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Years after Melbourne lost its opening slot, it’s back as the first F1 race of the 2025 season. It gives this year’s F1 rookies the chance to follow in the footsteps of F1 winners who shone on their debut amid the formidable challenge of Albert Park
The wildly successful Netflix F1 series Drive to Survive has returned for Season 7 – we run through what features in the new show
Flavio Briatore returned last year to the F1 paddock as a special advisor to Alpine, and has now become a star of the Netflix show Drive to Survive – here’s the world champion team boss’s rollercoaster story so far
Long successful in the eSports world, Max Verstappen is expanding his own racing team to now take on a full real-life GT season – can he succeed where other F1 champs didn’t?
After a strong showing in pre-season testing, McLaren looks to pick up where it left off last year — unless its F1 rivals can pull something out of the bag between now and the Australian Grand Prix, writes Chris Medland
After angering F1 drivers, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been accused of issuing “gagging orders” to senior racing officials in the latest controversy affecting his term — as rumours swirl that he’ll face a challenge in his bid to be re-elected. We explore his tumultuous four-year reign
The new series of Netflix series F1: Drive to Survive shows Christian Horner reacting to a key moment in the 2024 Red Bull controversy, when messages purporting to be from him were leaked
Matt Bishop foresaw future world championship success when Red Bull finished in the points at its first grand prix, 20 years ago. Unfortunately, he was backing the wrong horse
McLaren had the fastest car at the 2025 Australian GP and found the elusive perfect tyre balance, says Mark Hughes. But Lando Norris still had his work cut out to win — and warned that the car will struggle later this season
A reflective Lewis Hamilton recalled the first days of his F1 career as he sat next to Kimi Antonelli, about to start his debut season with a similar level of hype. It would be too much, writes Mark Hughes, to expect the 18-year-old to hit the heights of Hamilton’s stellar rookie year
Years after Melbourne lost its opening slot, it’s back as the first F1 race of the 2025 season. It gives this year’s F1 rookies the chance to follow in the footsteps of F1 winners who shone on their debut amid the formidable challenge of Albert Park
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
Eddie Jordan, who has died aged 76, was one of the biggest characters in Formula 1: a charismatic team boss to whom wheeling and dealing with sponsors came naturally; an incisive and unbridled TV pundit; and a man who remained a mover and shaker in the paddock until the very end
Eddie Jordan was F1’s last great privateer boss – Motor Sport profiles an inimitable grand prix force
The 2025 Chinese GP sprint weekend represents a huge chance to make extra F1 Fantasy points! Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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