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November 1, 1987 Suzuka, Japan A grid of a different kind – the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix drivers’ briefing. Eventual race winner Gerhard Berger is paying full attention, third row,…
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Cosworth DFV’s second life: its success outside F1
Keith Duckworth and his team at Cosworth designed the Ford DFV for one task and one task only – to win in Formula 1. One hundred and fifty-five world championship…
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Stroll & Son Limited. What next for Aston Martin in F1?
Lawrence Stroll is a man who knows what he wants, and has the money to ensure he gets it. Formerly a businessman who invested in fashion brands, Stroll is now…
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8 Great F1 team-mate rivalries
Your own worst enemy, sitting right over there in the identical car on the other side of the garage. Team-‘mate’? You must be joking. Formula 1 is littered with examples…
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F1’s team-mate rivalries: the enemy within
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri Lando Norris had it all his own way at McLaren prior to Oscar Piastri’s arrival at the start of 2023. But the Australian’s pace and…
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Gijs van Lennep: The Motor Sport Interview
Formula 1 has gone Dutch. Max Verstappen’s domination with Red Bull plays out before an orange backdrop: hats, smoke, T-shirts. He has also put Zandvoort back on the grand prix…
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2024 Dakar Rally: Loony dunes
Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia, January 5-19 The defending winners shocked the rally world by switching allegiance for this year’s Dakar. Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will leave Toyota after…
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Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
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Parting shot: January 2024
November 1, 1987 Suzuka, Japan A grid of a different kind – the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix drivers’ briefing. Eventual race winner Gerhard Berger is paying full attention, third row,…
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Cosworth DFV’s second life: its success outside F1
Keith Duckworth and his team at Cosworth designed the Ford DFV for one task and one task only – to win in Formula 1. One hundred and fifty-five world championship…
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Stroll & Son Limited. What next for Aston Martin in F1?
Lawrence Stroll is a man who knows what he wants, and has the money to ensure he gets it. Formerly a businessman who invested in fashion brands, Stroll is now…
Great Read
Archive
8 Great F1 team-mate rivalries
Your own worst enemy, sitting right over there in the identical car on the other side of the garage. Team-‘mate’? You must be joking. Formula 1 is littered with examples…
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F1’s team-mate rivalries: the enemy within
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri Lando Norris had it all his own way at McLaren prior to Oscar Piastri’s arrival at the start of 2023. But the Australian’s pace and…
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Gijs van Lennep: The Motor Sport Interview
Formula 1 has gone Dutch. Max Verstappen’s domination with Red Bull plays out before an orange backdrop: hats, smoke, T-shirts. He has also put Zandvoort back on the grand prix…
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2024 Dakar Rally: Loony dunes
Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia, January 5-19 The defending winners shocked the rally world by switching allegiance for this year’s Dakar. Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will leave Toyota after…
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Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
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MPH: The F1 force that could split Leclerc & Ferrari — and even McLaren
Formula 1 history shows that success and failure alike can rupture partnerships. Could Ferrari and Leclerc be next? Mark Hughes wonders
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Mark Hughes: Why McLaren team orders brought painful F1 flashback for Coulthard
In a race where McLaren colluded with Williams against Ferrari, David Coulthard was ordered to move over for team-mate Mika Häkkinen — a raw wound reopened three decades on by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s Monza switch
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Mark Hughes: Monza pitstop blunder left McLaren facing a familiar headache
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1 drivers who raced on weekends off — as Max Verstappen joins exclusive group
Only a few modern F1 drivers have raced outside the championship mid-season. As Max Verstappen prepares to race at the Nürburgring, here’s how his predecessors did
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Boullier recalls horror of Kubica’s 2011 crash: ‘We thought he might die’
Robert Kubica was poised to become one of F1’s leading lights when a violent rally crash during the off-season ended his hopes. Eric Boullier, his then team manager, has described the aftermath to Motor Sport
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Berger reunited with Honda F1 V12 engine 33 years on
More than 30 years after his podium at Estoril, Berger has been reunited with the very Honda V12 engine that powered his McLaren
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