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Keke Rosberg: F1's magnificent Viking warrior
F1's original Flying Finn made his name with a ragged, opposite-locking and fast driving style. Behind the scenes, Keke Rosberg is no less entertaining, writes Matt Bishop
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Hunt's 'red-blooded dogfight' – Zandvoort's greatest F1 race
At the 1976 Dutch GP James Hunt battled against some of F1's fiercest '70s heroes and a crumbling McLaren M23 to win at Zandvoort – its greatest race, says Matt Bishop
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Heikki Kovalainen: F1 'real deal' who had to accept being No2 to Hamilton
Entering F1 together in 2007, Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton were both tipped as hot prospects. Many races later, Matt Bishop remembers the Finn's only grand prix victory
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Alpine's F1 hopes look dim after 'suits' sacked Szafnauer
Alpine has lost a capable F1 leader after sacking Otmar Szafnauer — and for no good reason, writes Matt Bishop
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'A peculiar absence': Why is there no German Grand Prix?
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
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F1 at Zolder: Unravelling the history of Belgium's other iconic circuit
As the Formula 1 circus winds its way from Hungaroring to Spa-Francorchamps, it is hardly necessary for us to remind ourselves that it is a truth universally acknowledged that the…
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'De Vries needed more than 10 GPs before being cast aside'
F1 once again proved that it's tougher than most sports when Nyck de Vries was dropped by AlphaTauri mid-season. It was premature, says Matt Bishop, who points out that even the greats spend most of their career losing
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What is the greatest F1 car to never win a championship grand prix?
Red Bull's F1 dominance may prevent other potential winning cars from ever claiming victory. And it wouldn't be the first time. Matt Bishop explores some of the greatest cars to never win a championship grand prix and how they came so close to motor sport immortality
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The lacklustre Silverstone race that made history — 1979 British GP
He preferred Brands Hatch and wasn't impressed by the race, but Matt Bishop was still at Silverstone in 1979 to witness history at the British Grand Prix: the final hurrah of one F1 winner, and the first for a budding legend of the sport
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'We gave it our best shot for Bruce': How McLaren rallied after founder's death
He was the visionary founder, the brilliant driver, and the inspirational leader. Then he was gone. Matt Bishop on how the team regrouped to honour Bruce McLaren with a race victory, just days after his death
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Olivier Panis: how fate derailed French F1 hero's blossoming career
The talented Olivier Panis's F1 career was a case of 'what if?' after one fateful day at Montreal in 1997
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From F1 disaster to triumph: Robert Kubica's two monumental Montreal years
In 2008, Robert Kubica left the Canadian Grand Prix an F1 winner — and leading the championship. A year earlier, he had been lucky to leave with his life, as Matt Bishop remembers