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Stuart Codling
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Stuart Codling

Stuart studied history at the University of Kent and had a brief career as a road tester on car/bike magazine Redline until he ended up in a ditch with a Ducati 748 on top of him. He joined the Autosport ecosystem as deputy editor of sister title Le Mans & Sportscar Racer in 1999. Most recently he was the editor of GP Racing magazine. He's also the author of 15 books on automobiles and motor racing, including the award-winning Art of The Formula 1 Race Cars. No Ducatis were harmed during its production.

Latest articles by Stuart Codling

Kimi Antonelli suffers violent 17G crash in Australian GP final practice

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Kimi Antonelli suffers violent 17G crash in Australian GP final practice

The litmus test for Lindblad after his rapid rise to F1

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Australian GP
The litmus test for Lindblad after his rapid rise to F1

Why Charles Leclerc is refusing to board the Ferrari hype train

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Australian GP
Why Charles Leclerc is refusing to board the Ferrari hype train

Why F1 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs are unlikely to be replaced if cancelled

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Australian GP
Why F1 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs are unlikely to be replaced if cancelled

Charles Leclerc jokes Lewis Hamilton can give him an F1 title as he delays wedding gift

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Australian GP
Charles Leclerc jokes Lewis Hamilton can give him an F1 title as he delays wedding gift

Why Mercedes is so confident about overtaking in Australian GP when rivals aren't

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Australian GP
Why Mercedes is so confident about overtaking in Australian GP when rivals aren't

“He’s just super excited”: Charles Leclerc plays down Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari reset

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Australian GP
“He’s just super excited”: Charles Leclerc plays down Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari reset

Fernando Alonso's defiant message on Aston Martin's F1 car limitations

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Australian GP
Fernando Alonso's defiant message on Aston Martin's F1 car limitations

Why Ecclestone still has the power to make F1 squirm

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Why Ecclestone still has the power to make F1 squirm

Why one of the biggest challenges in upgrading 2026 F1 cars isn’t technical

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Bahrain Pre-Season 2
Why one of the biggest challenges in upgrading 2026 F1 cars isn’t technical

Can Aston Martin dig itself out of the hole – and how quickly?

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Bahrain Pre-Season 2
Can Aston Martin dig itself out of the hole – and how quickly?

Reliving Ford's F1 rollercoaster

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Reliving Ford's F1 rollercoaster

Overlooked F2 champion who “deserved better” returns to F1 in Mercedes role

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Bahrain Pre-Season 2
Overlooked F2 champion who “deserved better” returns to F1 in Mercedes role

Why Honda can’t kick its Formula 1 habit

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Why Honda can’t kick its Formula 1 habit

Why F1's golden age isn't what you think it is

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
Why F1's golden age isn't what you think it is

Red Bull: Can't make Verstappen happier about 2026 F1 cars, but can build him a winning one

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
Red Bull: Can't make Verstappen happier about 2026 F1 cars, but can build him a winning one

Why Alpine is nervous about its unique 2026 F1 rear wing set-up

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
Why Alpine is nervous about its unique 2026 F1 rear wing set-up

What Verstappen means by warning of F1 2026 "disaster" to come

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
What Verstappen means by warning of F1 2026 "disaster" to come

Lewis Hamilton: Fans won’t understand “ridiculously complex" F1 energy management

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Bahrain Pre-Season Testing Session 1
Lewis Hamilton: Fans won’t understand “ridiculously complex" F1 energy management

F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Lando Norris edges Max Verstappen on day one

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Bahrain Pre-Season Testing Session 1
F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Lando Norris edges Max Verstappen on day one

Oscar Piastri's new F1 support network revealed

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
Oscar Piastri's new F1 support network revealed

How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it's 1998

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How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it's 1998

Why Lando Norris predicts 2026 F1 rules “will create more chaos” in racing

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
Why Lando Norris predicts 2026 F1 rules “will create more chaos” in racing

Oscar Piastri wants to leave "headaches" of controversial McLaren papaya rules in 2025

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Oscar Piastri wants to leave "headaches" of controversial McLaren papaya rules in 2025

Progress but no title battle - Williams on its F1 2026 ambitions

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Progress but no title battle - Williams on its F1 2026 ambitions

The challenges facing Williams ahead of F1 2026

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
The challenges facing Williams ahead of F1 2026

Fernando Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
Fernando Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

Aston Martin had "huge changes" to overcome to make Barcelona F1 shakedown

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
Aston Martin had "huge changes" to overcome to make Barcelona F1 shakedown

Miami GP unveils superyacht-themed hospitality enclosure for 2026

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Miami GP
Miami GP unveils superyacht-themed hospitality enclosure for 2026

Here's what happened on day two of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
Here's what happened on day two of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

Here's what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
Here's what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

What to expect from F1's Barcelona test – and why the first 2026 shakedown is being held in secret

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
What to expect from F1's Barcelona test – and why the first 2026 shakedown is being held in secret

Audi F1 team launches its own driver academy

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Audi launch
Audi F1 team launches its own driver academy

‘Hopefully, the FIA will make right decision’ - Audi joins call for action on 2026 F1 engine loophole

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Audi launch
‘Hopefully, the FIA will make right decision’ - Audi joins call for action on 2026 F1 engine loophole

Why Max Verstappen is Red Bull's main "advantage" in F1's 2026 shake-up

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Red Bull Racing launch
Why Max Verstappen is Red Bull's main "advantage" in F1's 2026 shake-up

How F1 could solve its controversial 'Driving Standards Guidelines' problem

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How F1 could solve its controversial 'Driving Standards Guidelines' problem

Lewis Hamilton: "There’s not a single thing I’ll miss" about F1 ground-effect cars

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Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing
Lewis Hamilton: "There’s not a single thing I’ll miss" about F1 ground-effect cars

Fred Vasseur: Ferrari will have to be "clever" with 2026 F1 upgrades

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Fred Vasseur: Ferrari will have to be "clever" with 2026 F1 upgrades

Fernando Alonso denies claim about Adrian Newey becoming Aston Martin F1 team boss

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Abu Dhabi Testing
Fernando Alonso denies claim about Adrian Newey becoming Aston Martin F1 team boss

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc free to criticise Ferrari F1 team, says Fred Vasseur

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Abu Dhabi GP
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc free to criticise Ferrari F1 team, says Fred Vasseur

Carlos Sainz: Lando Norris proves you can be the "nice guy" and F1 champion

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Abu Dhabi GP
Carlos Sainz: Lando Norris proves you can be the "nice guy" and F1 champion

How Red Bull expects Isack Hadjar to step up: “He has to control his emotions"

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Abu Dhabi GP
How Red Bull expects Isack Hadjar to step up: “He has to control his emotions"

Red Bull ‘can't rely on mistakes’ from McLaren to win F1 title fight

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Abu Dhabi GP
Red Bull ‘can't rely on mistakes’ from McLaren to win F1 title fight

Lewis Hamilton wary fans "won’t like" 2026 F1 cars as he targets fresh start

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Abu Dhabi GP
Lewis Hamilton wary fans "won’t like" 2026 F1 cars as he targets fresh start

F1 drivers rally around Kimi Antonelli after online abuse "definitely hurt" rookie: What they said

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Abu Dhabi GP
F1 drivers rally around Kimi Antonelli after online abuse "definitely hurt" rookie: What they said

Kimi Antonelli admits “ups and downs” in rookie F1 season left him doubting himself

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Kimi Antonelli admits “ups and downs” in rookie F1 season left him doubting himself

Oliver Bearman slams "scum of the earth" abuse of Kimi Antonelli as FIA steps in

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Qatar GP
Oliver Bearman slams "scum of the earth" abuse of Kimi Antonelli as FIA steps in

Ferrari stands by decision to stop 2025 F1 car development in April

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Qatar GP
Ferrari stands by decision to stop 2025 F1 car development in April

Lewis Hamilton’s priceless reaction as Max Verstappen’s Qatar win flips F1 title fight

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Lewis Hamilton’s priceless reaction as Max Verstappen’s Qatar win flips F1 title fight

Lewis Hamilton fumes over Qatar GP tyre limit: “One of the worst grands prix"

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Lewis Hamilton fumes over Qatar GP tyre limit: “One of the worst grands prix"

Ferrari says Qatar GP struggles linked to “balloon” F1 tyre pressures

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Ferrari says Qatar GP struggles linked to “balloon” F1 tyre pressures

Charles Leclerc admits "most exciting part" of Qatar GP was working out title fight maths

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Charles Leclerc admits "most exciting part" of Qatar GP was working out title fight maths

Fernando Alonso explains bizarre Qatar GP spin: "A spirit inside the car"

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Qatar GP
Fernando Alonso explains bizarre Qatar GP spin: "A spirit inside the car"

Charles Leclerc fears bleak F1 winter after brutal Qatar GP leaves him frustrated

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Charles Leclerc fears bleak F1 winter after brutal Qatar GP leaves him frustrated

Andrea Kimi Antonelli explains how Lando Norris overtook him in F1 Qatar GP

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli explains how Lando Norris overtook him in F1 Qatar GP

Lando Norris rues poor strategy call from McLaren: "Just want to go to bed"

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Qatar GP
Lando Norris rues poor strategy call from McLaren: "Just want to go to bed"

Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin naming Adrian Newey F1 team boss 'logical step'

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Qatar GP
Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin naming Adrian Newey F1 team boss 'logical step'

George Russell reveals Mercedes blocked engineer from "dangerous" porpoising test

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Qatar GP
George Russell reveals Mercedes blocked engineer from "dangerous" porpoising test

George Russell says "multibillion-dollar" F1 must stop relying on volunteer stewards

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George Russell says "multibillion-dollar" F1 must stop relying on volunteer stewards

Red Bull’s "big advantage" with 2026 F1 rules

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Red Bull’s "big advantage" with 2026 F1 rules