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An ode to the V12
We seem destined to enter an era of near-silence. Motor racing could soon be characterised purely by the sound of tyres on asphalt, rather than the wail of internal combustion.…
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Anthony Davidson on Jenson Button: My Greatest Rival
“I first came across Jenson when I was a novice racing karts in Wigan in 1988 on a motorcycle track called Three Sisters. There was this other kid on the…
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Flashback: Alain Prost towers over Suzuka
The cancellation of this year’s Japanese Grand Prix has deprived Formula 1 of more than a magnificent race track. Suzuka also produced a very different kind of passion within bizarre…
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Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car book review
A daunting task, describing every F1 Ferrari, yet Stuart Codling manages to make his list of every model of grand prix contender (to use a phrase which avoids a definition…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month: November 2021
Good month Vomit comet Woking is winning again. Those dark 2015 days of Honda engines letting go every five minutes seem long distant. Ricciardo’s Monza victory meant we were treated…
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The F1 champion over the Hill
F1 Retro July 2008 It’s 25 years this month since Damon Hill, after several near misses, finally stepped out of his father’s shadow and claimed the drivers’ title for himself…
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Has Mercedes found a crafty, draughty engine power boost?
Illustration by Craig Scarborough Some time before the Belgian Grand Prix, Red Bull submitted a query to the FIA regarding the placement of the heat sensors within the Mercedes power unit’s…
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‘I never expected anyone to give me a corner – I had to earn it’: Johnny Herbert
The Monza win was massive for Daniel Ricciardo. His problems this year at McLaren were just starting to chew away at him and you could see he was thinking ‘what…
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Fine margins for overtaking gave Verstappen the advantage at Zandvoort
Mercedes’ attempt at using a two-stopping Lewis Hamilton and a one-stopping Valtteri Bottas to ‘pincer’ Max Verstappen’s faster Red Bull in the Dutch Grand Prix was based around the calculated…
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An ode to the V12
We seem destined to enter an era of near-silence. Motor racing could soon be characterised purely by the sound of tyres on asphalt, rather than the wail of internal combustion.…
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Anthony Davidson on Jenson Button: My Greatest Rival
“I first came across Jenson when I was a novice racing karts in Wigan in 1988 on a motorcycle track called Three Sisters. There was this other kid on the…
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Flashback: Alain Prost towers over Suzuka
The cancellation of this year’s Japanese Grand Prix has deprived Formula 1 of more than a magnificent race track. Suzuka also produced a very different kind of passion within bizarre…
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Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car book review
A daunting task, describing every F1 Ferrari, yet Stuart Codling manages to make his list of every model of grand prix contender (to use a phrase which avoids a definition…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month: November 2021
Good month Vomit comet Woking is winning again. Those dark 2015 days of Honda engines letting go every five minutes seem long distant. Ricciardo’s Monza victory meant we were treated…
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The F1 champion over the Hill
F1 Retro July 2008 It’s 25 years this month since Damon Hill, after several near misses, finally stepped out of his father’s shadow and claimed the drivers’ title for himself…
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Has Mercedes found a crafty, draughty engine power boost?
Illustration by Craig Scarborough Some time before the Belgian Grand Prix, Red Bull submitted a query to the FIA regarding the placement of the heat sensors within the Mercedes power unit’s…
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‘I never expected anyone to give me a corner – I had to earn it’: Johnny Herbert
The Monza win was massive for Daniel Ricciardo. His problems this year at McLaren were just starting to chew away at him and you could see he was thinking ‘what…
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Fine margins for overtaking gave Verstappen the advantage at Zandvoort
Mercedes’ attempt at using a two-stopping Lewis Hamilton and a one-stopping Valtteri Bottas to ‘pincer’ Max Verstappen’s faster Red Bull in the Dutch Grand Prix was based around the calculated…
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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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Why F1’s fixation on overtaking is flawed
Formula 1 has seen a big increase in overtaking under the 2026 rules. But is that reason for celebration?
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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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