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Porsche/Audi F1 entries may help revive German Grand Prix

The expected Porsche and Audi Formula 1 entries could be key to the revival of the German Grand Prix, although Sebastian Vettel has doubts the race will return

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Liberty boss gives first hint F1 could add more teams

Liberty Media president Greg Maffei has given the first hint Formula 1 could add more teams in the future but made it clear it is not an immediate priority

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Ferrari in clear after rival query over Imola F1 test legality

The FIA is satisfied Ferrari’s use of two different floors in a recent Formula 1 tyre test was legitimate after rivals queried the matter ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

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Hamilton gets exemption from F1 jewellery rule for Miami GP

Lewis Hamilton will contest the Miami Grand Prix weekend with no issues regarding the FIA clampdown on jewellery as he has been given an exemption for his nose stud

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Hamilton jewellery legality unclear after first scrutineering

The FIA says the Mercedes Formula 1 team has not confirmed Lewis Hamilton is complying with the requirement not to wear jewellery in the first newly-mandated scrutineering declaration

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Hamilton: Clampdown on F1 driver jewellery is ‘unnecessary spat’

Backed up by his fellow F1 drivers, Lewis Hamilton has hit out at the FIA’s crackdown on them racing with jewellery

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Bottas’s new boss thinks his Mercedes reputation was deceptive

Is Valtteri Bottas driving better at Alfa Romeo than he did at Mercedes? Or did his reputation ‘suffer’ unfairly alongside Lewis Hamilton? The latter, reckons his new employer

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What Haas F1 boss Steiner makes of Schumacher’s lack of results

Mick Schumacher has zero points to Haas F1 team-mate Kevin Magnussen’s 15. Is team boss Guenther Steiner concerned?

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The best experience of Gasly’s life that ‘all drivers’ envy

Pierre Gasly’s Miami Grand Prix week began with “by far the best experience of my life” as the Formula 1 driver had dinner with basketball legend Michael Jordan. It is common for worlds to collide around a grand prix, as drivers mingle with celebrities or athletes from other disciplines. Seven-time

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Underwear, jewellery compliance now part of F1 scrutineering

The FIA’s clampdown on Formula 1 drivers using non-compliant underwear and jewellery will be enforced by making checks part of teams’ scrutineering submissions

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McLaren’s first real challenge after ‘sun was always shining’

After enjoying a period where the “sun was always shining”, McLaren now has its first real test on its hands, as Scott Mitchell explains

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Can Miami’s first F1 race really live up to incessant hype?

Miami GP the F1 race will inevitably struggle to live up to the buzz generated by Miami GP the event. Maybe that’s okay

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It’s time to take Porsche and Audi F1 entries seriously

Skepticism about the latest instalment in the will-they-won’t-they of Porsche and Audi joining F1 is understandable, but the plans are clearly further along than the most recent attempt to get Porsche onto the grid – so it’s time to take them seriously

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Porsche and Audi to enter F1 in 2026 – Volkswagen CEO

Porsche and Audi have decided to enter Formula 1 in 2026, according to the CEO of the Volkswagen Group

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Why Ferrari still won’t have its ‘main’ car update in Miami

Ferrari will not introduce its “main” 2022 Formula 1 car upgrade until after this weekend’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix

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Wittich set to be F1 race director in Miami after COVID recovery

Formula 1 is expected to have its regular 2022 FIA race director Niels Wittich at the Miami Grand Prix despite a recent COVID-19 concern

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Back story of ‘hate’ enriches Leclerc vs Verstappen

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen’s rivalry isn’t petty. But it is personal. It goes back too many years not to be

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F1 to trial ‘revised qualifying format’ in 2023

Formula 1 will trial a “revised qualifying format” next year, mandating the use of certain tyre compounds in each segment

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Three main areas Aston Martin’s trying to improve its car in

Aston Martin says it is “quite far” from giving up on its 2022 Formula 1 car and is working on “three main points” to improve the AMR22, which it hopes will result in meaningful progress in “a couple of races”

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The main highlight in Mercedes’ awful 2022 so far

It says a lot that a winless driver is one of Toto Wolff’s highlights from 2022 so far, but it shows the level of impact George Russell’s had since joining Mercedes

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Leclerc’s past F1 mistakes hint at how he’ll react to Imola

Charles Leclerc’s mistake at Imola cost him another podium at the start of 2022, but it’s his reaction to the first championship-affecting error of his Formula 1 career that will matter more

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How Tsunoda overcame his F1 confidence crisis

Now in his second Formula 1 season, Yuki Tsunoda believes he’s “much more in control” than as an AlphaTauri rookie in 2021 – a campaign that was derailed by a confidence crisis

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How McLaren went from ‘nowhere’ to the podium in four races

McLaren’s four-race charge from “nowhere to scoring a podium” is the most remarkable change in form and fortune in the 2022 Formula 1 season so far

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FIA objection stalls F1’s push for more sprint races in 2023

Formula 1’s proposal for six sprint events in 2023 received approval from all 10 teams but has been stalled by objections from the FIA over the financial implications

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F1 reviving efforts to have six sprint races in 2023

Formula 1 will revive discussions over increasing the number of sprint race weekends to six for 2023 at a meeting of the F1 Commission on Tuesday

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How Aston Martin outperformed its car to end its barren run

Aston Martin “didn’t have much more pace in the car than previously” – but that didn’t stop it from making its Imola chances count

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The first evidence Mercedes won’t save its 2022 F1 title hopes

Lewis Hamilton’s first point-less event represented a new low in Mercedes’ difficult Formula 1 season as the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix provided the first evidence its 2022 title hopes may be beyond saving

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Wolff explains his ‘undriveable’ car apology to Hamilton

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has explained his apology to seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton for his “undriveable” car after he finished 14th at Imola

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Hamilton slams ‘silly, nonsense’ Mercedes commitment claims

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at comments questioning his commitment to Mercedes amid its F1 struggles, calling them “a bunch of nonsense”

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Aston Martin foolish not to keep Vettel if car ‘deserves’ him

Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says it would be “foolish” not to try to retain Sebastian Vettel beyond 2022 if he can be motivated by a car that “deserves” him

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Aston Martin, Williams express interest in works Audi F1 deal

The team principals of Aston Martin and Williams both say they would be interested in exploring the possibility of a works deal with Audi if it entered Formula 1

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Ferrari: Sainz needs to adapt to having frontrunning F1 car

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks Carlos Sainz needs to get used to having a frontrunning F1 car for the first time in his career, but is happy with how he has integrated and is performing

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How Magnussen earned a Haas best from the brink of disaster

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen went from causing a red flag and almost crashing out in Q3 at Imola to securing the team’s best result in a Formula 1 qualifying session

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‘Each weekend’s a rescue’ – Hamilton after double Q2 knockout

Lewis Hamilton says “each weekend’s a rescue” in Mercedes’ 2022 Formula 1 season, after it “underperformed as a team” and suffered a double knockout in Q2 at Imola

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Confused Sainz ‘wasn’t pushing hard’ in Imola qualifying crash

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was confused by his costly crash in Formula 1 qualifying at Imola as he says he “wasn’t pushing that hard at all”

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Why Hamilton is trying to become a Chelsea FC co-owner

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has explained his interest in being a co-owner of Chelsea Football Club, which he says taps into his lifelong love of the sport

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New F1 Friday format ‘definitely needs to change’ – Verstappen

F1 world champion Max Verstappen says the new 2022 weekend format at non-sprint race events needs to change

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The Ferrari F1 engine ‘big plus’ Bottas has noticed

Having spent his F1 career driving Mercedes power units until 2022, Valtteri Bottas has found a major upside to his new Ferrari engine

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Amused Sainz mocks rumours over Ferrari F1 contract rift

Carlos Sainz poked fun at recent speculation over his Ferrari contract negotiations, saying “you can imagine how much I was laughing at home@

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Failed legal challenge secures Miami GP – at least for 2022

Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix has dodged a last-minute injunction hearing against its inaugural race next month, securing the event for 2022 at least