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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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Mark Hughes: The new Jim Clark? Antonelli’s Monza win was one of the greatest F1 has seen
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
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Mark Hughes: Monza tow is worth a massive 1.5sec – prepare for F1 qualifying controversy
Under 2026’s energy-starved rules, Monza’s tow is way too valuable, and that, Mark Hughes writes, is set to make controversial qualifying shenanigans for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix almost inevitable
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MPH: Why Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands
A season that opened with total Mercedes dominance is turning into a three-way fight for the fastest car in F1. Mark Hughes explains why
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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‘I didn’t expect to survive my career’ – The last man alive from Monza’s greatest finish
Kimi Antonelli’s stunning Monza victory sent Matt Bishop back to 1971’s legendary five-car photo finish – and to Howden Ganley, the last man alive from that
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John Watson: ‘It takes a racer to win from the back. Kimi is outstanding’
Kimi Antonelli’s F1 victory from 19th on the grid at Monza was sensational. Now John Watson, who won a grand prix after starting a record-breaking 22nd, rates the drive
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‘Devastating’ Monza was really just a reality check for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton called Monza “a bit devastating.” But a self-inflicted collision and a missed pit window don’t change the fact that Ferrari hasn’t looked like a real title contender for a while
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