Did F1 grid’s hot air prevent a decent race? Up and down at Spain ’23
The brooding skies of Spain reflected the mood of most F1 fans the world over as we strived for just one thing – a decent race
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Max Verstappen stormed to victory in Spain ahead of a resurgent Mercedes – the key to their successes – according to Mark Hughes – lying in their ability manage heightened tyre wear
Lewis Hamilton praised Mercedes’ efforts to recover its F1 season, as the team emerged best of the rest in the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen who once again took a dominant victory in Barcelona
Mercedes’ impressive race pace and Ferrari woes were a distant second to another dominant victory from Max Verstappen – the 40th of his career
Max Verstappen crushed the opposition in 2023 Spanish GP qualifying as the Mercedes F1 drivers collided in a dramatic session
Can Fernando Alonso surf a wave of green support from the F1 grandstands to finish his home Spanish Grand Prix on the podium? He only starts eighth on the grid but has said: “I always perform well here”
Both Ferrari and Mercedes are ringing the technical changes in a bid to catch Red Bull – but they’ve already spent too long going in the wrong direction, writes Mark Hughes
Three of Formula 1’s greatest-ever drivers shared a podium only once — at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix. In the middle of a season of varying fortunes, there was little camaraderie between Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, writes Damien Smith
What may be the most hated corner in F1 is no more: the final Barcelona chicane has been axed from GP racing. Now we suggest six more turns that should go the same way
F1 Retro
A topsy-turvy 2010 Canadian GP was so unpredictable, that it formed the basis of Pirelli’s tyre development direction for the years to come – and shaped F1 as we know it today, writes Mark Hughes
To most fans, Max Verstappen looks like he’s cruising to his third F1 title but his rivals hasn’t lost hope. Mark Hughes examines why they’re not throwing in the towel just yet
Mercedes’ upgrades allowed it to pull clear as best of the rest in Spain, but can Ferrari show its true colours in Canada?
Alex Albon delivered a stunning drive to secure seventh for Williams in Canada – Project F1 analyses how he did it
Max Verstappen did what was expected and delivered Red Bull’s 100th F1 win at the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix. But the winning margin was smaller than usual for this season. That doesn’t mean opponents are getting closer, writes Mark Hughes
Max Verstappen didn’t have it all his way at the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix, but still delivered a lights-to-flag win to equal Ayrton Senna’s tally of 41, and hand Red Bull its 100th F1 victory
Even rivals can’t help but admire Red Bull’s runaway success after its 100th GP win in Canada, with Lewis Hamilton describing its performance as “amazing”. There’s no sign of change either, writes Chris Medland with talk growing of an unbeaten 2023 season
A tribute to its namesake, champions on the podium and another Red Bull masterclass: the Circuit Gillies Villeneuve delivered another action-packed grand prix in 2023 – something, as Tony Dodgins writes, it has done numerous times before
The talented Olivier Panis’s F1 career was a case of ‘what if?’ after one fateful day at Montreal in 1997
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