‘It’s time for an African F1 race’ says official behind Rwanda GP plan
Proposals for a Rwanda Grand Prix are serious, and the nation is prepared to host a Formula 1 race, says the man who governs motor racing in the country
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Proposals for a Rwanda Grand Prix are serious, and the nation is prepared to host a Formula 1 race, says the man who governs motor racing in the country
Aston Martin is assembling a formidable group of F1 engineers in preparation for an assault on the F1 title in 2026. Hiring Adrian Newey would cap a heavyweight technical team says Mark Hughes
In 1986 Ayrton Senna snuck away from the world of Formula 1 to try his hand at rallying. The Ford RS Cosworth and Metro 6R4 that the Brazilian slid around the Welsh hillsides will reunite at this summer’s Silverstone Festival
Key upgrades through the first half of the 2024 F1 season has reshuffled the pack more than once. But, as Chris Medland writes, the running order could continue to change late into the final races
McLaren’s F1 car keeps getting faster and faster, with both its drivers now GP winners, and the team closing on Red Bull in the constructors’ championship. But boss Andrea Stella tells Edd Straw that success could easily be short-lived
Two years ago, Sebastian Vettel decided to bring an end to his glittering F1 career, so picked up the phone to Matt Bishop — then Aston Martin comms boss. He details the ensuing scramble and Vettel’s increasing determination to speak out
August 27, 1990 Birmingham The crowds are out on a Bank Holiday Monday as Eddie Irvine, in the Reynard of Eddie Jordan Racing, leads the DAMS Lola of Érik Comas…
The BRM P153, designed by new recruit Tony Southgate, represented a conscious (and visual) break from the company’s dwindling 1960s fortunes and kicked off the new decade with a rejuvenating…
The McLaren M23 gleams on the Goodwood start line, radiant in its red and white livery. The Cosworth DFV engine lets out a familiar guttural bark as Emerson Fittipaldi floors…
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