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Oleg Karpov
After briefly attempting to study engineering, Oleg was expelled from his Moscow university for spending more time at the racetrack as a junior press officer for the national Lada racing series than in lectures. He began his journalism career at Soviet Sport newspaper, and in 2011 moved to Berlin to work as a freelance Formula 1 reporter. He joined Motorsport.com in 2015 and became a contributor to GP Racing magazine in 2021. In 2024, he moved into a position as Motorsport Network’s International Editor before stepping into the role of Head of Global Editorial Operations. When it’s not race week, he plays squash on Wednesdays and Sundays and enjoys procrastinating with chess, reaching a peak online Elo of 2099.
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Who slept best last night: Liam Lawson
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United States GP
Who slept best last night: Liam Lawson
Who slept best last night: Max Verstappen
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Singapore GP
Who slept best last night: Max Verstappen
Who slept worst last night: an F1 fan
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Bahrain GP in Malaysia
Who slept worst last night: an F1 fan
Who slept best last night: Laurent Mekies
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Azerbaijan GP
Who slept best last night: Laurent Mekies
Oscar Piastri: I need a tow bar to hook onto Mercedes to fight for Baku win
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Azerbaijan GP
Oscar Piastri: I need a tow bar to hook onto Mercedes to fight for Baku win
Isack Hadjar bullish: If I hadn't missed three races, I'd be second on the grid
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Azerbaijan GP
Isack Hadjar bullish: If I hadn't missed three races, I'd be second on the grid
Why F1 should avoid knee-jerk rule changes after Lando Norris' Madrid heartbreak
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Spanish GP
Why F1 should avoid knee-jerk rule changes after Lando Norris' Madrid heartbreak
Who slept best last night: Lando Norris
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Spanish GP
Who slept best last night: Lando Norris
Red Bull defends decision to force Max Verstappen to give back two positions
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Spanish GP
Red Bull defends decision to force Max Verstappen to give back two positions
Who slept best last night: Marco Antonelli
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Italian GP
Who slept best last night: Marco Antonelli
Fred Vasseur gives verdict on Ferrari driver clash in Italian GP
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Italian GP
Fred Vasseur gives verdict on Ferrari driver clash in Italian GP
Why Mercedes didn't pit George Russell under virtual safety car in Italian GP: "We didn't know which strategy was better"
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Italian GP
Why Mercedes didn't pit George Russell under virtual safety car in Italian GP: "We didn't know which strategy was better"
From Chess.com to Monza pole: How Pierre Gasly beat George Russell twice in one afternoon
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Italian GP
From Chess.com to Monza pole: How Pierre Gasly beat George Russell twice in one afternoon
Oscar Piastri on Monza 2025 team orders: "I wouldn’t change how I responded"
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Italian GP
Oscar Piastri on Monza 2025 team orders: "I wouldn’t change how I responded"
"I did what the team asked": Kimi Antonelli expects George Russell to return favour later in season
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Italian GP
"I did what the team asked": Kimi Antonelli expects George Russell to return favour later in season
How Oscar Piastri's Q3 mistake denied Lando Norris "half a second" in Italian GP qualifying
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Italian GP
How Oscar Piastri's Q3 mistake denied Lando Norris "half a second" in Italian GP qualifying
Oscar Piastri hit with three-place Italian GP grid penalty
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Italian GP
Oscar Piastri hit with three-place Italian GP grid penalty
Fred Vasseur identifies Ferrari's next target after "stronger than Mercedes" Zandvoort pace
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Dutch GP
Fred Vasseur identifies Ferrari's next target after "stronger than Mercedes" Zandvoort pace
Mercedes: Late Dutch GP team orders were to help George Russell
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Dutch GP
Mercedes: Late Dutch GP team orders were to help George Russell
What Charles Leclerc 'didn't understand' about Ferrari's Zandvoort F1 strategy
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Dutch GP
What Charles Leclerc 'didn't understand' about Ferrari's Zandvoort F1 strategy
Who slept best last night: Liam Lawson
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Dutch GP
Who slept best last night: Liam Lawson
Lewis Hamilton rebounds to fifth after Ferrari fixes Friday struggles
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Dutch GP
Lewis Hamilton rebounds to fifth after Ferrari fixes Friday struggles
Yuki Tsunoda's Zandvoort goals: Have fun and widen 2027 options
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Dutch GP
Yuki Tsunoda's Zandvoort goals: Have fun and widen 2027 options
Yuki Tsunoda reveals beach phone call that led to surprise F1 return
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Dutch GP
Yuki Tsunoda reveals beach phone call that led to surprise F1 return
Grading the class of F1 2026 so far
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Grading the class of F1 2026 so far
Mercedes: "Too early" to favour Kimi Antonelli in F1 2026 title fight
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Mercedes: "Too early" to favour Kimi Antonelli in F1 2026 title fight
Gabriel Bortoleto refutes idea of F1 2026 cars clashing with driving styles
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Gabriel Bortoleto refutes idea of F1 2026 cars clashing with driving styles
Mercedes "closely monitoring" when to bring upgrades for the rest of F1 2026
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Belgian GP
Mercedes "closely monitoring" when to bring upgrades for the rest of F1 2026
Audi performing better than expected in F1 2026 - Allan McNish
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Hungarian GP
Audi performing better than expected in F1 2026 - Allan McNish
Audi won’t upgrade F1 power unit again until 2027
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Audi won’t upgrade F1 power unit again until 2027
Pirelli will have to rely on 2017 data as F1 returns to Sepang
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Bahrain GP in Malaysia
Pirelli will have to rely on 2017 data as F1 returns to Sepang
Mercedes could opt for Kimi Antonelli to take F1 engine penalty at Italian GP
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Mercedes could opt for Kimi Antonelli to take F1 engine penalty at Italian GP
‘Even AI would have predicted McLaren's Hungary GP win’ - why Mercedes isn’t worried
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Hungarian GP
‘Even AI would have predicted McLaren's Hungary GP win’ - why Mercedes isn’t worried
Toto Wolff refuses to call Kimi Antonelli F1 title favourite
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Hungarian GP
Toto Wolff refuses to call Kimi Antonelli F1 title favourite
Who slept best last night: Andrea Stella
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Hungarian GP
Who slept best last night: Andrea Stella
'Too many mistakes' – Mercedes admits Hungarian GP start issue wasn't George Russell's fault
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Hungarian GP
'Too many mistakes' – Mercedes admits Hungarian GP start issue wasn't George Russell's fault
Why Carlos Sainz only got a five-second penalty for Hungary clash with Oscar Piastri
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Hungarian GP
Why Carlos Sainz only got a five-second penalty for Hungary clash with Oscar Piastri
Czech Republic president attends Hungarian GP... as a photographer
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Hungarian GP
Czech Republic president attends Hungarian GP... as a photographer
Lewis Hamilton under investigation by Hungarian GP stewards over impeding
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Hungarian GP
Lewis Hamilton under investigation by Hungarian GP stewards over impeding
Haas F1 car inconsistency makes it hard to judge Esteban Ocon – Ayao Komatsu
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Hungarian GP
Haas F1 car inconsistency makes it hard to judge Esteban Ocon – Ayao Komatsu
Fernando Alonso delivers first verdict on Aston Martin F1 car upgrades
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Hungarian GP
Fernando Alonso delivers first verdict on Aston Martin F1 car upgrades
Fans don't get a true picture of driver performance with 2026 F1 rules – but it's fixable, says Haas boss
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Hungarian GP
Fans don't get a true picture of driver performance with 2026 F1 rules – but it's fixable, says Haas boss
Racing Bulls drivers fought hard at Spa, then shared an EasyJet flight home - what did they talk about?
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Racing Bulls drivers fought hard at Spa, then shared an EasyJet flight home - what did they talk about?
Esteban Ocon: "Nothing to announce" on F1 future amid tough 2026
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Hungarian GP
Esteban Ocon: "Nothing to announce" on F1 future amid tough 2026
Who slept best last night: Kimi Antonelli
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Belgian GP
Who slept best last night: Kimi Antonelli
Who slept best after the F1 British GP: Charles Leclerc
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British GP
Who slept best after the F1 British GP: Charles Leclerc
Toto Wolff reveals how close Kimi Antonelli came to a Silverstone win
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British GP
Toto Wolff reveals how close Kimi Antonelli came to a Silverstone win
‘Having Max Verstappen in the car cheaper than improving it’ - Bernie Ecclestone on F1 star’s future
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Austrian GP
‘Having Max Verstappen in the car cheaper than improving it’ - Bernie Ecclestone on F1 star’s future
McLaren searching for answers behind losses to Mercedes on straights, despite same F1 power unit
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Austrian GP
McLaren searching for answers behind losses to Mercedes on straights, despite same F1 power unit
Toto Wolff: Kimi Antonelli’s mistakes in Austrian GP will never happen again
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Austrian GP
Toto Wolff: Kimi Antonelli’s mistakes in Austrian GP will never happen again
Mercedes boss questions how Ferrari can afford "limitless" F1 upgrades
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Austrian GP
Mercedes boss questions how Ferrari can afford "limitless" F1 upgrades
Who slept best last night: George Russell
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Austrian GP
Who slept best last night: George Russell
Toto Wolff points to Max Verstappen factor behind Red Bull's Austria pace
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Austrian GP
Toto Wolff points to Max Verstappen factor behind Red Bull's Austria pace
Andrea Stella calls on McLaren to step up development "intensity" to catch Mercedes
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Austrian GP
Andrea Stella calls on McLaren to step up development "intensity" to catch Mercedes
Fred Vasseur warns qualifying yellow flag call sends wrong message: "Everybody will push"
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Austrian GP
Fred Vasseur warns qualifying yellow flag call sends wrong message: "Everybody will push"
George Russell explains Toto Wolff's "just drive" radio message
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Austrian GP
George Russell explains Toto Wolff's "just drive" radio message
Former F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone backs push for V8 engines
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Austrian GP
Former F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone backs push for V8 engines
Lance Stroll explains "for the mechanics and Lawrence" radio message
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Lance Stroll explains "for the mechanics and Lawrence" radio message
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Yet another DNF for Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas: ‘Sometimes we don’t quite understand it’
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Yet another DNF for Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas: ‘Sometimes we don’t quite understand it’
Diogo Moreira: “From what we saw in the Austria test, Honda could fight for MotoGP title next year”
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Diogo Moreira: “From what we saw in the Austria test, Honda could fight for MotoGP title next year”
Lando Norris' LN4 Fusion granted entry to F2 for 2027
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Lando Norris' LN4 Fusion granted entry to F2 for 2027