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Jake Boxall-Legge
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Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.

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Spanish Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Spanish Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

How Norris unfurled a surprising - and "unrepeatable" - Spanish GP pole lap

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How Norris unfurled a surprising - and "unrepeatable" - Spanish GP pole lap

Audi’s long road back to the top of grand prix racing

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Audi’s long road back to the top of grand prix racing

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP

Hamilton: I don’t want preferential treatment from Ferrari

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Hamilton: I don’t want preferential treatment from Ferrari

Leclerc accepts blame for Italian GP clash with Hamilton: "I went too far"

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Leclerc accepts blame for Italian GP clash with Hamilton: "I went too far"

Should Ferrari have pitted Hamilton under the VSC at the Italian GP?

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Should Ferrari have pitted Hamilton under the VSC at the Italian GP?

Italian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Italian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Why Antonelli's Italian GP triumph over Russell felt like a title-defining moment

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Why Antonelli's Italian GP triumph over Russell felt like a title-defining moment

Hamilton and Leclerc explain what went wrong for Ferrari in Italian GP qualifying

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Hamilton and Leclerc explain what went wrong for Ferrari in Italian GP qualifying

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Italian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Italian GP

What we learned from the Gasly Monaco GP Court of Appeal hearing

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What we learned from the Gasly Monaco GP Court of Appeal hearing

Why F1's 2027 'silly season' has been so static

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Why F1's 2027 'silly season' has been so static

The tech battles of F1 2026 so far… and what comes next

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The tech battles of F1 2026 so far… and what comes next

Would Hamilton's attempted one-stop have worked at the Dutch GP?

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Would Hamilton's attempted one-stop have worked at the Dutch GP?

How Alonso scored ninth at Zandvoort - and how Albon lost a similar payday

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How Alonso scored ninth at Zandvoort - and how Albon lost a similar payday

Dutch Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Dutch Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Norris made his own life difficult again - but his recovery was stunning in Zandvoort's swansong

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Norris made his own life difficult again - but his recovery was stunning in Zandvoort's swansong

What we learned from the 2026 F1 Dutch GP sprint race and qualifying

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What we learned from the 2026 F1 Dutch GP sprint race and qualifying

How the 2027 F1 grid is shaping up after Verstappen's Red Bull new deal

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How the 2027 F1 grid is shaping up after Verstappen's Red Bull new deal

How much performance has each F1 team gained over 2026?

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How much performance has each F1 team gained over 2026?

Mercedes explains "out of phase" developments compared with other F1 teams

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Mercedes explains "out of phase" developments compared with other F1 teams

FIA lifts sanctions on Russian, Belarusian drivers

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FIA lifts sanctions on Russian, Belarusian drivers

100 not out: Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles

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100 not out: Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles

Norris and Verstappen overdelivered in Hungary - and that's symbolic of their F1 2026 seasons

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Norris and Verstappen overdelivered in Hungary - and that's symbolic of their F1 2026 seasons

Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

How Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

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How Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

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How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Aston Martin's heavily updated AMR26 breaks cover in Hungary pitlane

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Aston Martin's heavily updated AMR26 breaks cover in Hungary pitlane

Russell: Data shows software calibration behind recent F1 struggles, not driving style

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Russell: Data shows software calibration behind recent F1 struggles, not driving style

Hamilton takes "full responsibility" for disappointing Belgian GP

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Hamilton takes "full responsibility" for disappointing Belgian GP

The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

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The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

What we can learn from Mercedes' floor after Russell's Belgian GP retirement

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What we can learn from Mercedes' floor after Russell's Belgian GP retirement

Belgian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Belgian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

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Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

Ferrari summoned for Hamilton's Belgian GP unsafe release after hitting mechanic

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Ferrari summoned for Hamilton's Belgian GP unsafe release after hitting mechanic

F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli reels in Leclerc to win, Russell out after Hamilton clash

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F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli reels in Leclerc to win, Russell out after Hamilton clash

Verstappen: I wouldn't be on Belgian GP front row without Hadjar tow

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Verstappen: I wouldn't be on Belgian GP front row without Hadjar tow

F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli defeats Verstappen to take pole

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F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli defeats Verstappen to take pole

F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli fastest as Hamilton crashes at end of FP3

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F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli fastest as Hamilton crashes at end of FP3

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli headlines FP2 over Norris, Gasly crash causes red flag

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F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli headlines FP2 over Norris, Gasly crash causes red flag

F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen quickest in FP1 over Hamilton

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen quickest in FP1 over Hamilton

Aston Martin "flat out" on Hungary updates but has concerns over spare parts being ready

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Aston Martin "flat out" on Hungary updates but has concerns over spare parts being ready

Bortoleto: F1 hasn't lost its 'magic'; drivers need to "turn the page" on 2026 complaints

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Bortoleto: F1 hasn't lost its 'magic'; drivers need to "turn the page" on 2026 complaints

Two (and a bit) years on: Red Bull's 2024 political ructions have had the opposite effect

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Two (and a bit) years on: Red Bull's 2024 political ructions have had the opposite effect

Why Leclerc’s battle of the brakes has left him trailing his Ferrari team-mate

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Why Leclerc’s battle of the brakes has left him trailing his Ferrari team-mate

What's Racing Bulls doing that Red Bull isn't?

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What's Racing Bulls doing that Red Bull isn't?

How F1's current aerodynamic battlegrounds are shaping up - and what's next in 2027

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How F1's current aerodynamic battlegrounds are shaping up - and what's next in 2027

British Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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British Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Leclerc lacked luck until Silverstone; fortune saved him from Antonelli's charge

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Leclerc lacked luck until Silverstone; fortune saved him from Antonelli's charge

Why Verstappen is 'right to be angry' after another "super dangerous" wing failure

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Why Verstappen is 'right to be angry' after another "super dangerous" wing failure

What we learned from the 2026 F1 British GP sprint race and qualifying

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What we learned from the 2026 F1 British GP sprint race and qualifying

How building harmony at Ferrari has raised the prospect of a 10th home victory for Hamilton

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How building harmony at Ferrari has raised the prospect of a 10th home victory for Hamilton

Why Russell believes energy-starved Silverstone will have better racing - like Australia and China

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Why Russell believes energy-starved Silverstone will have better racing - like Australia and China

McLaren still to investigate why it's losing to Mercedes on the straights, despite same PU

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McLaren still to investigate why it's losing to Mercedes on the straights, despite same PU

Why becoming a world champion for the first time has its own pressures

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Why becoming a world champion for the first time has its own pressures

Why F1 should stop considering a return to refuelling in 2031

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Why F1 should stop considering a return to refuelling in 2031

LIVE: F1 Hungarian GP updates - Norris wins from Verstappen, Piastri retires with gearbox failure

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LIVE: F1 Hungarian GP updates - Norris wins from Verstappen, Piastri retires with gearbox failure