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Indecent proposal? How Sainz's big idea to change F1 qualifying might work

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Indecent proposal? How Sainz's big idea to change F1 qualifying might work

Why Ferrari fears "deficit could be twice as big" to Mercedes at Silverstone and Spa

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Why Ferrari fears "deficit could be twice as big" to Mercedes at Silverstone and Spa

How "charging station" Silverstone will really look different in F1 2026

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How "charging station" Silverstone will really look different in F1 2026

Alonso denies claim that Aston Martin's Hungarian GP upgrade will decide his F1 future

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Alonso denies claim that Aston Martin's Hungarian GP upgrade will decide his F1 future

Dixon to leave Chip Ganassi Racing at end of 2026 IndyCar season

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Dixon to leave Chip Ganassi Racing at end of 2026 IndyCar season

Kay back to the top of Autosport National Rankings table

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Kay back to the top of Autosport National Rankings table

Alonso: Silverstone will be "not fun to drive" with 2026 F1 cars

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Alonso: Silverstone will be "not fun to drive" with 2026 F1 cars

Motorsport UK and BRDC unite to develop young British drivers

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Motorsport UK and BRDC unite to develop young British drivers

Ralf improving but Patrick injured!

Ralf Schumacher is in the USA and looking forward to getting stuck into helping BMW WilliamsF1 win the constructors' championship. Technical director Patrick Head, meanwhile, has appeared at Indianapolis with a 'pot' on his right ankle, after falling over in the team's wind tunnel. Head was apparently attending to the team's model while the tunnel was still in operation

Schumacher, who stood down after the first day at Monza and was replaced by Marc Gene, said: "I feel pretty well. I haven't been in the car since Monza so we'll have to see how I feel tomorrow, but I guess there shouldn't be any problem."

Explaining his decision at Monza, Ralf added: "It was a particularly difficult moment in my life because it hadn't happened to me before and I hope it doesn't happen again.

"I watched the start at home on TV and then turned it off. I couldn't watch it. Sometimes I've been on the grid and known I couldn't win and thought I'd rather be at home on the sofa today for once, but this was a pretty strange situation to be in."

Schumacher thinks that Williams will be the team to beat at Indy. "I think we have the best car in the pitlane, so we've got a very good chance to win here," he said. "My role is the same as usual - to try and score as many points for the team as possible and to do a good job."

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