F1’s plan to bring back V8s explained

F1’s plan to bring back V8s explained

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, we react to the news that F1 is upping the sprints to 10 in 2027, with the season starting and finishing with the two-races-per-weekend format and Monaco, of all places, getting that treatment for the first tim ...  Show more

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