The time gained by exceeding F1 track limits: is it worth the risk?
Penalties rained down on drivers for exceeding track limits at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix. Project F1 asks how much drivers actually gained — and whether it was worth it
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F1 Retro
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Penalties rained down on drivers for exceeding track limits at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix. Project F1 asks how much drivers actually gained — and whether it was worth it
F1 Retro
It was the first glimpse of Verstappen, Red Bull and Honda’s future iron grip on F1: they were behind in 2019 but, as Mark Hughes recalls, mistakes from rivals at the Austrian GP showed that the key ingredients were in place
Rising Ferrari Driver Academy star Ollie Bearman is fighting for the F2 title in his rookie season. Chris Medland talks to the 18-year-old who’s looking for success at Silverstone in his home race — and a path to F1
The 2023 F1 calendar forces teams to travel over 81,000 miles to five different continents, whilst spending millions on planning and shipping. But could it be made any easier?
The British Grand Prix marks a milestone during the 2023 F1 campaign. Not only is it the mid-way point of the season, but it could be the greatest chance yet…
Hamilton vs Alonso is now one of F1’s greatest rivalries – race engineer Steve Hallam was right at the centre of the McLaren garage when relations first went cold
He preferred Brands Hatch and wasn’t impressed by the race, but Matt Bishop was still at Silverstone in 1979 to witness history at the British Grand Prix: the final hurrah of one F1 winner, and the first for a budding legend of the sport
One-team dominance is common place in F1, with Max Verstappen and Red Bull currently on top. But, as Tony Dodgins writes, should a level playing field be forced or should competition be allowed to improve naturally?
In the second episode of Motor Sport’s Engineering the Greats series 2, Steve Hallam remembers what it was like to work with Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Mika Häkkinen
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