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Word on the beat, February 2021
The McLaren team has raised $185m new capital by selling an initial 15 per cent share to MSP Sports Capital, a consortium of American sports investors. This stake is set…
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Why does Abu Dhabi create dull races?
The season finale was the least interesting race of the year, with Verstappen, Bottas and Hamilton holding their grid places throughout. F1 has been coming here since 2009 and every…
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Russell’s rapid rise and fall: 2020 F1 season draws to a close
George Russell travelled to the season-ending Middle East triple-header more in hope than in expectation. Williams had provided him with a better car in his 2020 sophomore season than it…
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Doug Nye: F1 fires have so often ended tragically
The year 2020 will generally be remembered with horror. However, for those following Formula 1 it was nearly even worse. Romain Grosjean’s light injuries after his fiery Bahrain GP crash…
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Mark Hughes: Grosjean’s Bahrain crash was most terrifying F1 moment for 40 years
You may have read our interview with Romain Grosjean in last month’s issue as he reflected on approaching the last three races of his F1 career. If he but knew…
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MPH: How much of Lewis Hamilton’s success is down to his car?
One of the biggest talking points of an F1 season in which Lewis Hamilton broke the all-time career stat records previously held by Michael Schumacher has been just how big…
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Hamilton: ‘I would win championships and races, and wonder what does it all mean?’
Lewis Hamilton has said the “short-lived” happiness of winning forced him to ask how he would use his success, in a Boxing Day episode of the Today programme that he guest-edited
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F1’s Home Win Legends: countdown of heroic drives and historic victories
A race victory is already a glorious occasion but when that win comes on home soil, there’s an added feeling of triumph that goes with it. Whether the win was…
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F1 can’t punish Mazepin while paddock remains sleazy
Fans and people in motor sport are right to be outraged that nothing seems to have been done after an F1 driver posted a video of him groping a woman.…
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Word on the beat, February 2021
The McLaren team has raised $185m new capital by selling an initial 15 per cent share to MSP Sports Capital, a consortium of American sports investors. This stake is set…
Archive
Why does Abu Dhabi create dull races?
The season finale was the least interesting race of the year, with Verstappen, Bottas and Hamilton holding their grid places throughout. F1 has been coming here since 2009 and every…
Archive
Russell’s rapid rise and fall: 2020 F1 season draws to a close
George Russell travelled to the season-ending Middle East triple-header more in hope than in expectation. Williams had provided him with a better car in his 2020 sophomore season than it…
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Doug Nye: F1 fires have so often ended tragically
The year 2020 will generally be remembered with horror. However, for those following Formula 1 it was nearly even worse. Romain Grosjean’s light injuries after his fiery Bahrain GP crash…
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Mark Hughes: Grosjean’s Bahrain crash was most terrifying F1 moment for 40 years
You may have read our interview with Romain Grosjean in last month’s issue as he reflected on approaching the last three races of his F1 career. If he but knew…
F1
MPH: How much of Lewis Hamilton’s success is down to his car?
One of the biggest talking points of an F1 season in which Lewis Hamilton broke the all-time career stat records previously held by Michael Schumacher has been just how big…
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Hamilton: ‘I would win championships and races, and wonder what does it all mean?’
Lewis Hamilton has said the “short-lived” happiness of winning forced him to ask how he would use his success, in a Boxing Day episode of the Today programme that he guest-edited
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F1’s Home Win Legends: countdown of heroic drives and historic victories
A race victory is already a glorious occasion but when that win comes on home soil, there’s an added feeling of triumph that goes with it. Whether the win was…
F1
F1 can’t punish Mazepin while paddock remains sleazy
Fans and people in motor sport are right to be outraged that nothing seems to have been done after an F1 driver posted a video of him groping a woman.…
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MPH: Deployment and deception – decoding F1 testing runs in Bahrain
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
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MPH: ‘Does Mercedes’ power unit break F1 rules? It’s not as simple as that…’
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
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Podcast: ‘Having the best AI in F1 may be more important than the best engine’
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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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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Schumacher in a Ligier? F1’s most unlikely testing stories
Alain Prost adopted a disguise; Kimi Räikkönen was “Eskimo”; and Ayrton Senna was bizarrely unsuccessful: the strange and secret stories of F1 drivers who tested cars they were never meant to drive
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Why 2026 F1 race starts are a problem waiting to happen
The removal of the MGU-H from Formula 1’s 2026 power units has turned race starts into one of the most technically treacherous moments ahead of the first race, and the paddock is bracing itself
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Matt Bishop: Modern F1 peaked in 1991 – look at what we’ve lost
As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso question the complexity of 2026’s new cars, Matt Bishop looks back to 1991 and a Formula 1 season that struck the perfect balance between innovation and joy
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