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2027: F1 shortens its Grands Prix to make its new engine fit
The F1 Commission has just approved a cut in Grand Prix distance, from 305 to 290 kilometres, starting in 2027. It's a direct consequence of the new engine rules burning more fuel — and a sign the technical overhaul is still being written on the fly.
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Baku: why F1 is racing on a Saturday, and it's not about convenience
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will not be run on Sunday but on Saturday, September 26, and the whole weekend schedule slides forward by a day. Behind the shift is neither a calendar whim nor a TV trick: it is a day of national remembrance that Formula 1 has chosen to respect.
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At Haas, Ocon is defending his seat with three points to his name
Ten years in Formula 1 on one side, three points scored in eleven races on the other. That's the contrast Esteban Ocon carries into the final stretch of the 2026 season, while Haas works through four other candidates for its second 2027 seat. Ayao Komatsu has said it plainly: the call will come down to performance, nothing else.
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2027: F1 sends Monaco into sprint format and reshuffles its calendar
Formula 1 has unveiled its 2027 calendar, and the real surprise isn't a new track but an almost taboo decision: Monaco will host its very first sprint race. Twenty-four Grands Prix, ten sprint weekends, two circuits returning, two dropping off — next season already looks packed before a single wheel turns.
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Brundle wants Aston Martin to rebuild its driver line-up too, not just the car
As Aston Martin rebuilds around Adrian Newey, Martin Brundle has floated an uncomfortable idea on Sky Sports: renew the driver line-up too, and move on from Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
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Why F1's return to Sepang could suit Verstappen and Antonelli
Formula 1 returns to Sepang for the first time in nine years on October 2-4, officially run under the Bahrain Grand Prix name. According to Juan Pablo Montoya, the track's demanding, punishing layout could hand an edge to two very different drivers: Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli.
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Antonelli wins in Madrid as a botched stop costs Norris the race
The Spanish Grand Prix moved house this season, heading to Madrid and its brand-new Madring street circuit. A historic first race full of twists, where Lando Norris's late pole snatch wasn't enough against a chain of events that ultimately favoured Kimi Antonelli.
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Madring: Formula 1 Dives Into the Unknown at Madrid
This weekend, Formula 1 takes on a track no driver has ever raced. The Spanish Grand Prix is getting a new face, a new name and a new backdrop: welcome to the Madring, in Madrid, for a round with zero historical reference points.
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At Monza, Antonelli won the race he wasn't supposed to win
Kimi Antonelli had braced himself for one thing: absorbing, quietly, a race where winning wasn't part of the script. Starting 19th after an engine penalty, the Italian found himself leading after 18 laps, nearly threw it all away in the gravel five laps from home, and ended up giving Monza its first Italian winner in 60 years.
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Gasly ends France's twenty-nine-year wait for pole position
On Saturday at Monza, Pierre Gasly claimed pole position for the Italian Grand Prix — the first time a French driver has topped qualifying since Jean Alesi, on the same circuit, in 1997.
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Monza, Leclerc and a Desire to Win That Defies Logic
On the eve of the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc gave an exclusive interview to Motorsport.com. Between the still-vivid memory of 2019, his faith in Frédéric Vasseur's project and an engine he knows is Ferrari's weak link, the Monegasque arrives at Monza with one thing on his mind.
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At Monza, Ferrari pairs its Schumacher tribute with a high-stakes engine gamble
This weekend, Monza won't be just another Grand Prix for Ferrari. Behind the livery reviving 1996 and the aura of Michael Schumacher, the Scuderia is running a far more down-to-earth gamble: an engine that finally needs to close the gap to Mercedes.