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Video: What makes a good F1 driver and race engineer partnership

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Formula E launches innovative Gen4 car at Paul Ricard

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How to make F1's 2026 rules simpler - and why Horner was half-right

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Wood is a chip off the old block as he takes first win at Brands Hatch 750MC event

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Wood is a chip off the old block as he takes first win at Brands Hatch 750MC event

Why riders' nationalities have become a problem for Liberty Media in MotoGP

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McLaren junior leads the way in British F4 as BTCC support series begin at Donington Park

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McLaren junior leads the way in British F4 as BTCC support series begin at Donington Park

The key takeaways from the BTCC season opener

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Video: Formula 1 technology explained - The diffuser

In the latest episode of our series explaining Formula 1 technology, Giorgio Piola and Jake Boxall-Legge focus on the diffuser

With access to Mercedes' incredible F1 car collection plus 3D animations and Piola's legendary technical illustrations, they discuss how this ever more important element of the rear of the car contributes to performance.

They also examine the diffuser developments made possible by the 2017 regulation changes, which were designed to make F1 cars' corner speeds substantially faster.

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