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Largest ever collection of Senna cars confirmed for Silverstone Festival
More than 20 cars from across Ayrton Senna’s motor sport career will be on display at this summer’s Silverstone Festival
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‘It’s time for an African F1 race’ says official behind Rwanda GP plan
Proposals for a Rwanda Grand Prix are serious, and the nation is prepared to host a Formula 1 race, says the man who governs motor racing in the country
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MPH: Is Newey next in Aston Martin’s ‘rockstar’ line-up of F1 engineers?
Aston Martin is assembling a formidable group of F1 engineers in preparation for an assault on the F1 title in 2026. Hiring Adrian Newey would cap a heavyweight technical team says Mark Hughes
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Senna’s rally cars from his ‘best day in Britain’ confirmed for 2024 Silverstone Festival
In 1986 Ayrton Senna snuck away from the world of Formula 1 to try his hand at rallying. The Ford RS Cosworth and Metro 6R4 that the Brazilian slid around the Welsh hillsides will reunite at this summer’s Silverstone Festival
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Late upgrades could decide F1 title battle, as teams keep focus on 2024
Key upgrades through the first half of the 2024 F1 season has reshuffled the pack more than once. But, as Chris Medland writes, the running order could continue to change late into the final races
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‘Buzz of winning disturbs our mindset’, admits McLaren F1 boss
McLaren’s F1 car keeps getting faster and faster, with both its drivers now GP winners, and the team closing on Red Bull in the constructors’ championship. But boss Andrea Stella tells Edd Straw that success could easily be short-lived
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The day Sebastian Vettel decided to retire from F1 — then annoyed Aston bosses with climate campaign
Two years ago, Sebastian Vettel decided to bring an end to his glittering F1 career, so picked up the phone to Matt Bishop — then Aston Martin comms boss. He details the ensuing scramble and Vettel’s increasing determination to speak out
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Parting shot: September 2024
August 27, 1990 Birmingham The crowds are out on a Bank Holiday Monday as Eddie Irvine, in the Reynard of Eddie Jordan Racing, leads the DAMS Lola of Érik Comas…
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The car that made BRM a winner again
The BRM P153, designed by new recruit Tony Southgate, represented a conscious (and visual) break from the company’s dwindling 1960s fortunes and kicked off the new decade with a rejuvenating…
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Largest ever collection of Senna cars confirmed for Silverstone Festival
More than 20 cars from across Ayrton Senna’s motor sport career will be on display at this summer’s Silverstone Festival
F1
‘It’s time for an African F1 race’ says official behind Rwanda GP plan
Proposals for a Rwanda Grand Prix are serious, and the nation is prepared to host a Formula 1 race, says the man who governs motor racing in the country
F1
MPH: Is Newey next in Aston Martin’s ‘rockstar’ line-up of F1 engineers?
Aston Martin is assembling a formidable group of F1 engineers in preparation for an assault on the F1 title in 2026. Hiring Adrian Newey would cap a heavyweight technical team says Mark Hughes
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Senna’s rally cars from his ‘best day in Britain’ confirmed for 2024 Silverstone Festival
In 1986 Ayrton Senna snuck away from the world of Formula 1 to try his hand at rallying. The Ford RS Cosworth and Metro 6R4 that the Brazilian slid around the Welsh hillsides will reunite at this summer’s Silverstone Festival
F1
Late upgrades could decide F1 title battle, as teams keep focus on 2024
Key upgrades through the first half of the 2024 F1 season has reshuffled the pack more than once. But, as Chris Medland writes, the running order could continue to change late into the final races
F1
‘Buzz of winning disturbs our mindset’, admits McLaren F1 boss
McLaren’s F1 car keeps getting faster and faster, with both its drivers now GP winners, and the team closing on Red Bull in the constructors’ championship. But boss Andrea Stella tells Edd Straw that success could easily be short-lived
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The day Sebastian Vettel decided to retire from F1 — then annoyed Aston bosses with climate campaign
Two years ago, Sebastian Vettel decided to bring an end to his glittering F1 career, so picked up the phone to Matt Bishop — then Aston Martin comms boss. He details the ensuing scramble and Vettel’s increasing determination to speak out
Archive
Parting shot: September 2024
August 27, 1990 Birmingham The crowds are out on a Bank Holiday Monday as Eddie Irvine, in the Reynard of Eddie Jordan Racing, leads the DAMS Lola of Érik Comas…
Archive
The car that made BRM a winner again
The BRM P153, designed by new recruit Tony Southgate, represented a conscious (and visual) break from the company’s dwindling 1960s fortunes and kicked off the new decade with a rejuvenating…
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Still sandbagging? Why Mercedes F1 car may be even faster than we’ve seen
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
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MPH: F1 got lucky in Melbourne – but for how long?
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
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Mark Hughes: ‘There’s no skill in F1 overtaking – it’s like passing a car on the motorway’
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, and the Alpine F1 stake: what’s actually going on
Two team principals with history, a minority stake, multiple bidders, and a governance question without a proper answer – here’s what the race for the future of the Alpine Formula 1 team actually looks like
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Aston Martin still at square one: Alonso sets out recovery timeline for F1 team
Fernando Alonso has seen enough difficult F1 seasons to know there are no shortcuts for Aston Martin, but he hasn’t lost hope
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The two options for F1 to revise its controversial 2026 rules
it’s leading more and more to the idea that we need to have more power from the internal combustion engine
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