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Williams: 25 years of pain
It had seemed just a temporary setback for Williams when its engine partner Renault withdrew from F1 at the end of 1997. Yes, it meant a couple of seasons as…
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MPH: In a spin – how car rotation is key to F1 driver speed
Getting the car turned – and how you do it – is the key to drivers’ speed in F1. Some competitors are dealing with the current generation of 200mph beasts better than others
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Karun Chandhok’s top Williams F1 cars
Over the past 20 years, I’ve driven 34 different Formula 1 cars in total, including 14 world championship winners and one from every decade from the pre-war 1937 Aston Martin…
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Williams: the big comeback
In August 2020 Dorilton Capital purchased Williams from the Williams family for a reported £152m. Its mission statement was to return Williams to the top, investing however much time and…
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Zandvoort’s chequered history: From Nazi parade route to F1 circuit
Zandvoort: From wind-swept sand dunes to Max Verstappen mania, this is the story of one of F1’s most atmospheric venues
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Top 5: Goodwood’s finest F1 non-championship races
1. 1960 Glover Trophy Innes Ireland, above, had already beaten him in the F2 Lavant Cup. Now Stirling Moss found himself chasing Ireland, who was in a Lotus 18, in the…
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F1 Summer Break: McLaren’s Title Fight, Ferrari’s Woes & Hamilton’s Drought
The summer break is a chance for everyone in Formula 1 to reset. The paddock is full of very driven and competitive people and the only way to actually get…
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McLaren’s third wave of greatness
As Bruce McLaren drove his Mercedes to Goodwood that fateful June day in 1970 he will have passed wheat fields of golden promise not quite ready for harvest. His own…
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‘F1 must rotate classic European tracks – for fans and the sport’
Zandvoort is set to dissapear off the F1 calendar after 2026 – Katy Fairman argues F1 should bring in new measures to give fans what they want and protect the championship’s history
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Williams: 25 years of pain
It had seemed just a temporary setback for Williams when its engine partner Renault withdrew from F1 at the end of 1997. Yes, it meant a couple of seasons as…
F1
MPH: In a spin – how car rotation is key to F1 driver speed
Getting the car turned – and how you do it – is the key to drivers’ speed in F1. Some competitors are dealing with the current generation of 200mph beasts better than others
Archive
Karun Chandhok’s top Williams F1 cars
Over the past 20 years, I’ve driven 34 different Formula 1 cars in total, including 14 world championship winners and one from every decade from the pre-war 1937 Aston Martin…
Archive
Williams: the big comeback
In August 2020 Dorilton Capital purchased Williams from the Williams family for a reported £152m. Its mission statement was to return Williams to the top, investing however much time and…
F1
Zandvoort’s chequered history: From Nazi parade route to F1 circuit
Zandvoort: From wind-swept sand dunes to Max Verstappen mania, this is the story of one of F1’s most atmospheric venues
Archive
Top 5: Goodwood’s finest F1 non-championship races
1. 1960 Glover Trophy Innes Ireland, above, had already beaten him in the F2 Lavant Cup. Now Stirling Moss found himself chasing Ireland, who was in a Lotus 18, in the…
Archive
F1 Summer Break: McLaren’s Title Fight, Ferrari’s Woes & Hamilton’s Drought
The summer break is a chance for everyone in Formula 1 to reset. The paddock is full of very driven and competitive people and the only way to actually get…
Archive
McLaren’s third wave of greatness
As Bruce McLaren drove his Mercedes to Goodwood that fateful June day in 1970 he will have passed wheat fields of golden promise not quite ready for harvest. His own…
Opinion
F1
‘F1 must rotate classic European tracks – for fans and the sport’
Zandvoort is set to dissapear off the F1 calendar after 2026 – Katy Fairman argues F1 should bring in new measures to give fans what they want and protect the championship’s history
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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Still sandbagging? Why Mercedes F1 car may be even faster than we’ve seen
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
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MPH: F1 got lucky in Melbourne – but for how long?
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
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Mark Hughes: ‘There’s no skill in F1 overtaking – it’s like passing a car on the motorway’
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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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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China 2006, the last time Michael Schumacher won an F1 race
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
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Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, and the Alpine F1 stake: what’s actually going on
Two team principals with history, a minority stake, multiple bidders, and a governance question without a proper answer – here’s what the race for the future of the Alpine Formula 1 team actually looks like
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Aston Martin still at square one: Alonso sets out recovery timeline for F1 team
Fernando Alonso has seen enough difficult F1 seasons to know there are no shortcuts for Aston Martin, but he hasn’t lost hope
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