Mika Häkkinen: one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time?
A qualifying demon who hid his intelligence — and fun side — Mika Häkkinen won his first world championship 25 years ago. Does he qualify as one of the all-time F1 greats, asks Matt Bishop?
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Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for Brazil’s 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from Interlagos, including qualifying, the sprint and the grand prix
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A qualifying demon who hid his intelligence — and fun side — Mika Häkkinen won his first world championship 25 years ago. Does he qualify as one of the all-time F1 greats, asks Matt Bishop?
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for Brazil’s 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from Interlagos, including qualifying, the sprint and the grand prix
Turn 1 There’ll be some good action going into the first turn on the race start because it’s so wide – now would be the time to overtake. After slamming…
The best street circuits require three defined sequences to offer a proper challenge for teams and drivers. So says Clive Bowen, left, founder of Apex Circuit Design that counts the…
Williams isn’t at Formula 1’s cutting edge performance-wise, but it is one of the most active teams in the United States. And not just because it has F1’s only American…
The house always wins in Las Vegas. That’s why Formula 1 is the house for its return to Sin City, four decades on from its forgettable first foray to the Nevada desert…
Colin Chapman was very irritated. He was a day late arriving at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix and during Friday qualifying, in Chapman’s absence, Mario Andretti had lapped 1.54sec faster…
Sergio Pérez has a contract with Red Bull Racing until the end of next year. But is he safe from being bumped? If you look at this team historically you’d…
Race report All the action from Lusail and Circuit of the Americas, including a win for Oscar Piastri Word on the beat McLaren £19m compensation claim and COTA blows cold…
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