September 2025

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Letters: Images of racing at Aintree

Like Mike Doodson, I have many fond memories of Aintree [Was it a fix?, August]. My father, who had raced…

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What went wrong for Lewis Hamilton?

On paper Lewis Hamilton’s move to Scuderia Ferrari appeared to be a case of perfect timing; it wouldn’t be long,…

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F1 half-term report cards

McLaren Carried momentum from 2024 to soar higher, with nine wins from the first 12 races. Now, which will be…

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The downfall of Christian Horner: F1 power, politics and plots

July 8, 2025 London Tuesday morning, two days after the British Grand Prix. Christian Horner is attending a meeting called…

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Peter Stevens: retracing the Mille Miglia in a Mercedes 300 SLR

When editor Joe Dunn messages to ask if it is OK to share your email address with Mercedes-Benz, it is…

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Lando Norris stood tall at Silverstone but Oscar Piastri came back fighting at Spa

The 2025 British Grand Prix would be the last race in which Red Bull Racing was led by Christian Horner,…

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Controversial Piastri Penalty Sparks Debate at British GP

“I’m not going to say too much or I’ll get myself in trouble,” said a hacked off Oscar Piastri after…

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Playing F1 chess against itself: McLaren’s strategy calls

Lap 11 of the Belgian Grand Prix and the initially wet track was drying out. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris…

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Word on the beat

Max Verstappen is expected to stay with Red Bull for 2026. Steve Nielsen has agreed to be MD of the…

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Jackie Oliver reunited with Lola T70

PHOTOGRAPHY: JAYSON FONG Just another race, just another distant memory. Jackie OIiver reckons he doesn’t remember much about the…

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Ulf Norinder: the larger-than-life privateer

Born into wealth, Ulf Norinder, right, raced a Maserati 200S and Porsche 718 in his twenties when he befriended compatriot…

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The Lola T70 that was Steve McQueen’s Le Mans crash-test dummy

At Silverstone, our Lola T70 reunion was completed by a spry 80-something ex-mechanic who has a fascinating connection to SL76/141:…

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Stoffel Vandoorne: ‘I guess my Mclaren F1 career is a classic case of right place, wrong time’

A hard-earned grand prix career may have ended in tears, but there’s much more to this Belgian star than being…

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‘A GT40 is pretty much a bullet with a V8’: Alex Brundle straps in at the Le Mans Classic

An opportunity to return to Le Mans? That’s not something you ever turn down – especially when it is centred…

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Grand Prix vs F1: The Movie – box office battle

When the teaser trailer for F1 dropped during the British Grand Prix in July 2024, it included footage filmed at…

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Yamaha’s OWO1: the racer for the road that time forgot

To the uninitiated, Yamaha’s FZR750R OWO1 might look like any other 1990s superbike with a name like a WiFi code…

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The stunning one-off De Tomaso that’s set to make big bucks in the States

How’s this for an automotive dream team? Carroll Shelby, Alejandro de Tomaso, Peter Brock and Medardo Fantuzzi. That was the…

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The ‘brand new’ 1967 Ferrari that sold for £2.6m

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Sold by Bonhams, £2.6m If someone offered you a second-hand car that had been through the…

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Escort kicks up clouds, Portugal, 1978

Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz kick up the dust on their way to second in the Rally of Portugal. Mikkola…