Oscar Piastri dominated qualifying in Barcelona to secure pole for Sunday’s race and finished a massive 0.2 seconds ahead of his teammate Lando Norris in second.

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31.05.2025

New F1 wing rules are talk of pit lane in Spain but McLaren still out in front | Formula One | The Guardian

The rules are intended to close the gap between the best drivers but McLaren’s Oscar Piastri seemed unaffected and was fastest in second practice

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31.05.2025

Williams’ James Vowles ‘backing failure’ in bid to guide team to F1 summit | Williams | The Guardian

The team principal has turned Williams around in a short space of time and is looking to 2026 for a serious title charge

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30.05.2025

Lewis Hamilton labels talk of strained relationship with Ferrari engineer as ‘BS’ | Lewis Hamilton | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton dismissed speculation about what has been interpreted as a fractious relationship with Riccardo Adami, his race engineer at Ferrari

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27.05.2025

F1 team heads call for Monaco to ‘move with the times’ and make track change | Formula One | The Guardian

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff have called for layout changes to allow overtaking after new two-stop rule fell flat at Monaco GP

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26.05.2025

‘We were almost doing Mario Kart’: Verstappen and Russell slate Monaco F1 GP pit stops | Formula One | The Guardian

Max Verstappen and George Russell both issued a blunt disapproval of Formula One’s attempts to enliven the Monaco Grand Prix

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26.05.2025

Lando Norris wins Monaco F1 GP to close gap on championship leader Piastri | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris claimed victory at the Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, with a controlled drive from pole to the flag in Monte Carlo

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26.05.2025

Formula One 2025: Lando Norris wins Monaco Grand Prix to boost title push – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris closed on his teammate Oscar Piastri in the season standings after an experimental race at the storied Monte Carlo circuit

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25.05.2025

Lando Norris pips Charles Leclerc to take Monaco F1 GP pole for McLaren | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, producing a masterful display to thread the needle on the streets of Monte Carlo for McLaren

Guardian Book Blog

25.05.2025

‘I lived my passion’: how Christine Beckers and a group of intrepid female drivers blazed a trail in 1970s Monaco | Motor sport | The Guardian

New book shines a light on the women who stole headlines on an F1 support bill 50 years ago, with Beckers going on to star at Le Mans and hold the Guinness World Record

Guardian Book Blog

25.05.2025

Formula One 2025: Lando Norris takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

McLaren’s Lando Norris pipped Charles Leclerc to pole in Monaco. Join John Brewin for reaction

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24.05.2025

Adrian Newey out to build car that will tempt Max Verstappen to Aston Martin | Aston Martin | The Guardian

The 66-year-old Briton has been in ‘design trance’ for months to make the car he believes can lure the world champion to move from Red Bull

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24.05.2025

Formula One optimistic tyre decree can inject life into ageing Monaco GP | Formula One | The Guardian

Mandate forcing two pit stops aims to bring back sparkle to jewel in F1’s crown that has become tedious procession

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23.05.2025

Lewis Hamilton ‘to make three new films’ but Verstappen snubs F1 screening | Lewis Hamilton | The Guardian

Briton writing up ‘three concepts’ with his company after helping produce F1: The Movie, which Verstappen missed at a Monaco screening

Guardian Book Blog

20.05.2025

Red Bull confident Verstappen’s Imola win will be a turning point in F1 season | Formula One | The Guardian

Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen’s victory at the Emilia-Romagna GP showed Red Bull have the car and race pace to challenge McLaren

Guardian Book Blog

19.05.2025

Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna GP to close gap on F1 title rivals | Formula One | The Guardian

Max Verstappen won the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third

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19.05.2025

Formula One: Max Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Max Verstappen hit back in the title race with an imperious display as both McLarens made the podium with Lewis Hamilton in fourth

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19.05.2025

‘An amazing experience’: Lewis Hamilton revels in support for Ferrari at Emilia-Romagna GP | Formula One | The Guardian

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton said there was a ‘sea of red everywhere’ as he finished fourth after starting the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix 12th

Guardian Book Blog

18.05.2025

Oscar Piastri pips Max Verstappen to pole for F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Oscar Piastri avoids traffic on the final turn to snatch pole from Max Verstappen

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18.05.2025

Piastri pips Verstappen to Emilia-Romagna F1 GP pole after huge Tsunoda crash | Formula One | The Guardian

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri pipped Max Verstappen by 0.034sec for his third pole of the season after Yuki Tsunoda walked away after his Red Bull flipped in a heavy crash

Guardian Book Blog

17.05.2025

Memorable F1 races at Imola, from Alonso v Schumacher to Hamilton’s hard rain | Formula One | The Guardian

Whatever the future for Italy’s secondary circuit, it will be remembered for some glorious moments, as well as some tragic ones

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17.05.2025

Skid marks, swear jars and an early night: welcome to sport’s nanny state | Sport | The Guardian

The big names are getting younger at the same time the infantilisation of sport grows apace

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17.05.2025

Hamilton’s great expectations not yet met but Ferrari fans show patience | Formula One | The Guardian

The Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said: ‘There is extra pressure,’ before Lewis Hamilton’s first grand prix in Italy for the Scuderia

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16.05.2025

George Russell scornful of ‘crazy’ FIA’s retreat on swearing drivers | Formula One | The Guardian

George Russell dismissed the FIA’s relaxation of its stance on swearing drivers saying the hard line was ‘ridiculous in the first place’

Guardian Book Blog

15.05.2025

FIA backs down in F1 swearing row by cutting drivers’ fines in half | Formula One | The Guardian

Efforts to clean up Formula One’s act have taken a more tolerant turn with the FIA cutting by 50% the maximum penalties for drivers’ swearing

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team lead duties as Colapino replaces Doohan | Flavio Briatore | The Guardian

Oliver Oakes has resigned as principal of Alpine with immediate effect and former executive advisor Flavio Briatore is taking over his duties

Guardian Book Blog

07.05.2025

From Hamilton to Räikkönen: when F1 radio communication goes wrong | Formula One | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton took a swipe at Ferrari in Miami showing again that the decision to broadcast team chats can enliven many a grand prix

Guardian Book Blog

06.05.2025

Jochen Mass obituary | Motor sport | The Guardian

Racing driver who won many endurance races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but only one grand prix, at Barcelona in 1975

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06.05.2025

Norris aggression backed by McLaren despite it proving costly in Miami | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris dropped from second to sixth trying to force his way past Max Verstappen but the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, said: ‘I quite like to see Lando aggressive’

Guardian Book Blog

05.05.2025

F1: Piastri wins Miami GP in dominant McLaren one-two finish – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

<strong>Lap-by-lap report:</strong> The Australian extended his lead in the drivers’ standings as he beat teammate Lando Morris to the top of the podium in Florida

Guardian Book Blog

05.05.2025

Oscar Piastri wins F1 Miami Grand Prix to stretch lead in title race | Formula One | The Guardian

Oscar Piastri leads the the F1 world drivers’ championship by 16 points after winning the Miami Grand Prix

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05.05.2025

Lewis Hamilton unapologetic for terse exchange with Ferrari at Miami Grand Prix | Formula One | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton will not apologise for remaining fiercely competitive after his terse exchanges and clear frustration with his team at the Miami Grand Prix

Guardian Book Blog

04.05.2025

Daddy cool: Verstappen surges to Miami Grand Prix pole with Norris in second | Formula One | The Guardian

World champion Max Verstappen, who became a father in the past week, claimed pole position in the F1 Miami Grand Prix ahead of Lando Norris

Guardian Book Blog

04.05.2025

The other side of the track: Miami’s Black residents live with F1’s fallout | Formula One | The Guardian

The Miami GP powers a billion-dollar engine of entertainment. But in the majority-Black neighborhood of Miami Gardens, residents are still weighing whether the trade-offs were worth it

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Max Verstappen must control his road rage to cement his legacy as a great | Max Verstappen | The Guardian

‘Not right’: Verstappen issues veiled apology for Russell crash at F1 Spanish GP | Formula One | The Guardian

Oscar Piastri wins Spanish Grand Prix from pole: Formula One – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Russell believes Verstappen should have been disqualified for Spanish F1 GP crash | Formula One | The Guardian

Piastri leads McLaren one-two in Spanish F1 GP as Verstappen pays penalty | Formula One | The Guardian

Formula One: Spanish grand prix qualifying: Oscar Piastri takes pole – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

‘Ice Boy’ Oscar Piastri takes Spanish F1 GP pole as McLaren dominate | Formula One | The Guardian

New F1 wing rules are talk of pit lane in Spain but McLaren still out in front | Formula One | The Guardian

Williams’ James Vowles ‘backing failure’ in bid to guide team to F1 summit | Williams | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton labels talk of strained relationship with Ferrari engineer as ‘BS’ | Lewis Hamilton | The Guardian

F1 team heads call for Monaco to ‘move with the times’ and make track change | Formula One | The Guardian

‘We were almost doing Mario Kart’: Verstappen and Russell slate Monaco F1 GP pit stops | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris wins Monaco F1 GP to close gap on championship leader Piastri | Formula One | The Guardian

Formula One 2025: Lando Norris wins Monaco Grand Prix to boost title push – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris pips Charles Leclerc to take Monaco F1 GP pole for McLaren | Formula One | The Guardian

‘I lived my passion’: how Christine Beckers and a group of intrepid female drivers blazed a trail in 1970s Monaco | Motor sport | The Guardian

Formula One 2025: Lando Norris takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Adrian Newey out to build car that will tempt Max Verstappen to Aston Martin | Aston Martin | The Guardian

Formula One optimistic tyre decree can inject life into ageing Monaco GP | Formula One | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton ‘to make three new films’ but Verstappen snubs F1 screening | Lewis Hamilton | The Guardian

Red Bull confident Verstappen’s Imola win will be a turning point in F1 season | Formula One | The Guardian

Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna GP to close gap on F1 title rivals | Formula One | The Guardian

Formula One: Max Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

‘An amazing experience’: Lewis Hamilton revels in support for Ferrari at Emilia-Romagna GP | Formula One | The Guardian

Oscar Piastri pips Max Verstappen to pole for F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Piastri pips Verstappen to Emilia-Romagna F1 GP pole after huge Tsunoda crash | Formula One | The Guardian

Memorable F1 races at Imola, from Alonso v Schumacher to Hamilton’s hard rain | Formula One | The Guardian

Skid marks, swear jars and an early night: welcome to sport’s nanny state | Sport | The Guardian

Hamilton’s great expectations not yet met but Ferrari fans show patience | Formula One | The Guardian

George Russell scornful of ‘crazy’ FIA’s retreat on swearing drivers | Formula One | The Guardian

FIA backs down in F1 swearing row by cutting drivers’ fines in half | Formula One | The Guardian

Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team lead duties as Colapino replaces Doohan | Flavio Briatore | The Guardian

From Hamilton to Räikkönen: when F1 radio communication goes wrong | Formula One | The Guardian

Jochen Mass obituary | Motor sport | The Guardian

Norris aggression backed by McLaren despite it proving costly in Miami | Formula One | The Guardian

F1: Piastri wins Miami GP in dominant McLaren one-two finish – as it happened | Formula One | The Guardian

Oscar Piastri wins F1 Miami Grand Prix to stretch lead in title race | Formula One | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton unapologetic for terse exchange with Ferrari at Miami Grand Prix | Formula One | The Guardian

Daddy cool: Verstappen surges to Miami Grand Prix pole with Norris in second | Formula One | The Guardian

The other side of the track: Miami’s Black residents live with F1’s fallout | Formula One | The Guardian

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