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Rebuilding the monster: Porsche 917's audacious return to Le Mans in 1981
I was too young to see it race in its heyday, but the Porsche 917 has always had a special place in my heart. I guess it started in about…
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Why struggling Ricciardo sees F1's summer break as a chance to reset
An idiosyncratic F1 car and a superstar team-mate in the form of his life – Daniel Ricciardo has been up against it so far in 2021, but explains how he aims to use the time off as a chance to regroup
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Alpine boss explains how Ocon regained his mojo – with an F1 win as proof
Esteban Ocon has weathered the storm of recent poor form – tech boss Marcin Budkowski hopes with the now winning-driver embedded in a team with winning DNA, the team can kick on in 2022
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Where did Charles Leclerc's stunning Silverstone speed come from?
70 years after Ferrari's famous first victory, Charles Leclerc nearly took the Scuderia back to the top step – he explained how the race showed the team's recent progress
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'F1 sprint race has too much randomness' but insiders see new qualifying format as success
So was Formula 1’s first sprint qualifying experiment a success? It’s a difficult question to answer fully until the Grand Prix itself has played out, but the consensus among both…
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F1 drivers too competitive to take it steady in sprint race, says Brawn
How will Formula 1’s first sprint qualifying weekend unfold at Silverstone? It’s perhaps not insignificant that drivers such as Lewis Hamilton have suggested that the short Saturday event will be…
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George Russell in line for Mercedes seat — but Bottas won't leave F1 quietly
Just over a week has passed since Mercedes confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will stay on into 2022 and 2023, and the world now awaits the next driver announcement from the…
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Why Ross Brawn is backing sprint qualifying: 'No strategy, no pitstops, just 30min of flat-out action'
Sprint qualifying is F1's latest attempt to engage a new audience – but, F1 managing director Ross Brawn stresses, it's no gimmick
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George Russell's Styrian speed shows Williams is 'doing it properly'
Though Styria ultimately ended in disappointment for the Grove team, Adam Cooper explains how Russell's impressive qualifying and race pace is a tangible sign of its progress
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One year on: the man who helped save F1 from Covid
COVID-19 threatened to cancel F1 2020 completely – but Steve Nielsen, in partnership with the forward-thinking organisers of the Austrian GP, was instrumental in saving last year's remarkable grand prix season
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Ferrari on its tyre wear headache: 'We do not have the answer right now'
Ferrari's graining issues have come rather wearing for Maranello, as its problems preserving tyres were brutally exposed in Paul Ricard
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Alpine's hope that Esteban Ocon can be the next Alain Prost
Esteban Ocon's strong opening to 2021 has been rewarded with a new three-year deal by Alpine – Enstone believes its seen a few shades of another French hero to justify its faith