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Ferrari’s first F1 world championship win still carries an asterisk 75 years on
This month we feature two anniversaries, both of them significant and yet shrouded in incertitude. The first forms the basis…
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis…
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Russell and Antonelli’s title fight erupts as Mercedes rivalry turns physical
On lap six of the Montreal sprint race, the Formula 1 World Championship fight between the Mercedes team-mates George Russell…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring adventures show why drivers should race beyond Formula 1
Max Verstappen’s adventures around the Nordschleife have clearly been a breath a fresh air for a driver who hasn’t really…
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Antonelli’s Montreal charge extends Mercedes’ early grip on the 2026 F1 season
Canada May 22-24 When the year ends with a ‘6’, it seems to bring a ferocious fight between the two…
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Luca Engstler’s Nürburgring 24 Hours pace put Verstappen’s Mercedes in the shade
Max Verstappen’s participation in the Nürburgring 24 Hours was fantastic for sports car racing as a whole. No fewer than…
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Peugeot’s 2009 Le Mans revenge remains France’s modern benchmark at La Sarthe
5. Rondeau 1980 This great privateer triumph came after driver/constructor/patron Jean Rondeau, above left, had been knocking on the door…
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McLaren revives its F1 GTR ethos with the track-only MCL-HY GTR
Imagine that around Spaghetti Junction! For now, the roads of Birmingham are safe from this beast as it’s a track-only…
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Wigram Airfield Circuit helped shape New Zealand’s post-war racing identity
Wigram circuit has its own chapter in the history of motor racing in New Zealand and in the hearts and…
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Alex Brundle’s Nürburgring 24 Hours detour led to an unlikely GT3 podium
Max Verstappen must have thought his dreams of winning the Nürburgring 24 Hours were dashed. On the Monday of race…
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Historic racers, rally stars and hillclimb heroes shine across a packed month
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Ross Brawn, Derek Bell and Tiff Needell join Wilton House Concours des Légendes
How about a concours d’elegance with a difference? Making its debut in June, the Wilton House Concours des Légendes will…
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Laguna Seca still defines Alex Zanardi’s place in IndyCar history
Tijmen van der Helm made a mess of Laguna Seca’s famous Corkscrew during Friday practice for the recent IMSA race…
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South Africa’s home-built F1 specials thrived far from Europe’s racing centres
Trips down the more arcane and lesser-trodden byways of Formula 1 history are always a treat. So this book, which…
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The secrets of authentic racing autographs and the signatures collectors should know
In our line of work we often get asked to help authenticate signatures. When you see as many as we…
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Bruce McLaren to Antonelli: the shifting age records of grand prix winners
Pondering on Kimi Antonelli’s precocious run of early Grand Prix successes this year highlights the Italian’s youth at the time…
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Mark Hughes saw Jenson Button’s world champion pedigree back in 2000
You can almost hear the echoes of long-time Motor Sport Formula 1 expert Mark Hughes apologising to the magazine’s readership.…
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TAG Heuer’s Monaco introduces a radically simplified chronograph mechanism
Regular readers of Precision may be all too familiar with the TAG Heuer Monaco – there have been so many…
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Isle of Man’s Formula TT compromise kept the TT alive after MotoGP exile
The Isle of Man hosted its last round of motorcycling’s world championships – now known as MotoGP – 50 years…
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Bentley Arnage reminds Andrew Frankel what modern road cars now lack
I have spent the last month being swept from place to place by a Bentley Arnage, some 17 years after…
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