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Formula 1’s love affair with MotoGP
Why most F1 drivers love MotoGP. And why talk of F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton buying a MotoGP team may have something to do with Liberty Media’s buying the championship
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Revealed: Motor Sport’s Race Car of the Century
Thousands of votes have been cast by Motor Sport readers in our 100th anniversary poll, with the Lotus 49 emerging as the Race Car of the Century
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Three F1 titles, but Max Verstappen still can’t stand losing
Max Verstappen took out Lando Norris at the Austrian GP after a series of controversial defensive manoeuvres. But it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, from a racer who can’t bear to be beaten
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The punishing 1978 French GP: James Hunt’s greatest race?
1978 was heavy going for both James Hunt and McLaren – but at that year’s French GP, the British hero delivered a scintillating drive for his final career podium
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Last-minute surge in 2024 British GP ticket sales after Lando and Max F1 battle
The thrilling lead battle in Austria gave 2024 British Grand Prix ticket sales an immediate boost, with fans hoping for more drama at Silverstone this weekend and just a few hundred tickets remaining
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Verstappen vs Norris beat any 2021 race – for whingeing: Up/Down Austria
Will F1 drivers ever just zip it and race? The 2024 Austrian GP didn’t give us much hope
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‘Hurry up Carlos’: Drivers becoming ‘bored’ of Sainz’s 2025 indecision
Mixed reactions after Norris and Verstappen’s controversial crash; further frustrations with track limits; F1 drivers eager for a decision from Sainz; and the effect of F1’s relentless calendar. Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Austrian GP paddock
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Annoyed Verstappen only has himself to blame for Norris clash
The battle for the lead of the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix ended abruptly when Max Verstappen squeezed Lando Norris. The World Champion blamed Red Bull’s strategy, but Mark Hughes says that the F1 team was virtually faultless
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Is 6 too young to start racing? F1 drivers have their say on the risks
The death of a 9-year-old motorbike rider has highlighted the risks of children racing. We ask Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, and other F1 drivers who started young, whether junior karting should have a higher age limit
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Formula 1’s love affair with MotoGP
Why most F1 drivers love MotoGP. And why talk of F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton buying a MotoGP team may have something to do with Liberty Media’s buying the championship
F1
Revealed: Motor Sport’s Race Car of the Century
Thousands of votes have been cast by Motor Sport readers in our 100th anniversary poll, with the Lotus 49 emerging as the Race Car of the Century
F1
Three F1 titles, but Max Verstappen still can’t stand losing
Max Verstappen took out Lando Norris at the Austrian GP after a series of controversial defensive manoeuvres. But it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, from a racer who can’t bear to be beaten
F1
The punishing 1978 French GP: James Hunt’s greatest race?
1978 was heavy going for both James Hunt and McLaren – but at that year’s French GP, the British hero delivered a scintillating drive for his final career podium
F1
Last-minute surge in 2024 British GP ticket sales after Lando and Max F1 battle
The thrilling lead battle in Austria gave 2024 British Grand Prix ticket sales an immediate boost, with fans hoping for more drama at Silverstone this weekend and just a few hundred tickets remaining
Opinion
F1
Verstappen vs Norris beat any 2021 race – for whingeing: Up/Down Austria
Will F1 drivers ever just zip it and race? The 2024 Austrian GP didn’t give us much hope
F1
‘Hurry up Carlos’: Drivers becoming ‘bored’ of Sainz’s 2025 indecision
Mixed reactions after Norris and Verstappen’s controversial crash; further frustrations with track limits; F1 drivers eager for a decision from Sainz; and the effect of F1’s relentless calendar. Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Austrian GP paddock
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Annoyed Verstappen only has himself to blame for Norris clash
The battle for the lead of the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix ended abruptly when Max Verstappen squeezed Lando Norris. The World Champion blamed Red Bull’s strategy, but Mark Hughes says that the F1 team was virtually faultless
Karting News
Is 6 too young to start racing? F1 drivers have their say on the risks
The death of a 9-year-old motorbike rider has highlighted the risks of children racing. We ask Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, and other F1 drivers who started young, whether junior karting should have a higher age limit
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MPH: Antonelli is ravaging Russell’s golden chance of F1 title — Canada is critical
Outperformed in Miami, George Russell fell further behind his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the F1 title race. It makes the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix vital for his championship hopes, says Mark Hughes, even though there’s a long season ahead
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Mark Hughes: Miami’s F1 team-mate divide – why driver pace made the difference
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
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Mark Hughes: Ever-more complex F1 rules expose just how flawed they are
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
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Audi revives the Auto Union Lucca, born for war with Mercedes
Auto Union vs Mercedes – Rosemeyer vs Caracciola. Germany’s land speed rivalry of the 1930s was one of the most charged in motor sport history. Now Audi Tradition has recreated one of the most significant record-breaking cars of the era
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V8 engines set for F1 comeback – why it’s really expected to happen
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1 cars are set to sound great again! Why there’s now enough support to scrap current power units in favour of screaming V8s. Plus: George Russell’s big problem
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The uncomfortable reality beneath Ben Sulayem’s V8 engine promise
Four races into a new era that took years and hundreds of millions of pounds of power unit development, Formula 1 is already talking about the next one with V8 engines at its core
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