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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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Saudi Arabia’s increasing influence on Formula 1
There were many striking moments from the 2022 Formula 1 season and one, indicative of how the sport still brings out the best, was George Russell leaping from his car…
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Zhou Guanyu goes fastest for Alfa Romeo on day 2 of F1 2023 pre-season testing
Day 2 recap of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2023 F1 season, including full testing schedule, updates and fastest laps
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John Watson: My life in cars
When I was young, our family car was… A Packard. My father was a motor trader so we had lots of different cars. He’d buy the cars in Glasgow and…
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Ford focused on Formula 1 comeback
Back in the mid-1990s, Sir Jackie Stewart convinced Ford to finance the creation of his own Formula 1 team. Following three seasons and one victory – for Motor Sport columnist…
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Slim Borgudd obituary: the F1 driver who drummed for ABBA
Slim Borgudd, who has died at the age of 76, was a Grammy award-winning drummer whose friendship with ABBA helped propel him to Formula 1 with ATS and Tyrrell. But the Swedish musician found his greatest racing success in truck racing
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‘Dead man walking’ — Why Mick Schumacher’s Haas F1 career was doomed from early 2022
The new season of Drive to Survive illustrates the struggle Mick Schumacher went through to keep his F1 race seat
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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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Saudi Arabia’s increasing influence on Formula 1
There were many striking moments from the 2022 Formula 1 season and one, indicative of how the sport still brings out the best, was George Russell leaping from his car…
F1
Zhou Guanyu goes fastest for Alfa Romeo on day 2 of F1 2023 pre-season testing
Day 2 recap of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2023 F1 season, including full testing schedule, updates and fastest laps
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John Watson: My life in cars
When I was young, our family car was… A Packard. My father was a motor trader so we had lots of different cars. He’d buy the cars in Glasgow and…
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Ford focused on Formula 1 comeback
Back in the mid-1990s, Sir Jackie Stewart convinced Ford to finance the creation of his own Formula 1 team. Following three seasons and one victory – for Motor Sport columnist…
Obituaries
Slim Borgudd obituary: the F1 driver who drummed for ABBA
Slim Borgudd, who has died at the age of 76, was a Grammy award-winning drummer whose friendship with ABBA helped propel him to Formula 1 with ATS and Tyrrell. But the Swedish musician found his greatest racing success in truck racing
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‘Dead man walking’ — Why Mick Schumacher’s Haas F1 career was doomed from early 2022
The new season of Drive to Survive illustrates the struggle Mick Schumacher went through to keep his F1 race seat
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MPH: Antonelli is ravaging Russell’s golden chance of F1 title — Canada is critical
Outperformed in Miami, George Russell fell further behind his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the F1 title race. It makes the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix vital for his championship hopes, says Mark Hughes, even though there’s a long season ahead
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Mark Hughes: Miami’s F1 team-mate divide – why driver pace made the difference
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
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Mark Hughes: Ever-more complex F1 rules expose just how flawed they are
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
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F1 set to abandon 50/50 power split in 2027 – what it means
Formula 1 will reduce electrification next year following the backlash against the current rules
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The FIA is giving Honda a helping hand, but is that right for F1?
The FIA has updated Formula 1’s regulations in what appears to be an attempt at helping Honda
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The ultra-elite F1 company Kimi Antonelli joined with Miami GP win
Kimi Antonelli’s start to 2026 has placed him in an elite Formula 1 group consisting of only Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and Mika Häkkinen
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