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2021 Aston Martin F1 launch – see the new car revealed here
Aston Martin reveals its first F1 car for 61 years today – watch the livestream here from 3pm
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The flawed genius of Chapman’s Lotus Esprit Turbo — driven
Reviewed by Andrew Frankel in this month’s edition of Motor Sport, Colin Chapman’s own Lotus Esprit Turbo is as mercurial as the man himself
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Parting shot: 1960 US Grand Prix
November 20, 1960 California, USA Jim Clark leads John Surtees through the streets in their Lotus 18s en route to the Riverside track for the US Grand Prix. With little…
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US Grands Prix 1980-82: You were there
Long Beach wasn’t the most scenic circuit, but racers race hard regardless. Michael Harris attended US GPs in 1980, ’81 and ’82 and was able to capture some candid images…
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F1 2021 predictions: Crystal ball at the ready…
1 This won’t be Lewis Hamilton’s final season That new one-year deal, his age (37 next year), the likelihood he’ll become a record eight-time world champion this year and the…
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Clisby V6: An Australian F1 engine, how hard can it be?
Wildly eccentric yet immensely talented, self-taught engineer Harold William Clisby was responsible for Australia’s greatest racing might-have-been: a Formula 1 engine which could have beaten the Repco V8 to the…
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Rio de Janeiro circuit scrapped, Albert Park tweaked
Chopping and changing may well be of second nature to Formula 1 these days, but on this occasion the saws have been well and truly stowed away with news that…
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Red Bull takes control of its destiny with Honda F1 engine deal: Mark Hughes
Red Bull’s confirmation that it will continue to run a Red Bull-branded Honda power unit after the Japanese manufacturer withdraws from F1 at the end of this season was widely…
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EV Starr Snaps the ’60s Speed Merchants book review
George Monkhouse, Louis Klementaski, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Michael Cooper… Motor racing was covered by some very fine photographers in times gone by – and there were others of equal…
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2021 Aston Martin F1 launch – see the new car revealed here
Aston Martin reveals its first F1 car for 61 years today – watch the livestream here from 3pm
Road Cars
The flawed genius of Chapman’s Lotus Esprit Turbo — driven
Reviewed by Andrew Frankel in this month’s edition of Motor Sport, Colin Chapman’s own Lotus Esprit Turbo is as mercurial as the man himself
Archive
Parting shot: 1960 US Grand Prix
November 20, 1960 California, USA Jim Clark leads John Surtees through the streets in their Lotus 18s en route to the Riverside track for the US Grand Prix. With little…
Archive
US Grands Prix 1980-82: You were there
Long Beach wasn’t the most scenic circuit, but racers race hard regardless. Michael Harris attended US GPs in 1980, ’81 and ’82 and was able to capture some candid images…
Archive
F1 2021 predictions: Crystal ball at the ready…
1 This won’t be Lewis Hamilton’s final season That new one-year deal, his age (37 next year), the likelihood he’ll become a record eight-time world champion this year and the…
Archive
Clisby V6: An Australian F1 engine, how hard can it be?
Wildly eccentric yet immensely talented, self-taught engineer Harold William Clisby was responsible for Australia’s greatest racing might-have-been: a Formula 1 engine which could have beaten the Repco V8 to the…
Archive
Rio de Janeiro circuit scrapped, Albert Park tweaked
Chopping and changing may well be of second nature to Formula 1 these days, but on this occasion the saws have been well and truly stowed away with news that…
Archive
Red Bull takes control of its destiny with Honda F1 engine deal: Mark Hughes
Red Bull’s confirmation that it will continue to run a Red Bull-branded Honda power unit after the Japanese manufacturer withdraws from F1 at the end of this season was widely…
Archive
EV Starr Snaps the ’60s Speed Merchants book review
George Monkhouse, Louis Klementaski, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Michael Cooper… Motor racing was covered by some very fine photographers in times gone by – and there were others of equal…
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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 best F1 drivers who never won a world championship
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
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F1 is returning to Turkey – here are five more circuits that should come back
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
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