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Friday, Apr 26

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Adrian Newey set for talks with Red Bull over F1 future after exit reports

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Adrian Newey is set to begin talks with Red Bull’s management to resolve his future with the team after reports he has expressed a desire to leave.

Thursday, Apr 25

21

Red Bull stunned by shock news F1’s top designer Adrian Newey is to leave

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Red Bull’s chief technical officer, Adrian Newey, is expected to leave the team, it has been reported. Newey is the most successful designer of the modern Formula One era and has been an instrumental part of Red Bull’s success but is said…

Tuesday, Apr 23

18

Ted Toleman obituary

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Businessman, powerboat racer and founder of the Toleman Formula One team

Monday, Apr 22

15

McLaren can ‘reach Red Bull’ within 12 months, insists Andrea Stella

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The McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, believes his team may catch Red Bull within a year after they returned an unexpectedly strong result at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Britain’s Lando Norris taking second place.

Sunday, Apr 21

19

Horner fires at Wolff over attempts to poach Verstappen from Red Bull

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The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has issued a stern rebuke to his counterpart at Mercedes, Toto Wolff, insisting he needs to focus on solving the problems at his struggling team rather than trying to poach Red Bull’s world…

12

Max Verstappen charges to F1 Chinese GP victory with Lando Norris second

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Victory at the Chinese Grand Prix belonged by no small distance to Max Verstappen but the plaudits were earned in a Shanghai surprise by McLaren’s Lando Norris. The British driver’s debut Formula One win remains elusively out of reach but…

11

Max Verstappen canters to victory at Chinese Grand Prix: F1 – as it happened

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Max Verstappen charged to another win, with Lando Norris an impressive second and Sergio Pérez third in Shanghai

Saturday, Apr 20

Norris worried fans will be turned off F1 by Verstappen’s ‘boring’ dominance

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McLaren’s Lando Norris warned that Max Verstappen’s dominance of Formula One is in danger of turning fans away from the sport after the Dutchman powered to another pole for the Chinese Grand Prix.

07

Max Verstappen wins first F1 sprint race of the season at Chinese Grand Prix

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Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. Verstappen beat Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by 13.043 seconds in the 19-lap race at the Shanghai…

Friday, Apr 19

15

Zhou Guanyu relishing home F1 debut after long road to Chinese GP

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The Sauber driver has had a long wait to race on home soil and expectations are off the charts in Shanghai

Thursday, Apr 18

17

Lewis Hamilton unwilling to justify Ferrari move in face of F1 criticism

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Lewis Hamilton has insisted his decision to join Ferrari in 2025 does not need any vindication, as he bemoaned the continued discussion over whether it is the right choice.

Friday, Apr 12

15

Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut will be in Australia after 2025 calendar confirmed

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Lewis Hamilton will make his Ferrari debut in Australia after Formula One announced next season’s record-equalling 24-round calendar.

Thursday, Apr 11

20

Fernando Alonso ends Mercedes talk as he extends Aston Martin deal

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Fernando Alonso will remain with Aston Martin beyond this season after signing a new “multi-year” deal with the British-based Formula One team. Double world champion Alonso, 42, had been linked with Mercedes and Red Bull – as possible…

Monday, Apr 8

13

Verstappen’s dominance looms large for F1 in battle to keep audience engaged | Giles Richards

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The Dutch driver and the Red Bull team look so strong and fears will grow that the sport’s new fans may not last the distance

Sunday, Apr 7

14

‘No one is going to catch Max’: Wolff says F1 title is already Verstappen’s to lose

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The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has conceded Max Verstappen is already world champion elect, declaring the Red Bull driver cannot be caught this season after a third dominant win from four races.

10

Formula One: Max Verstappen wins Japanese Grand Prix – as it happened

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Max Verstappen his Australian GP frustration behind him as he cruised to a comfortable win ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez

Max Verstappen back on track after ruthless win at F1 Japanese Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen shone in the spring sunshine of the Japanese Grand Prix’s new early season slot with a victory that served as salutary reminder he is firmly on course for his fourth world championship, and on this form he looks all but…

Saturday, Apr 6

16

Cherry blossoms and champions: Suzuka still sets F1 pulses racing

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Drivers revel in a circuit that is the perfect combination of risk and reward, where the bold and exacting shine

11

Max Verstappen continues qualifying dominance to take Japanese GP pole

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Max Verstappen remains unbeaten over the single lap this season after claiming pole for the Japanese Grand Prix, with four from four. Imperious at a track for which he has a great affection, the world champion put his Red Bull through its…

Friday, Apr 5

19

Lando Norris: ‘I am not afraid in any way of Max Verstappen. I want to prove myself’

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The driver, one of F1’s most striking talents, on being an overthinker, his belief in McLaren and how he strives to improve

13

Mercedes’ F1 woes drive Toto Wolff to attend Japanese Grand Prix in person

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Toto Wolff has said the parlous ­fortunes of Mercedes compelled him to join his team on the ground for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, having originally planned not to be in attendance at Suzuka.

Thursday, Apr 4

12

‘I’d love it if he came back’: Hamilton backs Vettel to take his seat at Mercedes

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Lewis Hamilton has backed Sebastian Vettel to make a return to Formula One by stepping in to replace him at Mercedes when the British driver moves to Ferrari at the end of this season.

Wednesday, Apr 3

17

More Horner woe and driver gossip: what to look out for as F1 hits Japan | Giles Richards

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Red Bull’s ongoing saga appears to be unsettling the paddock with a potential driver reshuffle on the cards

15

Sebastian Vettel hints at F1 comeback after revealing talks with Toto Wolff

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Sebastian Vettel has hinted he could be tempted to make a Formula One comeback after revealing he has been talking to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.

13

Christian Horner accuser ‘upset, scared and lonely’ after Red Bull suspension

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The woman who has accused the Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, of inappropriate behaviour is “very upset, angry, scared, intimidated and lonely”, according to a friend of hers who has spoken to BBC Sport.

Monday, Apr 1

F1 owner Liberty Media announces takeover of MotoGP

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Formula One’s US-based owner Liberty Media has announced a takeover of MotoGP’s parent company Dorna, MotoGP said in a statement on Monday.

Thursday, Mar 28

10

F1 quiz: can you name these old race circuits from the photographs?

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Study the Formula One images for clues and see if you can steer yourself to a decent finish by guessing the correct tracks

Monday, Mar 25

23

Red Bull employee will go to tribunal should her appeal over Horner case fail

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The female employee who made a complaint of inappropriate ­behaviour against Christian Horner will take her case to an employment tribunal if an appeal against the dismissal of her grievance is unsuccessful, the ­Guardian understands.

Sunday, Mar 24

19

Lewis Hamilton laments ‘worst start to season ever’ after Australia retirement

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Lewis Hamilton described the worst Formula One season start of his career as tough on the spirit and warned it was a challenge leaving him in danger of just going through the motions, after he and Mercedes endured a dismal weekend at the…

12

Christian Horner opens door for Red Bull reunion with ‘nemesis’ Carlos Sainz

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Christian Horner has given hope to an unlikely Red Bull reunion with Australian Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz, after the Spaniard’s brilliant return from surgery in the third race of the Formula One season ended Max Verstappen’s nine-race…