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Has car-breaking COTA been tamed? 2022 US GP – what to watch for
Verstappen secured the F1 title in Japan, but there’s still much to play for at this weekend’s US GP
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The US Grand Prix used to be a tough sell, now COTA can’t make grandstands fast enough: Medland
The Circuit of the Americas hosted its first United States GP in 2012 and, after keeping the faith for a rocky few years, it has become a huge success story that F1 can learn from, writes Chris Medland
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‘Vegas has its lights, but COTA is F1’s sporting soul in the US’
Austin’s Circuit of the Americas was F1’s US ‘crown jewel’. But where does the exhilarating track and its sellout crowd stand now that Miami and Las Vegas have joined the calendar? asks Damien Smith
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Jacques Villeneuve’s F1 return: ‘I left the pits and my brain went back 17 years’
Driving a Formula 1 car is just like riding a bike — you never forget. At least that’s Jacques Villeneuve’s view after he blasted out of the pits in a 2021 Alpine and found his brain was instantly back in the groove… even if his body wasn’t
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Max Verstappen’s F1 records: the ones he’s broken in 2022 and what he can still break
Max Verstappen has broken a number of F1 records this year – but there are still more for the taking
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Mario Andretti’s McLaren F1 drive: ‘No-one will ever understand how much I love driving a racing car’
F1 champions have the same dreams as us… but a better chance of achieving them. Mario Andretti tells Motor Sport he’s in “seventh heaven” after driving a modern McLaren at Laguna Seca this weekend, but he’s still searching of the perfect lap
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How an astrophysicist helped Alonso win his first F1 title
Former astrophysicist Robin Tuluie recalls how inspiration he took from a model of the John Hancock Tower helped secure Alonso’s first title
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MPH: Haas’s Schumacher v Hülkenberg choice – but decision is said to be made
Haas has a choice of youth vs experience in its 2023 driver decision – has Mick Schumacher done enough to keep his seat ahead of Nico Hülkenberg?
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James Hunt’s friends remember a Jekyll & Hyde F1 driver
This month’s issue looks at James Hunt’s 1977, a season which featured perhaps his finest driving but also encapsulated his unique personality
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Has car-breaking COTA been tamed? 2022 US GP – what to watch for
Verstappen secured the F1 title in Japan, but there’s still much to play for at this weekend’s US GP
F1
The US Grand Prix used to be a tough sell, now COTA can’t make grandstands fast enough: Medland
The Circuit of the Americas hosted its first United States GP in 2012 and, after keeping the faith for a rocky few years, it has become a huge success story that F1 can learn from, writes Chris Medland
F1
‘Vegas has its lights, but COTA is F1’s sporting soul in the US’
Austin’s Circuit of the Americas was F1’s US ‘crown jewel’. But where does the exhilarating track and its sellout crowd stand now that Miami and Las Vegas have joined the calendar? asks Damien Smith
F1
Jacques Villeneuve’s F1 return: ‘I left the pits and my brain went back 17 years’
Driving a Formula 1 car is just like riding a bike — you never forget. At least that’s Jacques Villeneuve’s view after he blasted out of the pits in a 2021 Alpine and found his brain was instantly back in the groove… even if his body wasn’t
F1
Max Verstappen’s F1 records: the ones he’s broken in 2022 and what he can still break
Max Verstappen has broken a number of F1 records this year – but there are still more for the taking
F1
Mario Andretti’s McLaren F1 drive: ‘No-one will ever understand how much I love driving a racing car’
F1 champions have the same dreams as us… but a better chance of achieving them. Mario Andretti tells Motor Sport he’s in “seventh heaven” after driving a modern McLaren at Laguna Seca this weekend, but he’s still searching of the perfect lap
F1
How an astrophysicist helped Alonso win his first F1 title
Former astrophysicist Robin Tuluie recalls how inspiration he took from a model of the John Hancock Tower helped secure Alonso’s first title
F1
MPH: Haas’s Schumacher v Hülkenberg choice – but decision is said to be made
Haas has a choice of youth vs experience in its 2023 driver decision – has Mick Schumacher done enough to keep his seat ahead of Nico Hülkenberg?
F1
James Hunt’s friends remember a Jekyll & Hyde F1 driver
This month’s issue looks at James Hunt’s 1977, a season which featured perhaps his finest driving but also encapsulated his unique personality
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MPH: Did Piastri really sabotage Norris’s lap? The paranoia of F1’s towing game
A perfectly executed tow gave Pierre Gasly pole at Monza, but behind it lay a familiar F1 story of team-mate distrust, which is sometimes justified, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: The new Jim Clark? Antonelli’s Monza win was one of the greatest F1 has seen
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
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Mark Hughes: Monza tow is worth a massive 1.5sec – prepare for F1 qualifying controversy
Under 2026’s energy-starved rules, Monza’s tow is way too valuable, and that, Mark Hughes writes, is set to make controversial qualifying shenanigans for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix almost inevitable
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Podcast: Antonelli’s Monza F1 win shouldn’t have been possible
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
From Antonelli’s “impossible” Monza victory to the paranoia gripping Ferrari and McLaren’s driver pairings, this week’s biggest Formula 1 questions answered
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Can Madring avoid the F1 pitfalls Verstappen is predicting?
As Formula 1 arrives at Madring for the first time, Max Verstappen has highlighted two key worries. Will they come true?
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2026 Spanish GP start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix
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