Scott Mitchell-Malm

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How Colapinto's dealing with five-race chance that's 'not enough'

Franco Colapinto admits his initial five-race run at Alpine is not enough time to get fully on top of its F1 car but he hopes to make quick progress as he replaces Jack Doohan

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'It smelled bad' - Alpine's Doohan axing blasted by F1 rookies

Dropped Alpine Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan was racing with a gun to his head from the start of the season and has been treated unfairly, reckon two of his fellow rookies

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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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Why Williams is sacrificing its best F1 season in a decade

This is Williams's best start to an F1 season for almost a decade. But it's probably right to forfeit that if it really wants to build on the evidence that its revival is real

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Seven things Newey revealed in his first Aston Martin interview

As Aston Martin flounders in the 2025 F1 season, its new tech chief Adrian Newey reveals what he's learned about the team so far

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Haas or HRT? What to expect from Cadillac's F1 debut

Cadillac is aware it will likely be at the back of the grid in 2026 rather than replicate the immediate point-scoring exploits of Formula 1’s last new team

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How Williams resolved its first flashpoint with two top drivers

Williams team principal James Vowles has promised there will be no repeat of the miscommunication that led Carlos Sainz to think either Alex Albon or an engineer had disobeyed a team order in the previous Formula 1 race

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Ferrari's F1 season hanging on rule change triggering a 'reset'

The early-season narrative said Ferrari just needed to unlock the potential from its 2025 F1 car to be a title contender. That was a bit too simplistic in any case - but now it looks like that potential's a long way short of what's needed

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What's behind an F1 breakthrough that's impressed Verstappen

Both Max Verstappen and Lando Norris have been quick to praise a big F1 breakthrough from one of their rivals

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Perez/Alpine talks a fresh F1 driver market twist

Initial talks have taken place between Alpine and Sergio Perez's camp about a possible Formula 1 race seat for the Mexican driver next season

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Colapinto replaces Doohan at Alpine - but faces review after five races

Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan at Alpine for at least the next five races of the 2025 Formula 1 season

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What we know about shock Alpine resignation and fresh chaos

Alpine's F1 team has been plunged into fresh chaos - and it's all been sparked by executive advisor Flavio Briatore's controversial driver decisions

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What made Doohan/Alpine unworkable and a change inevitable

Though Franco Colapinto has loomed throughout Jack Doohan's first F1 season, only recent development made the impending swap inevitable

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Eight things we learned from F1's 2025 Miami Grand Prix

Fierce fights at the front, and the potential end of an F1 career further back, made for a dramatic Miami Grand Prix - so here’s everything we learned from a highly unpredictable weekend

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Doohan informed of Alpine change, set to be replaced immediately

Jack Doohan is expected to be replaced for the next Formula 1 race at Imola after Alpine informed the rookie of its intention to make an immediate change

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Alpine evaluating dropping Doohan before next F1 race

Alpine is evaluating Jack Doohan’s position and considering whether a driver change is needed as soon as the next Formula 1 race at Imola

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'You look stupid' - Miami GP's other team order drama

While Ferrari's particular team order situation hogged the limelight at the Miami Grand Prix, Williams navigated an arguably bigger controversy - as one of its drivers felt short-changed by the execution of team strategy

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Why Ferrari's convinced it got Miami team orders right

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur defended the handling of team orders between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton during the Miami Grand Prix: “We did a good job”

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Cadillac's F1 'launch' - Everything you need to know

Cadillac's Formula 1 team held its first ‘launch' at the Miami Grand Prix, where a large contingent from the General Motors-backed entry is in attendance

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The mechanical 'numbness' behind McLaren's problems

The reasons for McLaren's Miami Grand Prix qualifying underperformance offer more evidence of exactly what's hampering its drivers

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Red Bull must up its game to match Verstappen

If Max Verstappen wins the Miami Grand Prix, it will complete a grand turnaround that also acts as a warning for how much Red Bull must up its game

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Verstappen's blunt dismissal of 'silly' fatherhood impact talk

Max Verstappen has dismissed “silly” speculation that becoming a father could slow him down as a Formula 1 driver, as his Miami Grand Prix pole means “we can throw that out of the window”

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Leclerc crashes out before Miami F1 sprint race begins

Charles Leclerc crashed before the start of F1's Miami GP sprint race, hitting the wall during reconnaissance laps in extremely wet conditions

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The serious point behind Brown's water bottle mockery of Red Bull

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown's use of a water bottle marked "tire water" at the Miami GP was a response to F1 rival Red Bull designed to raise a "serious point" to force teams to raise all allegations formally rather than through "back channels"

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How much does yet another Verstappen documentary really offer?

The latest Max Verstappen documentary from Viaplay, marking 10 years of the four-time world champion in Formula 1, is now available in the UK - but is it any good?

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The fact and fiction of Perez and Cadillac's F1 2026 talks

We have the latest inside line on how Cadillac's 2026 F1 driver search is progressing

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The 'extreme' Leclerc set-up that's moved him clear of Hamilton

Charles Leclerc has been quizzed about a more extreme set-up direction on his Ferrari that has moved him clear of Lewis Hamilton

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Russell’s frosty response to Ben Sulayem rule change hint

Grand Prix Drivers Association director George Russell gave his take on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s hint of changes to conduct guidelines

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What's controversial about F1's rollout of its 'life-changing' tech

Haas driver Ollie Bearman wants Formula 1 to re-evaluate its approach to how new cooling vest tech is being regulated in the 2025 season and beyond

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Why Sainz expected Hamilton’s Ferrari struggles

Carlos Sainz isn't at all surprised that his Ferrari replacement Lewis Hamilton is struggling to adapt

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Verstappen absent from Miami GP Thursday with first child due

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is not attending media day at the Miami Grand Prix as he is expecting the birth of his first child

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Mexico F1 race has new deal - but will Perez be on the grid for it?

Formula 1’s race in Mexico has a new three-year deal, but will Sergio Perez get back on the grid to be part of it?

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Williams needs 'sticky plasters' for issue it cannot fix in 2025

Williams knows the main limitation of its 2025 F1 car - but it only has a "series of sticky plasters" to fix it for now

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Why McLaren expects Norris and Piastri to clash soon

McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown expects Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to collide at some point this season and the team has already discussed how it will handle such an eventuality

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Ben Sulayem teases changes to controversial swearing rules after all

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has suggested that controversial new guidelines introduced this year to help police driver conduct could be changed

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An Alonso-like skill and 'addiction' - Inside Bearman’s real F1 start

It's one thing to impress in F1 one-offs and quite another to be a capable regular. But Ollie Bearman is living up to Haas's lofty expectations - and not just with his speed

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McLaren's unraced F1 floor upgrade explained

McLaren brought its first notable upgrade of the 2025 F1 season to Jeddah but didn't race it. This is why

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The question mark now hanging over Mercedes' progress

Mercedes' start to the 2025 Formula 1 season had been unrecognisable from 12 months ago until a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that offered some unwelcome deja vu

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Could Verstappen or Russell trigger a 2026 F1 driver market shock?

The 2026 Formula 1 driver market is beginning to bubble - and there are two key protagonists with the potential to start a domino effect

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What happened to 'insane' McLaren pace advantage

The "insane" pace that McLaren showed at the start of the Saudi Arabian GP weekend made Red Bull all the more surprised that it was a match for F1 2025's benchmark in the race itself