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Jackie Stewart on Jochen Rindt: My Greatest Rival
You may expect me to choose Jimmy Clark but I didn’t see him as a rival because he was ahead of me when I arrived in Formula 1 in 1965.…
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Parting shot: 1981 British Grand Prix
July 18, 1981 Silverstone, UK McLaren crew Tyler Alexander (seated), Teddy Mayer (left), Ron Dennis (centre), Creighton Brown (crouching) and driver Andrea de Cesaris (right) await John Watson’s victory at…
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How Lando Norris got even faster & captured a new F1 generation
Lunchtime and a visit to the McLaren Technology Centre. It is a treat that never grows old. The cool sci-fi calm of the long, lakeside boulevard peppered by some of…
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Lando Norris cover, August 2021
This month’s cover image Shot on location in Woking by Jayson Fong
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You wait ages for an iconic F1 car to come up for sale…
Like the proverbial buses, two F1 cars driven by world champions have suddenly appeared for sale, although the fare to ride these historic racers is, as you would expect, steep.…
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Jost Capito takes the reins at Williams
Having transformed Volkswagen into a modern rallying powerhouse in the space of just a few years, Jost Capito will now attempt to work his magic on reviving Williams’ competitive prospects…
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UK pupils lift F1 trophy
A British technical success in Formula 1 – but this wasn’t televised. In June Britannia Red, a team of 16- and 17-year-olds from Robert May’s School in Hampshire, beat 42…
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Red Bull’s zippy pitstops are proving crucial — and Mercedes can’t catch up
The pitstops of Mercedes have come glaringly under the spotlight this season as the team fights for the world championship with Red Bull. It’s not a new thing that Red…
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Mansour Ojjeh said: ‘Why do I have to go to Italy to buy a supercar?’
Sadly, the early death of Mansour Ojjeh, on June 6, was not unexpected but he will be sorely missed. This strikingly handsome Franco-Saudi had really been brought into the motor…
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Jackie Stewart on Jochen Rindt: My Greatest Rival
You may expect me to choose Jimmy Clark but I didn’t see him as a rival because he was ahead of me when I arrived in Formula 1 in 1965.…
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Parting shot: 1981 British Grand Prix
July 18, 1981 Silverstone, UK McLaren crew Tyler Alexander (seated), Teddy Mayer (left), Ron Dennis (centre), Creighton Brown (crouching) and driver Andrea de Cesaris (right) await John Watson’s victory at…
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How Lando Norris got even faster & captured a new F1 generation
Lunchtime and a visit to the McLaren Technology Centre. It is a treat that never grows old. The cool sci-fi calm of the long, lakeside boulevard peppered by some of…
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Lando Norris cover, August 2021
This month’s cover image Shot on location in Woking by Jayson Fong
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You wait ages for an iconic F1 car to come up for sale…
Like the proverbial buses, two F1 cars driven by world champions have suddenly appeared for sale, although the fare to ride these historic racers is, as you would expect, steep.…
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Jost Capito takes the reins at Williams
Having transformed Volkswagen into a modern rallying powerhouse in the space of just a few years, Jost Capito will now attempt to work his magic on reviving Williams’ competitive prospects…
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UK pupils lift F1 trophy
A British technical success in Formula 1 – but this wasn’t televised. In June Britannia Red, a team of 16- and 17-year-olds from Robert May’s School in Hampshire, beat 42…
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Red Bull’s zippy pitstops are proving crucial — and Mercedes can’t catch up
The pitstops of Mercedes have come glaringly under the spotlight this season as the team fights for the world championship with Red Bull. It’s not a new thing that Red…
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Mansour Ojjeh said: ‘Why do I have to go to Italy to buy a supercar?’
Sadly, the early death of Mansour Ojjeh, on June 6, was not unexpected but he will be sorely missed. This strikingly handsome Franco-Saudi had really been brought into the motor…
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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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Lock in fans, then make everything worse: F1 risks falling into Big Tech trap
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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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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