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Podcast: 2023 F1 review part 1 with Brundle, Hughes and Smith
An F1 season for the record books: Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith look back on 2023
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What makes the perfect F1 overtake? Experts choose their 2023 favourites
Renowned Silverstone driver coach Steve Deeks and F1TV presenter Alex Brundle have analysed Motor Sport’s ‘overtake of the year’ shortlist. From podium passes to midfield masteries, who had the best of 2023?
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The ‘overwhelming confidence’ linking Senna, Schumacher & Alonso
Pat Symonds worked with three of F1’s all-time greats – he recently spoke about the unifying characteristic which helped them rise above the rest
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MPH: Can Hamilton write his F1 comeback story before it’s too late?
Lewis Hamilton will be 39 when the 2024 F1 season starts. Can Mercedes deliver him another World Championship-winning car before time catches up with grand prix racing’s most successful driver? asks Mark Hughes
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The genius behind Alonso’s Sao Paulo pass: ‘He had everyone fooled’
The 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix might have been in its dying moments, but the tension was only rising as Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez battled over the final podium…
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Top F1 photographers reveal what makes the perfect picture
Renowned photographer Paul-Henri Cahier has helped draw up Motor Sport’s ‘Image of the year’ shortlist – he and fellow snapper Florent Gooden explain what makes the ideal F1 shot
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‘I’d be happy with tenth next year’: Vowles looks long-term at Williams
James Vowles’ first season as Williams boss saw the team return to the midfield fight. But he tells Chris Medland that he’s not getting excited about its seventh-place finish, as he focuses on winning again
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Karun Chandhok’s 2023 F1 review: best bits & the race that tested Crofty
F1 2023 saw an unprecedented number of records fall, but also some intense battles up and down the field – Karun Chandhok picks his top performers of the year
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F1 drivers in their fifties: why Alonso is nowhere near the oldest
Oscar Piastri wasn’t even born when Fernando Alonso first raced in F1. But the 42-year-old double-world champion will have to race for a decade to best Luigi Fagioli as the oldest championship GP winner, says Matt Bishop
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: 2023 F1 review part 1 with Brundle, Hughes and Smith
An F1 season for the record books: Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith look back on 2023
F1
What makes the perfect F1 overtake? Experts choose their 2023 favourites
Renowned Silverstone driver coach Steve Deeks and F1TV presenter Alex Brundle have analysed Motor Sport’s ‘overtake of the year’ shortlist. From podium passes to midfield masteries, who had the best of 2023?
F1
The ‘overwhelming confidence’ linking Senna, Schumacher & Alonso
Pat Symonds worked with three of F1’s all-time greats – he recently spoke about the unifying characteristic which helped them rise above the rest
F1
MPH: Can Hamilton write his F1 comeback story before it’s too late?
Lewis Hamilton will be 39 when the 2024 F1 season starts. Can Mercedes deliver him another World Championship-winning car before time catches up with grand prix racing’s most successful driver? asks Mark Hughes
F1
The genius behind Alonso’s Sao Paulo pass: ‘He had everyone fooled’
The 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix might have been in its dying moments, but the tension was only rising as Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez battled over the final podium…
F1
Top F1 photographers reveal what makes the perfect picture
Renowned photographer Paul-Henri Cahier has helped draw up Motor Sport’s ‘Image of the year’ shortlist – he and fellow snapper Florent Gooden explain what makes the ideal F1 shot
F1
‘I’d be happy with tenth next year’: Vowles looks long-term at Williams
James Vowles’ first season as Williams boss saw the team return to the midfield fight. But he tells Chris Medland that he’s not getting excited about its seventh-place finish, as he focuses on winning again
F1
Karun Chandhok’s 2023 F1 review: best bits & the race that tested Crofty
F1 2023 saw an unprecedented number of records fall, but also some intense battles up and down the field – Karun Chandhok picks his top performers of the year
F1
F1 drivers in their fifties: why Alonso is nowhere near the oldest
Oscar Piastri wasn’t even born when Fernando Alonso first raced in F1. But the 42-year-old double-world champion will have to race for a decade to best Luigi Fagioli as the oldest championship GP winner, says Matt Bishop
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Mark Hughes: The knife-edge strategy that delivered Hamilton’s Barcelona win
Mark Hughes analyses the finely poised strategic battle that underpinned Lewis Hamilton’s landmark first Ferrari victory in Barcelona
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Mark Hughes: Barcelona offers Russell the reset he desperately needs
Mark Hughes examines why Barcelona’s high-energy demands could be the perfect antidote to Russell’s Monaco misery, and why Leclerc’s brake woes are harder to solve than they appear
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MPH: Ferrari brake changes delight Hamilton but leave Leclerc angry and without feel
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
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Mark Hughes: why F1’s 50/50 hybrid rules were doomed by conflicting priorities
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
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F1 flashback: Champions’ drives in Barcelona
Barcelona 2026 brought Lewis Hamilton his first Ferrari Formula 1 victory but offered a sobering result for Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen, as Matt Bishop explains
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Mercedes’ Achilles heel is becoming too costly
From Antonelli’s shutdown in Barcelona to McLaren’s double DNS in China, Mercedes’ power unit-related failures are threatening to compromise its and its customer teams’ season
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Why the Monaco pitlane saga may outlast its verdict
Pierre Gasly has his Monaco podium back, for now. But the measurement failure might need more answers before the issue is settled
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