Scott Mitchell-Malm

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'I have no confidence' - what now for Antonelli after worst F1 qualifying

Kimi Antonelli already knows he’ll start the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix from the pits after his worst qualifying performance as an F1 driver

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Gary Anderson: Why Aston Martin upgrade looks Newey-inspired

Aston Martin's new upgrade package explained in detail by Gary Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm

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Eight things we've already learned from new Red Bull F1 boss

New Red Bull Formula 1 boss Laurent Mekies inevitably dominated his first press conference appearance on his team debut at the Belgian Grand Prix

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Red Bull reveals major Belgian GP F1 upgrade package

Red Bull has brought a major five-pronged upgrade to its RB21 for Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix

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Red Bull HQ secrecy? What we've learned at first race post-Horner

Red Bull's first F1 race weekend without Christian Horner has begun and the impact of its seismic change is starting to become clear, even though there are some big unanswered questions

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What Verstappen is saying about Horner's Red Bull exit

Max Verstappen has faced the media for the first time since the exit of Red Bull's long-time F1 team boss Christian Horner. Here's what he said, and a look at how he responded

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What's going on with F1 2025's forgotten driver

One of the rookies on the 2025 F1 grid has already basically been forgotten about by most observers. So what could be next for him?

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Piastri's biggest McLaren complaint and an update aversion explained

Oscar Piastri explains to The Race how he really gets on with McLaren's tricky 2025 F1 car, and why he's been resisting taking the upgrade that's helped Lando Norris

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F1 drivers' 2026 car complaints could have an interesting twist

Formula 1 driver fears about 2026 cars being unenjoyable to drive and strange to race with could have an interesting twist next year

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A 'painful' Williams run is exposing all its lingering F1 weaknesses

As the prolific early-season Williams form has turned to dust in recent Formula 1 races, a trend has emerged offering a tempting potential answer for why

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Why McLaren wants Piastri to try suspension he's rejected so far

McLaren is evaluating whether Oscar Piastri should start using some of the new suspension components that team-mate Lando Norris has adopted

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There's a Verstappen-like situation at F1's most troubled team

A capricious F1 car that only one driver can handle, with a detrimental effect on their team-mates' careers. Sound familiar?

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Toyota's plan to run rare Fuji F1 test with Haas explained

A rare Formula 1 test at the Fuji circuit in Japan will be held by Haas in August as part of its technical partnership with Toyota

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F1's most unlikely debutant of 2025

A 72-year-old is F1's most unlikely debutant of 2025 - and it's symbolic of this team owner going full circle

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What will decide Horner's next F1 move and where is most likely

Christian Horner is still under contract with Red Bull, but a complete split is only a matter of time. And that will release Horner to finally move elsewhere in F1, should he wish to do so

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Two senior Horner allies immediately depart Red Bull too

The shock departure of Christian Horner as Red Bull Racing CEO and Formula 1 team principal has been accompanied by the exit of two other senior figures.

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Horner exit: What led to Red Bull's biggest F1 bombshell yet

A massive Red Bull F1 era - its first, in fact - is over. Scott Mitchell-Malm looks at what triggered the decision to sack Christian Horner

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Horner removed from role as Red Bull's F1 CEO and team boss

Christian Horner has been removed from his position as Red Bull’s Formula 1 CEO and team principal

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Everything you need to know about Cadillac's F1 driver search

Cadillac looks closer than ever to securing its first Formula 1 driver signing - here's what you need to know

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Unseen clash sums up Sainz's miserable Williams season

Being effectively taken out by his old Ferrari team-mate at Silverstone was unfortunately indicative of how Carlos Sainz's first season at Williams is constantly being undermined

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'Catastrophic' decisions - what doomed McLaren's rivals in British GP

What promised to be a close four-way fight quickly became a one-team show - here's what went so wrong for McLaren's rivals

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Everything we learned from F1's 2025 British GP

The 2025 F1 season reached its mid-point with a brilliantly chaotic British GP that taught us plenty

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Colapinto is testing Alpine's patience - will he get time he needs?

The contrast between the two Alpine drivers at the British Grand Prix weekend became extremely harsh yet again in qualifying at Silverstone as the fortunes of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto drastically diverged

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‘Equally fantastic’ as Verstappen? Praise for P11 Tsunoda explained

Yuki Tsunoda’s Q2 elimination and 11th place on the British Grand Prix grid were described by his Red Bull team boss Christian Horner as a “fantastic performance” akin to team-mate Max Verstappen’s pole lap

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Bearman at risk of big grid drop after red flag pit entry crash

Ollie Bearman is under investigation for an unusual crash approaching the pitlane during a red flag period at the end of final practice at the British GP

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All you need to know about Red Bull's next F1 driver's debut

The driver poised to be Red Bull’s next Formula 1 graduate made his grand prix weekend debut on Friday at Silverstone

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Red Bull blames Russell for fuelling Verstappen switch rumours

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes it is still Max Verstappen’s “intention” to stay with the team in 2026 and that speculation of a move to Mercedes has been intentionally fuelled by George Russell

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Attacking Ben Sulayem 'illusions' - new FIA president bid explained

Tim Mayer launched his FIA presidential campaign with an aggressive attack on the "illusions" of incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Here's what we learned

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Alpine announces new team boss equivalent + another major signing

Alpine's F1 team has announced two major signings in senior roles relating to the running of the team and its aerodynamic development respectively

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The 'very strange' repeating problem that's worrying Williams

Williams is carrying a "very strange" problem around its Mercedes Formula 1 engine as its "main concern" into this weekend's British Grand Prix

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'That's the car we've got' - Alpine's fight to save its season

Alpine is being cut adrift at the bottom of the championship and has no upgrades planned for its 2025 car

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Alpine rejected Bottas before. Now he's exactly what it needs

Alpine has spurned Valtteri Bottas before. But in the situation it finds itself in this F1 season, he's probably exactly what it needs

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Melting tyres, massive deficit - What's going so wrong for Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull stint is getting worse not better. And he's completely baffled by that

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Nine things we learned from F1's Austrian GP

The Austrian GP threw up some surprisingly significant stories for almost every F1 team. And for those it went wrong for, it went very wrong indeed

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Where McLaren feels Piastri's Austria move crossed a line

McLaren felt Oscar Piastri had been too marginal in locking up while trying to dive past F1 team-mate Lando Norris in the Austrian GP. Why did it view that near-miss differently to their Canada collision?

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'Alpine found a way to f*** me' - Piastri's Austrian GP radio ire

Oscar Piastri said that "Alpine still managed to find a way to f*** me up all these years later" in response to an incident during the Austrian GP

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Verstappen's F1 title defence takes big hit from Antonelli clash

Max Verstappen retired from the Austrian Grand Prix on the opening lap after being wiped out by Formula 1 rookie Kimi Antonelli

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Winners and losers from F1's 2026 aero testing limits reshuffle

Alpine and Adrian Newey's new Formula 1 team Aston Martin are the biggest winners from the aerodynamic testing restrictions reset that has kicked in ahead of a crucial 2026 development run

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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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Austrian GP 2025 F1 qualifying winners and losers

A host of disappointed drivers further down the order than they should've been + some clear standouts - here are our winners and losers in the F1 field from Austrian GP qualifying