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Back when Hill had a mountain to climb
Damon Hill emerged as a candidate for a Williams race seat in late-1992 after Nigel Mansell opted for the US and Riccardo Patrese left for Benetton. Hill had been the…
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Prost’s final fling
With Nigel Mansell gone and new team-mate Damon Hill finding his feet, the path was clear for Alain Prost to make the most of the opportunity to drive the best…
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Williams FW15C: Nobody’s done it better
Thirty years after Alain Prost won the 1993 Formula 1 world championship the Williams FW15C remains the most advanced F1 car ever to race, perhaps challenged only by the McLaren…
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Allen Berg: The Motor Sport Interview
Forty years ago, a 21-year-old unknown from Alberta, Canada, pitched up in England with dreams of racing in Formula 1. Allen Berg made it – just – starting nine grands…
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F1 Retro: F1’s model pupil
F1 Retro – November 2013 The Goodwood Revival crowd were recently treated to the spectacular sight of Jackie Stewart, still spritely at 84 years old, gunning his Tyrrell 006 round…
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Good month – Bad month: November 2023
Good Month Laying down the Lawson AlphaTauri supersub Liam Lawson has been brilliant, scoring his first points at Marina Bay. With Ricciardo and Tsunoda now confirmed at AlphaTauri for 2024,…
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The crash that cost red Bull in Singapore GP
Having qualified a shock 11th and 13th fastest in Singapore, Red Bull was looking for a strategic route to rescue its weekend come the race. The reduction of the speed…
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Word on the beat
Impressive rookie stand-in Liam Lawson, above, was informed (by Red Bull’s Helmut Marko) just after qualifying his AlphaTauri in Q3 at Singapore that there would be no race seat…
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Red Bull learns lessons from rocky Singapore GP
The simulator had already suggested that Singapore was going to be the most difficult circuit on the calendar for the Red Bull RB19. What wasn’t anticipated was just how much…
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Back when Hill had a mountain to climb
Damon Hill emerged as a candidate for a Williams race seat in late-1992 after Nigel Mansell opted for the US and Riccardo Patrese left for Benetton. Hill had been the…
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Prost’s final fling
With Nigel Mansell gone and new team-mate Damon Hill finding his feet, the path was clear for Alain Prost to make the most of the opportunity to drive the best…
Great Read
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Williams FW15C: Nobody’s done it better
Thirty years after Alain Prost won the 1993 Formula 1 world championship the Williams FW15C remains the most advanced F1 car ever to race, perhaps challenged only by the McLaren…
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Allen Berg: The Motor Sport Interview
Forty years ago, a 21-year-old unknown from Alberta, Canada, pitched up in England with dreams of racing in Formula 1. Allen Berg made it – just – starting nine grands…
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F1 Retro: F1’s model pupil
F1 Retro – November 2013 The Goodwood Revival crowd were recently treated to the spectacular sight of Jackie Stewart, still spritely at 84 years old, gunning his Tyrrell 006 round…
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Good month – Bad month: November 2023
Good Month Laying down the Lawson AlphaTauri supersub Liam Lawson has been brilliant, scoring his first points at Marina Bay. With Ricciardo and Tsunoda now confirmed at AlphaTauri for 2024,…
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The crash that cost red Bull in Singapore GP
Having qualified a shock 11th and 13th fastest in Singapore, Red Bull was looking for a strategic route to rescue its weekend come the race. The reduction of the speed…
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Word on the beat
Impressive rookie stand-in Liam Lawson, above, was informed (by Red Bull’s Helmut Marko) just after qualifying his AlphaTauri in Q3 at Singapore that there would be no race seat…
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Red Bull learns lessons from rocky Singapore GP
The simulator had already suggested that Singapore was going to be the most difficult circuit on the calendar for the Red Bull RB19. What wasn’t anticipated was just how much…
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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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