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Mercedes are the big winners from F1 testing and their rocket ship makes George Russell favourite for the 2026 world championship... so will the Silver Arrows top brass finally show Britain's best some respect?
JONATHAN McEVOY: We should get one thing ironed out as we approach the new Formula One season. The Mercedes car, at least on early evidence from testing, is a rocket ship. It suggests George Russell will be crowned world champion in 2026. The possibility might even help pull off the minor miracle of Mercedes appreciating their star asset's superb talent. Despite being without a title to his name, he is the best British driver of the current crop....read
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EXCLUSIVEMajor Michael Schumacher health update: Formula One legend is no longer bedridden
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EXCLUSIVERachel Robertson hails both Gabby Logan and Susie Wolff as 18-year-old's F1 dream moves closer to reality
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Ex-Formula One driver arrested in Texas on assault charge after watching his son race
Where Aussie F1 star Oscar Piastri enjoyed some downtime with his glamorous girlfriend following a testing season with McLaren
Michael Schumacher's son Mick finds comfort with new female companion in a difficult week for his family, after his ex moved on with Jannik Sinner
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Formula One star's morbid 'tribute' to Michael Schumacher: Pierre Gasly poses in a red Marlboro jacket on a ski slope on stricken legend's birthday - after daughter's heartbreaking post
Michael Schumacher's daughter sends heartbreaking message as she wishes her Formula One legend father a happy 57th birthday - 12 years on from tragic skiing accident
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Lando Norris squirms on stage as his American McLaren boss makes 'domestic violence joke' about his wife and reels off a string of expletives in off-the-rails post-season party speech
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Lando Norris and model girlfriend beam as they pose with his F1 trophy at lavish awards dinner after sharing steamy kiss following British star's triumph in Abu Dhabi
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Oscar Piastri is set for a major payday as the highest-paid F1 drivers of 2025 are revealed, with Lewis Hamilton missing out on the top spot despite his blockbuster new Ferrari contract
Lando Norris' model girlfriend opens up on their romance for the first time - and THAT steamy kiss after he won the F1 world title
A hero's welcome! Lando Norris fights back the tears after being given a rapturous reception upon returning to McLaren HQ after F1 world title win
Max Verstappen suffers new blow as key ally quits Red Bull just days after Dutchman missed out on world title
'My little world champion': Lando Norris' model girlfriend posts cute selfie after his astronomical bar bill was revealed for World Championship party
EXCLUSIVE'If felt weird to hear on the radio that Verstappen and Norris were pushing behind me'... meet Cian Shields, the young Scot who has just had his first taste of an F1 car
See the heartwarming moment Oscar Piastri's girlfriend was there for him after 'the most horrible moment in his career'
Lando Norris' big night out after F1 glory: British star reveals he partied until 6am after drinking vodka - without a Red Bull mixer! - as he jokes about his dad dancing like David Brent
Lando Norris is Britain's 11th Formula One world champion - but where does the McLaren star finish in JONATHAN MCEVOY'S rankings of our driver's champions?
Bizarre moment Sky Sports F1 pundit fails to recognise Pippa Middleton at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in incredibly awkward exchange
Lando Norris lets his hair down and sings Sweet Caroline in Abu Dhabi nightclub as newly-crowned king of Formula One basks in last race triumph after winner's kiss from girlfriend Magui Corceiro
Revealed: All the controversial McLaren calls fans say RUINED Oscar Piastri's world title chances
I didn't think Lando Norris had it in him - this is the inside story of how he proved me wrong, including the intimate chats that showed why McLaren were worried about him and the mid-season change that fired his title charge
F1 fans reveal wild conspiracy theory over Oscar Piastri's comment to Max Verstappen after Aussie's world title heartbreak
Furious fans unleash over two words Oscar Piastri's team boss used after the Aussie's F1 championship dream was shattered
Oh Lando! Hugs and kisses for Britain's tearful F1 champ after he roars to world title
Tearful Lando Norris opens up on becoming F1 world champion and how he did it differently to past winners - as Max Verstappen insists he has NO regrets after nail-biting finale
Sealed with a kiss! Heartwarming moment Lando Norris embraces his model girlfriend Magui Corceiro as F1's new world champion
Lando Norris fulfilled a lifetime's hopes and banished a million doubts on a day of stomach-churning tension in Abu Dhabi to become F1 world champion, writes JONATHAN McEVOY
Lando Norris is F1 world champion! British driver, 26, kisses model girlfriend Magui Corceiro and embraces his overjoyed mum after surviving nail-biting final race to win his first title
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix RECAP: Lando Norris is CROWNED F1 world champion after third-place finish in season-finale - as title rival Max Verstappen wins race with Oscar Piastri in second
How master manipulator Max Verstappen can use the dark arts to complete stunning title heist from Lando Norris... and the Lewis Hamilton tactic he must deploy to win in Abu Dhabi - JONATHAN McEVOY
F1 title finale Tale of the Tape: From net worth, glamorous WAGs and VERY privileged backgrounds... how do Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri compare ahead of Abu Dhabi decider?
Max Verstappen turns up the heat on his rivals after snatching pole for title decider in Abu Dhabi - with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third
Girlfriends of Formula One stars enjoy glamorous night out at top Abu Dhabi restaurant - as Oscar Piastri's partner celebrates birthday before title decider
Lewis Hamilton suffers heavy CRASH during final practice ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as nightmare debut season with Ferrari hits fresh low
EXCLUSIVEZAK BROWN interview: McLaren boss reveals what makes Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri the dream team, what he REALLY thinks of Max Verstappen, the mood ahead of nail-biting Abu Dhabi finale and when he will rip up his Papaya Rules
Oscar Piasri suffers another setback as he's forced OUT of his car during tough day at the last grand prix of the year
EXCLUSIVEMax Verstappen took me on a 'hot lap' - after my stomach detached from my body, this is what he told me about the title decider, regrets and McLaren's mistakes, writes JONATHAN McEVOY
EXCLUSIVELando Norris and Oscar Piastri WILL face team orders in F1 finale to swap places to ensure McLaren driver beats Max Verstappen to world title
Max Verstappen reveals he could WALK AWAY from Formula One next year - as Lando Norris insists he doesn't want a title favour from his McLaren team-mate
Lewis Hamilton is replaced by team-mate Charles Leclerc's BROTHER for opening practice at final race weekend in Abu Dhabi
EXCLUSIVEBernie Ecclestone reveals why he believes Max Verstappen will pip 'cocky' Lando Norris to the title this weekend
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