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Gallery: 2020 Formula 1 driver crash helmets
The 2020 Formula 1 season is fast approaching and it isn't just new cars that get unveiled these days.
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MPH: Why Red Bull and Ferrari are closer to Mercedes than F1 testing suggests
So ahead of the second and final week of pre-season testing, we have one unsurprising, nailed-on super-fast Mercedes. Then we have an enigmatic Red Bull that looks far better on…
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Alain Prost's greatest drives in Formula 1
Formula 1 legend Alain Prost celebrates his 65th birthday today. With 51 grand prix wins and four world drivers’ titles, usually done in his inimitable smooth-as-silk style, his F1 career…
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Bargeboard battleground: why the sides of 2020 F1 cars are so complex
Throughout testing this year, one clear area of differentiation between cars (beyond the noses), is the bargeboards and sidepods. The former have increased in complexity year on year, particularly since…
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Midfield catching us, says Mercedes, as it reveals F1 test analysis secrets
This year’s F1 season will feature close racing at the front and a midfield pack that’s gaining on the leaders, says Mercedes, which has published some of its internal analysis…
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F1 testing: Mercedes wraps up week one of Formula 1 testing on top
After causing quite the stir in the paddock on Thursday, Mercedes ended the first week of pre-season testing the way it started, with a one-two on the timesheets. Valtteri Bottas…
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'Teams will need half a season to copy Mercedes DAS steering system'
When pre-season testing started on Wednesday I did not think I would be using a word that sounds like a popular detergent. But since Thursday morning, when Lewis Hamilton started…
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Why Racing Point copied last year's Mercedes: F1's customer model
As the new Racing Point RP20 rolled out for pre-season testing, even the most casual of observers could see it bore more than a passing resemblance to last year’s Silver…
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F1 testing: Lewis Hamilton's trick DAS steering explained
Finally, on day two of preseason testing there was genuine excitement as eagle-eyed observers noticed something unusual about Lewis Hamilton’s steering inputs to the W11. In addition to turning the…
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F1 testing: the hunt for speed
The 2020 season was always going to be a quiet year for development in Formula 1, with mature regulations and a full-scale development shift for 2021 looming. However, nothing ever…
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Verstappen says new Red Bull is “fast everywhere”
Max Verstappen says that he is "very happy" with his Red Bull after the opening day of Formula 1 testing. The Dutchman finished day one at the Circuit de Catalunya…
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Midfield teams confident of closing the gap after Day 1 of F1 preseason test
Two of Formula 1’s midfield teams believe that they will be better-placed to challenge the frontrunners this season, as the first day of testing in Barcelona comes to an end.…
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Handshakes at dawn: 2020 F1 testing begins
Williams was first on track in the first test session of the 2020 F1 season this morning, drawing a line underneath 2019, when it missed the first two days of…
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F1's best one-off liveries: colour, camouflage and calamity
After its mysterious 'non-launch' in Paris, the Renault F1 team has upped the clandestine-ante by testing with an all-black livery, presumably looking to keep the secret to midfield mediocrity safe…
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Racing Point launches the RP20 and BWT as new title sponsor
Racing Point has launched its 2020 car with BWT as its new title sponsor, taking the place of betting company SportPesa. The Silverstone-based team will compete in its last season…
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MPH: Pre-season test times are a mug's game — but not meaningless
It comes that time of year when we get the first slivers of information about the competitive shape of the season ahead, where we sift through the lap times from…
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F1: Drive to Survive Season 2 — trailer reveals first glimpse
https://youtu.be/xcf8o4hCtSA Günther Steiner returns, uncensored as ever, in a trailer for the new series of the F1 Drive to Survive documentary. Netflix has released a preview of the second…
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