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F1 Retro: Setting a smoking lap
F1 Retro August 2005 I kept my foot down – that’s what racing is all about.” So said Keke Rosberg, the moustachioed, Marlboro-smoking racing hero featured in this month’s F1 Retro,…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — October 2022
Good month Alonso’s Machiavellian moves If you’re going to waste your talent in the midfield, do it with as many zeros on your contract as possible, and an iconic car…
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Ferrari in the cooler
Red Bull made some great strategy calls in winning Verstappen the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid. But underlying it all was Verstappen’s pace advantage. As rival Carlos…
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F1 Trackside view: October 2022
Race report Twin wins for Max in France and Hungary as Ferrari and Leclerc crumble… again Word on the beat Porsche’s purchase, Palou’s potential practice and can Spa catch a break?…
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Leclerc’s pain boosts Verstappen’s gain: F1 in France & Hungary
🇫🇷 2022 French Grand Prix 🇭🇺 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix The brace of races before F1’s summer shutdown both featured the exact same podium: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the…
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Word on the beat, October 2022
IndyCar champ Alex Palou – in a legal wrangle with Chip Ganassi Racing about his contract – is tipped to run in a late season FP1 session for McLaren once…
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The purpose to prevent the porpoise
Prior to the French Grand Prix the FIA announced it would be making a few changes to the technical regulations for 2023. These were being made with the aim of…
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Vern Schuppan: The Motor Sport Interview
Motor racing’s path from Down Under to Up Top is well trod: Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, Alan Jones. It’s too far to travel to fail. Though South Australian Vern Schuppan’s…
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Bernie Ecclestone pleads not guilty to £400m fraud charge in court
Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded not guilty to a £400m fraud charge during a court appearance this morning. The 91-year-old is accused of failing to declare an involvement in a Singapore-based…
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F1 Retro: Setting a smoking lap
F1 Retro August 2005 I kept my foot down – that’s what racing is all about.” So said Keke Rosberg, the moustachioed, Marlboro-smoking racing hero featured in this month’s F1 Retro,…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — October 2022
Good month Alonso’s Machiavellian moves If you’re going to waste your talent in the midfield, do it with as many zeros on your contract as possible, and an iconic car…
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Ferrari in the cooler
Red Bull made some great strategy calls in winning Verstappen the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid. But underlying it all was Verstappen’s pace advantage. As rival Carlos…
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F1 Trackside view: October 2022
Race report Twin wins for Max in France and Hungary as Ferrari and Leclerc crumble… again Word on the beat Porsche’s purchase, Palou’s potential practice and can Spa catch a break?…
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Leclerc’s pain boosts Verstappen’s gain: F1 in France & Hungary
🇫🇷 2022 French Grand Prix 🇭🇺 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix The brace of races before F1’s summer shutdown both featured the exact same podium: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the…
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Word on the beat, October 2022
IndyCar champ Alex Palou – in a legal wrangle with Chip Ganassi Racing about his contract – is tipped to run in a late season FP1 session for McLaren once…
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The purpose to prevent the porpoise
Prior to the French Grand Prix the FIA announced it would be making a few changes to the technical regulations for 2023. These were being made with the aim of…
Great Read
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Vern Schuppan: The Motor Sport Interview
Motor racing’s path from Down Under to Up Top is well trod: Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, Alan Jones. It’s too far to travel to fail. Though South Australian Vern Schuppan’s…
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Bernie Ecclestone pleads not guilty to £400m fraud charge in court
Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded not guilty to a £400m fraud charge during a court appearance this morning. The 91-year-old is accused of failing to declare an involvement in a Singapore-based…
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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Heikki Kovalainen on F1 pressure, McLaren years and the cost of chasing greatness
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
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Why F1’s 2026 rules are forcing drivers away from the limit in qualifying
The 2026 Formula 1 rule changes are arguably the biggest in the history of grand prix racing, and certainly the most divisive. They undermine the fundamental tenets of the racing…
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