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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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Martin Donnelly’s life-saving headphones: unseen advance in helmet safety
James Penrose has been at the forefront of technical innovations in F1 crash helmet design since the late ’80s. First involved with Lotus at Arai, his innovations may just have…
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Skid Solo: The world’s greatest racing driver — on paper
Dad – a Vintage Sports-Car Club regular in our everyday chain-drive Frazer Nash – was my first motorsporting hero. My second was a square-jawed multiple Formula 1 world champion called…
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Mario Andretti: ‘I borrowed Rutherford’s helmet. It’s the only time it won on a road course!’
Mario Andretti leapt from IndyCar to NASCAR and Formula 1 to sports cars with style and apparent ease, winning wherever he went during a five-decade long career that witnessed huge…
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Bernie Ecclestone: from building F1 to its future — The Motor Sport Interview
Bernie Ecclestone is one of the world’s great deal makers. He loves them and has done some very good ones, both for himself and for those around him. He transformed…
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For sale: Lola, two careful owners
There’s something eerie, a bit Mary Celeste about this place. It’s as if the workforce has downed tools and headed to the pub for lunch, and you almost expect them…
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V16 BRM P15: the sensational GP car that’s forever England
This is far more than just another Grand Prix car. Back in period, ‘The BRM’ was as much part of British national awareness as today’s news of a Covid vaccine.…
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Steve McQueen’s lost F1 movie: Day of The Champion
Steve McQueen or James Garner? Michael Delaney or Pete Aron? Hilts ‘The Cooler King’ or Hendley ‘The Scrounger’? You’ll have your preference. John Frankenheimer, director of 1966 motor racing blockbuster…
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MPH: ‘Will Perez have the measure of Max? I’d be amazed…’
The long-running saga of who drives the second Red Bull in 2021 finally came to a conclusion last week with the not-unexpected news that Sergio Perez would be replacing Alex…
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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.…
F1
Martin Donnelly’s life-saving headphones: unseen advance in helmet safety
James Penrose has been at the forefront of technical innovations in F1 crash helmet design since the late ’80s. First involved with Lotus at Arai, his innovations may just have…
Books
Skid Solo: The world’s greatest racing driver — on paper
Dad – a Vintage Sports-Car Club regular in our everyday chain-drive Frazer Nash – was my first motorsporting hero. My second was a square-jawed multiple Formula 1 world champion called…
F1
Mario Andretti: ‘I borrowed Rutherford’s helmet. It’s the only time it won on a road course!’
Mario Andretti leapt from IndyCar to NASCAR and Formula 1 to sports cars with style and apparent ease, winning wherever he went during a five-decade long career that witnessed huge…
Great Read
Archive
Bernie Ecclestone: from building F1 to its future — The Motor Sport Interview
Bernie Ecclestone is one of the world’s great deal makers. He loves them and has done some very good ones, both for himself and for those around him. He transformed…
Archive
For sale: Lola, two careful owners
There’s something eerie, a bit Mary Celeste about this place. It’s as if the workforce has downed tools and headed to the pub for lunch, and you almost expect them…
Great Read
Archive
V16 BRM P15: the sensational GP car that’s forever England
This is far more than just another Grand Prix car. Back in period, ‘The BRM’ was as much part of British national awareness as today’s news of a Covid vaccine.…
Great Read
Archive
Steve McQueen’s lost F1 movie: Day of The Champion
Steve McQueen or James Garner? Michael Delaney or Pete Aron? Hilts ‘The Cooler King’ or Hendley ‘The Scrounger’? You’ll have your preference. John Frankenheimer, director of 1966 motor racing blockbuster…
F1
MPH: ‘Will Perez have the measure of Max? I’d be amazed…’
The long-running saga of who drives the second Red Bull in 2021 finally came to a conclusion last week with the not-unexpected news that Sergio Perez would be replacing Alex…
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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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Why F1’s fixation on overtaking is flawed
Formula 1 has seen a big increase in overtaking under the 2026 rules. But is that reason for celebration?
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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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