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Can you be the greatest driver of all time if you’ve only raced in F1?
Modern F1 drivers rarely race outside their series, so can any claim to be the greatest driver of all time? asks Morgan Holiday
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F1 driver contracts ending in 2023: who has to impress to stay on grid?
Seven drivers are due to head into the 2023 F1 season with less than a year left on their contracts. But with each at different points in their F1 career, what do they need to do to keep their seat safe?
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Hakkinen on Senna’s reaction to his F1 debut: ‘He went berserk!’
In our March 2023 issue, Mika Häkkinen reveals how illustrious team-mate Ayrton Senna reacted to the Finn’s scintillating McLaren F1 debut
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‘I have sympathy for Binotto’: Christian Horner argues for F1 team boss stability
Christian Horner is starting his 19th season in charge of Red Bull. The longest-serving F1 team principal tells Chris Medland about his “remarkable journey” since taking over and gives his verdict on the latest team boss changes
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Is Nico Hülkenberg’s F1 return a step forward or backward for Haas?
Nico Hülkenberg will join Kevin Magnussen to form the oldest F1 driver pairing in 2023. But will the promise of experience outweigh Haas’s lack of youth in guaranteeing its future?
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Mika’s five formidable F1 performances
1993 Portuguese GP (DNF – crash) “Häkkinen was the breath of fresh air F1 needed in Estoril, and he bounced into the paddock like some golden retriever puppy that had…
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Mika Häkkinen: The Motor Sport Interview
Mika Pauli Häkkinen came to Britain from Finland in 1988, where he’d won everything there was to win in karting and the lower formulae, and within two years was British…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Response to Andretti F1 proposal is lukewarm at best’
Michael Andretti recently upped the stakes in his attempts at taking his team Andretti Global into Formula 1 with the announcement that GM was part of the bid and the…
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Mario Andretti’s 100th career win — Flashback
This image was unexpected, not because Mario Andretti had just scored his first IndyCar win in five years, but thanks to the manner in which the photo opportunity had arisen.…
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Can you be the greatest driver of all time if you’ve only raced in F1?
Modern F1 drivers rarely race outside their series, so can any claim to be the greatest driver of all time? asks Morgan Holiday
F1
F1 driver contracts ending in 2023: who has to impress to stay on grid?
Seven drivers are due to head into the 2023 F1 season with less than a year left on their contracts. But with each at different points in their F1 career, what do they need to do to keep their seat safe?
F1
Hakkinen on Senna’s reaction to his F1 debut: ‘He went berserk!’
In our March 2023 issue, Mika Häkkinen reveals how illustrious team-mate Ayrton Senna reacted to the Finn’s scintillating McLaren F1 debut
F1
‘I have sympathy for Binotto’: Christian Horner argues for F1 team boss stability
Christian Horner is starting his 19th season in charge of Red Bull. The longest-serving F1 team principal tells Chris Medland about his “remarkable journey” since taking over and gives his verdict on the latest team boss changes
F1
Is Nico Hülkenberg’s F1 return a step forward or backward for Haas?
Nico Hülkenberg will join Kevin Magnussen to form the oldest F1 driver pairing in 2023. But will the promise of experience outweigh Haas’s lack of youth in guaranteeing its future?
Archive
Mika’s five formidable F1 performances
1993 Portuguese GP (DNF – crash) “Häkkinen was the breath of fresh air F1 needed in Estoril, and he bounced into the paddock like some golden retriever puppy that had…
Archive
Mika Häkkinen: The Motor Sport Interview
Mika Pauli Häkkinen came to Britain from Finland in 1988, where he’d won everything there was to win in karting and the lower formulae, and within two years was British…
Archive
Mark Hughes: ‘Response to Andretti F1 proposal is lukewarm at best’
Michael Andretti recently upped the stakes in his attempts at taking his team Andretti Global into Formula 1 with the announcement that GM was part of the bid and the…
Archive
Mario Andretti’s 100th career win — Flashback
This image was unexpected, not because Mario Andretti had just scored his first IndyCar win in five years, but thanks to the manner in which the photo opportunity had arisen.…
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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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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The challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
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Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
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Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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