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You were there: 1970s F1 in France and Spain
My racing aide-mémoire: “Photographs are my diaries – I’d forget it all without them,” says Philippe Gouvet of his 50 years capturing motor sport on film. As a Pau resident,…
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Gabriele Tarquini: The Motor Sport Interview
Yann Ehrlacher, the World Touring Car Cup champion and nephew to Yvan Muller, is 25 years old – which means he was born in 1996. By then, Gabriele Tarquini’s Formula…
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Flashback: Jenks talks pistons with BMW
It’s 25 years this month since Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson (DSJ) went off to roam the celestial paddock and meet his old motoring mates. I took this shot in…
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Murray Walker Incredible! book review
He was part of the broadcasting landscape for more than 50 years and his celebrity extended far beyond the sport that made him famous. Murray Walker published his own autobiography…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month, January 2022
Good month Wolff at the door Toto Wolff was briefly possessed by the spirit of the average F1 fan as Hamilton finally passed Verstappen in Brazil – cameras caught the…
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‘Hamilton and Verstappen are the best I’ve seen going head-to-head for a title’: Johnny Herbert
Brazil was a fantastic race. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the two best drivers I’ve seen going head-to-head for a title, and that includes Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.…
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John Love: Beware of the underdog
F1 Retro January 2001 These days the idea of an F1 underdog upset is a junior driver from a massive multinational manufacturer-backed team winning for a slightly less good multinational…
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Mercedes stalls for improved times in F1
Footage from a rearward-facing facing camera on the Mercedes at Istanbul revealed just how far the rear of the car was sinking once past a certain speed. This was the…
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Word on the beat, January 2022
● With negotiations having broken down between Michael Andretti and Sauber over the purchase of the team, Andretti will continue to look for F1 opportunities. ● A new Chinese Grand Prix…
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You were there: 1970s F1 in France and Spain
My racing aide-mémoire: “Photographs are my diaries – I’d forget it all without them,” says Philippe Gouvet of his 50 years capturing motor sport on film. As a Pau resident,…
Great Read
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Gabriele Tarquini: The Motor Sport Interview
Yann Ehrlacher, the World Touring Car Cup champion and nephew to Yvan Muller, is 25 years old – which means he was born in 1996. By then, Gabriele Tarquini’s Formula…
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Flashback: Jenks talks pistons with BMW
It’s 25 years this month since Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson (DSJ) went off to roam the celestial paddock and meet his old motoring mates. I took this shot in…
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Murray Walker Incredible! book review
He was part of the broadcasting landscape for more than 50 years and his celebrity extended far beyond the sport that made him famous. Murray Walker published his own autobiography…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month, January 2022
Good month Wolff at the door Toto Wolff was briefly possessed by the spirit of the average F1 fan as Hamilton finally passed Verstappen in Brazil – cameras caught the…
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‘Hamilton and Verstappen are the best I’ve seen going head-to-head for a title’: Johnny Herbert
Brazil was a fantastic race. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the two best drivers I’ve seen going head-to-head for a title, and that includes Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.…
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John Love: Beware of the underdog
F1 Retro January 2001 These days the idea of an F1 underdog upset is a junior driver from a massive multinational manufacturer-backed team winning for a slightly less good multinational…
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Mercedes stalls for improved times in F1
Footage from a rearward-facing facing camera on the Mercedes at Istanbul revealed just how far the rear of the car was sinking once past a certain speed. This was the…
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Word on the beat, January 2022
● With negotiations having broken down between Michael Andretti and Sauber over the purchase of the team, Andretti will continue to look for F1 opportunities. ● A new Chinese Grand Prix…
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MPH: F1’s 2026 rules get pruned but there’s still a forest of fake plastic trees
F1 has trimmed its 2026 regulations ahead of Miami. Mark Hughes points out that these minor changes don’t address the real issues — and pretending otherwise helps no-one
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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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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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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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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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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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The obvious solution that F1 couldn’t adopt to fix its 2026 problems
There is a simple solution to F1’s current issues, but it would also make the best drivers redundant
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