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Claire Williams returns to the family business
Claire Williams, daughter of the late Sir Frank Williams and former deputy team principal of her father’s Formula 1 team, has renewed her ties to the company – in a…
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Mark Hughes “Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch of its new Formula 1 racing car, the MCL60, there was a definite sense of controlling expectations for the season ahead. “There…
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F1 2023 season preview with Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes
Joe Dunn: I think we are all looking forward to a mammoth season – 23 races! But what are you particularly hoping for in terms of racing? Mark Hughes: The…
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New Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur: ‘I’m a racer first’
Is new team principal Fred Vasseur the man to steer Scuderia Ferrari to its first world championship since Kimi Räikkönen’s triumph back in 2007? The Frenchman is the first outsider…
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2023 F1 drivers and teams
Red Bull RB19 Dominated with Max Verstappen to score a world title double Max Verstappen Car No 1 Age 25 Wins 35 Poles 20 2022 position 1st Aim in 2023…
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s rocky first year as FIA president
Formula 1 is used to conflict – between drivers, between teams, between the teams and the governing body. One might almost say the sport thrives on it. But not for…
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The master of F1 car liveries: Peter Stevens
Are racing car liveries as cool and memorable as they used to be? Let’s ask a man who should know. The trouble is, any conversation with Peter Stevens, the eminent…
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F1 2023 is go! The record-breaking 23-race calendar
1. Bahrain Sakhir / March 3-5 Since its debut in 2004, F1 has warmed to this desert venue, especially since it became a night race. Expect fireworks. 2. Saudi Arabi…
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Lotus 76: the overlooked car that laid a path to F1 success
The Type 76 occupies little more than a footnote in the Lotus story. Quietly forgotten by the team back in 1974, it’s overlooked in the history books today. It is…
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Claire Williams returns to the family business
Claire Williams, daughter of the late Sir Frank Williams and former deputy team principal of her father’s Formula 1 team, has renewed her ties to the company – in a…
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Mark Hughes “Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch of its new Formula 1 racing car, the MCL60, there was a definite sense of controlling expectations for the season ahead. “There…
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F1 2023 season preview with Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes
Joe Dunn: I think we are all looking forward to a mammoth season – 23 races! But what are you particularly hoping for in terms of racing? Mark Hughes: The…
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New Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur: ‘I’m a racer first’
Is new team principal Fred Vasseur the man to steer Scuderia Ferrari to its first world championship since Kimi Räikkönen’s triumph back in 2007? The Frenchman is the first outsider…
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2023 F1 drivers and teams
Red Bull RB19 Dominated with Max Verstappen to score a world title double Max Verstappen Car No 1 Age 25 Wins 35 Poles 20 2022 position 1st Aim in 2023…
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s rocky first year as FIA president
Formula 1 is used to conflict – between drivers, between teams, between the teams and the governing body. One might almost say the sport thrives on it. But not for…
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The master of F1 car liveries: Peter Stevens
Are racing car liveries as cool and memorable as they used to be? Let’s ask a man who should know. The trouble is, any conversation with Peter Stevens, the eminent…
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F1 2023 is go! The record-breaking 23-race calendar
1. Bahrain Sakhir / March 3-5 Since its debut in 2004, F1 has warmed to this desert venue, especially since it became a night race. Expect fireworks. 2. Saudi Arabi…
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Lotus 76: the overlooked car that laid a path to F1 success
The Type 76 occupies little more than a footnote in the Lotus story. Quietly forgotten by the team back in 1974, it’s overlooked in the history books today. It is…
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Mark Hughes: McLaren ‘conspiracy’ is more likely a push for every microsecond
McLaren’s disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix led to speculation about a conspiracy to bring Max Verstappen back into the title fight. But there’s a more realistic explanation
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MPH: Did Norris find code to crack Vegas at last year’s race?
F1’s 2025 championship leader said he had to go to real set-up extremes to make his car competitive in the final Las Vegas Grand Prix stint last year – could that be key to Lando Norris’s success in the race this season?
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MPH: F1 has its best drivers ever, says McLaren boss. He has a point
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the current F1 generation is the most competitive in history and called on reporters to scrutinise the claim. Mark Hughes didn’t need any more encouragement
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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When Ron Dennis couldn’t handle Haas: ‘He shouted – gave me s***’
In this month’s magazine, Guenther Steiner tells Matt Bishop about the waves Haas made on its F1 entry
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McLaren doesn’t need a Piastri revival now – What to watch out for in Qatar GP
The Qatar Grand Prix will be a pressure-packed penultimate round of the 2025 F1 season. Here’s what to watch out for at the Lusail event
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Genius designer remembers Lotus F1 team’s final days: ‘They didn’t invest’
Peter Wright was with Lotus for some of the greatest F1 highs, but also witnessed its demise – he told the story to Motor Sport in this month’s magazine
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