Mercedes: ‘We were too confident after eight years of F1 success’
Mercedes’ return to competitiveness has been a hard and gruelling journey. Key figures from the team tell Motor Sport what went wrong and how it clawed its way back to the front
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F1 heads to Hungary this weekend for a 70-lap tour of the Hungaroring — a circuit which often delivers plenty of racing action despite its narrow street-like nature. Viewers in…
In this month’s magazine, Karun Chandhok takes the Lotus 49 to the Hethel test track to find out why it’s the Race Car of the Century
One has the jitters, one has hope after years of agonising defeat and the other is struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes analyses how three key figures on the F1 grid are trying to overcome their confidence crises
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Mercedes’ return to competitiveness has been a hard and gruelling journey. Key figures from the team tell Motor Sport what went wrong and how it clawed its way back to the front
F1 heads to Hungary this weekend for a 70-lap tour of the Hungaroring — a circuit which often delivers plenty of racing action despite its narrow street-like nature. Viewers in…
In this month’s magazine, Karun Chandhok takes the Lotus 49 to the Hethel test track to find out why it’s the Race Car of the Century
One has the jitters, one has hope after years of agonising defeat and the other is struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes analyses how three key figures on the F1 grid are trying to overcome their confidence crises
Adrian Newey is heralded by many as the greatest F1 designer of all time. But what makes him so special? Cambridge Kisby identifies a common theme amongst his title-winning drivers that may provide an answer
Lotus founder Colin Chapman was the team boss, engineer and innovator who pushed design to the limits – read the Motor Sport profile
The 2024 F1 season has been a breath of fresh air, with six different race winners across the first 12 grands prix. But the scale of the competition — and Red Bull’s early advantage — are giving Max Verstappen few concerns in the championship
Ferrari has lost its way on the F1 development path in recent months, while its race strategy has fallen apart too – Leclerc, Sainz and Vasseur explains the team’s plan to get back on track
On an F1 grid obsessed by youth, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are outliers — but not just in terms of age. “I’ve never encountered any other driver nearly as competitive,” says Matt Bishop. “Both remain supremely capable”
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