Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Williams and Albon’s latest heroics are their best yet

Downforce-dependent tracks are rarely where Williams shine but Alex Albon secured the team’s best qualifying of 2023 at Zandvoort. So how did it happen and can the team expect to stay there on Sunday? Mark Hughes has some answers…

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How Red Bull’s F1 rookie really fared beyond dead last result

Last on the grid, 1.160s off the next-slowest car, wasn’t the Formula 1 qualifying debut Liam Lawson dreamed of. But the circumstances were a long way from ideal

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Wolff can’t understand Perez’s ‘bizarre’ deficit to Verstappen

The gap between Red Bull team-mates Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez is hard to understand, according to rival Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff

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Verstappen storms twice red-flagged Q3 to take Dutch GP pole

Max Verstappen took pole position on home turf at the Dutch Grand Prix after triumphing in an incident-packed Q3 shootout that featured two red flags

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Ricciardo set for hand surgery – how many F1 races will he miss?

As Daniel Ricciardo goes in for surgery, the Italian GP at Monza is already a no-go – and he may have to miss more events

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What Palou ‘letting down’ McLaren means for its F1 team

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown feels “let down” by Alex Palou’s behaviour over his alleged Formula 1 and IndyCar contract reneging, which impacts McLaren’s F1 team this year

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Three red-flag incidents in wet final Dutch GP practice

Three separate incidents interrupted a Max Verstappen-led wet Dutch GP practice ahead of F1 qualifying later today

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What’s behind surprise Marko comments about Perez’s 2024 seat?

There’s been an implicit understanding that Sergio Perez, while under contract, doesn’t have the Red Bull 2024 seat under lock and key. Helmut Marko has now made that understanding explicit

IndyCar

‘It’s just sad’ – Palou on McLaren contract saga

In his first media appearance since a new legal battle engulfed, IndyCar points leader Alex Palou called the situation “sad” and said he “would have liked to have done things differently”

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Red Bull’s latest F1 rookie has a habit of instant impacts

Making an F1 debut mid-weekend is never an easy challenge, but Daniel Ricciardo stand-in Liam Lawson – who’ll do just that on Saturday at the Dutch GP – has a habit of leaving an immediate impression

MotoGP

Jerez has controversial solution to MotoGP track limits problem

Aggressive new kerbs installed at MotoGP venue Jerez right around the circuit have created controversy with fans. Simon Patterson explains the changes and why they’re drawing the ire from some fans

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Mark Hughes: Where Zandvoort pacesetter McLaren actually stands

McLaren’s strong form appears to be continuing unabated at the Dutch GP as, although Oscar Piastri crashed, Lando Norris led the way in FP2. But where does it really stand at Zandvoort compared to F1 dominator Red Bull? Mark Hughes runs the numbers