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Mark Donohue: the professional who changed motor racing
Twenty six years ago, on May 28, 1972, a driver with a degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University won the Indianapolis 500. His name was Mark Donohue. It was…
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Michael Schumacher’s dirtiest tricks: F1 drives that disgraced a champion
One of the greatest drivers ever seen on the Formula 1 stage, Michael Schumacher refused to contemplate defeat: an attitude that brought him audacious results, but led him to shameful tactics. Matt Bishop picks the five lowest moments
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Why Max Verstappen is F1’s Michael Jordan: ‘He won’t let anyone else win’
All but confirmed as the 2024 Formula 1 world champion, Max Verstappen has been relentless in pursuit of the title, despite the pace of rivals. The parallels to another sporting great are unavoidable for Cambridge Kisby
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MPH: 2025 F1 rookies are strongest in years. Who will be the megastar?
At least four rookie drivers are set to join the F1 grid in 2025 — potentially joined by Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto. Mark Hughes explores why youth has overtaken experience in the world championship
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Wolff ‘liked’ Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 move: ‘Everyone has a shelf life’
Toto Wolff has spoken of his relief that Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari spared him an awkward conversation about the seven-time champion’s retirement. The Mercedes team principal said that he…
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Is Lando Norris really the worst F1 drivers’ title contender?
Lando Norris’s 2024 drivers’ have evaporated despite having a car which continues to lead the field. But he’s hardly the first F1 driver to miss out on a major championship opportunity…
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Jochen Mass recalls his tragic F1 win – on Montjuïch’s darkest day
Jochen Mass remembers how his only F1 win came at one of the world championship’s true low points in this month’s edition
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Who is Gabriel Bortoleto? The stunning drives that sealed his F1 seat
Gabriel Bortoleto will join the F1 grid in 2025 in Sauber. Motor Sport looks back on the Brazilian’s most convincing drives in his rise to the top
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Verstappen’s 2016 Brazil brilliance was a rehearsal for 2024 masterclass
Max Verstappen showed all the traits needed for his superlative 2024 Sao Paulo GP performance on the same track eight years earlier
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Mark Donohue: the professional who changed motor racing
Twenty six years ago, on May 28, 1972, a driver with a degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University won the Indianapolis 500. His name was Mark Donohue. It was…
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Michael Schumacher’s dirtiest tricks: F1 drives that disgraced a champion
One of the greatest drivers ever seen on the Formula 1 stage, Michael Schumacher refused to contemplate defeat: an attitude that brought him audacious results, but led him to shameful tactics. Matt Bishop picks the five lowest moments
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Why Max Verstappen is F1’s Michael Jordan: ‘He won’t let anyone else win’
All but confirmed as the 2024 Formula 1 world champion, Max Verstappen has been relentless in pursuit of the title, despite the pace of rivals. The parallels to another sporting great are unavoidable for Cambridge Kisby
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MPH: 2025 F1 rookies are strongest in years. Who will be the megastar?
At least four rookie drivers are set to join the F1 grid in 2025 — potentially joined by Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto. Mark Hughes explores why youth has overtaken experience in the world championship
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Wolff ‘liked’ Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 move: ‘Everyone has a shelf life’
Toto Wolff has spoken of his relief that Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari spared him an awkward conversation about the seven-time champion’s retirement. The Mercedes team principal said that he…
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Is Lando Norris really the worst F1 drivers’ title contender?
Lando Norris’s 2024 drivers’ have evaporated despite having a car which continues to lead the field. But he’s hardly the first F1 driver to miss out on a major championship opportunity…
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Jochen Mass recalls his tragic F1 win – on Montjuïch’s darkest day
Jochen Mass remembers how his only F1 win came at one of the world championship’s true low points in this month’s edition
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Who is Gabriel Bortoleto? The stunning drives that sealed his F1 seat
Gabriel Bortoleto will join the F1 grid in 2025 in Sauber. Motor Sport looks back on the Brazilian’s most convincing drives in his rise to the top
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Verstappen’s 2016 Brazil brilliance was a rehearsal for 2024 masterclass
Max Verstappen showed all the traits needed for his superlative 2024 Sao Paulo GP performance on the same track eight years earlier
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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McLaren’s systematic dismantling of Red Bull’s F1 team
McLaren has quietly acquired a significant part of the human architecture behind Red Bull’s F1 dynasty
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The question remaining after Lambiase’s shock Red Bull exit
For a decade, Lambiase was the fixed point around which Verstappen’s career at Red Bull turned. Now the race engineer is leaving
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Podcast: Punished by new F1 rules — why Max Verstappen has lost his edge
We reveal why F1’s 2026 rules have penalised Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — and how the Ferrari driver has found a new advantage. Plus: a crunch meeting on the new regulations, and the best team boss in Formula 1 history
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