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Bottas on the podium and Hamilton unleashed: Imola GP data shows what could have been
All the data from the tight midfield battle at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix analysed
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Flashback: Russell Bulgin, the writer who befriended Senna
The photo shows Ayrton Senna typically getting down to detail with his engineer, Steve Hallam (soft cap) and the Lotus crew in the Detroit pitlane in 1985. The man I…
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Perry McCarthy: The Motor Sport Interview
Perry McCarthy somehow made it all the way to Formula 1 despite starting out at 21 years old with no previous experience of competing in either karts or cars. Permanently…
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Max: The Dutch Master book review — Lewis, look away now
So much has already been said about Max Verstappen including in the documentary Whatever It Takes, as well as several biographies, that the big question about André Hoogeboom’s Max: The…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘F1 is challenging drivers again in 2022’
In judging the success of the new ground-effect chassis regulations, written precisely to allow drivers to follow each other closer to encourage better racing, we shouldn’t look at one race…
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What is the undercut in F1? Ask Mark
Could you please explain the term ‘undercut’. It seems to describe a multitude of situations such as sidepods, pitstops, overtaking etc! And my mother used to ask for undercut at…
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Why none of the top teams can stop their 2022 F1 cars bouncing
Porpoising has made its reappearance in F1 after a break of four decades – from when cars last ran venturi underbody tunnels. Even the two fastest cars of the early…
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Riccardo Patrese: Formula 1’s Mr Nice Guy
F1 Retro February 2005 They don’t make number two drivers like they used to. Hair flowing, effortlessly cool, Riccardo Patrese was the kind of F1 competitor who seemed readily on…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month – June 2022
Good Month Albon the tyre whisperer Williams’ Alex Albon pulled off one of the all-time great strategy wheezes, driving just slow enough to preserve his Pirellis till the year 2100…
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Bottas on the podium and Hamilton unleashed: Imola GP data shows what could have been
All the data from the tight midfield battle at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix analysed
Archive
Flashback: Russell Bulgin, the writer who befriended Senna
The photo shows Ayrton Senna typically getting down to detail with his engineer, Steve Hallam (soft cap) and the Lotus crew in the Detroit pitlane in 1985. The man I…
Archive
Perry McCarthy: The Motor Sport Interview
Perry McCarthy somehow made it all the way to Formula 1 despite starting out at 21 years old with no previous experience of competing in either karts or cars. Permanently…
Archive
Max: The Dutch Master book review — Lewis, look away now
So much has already been said about Max Verstappen including in the documentary Whatever It Takes, as well as several biographies, that the big question about André Hoogeboom’s Max: The…
Opinion
Archive
Johnny Herbert: ‘F1 is challenging drivers again in 2022’
In judging the success of the new ground-effect chassis regulations, written precisely to allow drivers to follow each other closer to encourage better racing, we shouldn’t look at one race…
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What is the undercut in F1? Ask Mark
Could you please explain the term ‘undercut’. It seems to describe a multitude of situations such as sidepods, pitstops, overtaking etc! And my mother used to ask for undercut at…
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Why none of the top teams can stop their 2022 F1 cars bouncing
Porpoising has made its reappearance in F1 after a break of four decades – from when cars last ran venturi underbody tunnels. Even the two fastest cars of the early…
Archive
Riccardo Patrese: Formula 1’s Mr Nice Guy
F1 Retro February 2005 They don’t make number two drivers like they used to. Hair flowing, effortlessly cool, Riccardo Patrese was the kind of F1 competitor who seemed readily on…
Archive
Formula 1: good month, bad month – June 2022
Good Month Albon the tyre whisperer Williams’ Alex Albon pulled off one of the all-time great strategy wheezes, driving just slow enough to preserve his Pirellis till the year 2100…
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MPH: Last-placed Alpine could fight for wins in 2026. Two corners show why
Alpine sits at the bottom of the F1 championship table this year; its drivers struggling with the car. But one change due in 2026 could transform its fortunes, says Mark Hughes
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Mark Hughes: When first’s the worst. Why F1 drivers lose to slower team-mates
When you’re falling behind, there’s less risk in trying something different. Which is why F1 drivers can ace grands prix and still get beaten by a slower team-mate — as Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton know too well
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Porsche’s ready-made route into F1: will it join the grid at last?
The valuation of a Formula 1 team may seem an esoteric consideration for F1 followers. But it can have a huge impact upon events and the landscape upon which the…
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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How Dietrich Mateschitz’s death set Christian Horner on road to Red Bull F1 exit
Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death didn’t just change the company. It marked the begining of the end for Christian Horner’s two-decade reign at the head of the F1 team
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The F1 champions who slumped: Winners and losers from the 2025 season so far
At the 2025 Formula 1 season reached the summer break, clear winners and losers have emerged in a campaign defined by McLaren’s dominance
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Badass Brambilla: the day F1’s ‘Monza Gorilla’ won at deadly Österreichring
Vittorio Brambilla won just a single grand prix in his Formula 1 career but, writes Matt Bishop, it was a spectacularly skilful and determined victory at an Austrian race blanketed by rain and tragedy
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