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November 1, 1987 Suzuka, Japan A grid of a different kind – the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix drivers’ briefing. Eventual race winner Gerhard Berger is paying full attention, third row,…
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Cosworth DFV’s second life: its success outside F1
Keith Duckworth and his team at Cosworth designed the Ford DFV for one task and one task only – to win in Formula 1. One hundred and fifty-five world championship…
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Stroll & Son Limited. What next for Aston Martin in F1?
Lawrence Stroll is a man who knows what he wants, and has the money to ensure he gets it. Formerly a businessman who invested in fashion brands, Stroll is now…
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Eight of the greatest F1 team-mate rivalries: not-so-civil wars
Your own worst enemy, sitting right over there in the identical car on the other side of the garage. Team-‘mate’? You must be joking. Formula 1 is littered with examples…
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F1’s team-mate rivalries: the enemy within
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri Lando Norris had it all his own way at McLaren prior to Oscar Piastri’s arrival at the start of 2023. But the Australian’s pace and…
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Gijs van Lennep: The Motor Sport Interview
Formula 1 has gone Dutch. Max Verstappen’s domination with Red Bull plays out before an orange backdrop: hats, smoke, T-shirts. He has also put Zandvoort back on the grand prix…
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2024 Dakar Rally: Loony dunes
Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia, January 5-19 The defending winners shocked the rally world by switching allegiance for this year’s Dakar. Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will leave Toyota after…
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Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
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Parting shot: January 2024
November 1, 1987 Suzuka, Japan A grid of a different kind – the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix drivers’ briefing. Eventual race winner Gerhard Berger is paying full attention, third row,…
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Cosworth DFV’s second life: its success outside F1
Keith Duckworth and his team at Cosworth designed the Ford DFV for one task and one task only – to win in Formula 1. One hundred and fifty-five world championship…
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Stroll & Son Limited. What next for Aston Martin in F1?
Lawrence Stroll is a man who knows what he wants, and has the money to ensure he gets it. Formerly a businessman who invested in fashion brands, Stroll is now…
Great Read
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Eight of the greatest F1 team-mate rivalries: not-so-civil wars
Your own worst enemy, sitting right over there in the identical car on the other side of the garage. Team-‘mate’? You must be joking. Formula 1 is littered with examples…
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F1’s team-mate rivalries: the enemy within
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri Lando Norris had it all his own way at McLaren prior to Oscar Piastri’s arrival at the start of 2023. But the Australian’s pace and…
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Gijs van Lennep: The Motor Sport Interview
Formula 1 has gone Dutch. Max Verstappen’s domination with Red Bull plays out before an orange backdrop: hats, smoke, T-shirts. He has also put Zandvoort back on the grand prix…
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2024 Dakar Rally: Loony dunes
Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia, January 5-19 The defending winners shocked the rally world by switching allegiance for this year’s Dakar. Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will leave Toyota after…
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Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
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
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
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…
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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 gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
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…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
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…
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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
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
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
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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