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Silverstone Festival to honour Senna
The “biggest and best” collection of Ayrton Senna racing cars ever assembled is the ambitious target set by the Silverstone Festival, which will celebrate the life of the great Brazilian…
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Silverstone secures British GP for 10 more years
Formula 1 has halted any fresh tension over the future of the British Grand Prix by granting a new deal that will keep the race at Silverstone until at least…
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Christian Horner under investigation
The reigning world champions were engulfed in an off-track scandal on the eve of the new Formula 1 season when their team boss and talismanic leader was accused of inappropriate…
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Doug Nye: ‘McLaren rewrote the history books in 1980s F1 turbo era’
Even before Lewis Hamilton told Toto Wolff of his decision to opt out of his Mercedes contract in favour of Ferrari next year, thought turns to the fresh F1 engine…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Lewis Hamilton has nothing to prove, and they’ll love him at Ferrari’
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, team-mates at Scuderia Ferrari from 2025, eh? That is such a mouthwatering prospect; Hamilton the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Leclerc often…
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Wilson Fittipaldi: the pioneering F1 ace who set up Brazil’s only GP team
Wilson Fittipaldi, former F1 driver and brother of double world champion Emerson who set up their eponymous grand prix team, has died at the age of 80
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Racing’s manhole mishaps: why Bahrain had plenty of warning
A loose drain cover has twice brought F1’s 2024 pre-season test to a halt. But organisers can’t say they weren’t warned. From Montreal to Monaco; Shanghai to Sepang, stray drains have plenty of form for wreaking havoc
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2024 F1 pre-season testing: what we learned from Day 3
Ferrari once again topped the timesheets on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, invigorating hope in those hoping for a genuine title-battle in 2024. Unfortunately, Max Verstappen and…
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A stone-cold Silverstone masterclass: Senna’s greatest F1 performance?
Ayrton Senna’s racing legacy is often intertwined with Silverstone’s own, despite him only having scored one grand prix victory at the historic British circuit. Damien Smith sat track-side that day, and recalls what he says was the Brazilian’s greatest F1 performance
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Silverstone Festival to honour Senna
The “biggest and best” collection of Ayrton Senna racing cars ever assembled is the ambitious target set by the Silverstone Festival, which will celebrate the life of the great Brazilian…
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Silverstone secures British GP for 10 more years
Formula 1 has halted any fresh tension over the future of the British Grand Prix by granting a new deal that will keep the race at Silverstone until at least…
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Christian Horner under investigation
The reigning world champions were engulfed in an off-track scandal on the eve of the new Formula 1 season when their team boss and talismanic leader was accused of inappropriate…
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Doug Nye: ‘McLaren rewrote the history books in 1980s F1 turbo era’
Even before Lewis Hamilton told Toto Wolff of his decision to opt out of his Mercedes contract in favour of Ferrari next year, thought turns to the fresh F1 engine…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Lewis Hamilton has nothing to prove, and they’ll love him at Ferrari’
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, team-mates at Scuderia Ferrari from 2025, eh? That is such a mouthwatering prospect; Hamilton the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Leclerc often…
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Wilson Fittipaldi: the pioneering F1 ace who set up Brazil’s only GP team
Wilson Fittipaldi, former F1 driver and brother of double world champion Emerson who set up their eponymous grand prix team, has died at the age of 80
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Racing’s manhole mishaps: why Bahrain had plenty of warning
A loose drain cover has twice brought F1’s 2024 pre-season test to a halt. But organisers can’t say they weren’t warned. From Montreal to Monaco; Shanghai to Sepang, stray drains have plenty of form for wreaking havoc
F1
2024 F1 pre-season testing: what we learned from Day 3
Ferrari once again topped the timesheets on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, invigorating hope in those hoping for a genuine title-battle in 2024. Unfortunately, Max Verstappen and…
F1
A stone-cold Silverstone masterclass: Senna’s greatest F1 performance?
Ayrton Senna’s racing legacy is often intertwined with Silverstone’s own, despite him only having scored one grand prix victory at the historic British circuit. Damien Smith sat track-side that day, and recalls what he says was the Brazilian’s greatest F1 performance
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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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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Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
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Matt Bishop: He was Williams’ first winning driver but so few know his name
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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