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Andy Cowell to step down as Mercedes F1 engine boss
After overseeing every Mercedes hybrid F1 engine, Andy Cowell has announced his decision to seek a “new engineering business challenge”
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MPH: The case for Valtteri Bottas as 2020 F1 world champion
With an F1 calendar of sorts beginning to evolve, and the scheduled beginning of the season little more than a couple of weeks away, focus is finally coming back to…
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F1’s Great Drives: Ayrton Senna – 1988 Japanese Grand Prix
A title showdown at Suzuka between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. A familiar narrative but in 1988, it was to be Senna’s day
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Imola cleared for F1 return after new medical centre is approved
Imola’s hopes of hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2020 are boosted as the circuit’s Grade 1 licence is renewed
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Back-up teams, virtual grid kids & no F1 podium: racing in the Covid era
Guidance from motor racing’s governing body suggests that grid procedures could be abandoned, and separation enforced within teams to minimise the risk of coronavirus infections in the paddock
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Singapore, Azerbaijan and Japanese Grands Prix are cancelled for 2020 F1 season
Construction delays caused by Covid-19 restrictions mean that there’s not enough time left to build the 2020 Singapore Grand Prix street circuit in time for the Formula 1 race
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Porsche 917 engineer Hans Mezger dies aged 90
Hans Mezger, the Porsche engineer who masterminded the 911’s flat six, the 917 and its engine, as well as the TAG McLaren F1 turbo, has died, aged 90
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Gallery: Best of Martini Racing
In the July 2020 edition of Motor Sport, a collection of Lancia’s Martini-liveried racers are front and centre. Martini’s involvement in motor sport has produced some of the most striking,…
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Mercedes begins F1 testing at Silverstone with Covid-19 safety measures
Mercedes has conducted a private test ahead of F1’s return in July, with pit crew and drivers in masks
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Andy Cowell to step down as Mercedes F1 engine boss
After overseeing every Mercedes hybrid F1 engine, Andy Cowell has announced his decision to seek a “new engineering business challenge”
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MPH: The case for Valtteri Bottas as 2020 F1 world champion
With an F1 calendar of sorts beginning to evolve, and the scheduled beginning of the season little more than a couple of weeks away, focus is finally coming back to…
F1
F1’s Great Drives: Ayrton Senna – 1988 Japanese Grand Prix
A title showdown at Suzuka between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. A familiar narrative but in 1988, it was to be Senna’s day
F1
Imola cleared for F1 return after new medical centre is approved
Imola’s hopes of hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2020 are boosted as the circuit’s Grade 1 licence is renewed
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Back-up teams, virtual grid kids & no F1 podium: racing in the Covid era
Guidance from motor racing’s governing body suggests that grid procedures could be abandoned, and separation enforced within teams to minimise the risk of coronavirus infections in the paddock
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Singapore, Azerbaijan and Japanese Grands Prix are cancelled for 2020 F1 season
Construction delays caused by Covid-19 restrictions mean that there’s not enough time left to build the 2020 Singapore Grand Prix street circuit in time for the Formula 1 race
Sports Car News
Porsche 917 engineer Hans Mezger dies aged 90
Hans Mezger, the Porsche engineer who masterminded the 911’s flat six, the 917 and its engine, as well as the TAG McLaren F1 turbo, has died, aged 90
Sports Car News
Gallery: Best of Martini Racing
In the July 2020 edition of Motor Sport, a collection of Lancia’s Martini-liveried racers are front and centre. Martini’s involvement in motor sport has produced some of the most striking,…
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Mercedes begins F1 testing at Silverstone with Covid-19 safety measures
Mercedes has conducted a private test ahead of F1’s return in July, with pit crew and drivers in masks
Standings – 2025 F1 World Championship
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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Is Franco Colapinto an upgrade over Jack Doohan for Alpine?
Jack Doohan was replaced by Alpine after just seven races, for a man with nine grands prix under his belt. So will Franco Colapinto do better than the Australian?
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The challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
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Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
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