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Alonso says Alpine contract disagreement lasted ‘two months’
Fernando Alonso has revealed an impasse was reached between himself and Alpine in contract negotiations before his switch to Aston
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McLaren offered Ricciardo IndyCar ride before F1 exit was agreed
McLaren boss Zak Brown said the team spoke with outgoing Daniel Ricciardo about him moving to its IndyCar team
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The data that shows why McLaren had to let Ricciardo go
Daniel Ricciardo’s unhappy time at McLaren has come to an end – we look at the data which shows the team had no choice but to make a change
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Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at the end of current F1 season
McLaren has bought out the rest of Daniel Ricciardo’s contract and he will leave at the end of the current F1 season, with the team hoping to sign Oscar Piastri
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Spa’s final race for years to come? What to watch for at the 2022 Belgian GP
F1 ends its summer break at Spa for what could be the final Belgian Grand Prix before it drops off the calendar. With the prospect of an even closer fight at the front on a revamped circuit, it could be a thrilling send-off
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Where does Daniel Ricciardo go next after McLaren?
McLaren is soon expected to announce Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season. He’s been linked with a US move, but Chris Medland sayshe’ll find it hard to leave F1 — and there’s set to be a seat on the grid that will fit him perfectly
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Smoke and Heat: Lotus in the JPS days
Although I had no more than a small role as the team’s press officer during the black-and-gold glory days of the Lotus 72, I had a ringside seat at someof…
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Back in black: Lotus and Emerson reunited at Brands Hatch
It’s one of motor racing’s most familiar photographic clichés: black livery with gold flourishes, distinctive dark helmet with elegant red swirls, driver’s head cocked to one side as he coaxes…
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Emerson Fittipaldi: The best car of my career
“The Lotus 72 was such an important car for me –definitely the best car of my career. I have driven it recently at the Goodwood events and it still feels…
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Alonso says Alpine contract disagreement lasted ‘two months’
Fernando Alonso has revealed an impasse was reached between himself and Alpine in contract negotiations before his switch to Aston
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McLaren offered Ricciardo IndyCar ride before F1 exit was agreed
McLaren boss Zak Brown said the team spoke with outgoing Daniel Ricciardo about him moving to its IndyCar team
F1
The data that shows why McLaren had to let Ricciardo go
Daniel Ricciardo’s unhappy time at McLaren has come to an end – we look at the data which shows the team had no choice but to make a change
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Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at the end of current F1 season
McLaren has bought out the rest of Daniel Ricciardo’s contract and he will leave at the end of the current F1 season, with the team hoping to sign Oscar Piastri
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Spa’s final race for years to come? What to watch for at the 2022 Belgian GP
F1 ends its summer break at Spa for what could be the final Belgian Grand Prix before it drops off the calendar. With the prospect of an even closer fight at the front on a revamped circuit, it could be a thrilling send-off
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Where does Daniel Ricciardo go next after McLaren?
McLaren is soon expected to announce Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season. He’s been linked with a US move, but Chris Medland sayshe’ll find it hard to leave F1 — and there’s set to be a seat on the grid that will fit him perfectly
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Smoke and Heat: Lotus in the JPS days
Although I had no more than a small role as the team’s press officer during the black-and-gold glory days of the Lotus 72, I had a ringside seat at someof…
Archive
Back in black: Lotus and Emerson reunited at Brands Hatch
It’s one of motor racing’s most familiar photographic clichés: black livery with gold flourishes, distinctive dark helmet with elegant red swirls, driver’s head cocked to one side as he coaxes…
Great Read
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Emerson Fittipaldi: The best car of my career
“The Lotus 72 was such an important car for me –definitely the best car of my career. I have driven it recently at the Goodwood events and it still feels…
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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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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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Matt Bishop: ‘Tony Brise was set to be F1’s next superstar before tragic plane crash’
Lost alongside Graham Hill on a foggy November night 50 years ago, Tony Brise was already seen as “something special” in F1. All that’s left is the hint of what might have been
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Guenther Steiner: ‘F1 again? Never say never’
Guenther Steiner is that rare thing in modern motor sport: a genuine character; a straight-talking, old-school racer in an era of corporate jargon and marketing polish. Not despite that, but…
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