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'Max wasn't born to be in the midfield' - did Austria buy Red Bull more time to keep Verstappen?
The Austrian GP was the result Red Bull needed, but is it enough to start convincing Max Verstappen to stay around?
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Pedro Rodríguez wins at Spa as Brabham leads the 1970 F1 title race
June 7, 1970 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium By F1’s Round 4 at Spa in 1970, Jack Brabham was at the top of the standings with eventual title winner Jochen Rindt trailing by…
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Martin Brundle’s 1983 Ralt RT3 heads to auction after Senna title battle
When talk turns to Ayrton Senna’s rivals, most people think of the Brazilian’s on-track battles with Frenchman Alain Prost. But wind the clock back a little further to 1983 and…
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Otmar Szafnauer explains why leadership, not budgets, shaped his Formula 1 career
There are certain people in Formula 1 who arrive in the paddock through the front door, carrying with them polished CVs, silver-spoon assumptions, inherited contacts and accents that sound as…
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Mercedes’ Russell and Antonelli head F1’s fiercest intra-team battle of 2026
MERCEDES-AMG George Russell vs Kimi Antonelli George Russell came into 2026 anticipating a coronation, the realisation of his lifelong dream to become world champion. He had the car, the experience…
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Senna and Prost head Motor Sport's ranking of Formula 1's greatest team-mates
10. Mario Andretti + Ronnie Peterson 1978 Win rate: 57% Win count: 6 + 2 out of 14 GPs One drivers’ title One constructors’ title In the mid-70s, Mario Andretti…
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Monaco ’96, Clay Regazzoni and Stirling Moss feature in readers’ letters
As ever the recent June magazine was full of interesting articles and I may be able to enlighten you regarding one or two. Andrew Frankel remarked on Stirling’s signature [If…
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Silverstone’s 1977 pre-qualifying gave Gilles Villeneuve his first F1 audition
Aside from his regular report on the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, won by James Hunt for McLaren, Motor Sport devoted a page to Denis Jenkinson’s take on a new…
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Monaco’s fading appeal: why the Grand Prix lost its shine long before modern F1
Writing after Kimi Antonelli’s much-lauded win in the Monaco Grand Prix, one can’t escape the thought that perhaps the fuss accorded to his admittedly notable success is rather disproportionate. I…
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Chris Ellard’s Three’s a Crowd revisits Formula 3’s formative 1964–83 years
Chris Ellard first popped onto our radar in the early 2000s with his book The Forgotten Races, which documented the non-championship Formula 1 events from the beginning of the 3-litre…
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Hockenheim’s forest straights: the circuit Formula 1 left behind
Hockenheim is another great circuit that no longer exists as many of us remember. It was one of the most frightening and dramatic places to go racing. There is still…
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Monaco’s cool conditions gave Nikola Tsolov the opening he needed in Formula 2
You can’t overtake in Monaco. Scratch that. You can in unexpectedly cool conditions, in a series where there are mandatory pitstops for tyre changes, and in which tyre warmers are…
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Lewis Hamilton ends Ferrari wait with strategic Barcelona victory over Mercedes
Barcelona June 12-14 Lewis Hamilton’s renaissance continues. He had not won a Formula 1 grand prix since the Belgian in July 2024; he’d not crossed the finish line in front…
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Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari judge Barcelona strategy to perfection for first F1 victory together
The Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was a fantastic weekend and definitely my most enjoyable of the Formula 1 season so far. Let’s be honest, we have had some utterly dull races…
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Lewis Hamilton’s Barcelona win ends four years of doubt and reignites title hopes
Am I catching them?” radioed Lewis Hamilton on the 34th lap of the Barcelona Grand Prix as he chased down the two Mercedes. It was an excited question but laced…
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Ferrari’s revival reshapes Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s title battle
As Mark Hughes has pointed out on Motor Sport’s podcasts and YouTube videos recently, the resurgence of Lewis Hamilton is not something that has happened overnight. Examination of the underlying…
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Mark Hughes: Russell won in Austria, but Antonelli outshone him again
George Russell closed the F1 title gap to 40 points with victory in the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, but championship leader Kimi Antonelli remained the class of the field
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