Niki Lauda’s helmet from fiery Nürburgring crash goes up for auction
The scarred and burned helmet, worn by Niki Lauda in his Nürburgring crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, is being sold at public auction for the first time
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The scarred and burned helmet, worn by Niki Lauda in his Nürburgring crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, is being sold at public auction for the first time
The king of positive vibes has seen his crown slipping recently – a grey day in China only deepened the Silver Arrows’ Slough of Despond
The Shanghai circuit gave F1’s teams a new test on every day of the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix weekend, with a familiar result: a double victory for Max Verstappen, well ahead of everybody else
Exploding suspension, multiple race leaders and plenty of wet weather — the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix had it all, but Jenson Button was the one to conquer the chaos
Fernando Alonso admits that he’s not the fastest F1 driver in qualifying, nor the best in the rain. But it’s his ability to drive close to the peak in almost any car, in any condition, that keeps him at the sharp end of the grid, says Mark Hughes
After Ted Toleman’s death earlier this month, his former designer Pat Symonds and driver Derek Warwick tell Cambridge Kisby about working with the GP team boss who gave a group of hotshots their F1 break
Three drivers will run custom helmet designs in celebration of China’s return to the F1 calendar — each more striking than the last
The man who led Williams to become one of F1’s greatest teams had several passions outside racing. Matt Bishop recalls how Beethoven brought his father and Sir Frank Williams together in an emotive Royal Albert Hall performance
F1 debuts are never easy by any stretch – and Jackie Oliver had it tougher than most when getting behind the wheel for Lotus following Jim Clark’s tragic death, as he explains in Motor Sport’s May edition
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