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Alonso: Alpine not yet ready to fight for F1 podiums
Rain is forecast for the Russian GP and will need to cause chaos if Alpine is to secure another podium according to Fernando Alonso
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Haas confirms Schumacher and Mazepin for 2022 F1 season
Haas has confirmed both Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for the 2022 F1 season
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John Barnard remembers his McLaren MP4/1 eureka moment
John Barnard’s all-carbon fibre chassis McLaren MP4/1 changed F1 for good – four decades on, he recalled the design journey with James Elson
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F1’s poker game to complete the 2021 calendar —which cards will fall?
Trying to complete the 2021 season is becoming a bit like a card game for Formula 1. Essentially it’s a game of poker. You know there are going to be…
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Kimi Räikkönen – last of the real racing drivers
With a unique approach that will likely never be repeated, Anthony Peacock looks at how Kimi Räikkönen’s retirement will mark the end of an era
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When the wheel fell off Mansell’s ’91 F1 title challenge
Thirty years ago today, on September 22 1991, Riccardo Patrese won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams-Renault. Significant? Well, it was for the Italian, obviously; it turned out to be…
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2021 Russian Grand Prix what to watch for
Could the Russian Grand Prix be exciting? Possibly. Verstappen and Hamilton resume their F1 title battle this weekend in Sochi
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Hamilton & Verstappen set to clash again in ‘total commitment’ F1 title battle
It is with some trepidation that we step back into the debate on Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen this week. Ahead of the unloved Russian Grand Prix – hands up…
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Ex-McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin
Aston Martin has announced that former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh will join the team as CEO of its Performance Technologies division. Whitmarsh was last involved in Formula 1 with…
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Alonso: Alpine not yet ready to fight for F1 podiums
Rain is forecast for the Russian GP and will need to cause chaos if Alpine is to secure another podium according to Fernando Alonso
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Haas confirms Schumacher and Mazepin for 2022 F1 season
Haas has confirmed both Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for the 2022 F1 season
Great Read
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John Barnard remembers his McLaren MP4/1 eureka moment
John Barnard’s all-carbon fibre chassis McLaren MP4/1 changed F1 for good – four decades on, he recalled the design journey with James Elson
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F1’s poker game to complete the 2021 calendar —which cards will fall?
Trying to complete the 2021 season is becoming a bit like a card game for Formula 1. Essentially it’s a game of poker. You know there are going to be…
F1
Kimi Räikkönen – last of the real racing drivers
With a unique approach that will likely never be repeated, Anthony Peacock looks at how Kimi Räikkönen’s retirement will mark the end of an era
F1
When the wheel fell off Mansell’s ’91 F1 title challenge
Thirty years ago today, on September 22 1991, Riccardo Patrese won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams-Renault. Significant? Well, it was for the Italian, obviously; it turned out to be…
F1
2021 Russian Grand Prix what to watch for
Could the Russian Grand Prix be exciting? Possibly. Verstappen and Hamilton resume their F1 title battle this weekend in Sochi
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Hamilton & Verstappen set to clash again in ‘total commitment’ F1 title battle
It is with some trepidation that we step back into the debate on Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen this week. Ahead of the unloved Russian Grand Prix – hands up…
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Ex-McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin
Aston Martin has announced that former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh will join the team as CEO of its Performance Technologies division. Whitmarsh was last involved in Formula 1 with…
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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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