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If you feel modern Formula 1 takes itself too seriously nowadays, then blame Niki Lauda. John Watson, above, points to the three-time champion’s ruthless approach as marking the turning point…
Jean-Pierre Jabouille developed Renault’s first F1 car, then raced it in its debut grand prix. He became the team’s first Formula 1 winner as well. But, writes Matt Bishop, bad luck disguised his even greater potential
Max Verstappen “I like him very much because he’s a little bit different in the way he thinks and speaks. Even in Las Vegas he was focused on racing and…
Alain Prost was 38 when he retired from Formula 1 at the end of 1993. But much like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton today, he really wasn’t ready to. That’s…
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He divides opinion. Always has done. And it tends to distil to a single, fundamental question: are you for Senna, or are you for Prost? Even Motor Sport can’t resist.…
It may have been necessary to leave home at some unearthly hour to reach Ketteringham Hall by 10am, but the trip was worth it. Never having been to the legendary…
Otmar Szafnauer’s journey from a small village in Romania to the Formula 1 paddock, where he’s been team principal at Force India, Aston Martin and Alpine, is one of the…
Sakhir, Bahrain, February 29-March 2 For a fourth consecutive year, Bahrain hosts the Formula 1 season opener. The 2023 race set the tone for the season to come, with a…
In this month’s magazine Otmar Szafnauer says he’s already been involved in talks to link up with the team hopeful to join the F1 grid – and reveals what went wrong at Alpine
If you feel modern Formula 1 takes itself too seriously nowadays, then blame Niki Lauda. John Watson, above, points to the three-time champion’s ruthless approach as marking the turning point…
Jean-Pierre Jabouille developed Renault’s first F1 car, then raced it in its debut grand prix. He became the team’s first Formula 1 winner as well. But, writes Matt Bishop, bad luck disguised his even greater potential
Max Verstappen “I like him very much because he’s a little bit different in the way he thinks and speaks. Even in Las Vegas he was focused on racing and…
Alain Prost was 38 when he retired from Formula 1 at the end of 1993. But much like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton today, he really wasn’t ready to. That’s…
Great Read
He divides opinion. Always has done. And it tends to distil to a single, fundamental question: are you for Senna, or are you for Prost? Even Motor Sport can’t resist.…
It may have been necessary to leave home at some unearthly hour to reach Ketteringham Hall by 10am, but the trip was worth it. Never having been to the legendary…
Otmar Szafnauer’s journey from a small village in Romania to the Formula 1 paddock, where he’s been team principal at Force India, Aston Martin and Alpine, is one of the…
Sakhir, Bahrain, February 29-March 2 For a fourth consecutive year, Bahrain hosts the Formula 1 season opener. The 2023 race set the tone for the season to come, with a…
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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