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‘A peculiar absence’: Why is there no German Grand Prix?
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
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Trackside view: September 2023
Race report The trials and tribulations of racing for Red Bull when your name is not Max Verstappen Word on the beat Hamilton’s ‘emotional’ contract, a new name for Alpha…
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F1 tactics: tyre headaches trip up Ferrari in Hungary
Ferrari got itself into an awkward interference pattern with the strategies of its two cars in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Partly this came about through the experimental tyre allocation for…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Ricciardo has to blow Tsunoda away to secure Red Bull seat’
There were pleasing aspects to the British Grand Prix. One was Alexander Albon’s drive to eighth for Williams. I saw Alex as he was leaving the circuit on the Sunday…
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Brad Pitt stars as Apex F1 movie films at British GP
Lewis Hamilton reckons the forthcoming Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt could have an even bigger impact on grand prix racing than Netflix’s divisive Drive to Survive series. Filming for…
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Flashback: Harvey Postlethwaite at Hungary ‘88
Harvey Postlethwaite, captured in the Hungaroring car park early on race day in 1988. After seven years with Ferrari, Harvey had become technical director at Tyrrell; the equivalent today of…
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Tim Schenken: My life in cars
My family car as a child… The first family car I remember was my Father’s DeSoto in the 1940s, an American car. In the war years they had a bag…
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F1 Retro: Rene Arnoux – Blinded by the Light
F1 Retro – May 2001 F1 seemingly used to have a select yet steady flow of drivers like René Arnoux on tap – charisma-bottled with talent to spare, but a…
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Good month – Bad month: September 2023
Good Month F1 star power Sell-out Silverstone, drivers treated like rock stars, the British GP gripped by its own Hollywood fever – F1 really has hit the ‘big time’. Saturday…
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‘A peculiar absence’: Why is there no German Grand Prix?
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
Archive
Trackside view: September 2023
Race report The trials and tribulations of racing for Red Bull when your name is not Max Verstappen Word on the beat Hamilton’s ‘emotional’ contract, a new name for Alpha…
Archive
F1 tactics: tyre headaches trip up Ferrari in Hungary
Ferrari got itself into an awkward interference pattern with the strategies of its two cars in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Partly this came about through the experimental tyre allocation for…
Opinion
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Ricciardo has to blow Tsunoda away to secure Red Bull seat’
There were pleasing aspects to the British Grand Prix. One was Alexander Albon’s drive to eighth for Williams. I saw Alex as he was leaving the circuit on the Sunday…
Archive
Brad Pitt stars as Apex F1 movie films at British GP
Lewis Hamilton reckons the forthcoming Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt could have an even bigger impact on grand prix racing than Netflix’s divisive Drive to Survive series. Filming for…
Archive
Flashback: Harvey Postlethwaite at Hungary ‘88
Harvey Postlethwaite, captured in the Hungaroring car park early on race day in 1988. After seven years with Ferrari, Harvey had become technical director at Tyrrell; the equivalent today of…
Archive
Tim Schenken: My life in cars
My family car as a child… The first family car I remember was my Father’s DeSoto in the 1940s, an American car. In the war years they had a bag…
Archive
F1 Retro: Rene Arnoux – Blinded by the Light
F1 Retro – May 2001 F1 seemingly used to have a select yet steady flow of drivers like René Arnoux on tap – charisma-bottled with talent to spare, but a…
Archive
Good month – Bad month: September 2023
Good Month F1 star power Sell-out Silverstone, drivers treated like rock stars, the British GP gripped by its own Hollywood fever – F1 really has hit the ‘big time’. Saturday…
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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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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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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Prost laments Renault’s ‘sad’ F1 exit: ‘It’ll be difficult to come back’
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected – how he became FIA president
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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