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Alain Prost: ‘I was a better F1 racer than Senna’
In this month’s magazine, Alain Prost gives a rare and exclusive interview to look back on a brilliant career – and talk about that rivalry with Ayrton Senna
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Podcast: John Watson, Centenary Stories
Five-time Grand Prix-winner John Watson explains the art of the overtake; matching Niki Lauda’s performace; and turning down the chance to replace Nigel Mansell at Lotus, in the latest podcast marking Motor Sport‘s 100 years
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Otmar Szafnauer in talks to join Andretti F1: ‘I’d love to help’
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
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John Watson: Lauda became F1 template
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…
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F1 designer & GP winner — but Jean-Pierre Jabouille could have achieved so much more
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
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Alain Prost on Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Gilles Villeneuve
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…
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How Alain Prost nearly returned… with Ferrari
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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Alain Prost: ‘It sounds like a joke but I’m completely underrated’
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.…
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Flashback: Lotus launches its 1990 F1 car with Warwick and Donnelly
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…
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Alain Prost: ‘I was a better F1 racer than Senna’
In this month’s magazine, Alain Prost gives a rare and exclusive interview to look back on a brilliant career – and talk about that rivalry with Ayrton Senna
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: John Watson, Centenary Stories
Five-time Grand Prix-winner John Watson explains the art of the overtake; matching Niki Lauda’s performace; and turning down the chance to replace Nigel Mansell at Lotus, in the latest podcast marking Motor Sport‘s 100 years
F1
Otmar Szafnauer in talks to join Andretti F1: ‘I’d love to help’
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
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John Watson: Lauda became F1 template
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…
F1
F1 designer & GP winner — but Jean-Pierre Jabouille could have achieved so much more
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
Archive
Alain Prost on Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Gilles Villeneuve
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…
Archive
How Alain Prost nearly returned… with Ferrari
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
Archive
Alain Prost: ‘It sounds like a joke but I’m completely underrated’
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.…
Archive
Flashback: Lotus launches its 1990 F1 car with Warwick and Donnelly
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…
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Mark Hughes: Super-smooth Madrid circuit is an F1 minefield
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
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MPH: Did Piastri really sabotage Norris’s lap? The paranoia of F1’s towing game
A perfectly executed tow gave Pierre Gasly pole at Monza, but behind it lay a familiar F1 story of team-mate distrust, which is sometimes justified, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: The new Jim Clark? Antonelli’s Monza win was one of the greatest F1 has seen
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
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…
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Madring’s La Monumental: the banked corner that’s unlike anything else in F1
Madring’s banked showpiece was built to be photographed and talked about, but how big is the challenge around it?
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Podcast: Antonelli’s Monza F1 win shouldn’t have been possible
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
From Antonelli’s “impossible” Monza victory to the paranoia gripping Ferrari and McLaren’s driver pairings, this week’s biggest Formula 1 questions answered
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Can Madring avoid the F1 pitfalls Verstappen is predicting?
As Formula 1 arrives at Madring for the first time, Max Verstappen has highlighted two key worries. Will they come true?
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