions surrounding four Formula 1 teams, The Race has learned

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Haas problem is so severe it thought car was broken

The problem that wrecked Haas’s Formula 1 season opener, and will not be fully resolved for several races, was so severe that team boss Ayao Komatsu initially thought something was broken on its car

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What's already changing for Hamilton's second race with Ferrari

What's changing for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's second Formula 1 race together

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Russell: McLaren now more dominant than Red Bull ever was

McLaren’s more dominant in Formula 1 right now than Red Bull has ever been, according to Mercedes driver George Russell

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McLaren insists it won't change wing amid F1 rule clampdown

McLaren insists it’s not the Formula 1 team at the centre of the FIA’s sudden additional clampdown on flexible rear wings and says it won’t need to make any changes to its 2025 car

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The latest moves in F1's behind the scenes power battle

A highly unusual Concorde Agreement development last week looks like the latest move in FOM vs FIA tensions

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Where 'strange' McLaren advantage is coming from

McLaren and its rivals are surprised by its scarily good start to 2025 - something that has its roots in a "strange" advantage

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F1's surprise rule change has a clear winner

The FIA moving to stamp out the potential return of mini-DRS tricks can only been seen as a win for one F1 team in particular

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F1 to introduce tighter rear wing tests after Australia flexing evidence

Formula 1 teams will face more stringent rear wing flexibility tests from the FIA at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix

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Mercedes gets Antonelli's penalty overturned

Mercedes has successfully overturned Kimi Antonelli's five-second penalty for an unsafe pitstop release that initially dropped the rookie from fourth to fifth in Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix

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A 'crash course' with no confidence - Hamilton on his Ferrari debut

Lewis Hamilton said a "crash course" in finding out how to drive his Ferrari Formula 1 car in the wet left him grateful to just make it to the finish of the Australian Grand Prix

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Piastri's reaction to spinning Australia podium away

How McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri reacted to spinning away a podium on home soil at the Australian Grand Prix

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The overlooked F1 2025 change that could transform Australian GP

There's a forgotten 2025 debut that could change the face of the Australian GP if it rains...

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Russell: McLaren so dominant it can focus on 2026 already

George Russell thinks McLaren is so far ahead of everyone that it can already switch development fully to 2026 and still win the 2025 Formula 1 titles

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What could stop Williams fulfilling giant-killing potential

Carlos Sainz says Williams's hopes of building on a giant-killing start to F1's Australian Grand Prix weekend rest on him unlocking something he does not know how to get yet

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Red Bull struggles deepen after 'too slow' Friday

Red Bull and Max Verstappen have bounced back from plenty of difficult Fridays - but its Melbourne 2025 troubles are worryingly different

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Haas denies testing tactics to blame for nightmare F1 Friday

Haas had arrived at Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix off the back of a long-run focused pre-season test that has left question marks over its ultimate form

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Five new things we learned from latest F1 movie trailer

The Formula 1 movie may not be released until June 27, but we are slowly discovering more and more details about the film before its premiere

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Red Bull will now use AI for its F1 protest decisions

Red Bull says it has a novel use case for AI technology in Formula 1 - and hopes to benefit from it this year already.

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Mercedes and Russell's stance over next F1 contract

George Russell is one of the few remaining race winners without a long-term deal in F1. Does Mercedes risk losing him for 2026? Here's what Mercedes and Russell have to say about a new deal