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Mansell’s FW14B: how Williams maintains one of the most advanced F1 cars ever
The Williams FW14B is one of the most technically advanced F1 cars ever – Grove’s Heritage department explains how it looks after a legendary machine
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BRM V16 to race at Goodwood for first time in 70 years
As part of its F1 titles’ 60th-anniversary celebrations, BRM will race one of its V16 reproductions at Goodwood Revival, 70 years after it took a 1-2-3 on the same circuit
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The concessions made to get Audi and Porsche into F1
The new 2026 F1 engine rules have been designed to get Audi and Porsche to commit – and will send all teams back to the drawing board
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V16 BRM P15: the sensational GP car that’s forever England
This is far more than just another Grand Prix car. Back in period, ‘The BRM’ was as much part of British national awareness as today’s news of a Covid vaccine.…
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Acura officially launches its 2023 LMDh challenger
Acura Motorsports has revealed official images of its car that will compete in the top category of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship
F1
2022 F1 mid-season driver ratings – how has the grid performed?
With 13 grands prix completed and F1 under its summer break, it’s time to look back on each driver’s season so far and rate how they’ve performed
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David Brabham’s eponymous BT59 F1 car goes up for sale
The Brabham BT59, one of the early ’90s best-looking F1 cars, is restored, ready to run and up for sale now
Inside this month’s issue
30 earth-shattering moments that changed motor sport — the pivotal events that shaped racing as we know it
Also featuring:
Hesketh celebration, 50 years after its birth, Jost Capito’s plans to revive Williams, newly-crowned 3-time Le Mans winner Brendon Hartley, stunning unseen images from 1969 and John Watson interviewed
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30 earth-shattering moments that changed motor sport
As you might imagine, compiling a top-30 list of motor racing’s pivotal happenings was a…
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John Watson: The Motor Sport Interview
John Watson came to England from Northern Ireland to make his name in 1969. His…
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1969 through a lens: a spectacular year for racing photography
Fate has a reputation for moving in mysterious ways, but can sometimes be unexpectedly productive.…
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‘Is it right to penalise drivers for breaking track limits by millimetres? Actually, yes it is’: Johnny Herbert
Track limits and the rule on crossing the white line reared its head again at…
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2022 McLaren Artura review: don’t let its looks deceive you
It seemed only right to go back. I was here 11 years ago in the…
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Can Jost Capito make Williams great again?
It nearly didn’t happen. Jost capito was a step away from retirement when he agreed…
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Le Mans legend Bell leads Group C extravaganza at Silverstone Classic
Derek Bell will drive an iconic Porsche 962 to lead the Group C 40th anniversary celebrations for The Classic at Silverstone
MotoGP
How MotoGP’s V4s are ganging up on Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo is coming under increasing pressure from MotoGP’s Italian V4s. So what are his chances at the last eight races? And why has Yamaha hired an Italian Formula 1 engine designer?
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How Elio de Angelis won the ’82 Austrian GP ‘by a foot’
On this day in 1982, Elio de Angelis won the Austrian GP by 0.050 seconds ahead of a charging Keke Rosberg
Formula E News
Porsche Formula E team signs da Costa for first Gen3 campaign
Antonio Felix da Costa joins Porsche for the 2023 Formula E season in a move which could also see him become part of the WEC works team
Auctions
Huge Newman/Haas IndyCar collection to go under hammer
A huge collection of Newman/Haas Indycars, driven by Mansell, Andretti and others are to be auctioned off in October
Formula E News
Vandoorne and Mercedes win ‘special’ Formula E titles
Stoffel Vandoorne and his Mercedes team claimed both Formula E titles in South Korea, the squad’s ‘last’ race in the championship
F1
Why Ferrari didn’t realise hard tyre was disastrous when F1 rivals did: Hungarian GP analysis
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, from tenth on the grid, had this race won with 25 laps still to go. Coming into the weekend Red Bull was pretty sure the Hungaroring’s…
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Tireless Vettel perfected secret of driving at a higher level — MPH
Some question whether Sebastian Vettel’s talent merits four F1 championships, but they are misunderstanding F1 and what really makes him a great racer, writes Mark Hughes
MotoGP
How MotoGP’s V4s are ganging up on Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo is coming under increasing pressure from MotoGP’s Italian V4s. So what are his chances at the last eight races? And why has Yamaha hired an Italian Formula 1 engine designer?
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Dovizioso’s secret to beating Márquez in MotoGP
Andrea Dovizioso announced his retirement last week, after two decades in the grand prix paddock. The Italian had his greatest years after MotoGP switched to Michelin tyres, when he became famous for his last-corner defeats of Marc Márquez. So how did he do it?
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Lunch with… Johnny Herbert & Damon Hill
Dumb and dumber. That’s how Sky Formula 1 presenter Simon Lazenby once chose to refer to our guests for lunch this month. The question is, which one is which? Let’s…
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You were there: 1988 Monaco Grand Prix
Bob Sheppey had a friend working for TV-am at the 1988 Monaco GP who got him tickets, allowing him full access during practice. That was the year of Ayrton Senna’s…
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You Were There Brands Hatch British GP special
IT WAS HARD TO ENVISAGE A DAY WHEN Brands Hatch might ever be scratched from the Formula 1 schedule. In 1972 it was the Kent circuit’s turn to host the…
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You were there: ’70s glory days of Watkins Glen
Kim McCullough sent us photos her father Ed McNeilly took on his regular trips to scenic Watkins Glen in New York state, long-time home of the US Grand Prix, and…
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Plato on the civil war for his BTCC crown: ‘It was disgusting’
A scheming team boss, a bitter team ripped apart by rivalry and one conflagrated Vauxhall – Jason Plato recalls how he somehow came through it to win the 2001 BTCC title
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Max Mosley: Formula 1’s saviour or sinner?
No breed is more effective – or deadly – than the poacher turned gamekeeper. As the ‘M’ of March, that arch ‘disruptor’ of constructors, Max Mosley served the ideal apprenticeship…
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Andretti & Stewart: The talent that makes an all-round driving great
Back in what some like to call the ‘good old days’ racing drivers were freelancers, heroes for hire, hustling a grand prix car round Monte Carlo one weekend and taking…
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Podcast: Kevin Magnussen, My big break
Kevin Magnussen tells Chris Medland about the make-or-break moments that saw him enter F1 with McLaren and return this year at Haas, in the My big break podcast series
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Podcast: Pierre Gasly, My big break
“I want to be world champion,” says Pierre Gasly. “So now we need to get to work.” Newly confirmed in F1 with AlphaTauri for 2023, the 26-year-old grand prix winner…
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Podcast: Valtteri Bottas, My big break
If a young Valtteri Bottas and his dad hadn’t spotted the sign for a go-kart race in Finland, then the Alfa Romeo driver may never have got on track, let…
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Podcast: Kamui Kobayashi, My big break
Kamui Kobayashi showed so much potential as a go-karting teenager that Toyota locked him into a ten-year racing contract at the age of 14. In our new My big break…
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Podcast: Anthony Davidson, My big break
For most racing drivers, the chance to step up to Formula 1 is the opportunity of their careers, but Anthony Davidson says that his first grand prix start is something…
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Podcast: Kevin Magnussen, My big break
Kevin Magnussen tells Chris Medland about the make-or-break moments that saw him enter F1 with McLaren and return this year at Haas, in the My big break podcast series
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Podcast: Pierre Gasly, My big break
“I want to be world champion,” says Pierre Gasly. “So now we need to get to work.” Newly confirmed in F1 with AlphaTauri for 2023, the 26-year-old grand prix winner…
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Podcast: Valtteri Bottas, My big break
If a young Valtteri Bottas and his dad hadn’t spotted the sign for a go-kart race in Finland, then the Alfa Romeo driver may never have got on track, let…
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Podcast: Kamui Kobayashi, My big break
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Historic Benetton from Schumacher’s debut F1 year on sale
A 1991 Benetton which Michael Schumacher used during his debut F1 year and Nelson Piquet took his last GP win in is up for sale
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‘Spa is a crown jewel of F1, it must be kept at all costs’
With new tracks backed by huge sums of money being added to the F1 calendar, Spa must remain at all costs, says Andrew Frankel
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Why Logan Sargeant could be America’s next F1 champion
America has waited a long time to cheer on an F1 driver – could Logan Sargeant be the next driver from the US to conquer grand prix racing?
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Dovizioso’s secret to beating Márquez in MotoGP
Andrea Dovizioso announced his retirement last week, after two decades in the grand prix paddock. The Italian had his greatest years after MotoGP switched to Michelin tyres, when he became famous for his last-corner defeats of Marc Márquez. So how did he do it?
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Silverstone MotoGP: Bagnaia the winner, Quartararo the loser, Espargaro the hero
The 2022 title fight is now a three-way battle after a red-hot weekend at Silverstone, where Aleix Espargaro was the hero after a huge Saturday highside. The question is: why didn’t his TC save him?
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Andrea Dovizioso to retire from MotoGP after Misano, replaced by Crutchlow
Andrea Dovizioso has announced his retirement from MotoGP after the San Marino GP at Misano
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How McLaren has developed the Artura GT4 for Am drivers
Cost capping measures will save owners money, while new safety equipment should benefit those entering multi-class races
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Sports car racing returns to Indianapolis in 2023 ‘IMSA Battle on the Bricks’
Indianapolis and IMSA have signed a three-year deal to bring sports car racing back to the Brickyard, with plans to race from daylight into night
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Ferrari reveals new 296 GT3 car ahead of Daytona debut
Ferrari’s 296 GT3 will compete from 2023; the V6-turbocharged sports car replaces the 488 GT3
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Video: Final blast for Stirling Moss’s Mille Miglia-winning Mercedes 300 SLR
The Mercedes 300 SLR ‘722’ steered to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia by Stirling Moss was given one final blast through London to the home of its pilot
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Sixty years ago, Graham Hill won with a Jaguar E-type in the car’s debut race. To mark the occasion, Damon Hill gets behind the wheel of the very same car
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Video: Final blast for Stirling Moss’s Mille Miglia-winning Mercedes 300 SLR
The Mercedes 300 SLR ‘722’ steered to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia by Stirling Moss was given one final blast through London to the home of its pilot
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Sixty years ago, Graham Hill won with a Jaguar E-type in the car’s debut race. To mark the occasion, Damon Hill gets behind the wheel of the very same car
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