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1 min read • 14 Sep 2026

Honda changes F1 design boss after slow start to return

Honda changes the leadership of its Formula 1 engine programme after the Japanese manufacturer's disappointing start to its return to the sport this season....

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1 min read • 13 Sep 2026

The Chequered Flag Podcast

Harry Benjamin, Alice Powell and Rebecca Clancy look back on the Spanish Grand Prix....

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1 min read • 13 Sep 2026

How virtual safety car cost Norris win - and should F1 change rules?

Lando Norris says he was "insanely unlucky" to lose what seemed like a certain win in the Spanish Grand Prix because of the timing of a virtual safety car....

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1 min read • 13 Sep 2026

Antonelli impressive and one of Colapinto's best weekends - driver ratings

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Spanish Grand Prix....

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1 min read • 13 Sep 2026

Antonelli wins as Norris loses out under virtual safety car

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli wins the Spanish Grand Prix after McLaren's Lando Norris loses out because of the bad timing of a virtual safety car....

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1 min read • 12 Sep 2026

Norris' real opportunity after coming from nowhere with 'masterpiece' lap

McLaren do not have the fastest car at the Spanish Grand Prix but with overtaking expected to be difficult, pole man Lando Norris has a chance of another win....

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1 min read • 12 Sep 2026

Norris takes Madrid pole with 'gorgeous' lap

Lando Norris takes a superb pole position for McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen....

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1 min read • 11 Sep 2026

New Madrid circuit very high risk, says Russell

George Russell says the new Madrid circuit is "very high risk" after Arvid Lindblad crashes in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix....

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1 min read • 11 Sep 2026

Alonso cannot leave F1 while uncompetitive - FIA boss

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says it would be "not acceptable" for Fernando Alonso to leave F1 while he is in an uncompetitive position....

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1 min read • 11 Sep 2026

F1: Chequered Flag

Max Verstappen sits down with Andrew Benson for an exclusive interview....

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1 min read • 10 Sep 2026

Hamilton and Leclerc 'squash' Monza controversy

Lewis Hamilton says he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" any controversy between them from the Italian Grand Prix....

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1 min read • 10 Sep 2026

'It started as a joke, a fantasy' - F1 heads to football-obsessed Madrid

After F1’s explosion in popularity away from its European heartland the sport is coming home. Why Madrid? Because it is beautiful… and has a very big expo centre on the outskirts....

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