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F1 needs more of George Russell’s raw emotion
I’m going to start this column with a disclaimer: I have never crashed a Formula 1 car at nearly 200mph. I’ve had plenty of heavy shunts in go-karts, but the…
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The magic of the Monaco Grand Prix
“Extremely tricky”. That was how Motor Sport chose to describe the new Monte Carlo track on the occasion of its first grand prix in 1929. Approaching a century later, that…
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Why Lando Norris is this year’s F1 sensation
Two races down and Daniel Ricciardo has a two-nil lead in qualifying over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in 2021. Talk about a misleading statistic. The real story of what might…
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George Russell: ‘I apologise to Valtteri’ after Imola crash outburst
George Russell has apologised for colliding with Valtteri Bottas during Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and for the emotional comments he made afterwards. The Williams driver posted on social media…
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Goin’ up, goin’ down in F1: 2021 Emilia-Romanga Grand Prix
The Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell’emilia Romagna 2021 was as busy as its official title – time to find out who’s salendo and what’s scendendo after F1 in Italy
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Broken radios and right to reverse: What you missed from the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
With the rain arriving ahead of the start, the various troubles for multiple drivers before even arriving at the grid, the drama at the start that never really ended until…
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Pato O’Ward offered McLaren F1 test bonus if he can win in IndyCar
Pato O’Ward has been promised a test in McLaren’s F1 car if he can deliver an IndyCar victory for his Arrow McLaren SP team this season In the latest results-based…
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Why Hamilton was hampered and Bottas so slow at Imola
Max Verstappen stamped his authority on this race right from the start despite qualifying his Red Bull only third. Lewis Hamilton, having qualified his Mercedes on pole, became the chaser…
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2021 Emilia Romagna GP report: damage limitation for Hamilton behind victorious Verstappen
A pre-race rain shower added extra drama to the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen put in an – almost – perfect performance and rivals slipped up
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F1 needs more of George Russell’s raw emotion
I’m going to start this column with a disclaimer: I have never crashed a Formula 1 car at nearly 200mph. I’ve had plenty of heavy shunts in go-karts, but the…
F1
The magic of the Monaco Grand Prix
“Extremely tricky”. That was how Motor Sport chose to describe the new Monte Carlo track on the occasion of its first grand prix in 1929. Approaching a century later, that…
F1
Why Lando Norris is this year’s F1 sensation
Two races down and Daniel Ricciardo has a two-nil lead in qualifying over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in 2021. Talk about a misleading statistic. The real story of what might…
F1
George Russell: ‘I apologise to Valtteri’ after Imola crash outburst
George Russell has apologised for colliding with Valtteri Bottas during Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and for the emotional comments he made afterwards. The Williams driver posted on social media…
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down in F1: 2021 Emilia-Romanga Grand Prix
The Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell’emilia Romagna 2021 was as busy as its official title – time to find out who’s salendo and what’s scendendo after F1 in Italy
F1
Broken radios and right to reverse: What you missed from the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
With the rain arriving ahead of the start, the various troubles for multiple drivers before even arriving at the grid, the drama at the start that never really ended until…
Indycar Racing News
Pato O’Ward offered McLaren F1 test bonus if he can win in IndyCar
Pato O’Ward has been promised a test in McLaren’s F1 car if he can deliver an IndyCar victory for his Arrow McLaren SP team this season In the latest results-based…
Mark Hughes
Why Hamilton was hampered and Bottas so slow at Imola
Max Verstappen stamped his authority on this race right from the start despite qualifying his Red Bull only third. Lewis Hamilton, having qualified his Mercedes on pole, became the chaser…
F1
2021 Emilia Romagna GP report: damage limitation for Hamilton behind victorious Verstappen
A pre-race rain shower added extra drama to the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen put in an – almost – perfect performance and rivals slipped up
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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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