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Renault: the biggest sports cheats of all time?

In a shocking act of cheating, Renault forced one of their drivers to crash, in order to let Fernando Alonso win. This is what happens when sport becomes about money not glory, says Simon Barnes.

McLaren gets justice, Formula One style

McLaren was fined and stripped of all points in the constructors’ championship. Yet despite the team being pinged for cheating, one of its drivers will take out this year’s championship. Andrew Maitland reports.

Battle of F1′s lightweight heavyweights: Hamilton vs Alonso

Who doesn’t love a sporting spat? Formula One is home to arguably this year’s runaway winner in the battle of runaway egos, writes Andrew Maitland.

Lew Hamilton: a longer race to greatness

The Formula One circus rolls into France this week and 22-year old Wunderkind Lewis Hamilton is the headline act after winning the last two races to lead the championship in only his rookie season. And the British have lost it.