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F1 returns to Europe

13/05/13

Formula 1 is back in Europe; that has a nice ring to it. Drivers seems to enjoy it, journalists too. …

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Fighting talk in China

16/04/13

Recently there has been a worry that F1 drivers were simply robots, primed to say only what the team tells …

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Chinese Grand Prix – armchair view

16/04/13

There was, I’ll admit, a slight sense of disorientation. About 35 minutes before a Grand Prix starts, custom dictates that …

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One lap pace is not enough to win

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10/04/13

Dear Nigel, During your last podcast, you came to a conclusion that has more implications than most of the media …

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F1 tyres no longer acceptable

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03/04/13

The Red Bull controversy in Sepang has unsurprisingly dominated Formula 1 conversation in recent days, and the rights and wrongs …

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BBC F1′s Lee McKenzie in Australia

19/03/13

It’s quite reassuring that a sport – which measures itself in thousandths of a second and billions of dollars – …

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Australian Grand Prix – day one

15/03/13

So many questions, so few clear conclusions. You knew it would be that way, though. The first day of a …

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Formula 1 teams face tight budgets

18/02/13

The least surprising news to emanate from the sport of motor racing in recent weeks is the fact that there …

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Financial times

08/02/13

From pneumatic tyres to double DRS via drilled throttle pedals, knock-off hubs, turbocharging, sliding skirts, X-wings, carbon monocoques, blown diffusers …

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What makes Sebastian Vettel a winner?

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06/02/13

While in Daytona recently for the Rolex 24 sports car race, I sat down for an hour or so with …

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Nigel Roebuck’s F1 calendar

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01/02/13

For the March issue of Motor Sport, Nigel Roebuck came up with a vision of ‘how the schedule might look …

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British F3′s crash diet

29/01/13

When your inbox is peppered with press releases for new, high-performance car sponges, or meaningless guff from publicity-hungry insurance companies …

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Timo Glock looks destined for DTM

22/01/13

It’s rare that Formula 1 sheds tears for a driver whose endeavours have netted no more than a solitary 12th …

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Navigating F1 PR

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16/01/13

Dear Nigel, I’ve noted for many years now that not only do F1 drivers give rather dull answers to questions …

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Hülkenberg’s move to Sauber

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26/12/12

Dear Nigel, Why do you think Nico Hülkenberg’s gone to Sauber? John Miller Dear John, On the face of it, …

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American Formula 1 fans

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26/12/12

Dear Nigel, Firstly I deeply enjoy your Motor Sport columns, both in the printed edition and online. Thank you, keep …

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Season review podcast with Jody Scheckter

20/12/12

This month, to coincide with Jody Scheckter’s guest editor special, the team sat down with him to discuss the 2012 …

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The demise of Formula 2

13/12/12

So Formula 2 has gone under. Again. It disappeared in 1961 too, swallowed by Formula Junior, and also in 1985, …

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Formula 1′s scheduling woes

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12/12/12

Following the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in December, a press release offered renewed confirmation that the …

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Lotus tops Motor Sport’s poll

11/12/12

The votes are in and Lotus is the most impressive Formula 1 team in the eyes of Motor Sport readers. …

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Well done to McLaren

30/11/12

The McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 team may not have won either Drivers’ or Constructors’ World Championships this year, and no doubt …

Motor Sport on F1 Opinion

While our late founder editor Bill Boddy was  working at the Royal Aircraft Establishment he met Denis Jenkinson, and, impressed by his knowledge and no-nonsense attitude, asked him to write for Motor Sport. It proved a memorable partnership. Jenks became our continental correspondent, roaming Europe all summer, visiting race teams in between Grands Prix and sending back lively, incisive reports which became the definitive analysis of the sport. Our editor-in-chief Nigel Roebuck continues to provide that same incisive opinion on Formula 1 today.