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Word on the beat, July 2021
The F1 calendar remains in a state of Covid-flux. After the cancelled Canadian GP’s intended stand-in of Istanbul was in turn cancelled after Turkey was put on the UK’s Covid…
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2021 Portuguese & Spanish GPs: Mercedes gives them the old one, two
Portimão GP | Spanish GP These two events were something of a cold shower for the hopes raised by the first two. Bahrain and Imola had suggested a closely-matched title…
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Yuki Tsunoda: Talent to swear by
Can Yuki Tsunoda become the first Japanese driver to score a grand prix victory? That’s certainly the view of his main backers, and if he continues on his planned progression…
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Japan’s rising suns: Yuki Tsunoda joins a wave of new sporting talent
After Japan finished 17th in the medal table at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics a senior member of the national team organisation complained about the lack of commitment from his athletes.…
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Trackside view, July 2021
Race report Mercedes fatigue? All the action from the Portimão and Spanish GPs Word on the beat Covid cancellations continue, while Montoya to return to the Indy 500 Tactical analysis…
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Why the tight F1 championship battle looks set to rage all year
As we touch upon in the race reports of the two grands prix which have taken place since the last issue, the pattern of the season after four races suggests…
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Flashback: Enzo Ferrari presides over the signing of F1 Concorde Agreement
On Tuesday March 17, 1987 I was among eight members of the British media flown to Italy by the FIA to witness the signing of the latest Concorde Agreement. It…
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Damon Hill on Michael Schumacher: My Greatest Rival
Rivalries start with your team-mates. In Formula Ford it was the whole gang of them. I’d come from bike racing and this was the first time I’d been up against…
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1960 Goodwood Easter Monday meeting: You were there
Give me Goodwood on an Easter day… Some 55,000 people came to the Sussex track for this opening 1960 meet. Colin Weston was there too, capturing all the action Send us your…
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Word on the beat, July 2021
The F1 calendar remains in a state of Covid-flux. After the cancelled Canadian GP’s intended stand-in of Istanbul was in turn cancelled after Turkey was put on the UK’s Covid…
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2021 Portuguese & Spanish GPs: Mercedes gives them the old one, two
Portimão GP | Spanish GP These two events were something of a cold shower for the hopes raised by the first two. Bahrain and Imola had suggested a closely-matched title…
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Yuki Tsunoda: Talent to swear by
Can Yuki Tsunoda become the first Japanese driver to score a grand prix victory? That’s certainly the view of his main backers, and if he continues on his planned progression…
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Japan’s rising suns: Yuki Tsunoda joins a wave of new sporting talent
After Japan finished 17th in the medal table at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics a senior member of the national team organisation complained about the lack of commitment from his athletes.…
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Trackside view, July 2021
Race report Mercedes fatigue? All the action from the Portimão and Spanish GPs Word on the beat Covid cancellations continue, while Montoya to return to the Indy 500 Tactical analysis…
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Why the tight F1 championship battle looks set to rage all year
As we touch upon in the race reports of the two grands prix which have taken place since the last issue, the pattern of the season after four races suggests…
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Flashback: Enzo Ferrari presides over the signing of F1 Concorde Agreement
On Tuesday March 17, 1987 I was among eight members of the British media flown to Italy by the FIA to witness the signing of the latest Concorde Agreement. It…
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Damon Hill on Michael Schumacher: My Greatest Rival
Rivalries start with your team-mates. In Formula Ford it was the whole gang of them. I’d come from bike racing and this was the first time I’d been up against…
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1960 Goodwood Easter Monday meeting: You were there
Give me Goodwood on an Easter day… Some 55,000 people came to the Sussex track for this opening 1960 meet. Colin Weston was there too, capturing all the action Send us your…
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Mark Hughes: Tyre-wrecking Sepang threatens an F1 upset
Mark Hughes dissects how Sepang’s brutally abrasive surface and restricted tyre allocation are turning this weekend into a strategic gauntlet where the right compound choice could matter more than raw pace
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MPH: Will Ferrari dare to hire Horner AND fix its biggest issue?
Ferrari’s latest leadership rumour ignores two decades of history: swapping team principals won’t work until Maranello hands real power to the person in the role, says Mark Hughes
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Mark Hughes: Epic Baku battle a flashback to when F1 was flat-out
George Russell had it his way for most of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to an underwhelming McLaren and rare error from Kimi Antonelli. But then came the late safety car
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Max Verstappen: ‘Why I’m staying to rebuild Red Bull rather than quitting’
The first few months of this season were nervous ones for the bosses of Red Bull’s Formula 1 team. Victories were not on the agenda. The car Red Bull had…
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The wreck of Red Bull… and how the F1 team is fixing it
Who knows what riches Max Verstappen was offered to lure him away from Red Bull Racing? A blank cheque, the keys to any kingdom he might desire and all the…
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VR46 Academy’s latest title hope: how Marco Bezzecchi found his MotoGP edge
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy – established a decade ago by the seven-times MotoGP king to create a new generation of Italian talent – has so far produced one MotoGP…
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F1’s ten most controversial team orders
Formula 1 returns to Sepang, 13 years after Red Bull’s Multi 21 controversy joined some of the most notorious team orders in grand prix racing
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Hamilton’s cutting question that Vasseur failed to answer
Hamilton backed Vasseur at Sepang while saying the hierarchy above him is “a question”. A day later, Vasseur’s answers were only about relationships and unity
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The best Malaysian Grands Prix: Sepang’s greatest F1 races
Tropical storms, team orders and some legendary drives. We pick the best F1 races in Malaysia, plus a bonus two-wheel spectacular
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