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Tracking Formula 1’s pace setters
Seven out of the 10 grand prix teams made steps forward in pace during 2020. Here, using data recorded from the seven circuits that offered direct comparisons between 2019 and…
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F1 reserve venues on standby as 23-race schedule looks shaky
On Friday morning the FIA and Formula 1 issued the detailed schedule for the 2021 season, a document that pops up around this time every year and which outlines the…
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Martin Brundle on Ayrton Senna: My Greatest Rival
I could have chosen myself as my greatest rival. So much of sport is all in the head, every driver has his demons, the pressures, the insecurities, and I had…
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Murray Walker & James Hunt at the 1986 German GP: Flashback
There were few commentary positions better than this one at Hockenheim. Having gained access to the lofty perch thanks to keeping a lap chart for BBC Radio, I had the…
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Tom Pryce: Memories of a Welsh F1 star book review
In recent years there has been a pleasing trend for authors to pay tribute to bygone stars whose names meant a great deal within the motor sport firmament, and yet…
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1991: the last V12 F1 title and a great sports car — both thanks to McLaren
I suppose it’s true that over time the tint of one’s glasses becomes increasingly rosy. Naturally, it’s always important to keep this in mind when looking back at racing seasons…
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Alpine upheaval could derail rebranded F1 team: Mark Hughes
An F1 team owned by an automotive company is always liable to spring a nasty surprise on that team – as Toyota, Honda and BMW showed a few years ago.…
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Jenson Button goes back in time to Williams as senior adviser
Just over two decades after he made his Formula 1 debut with Williams, Jenson Button has re-signed for the team as its new senior adviser. After quitting F1 at the…
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International races from 1967: You were there
Our recent feature on 1967 prompted Julian Nowell to recall his trips that wonderful season – two UK F1 meets plus one of the great sports car races. And all…
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Tracking Formula 1’s pace setters
Seven out of the 10 grand prix teams made steps forward in pace during 2020. Here, using data recorded from the seven circuits that offered direct comparisons between 2019 and…
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F1 reserve venues on standby as 23-race schedule looks shaky
On Friday morning the FIA and Formula 1 issued the detailed schedule for the 2021 season, a document that pops up around this time every year and which outlines the…
Archive
Martin Brundle on Ayrton Senna: My Greatest Rival
I could have chosen myself as my greatest rival. So much of sport is all in the head, every driver has his demons, the pressures, the insecurities, and I had…
Archive
Murray Walker & James Hunt at the 1986 German GP: Flashback
There were few commentary positions better than this one at Hockenheim. Having gained access to the lofty perch thanks to keeping a lap chart for BBC Radio, I had the…
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Tom Pryce: Memories of a Welsh F1 star book review
In recent years there has been a pleasing trend for authors to pay tribute to bygone stars whose names meant a great deal within the motor sport firmament, and yet…
Archive
1991: the last V12 F1 title and a great sports car — both thanks to McLaren
I suppose it’s true that over time the tint of one’s glasses becomes increasingly rosy. Naturally, it’s always important to keep this in mind when looking back at racing seasons…
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Alpine upheaval could derail rebranded F1 team: Mark Hughes
An F1 team owned by an automotive company is always liable to spring a nasty surprise on that team – as Toyota, Honda and BMW showed a few years ago.…
Archive
Jenson Button goes back in time to Williams as senior adviser
Just over two decades after he made his Formula 1 debut with Williams, Jenson Button has re-signed for the team as its new senior adviser. After quitting F1 at the…
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International races from 1967: You were there
Our recent feature on 1967 prompted Julian Nowell to recall his trips that wonderful season – two UK F1 meets plus one of the great sports car races. And all…
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Aston Martin’s giant leap? Alonso will fight McLarens if Newey & Honda F1 upgrades work perfectly
Mark Hughes crunches the numbers on Aston Martin’s big upgrade for the Hungarian Grand Prix – and asks whether it can be enough to close a four-second deficit to near the front of the F1 pack
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MPH: Revealed – the fault behind Mercedes’ Belgian GP deployment chaos
George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix was wrecked by a software fault buried deep in Mercedes’ code. Mark Hughes explains what really happened
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Russell zapped, and Spa made ridiculously easy in F1’s energy-deployment GP
Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year’s cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is
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Pedro Rodríguez wins at Spa as Brabham leads the 1970 F1 title race
June 7, 1970 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium By F1’s Round 4 at Spa in 1970, Jack Brabham was at the top of the standings with eventual title winner Jochen Rindt trailing by…
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Toyota’s resourcefulness delivered a sixth Le Mans 24 Hours victory against the odds
Toyota returned to the top step of the podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours after a three-year absence. Finally, the Japanese manufacturer triumphed against factory opposition, which was not…
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Mighty Mondeo: how Rouse and Radisich made Ford’s touring car a world-beater
When Ford turned to Andy Rouse to spearhead its British Touring Car Championship ambitions in the 1990s, a return to the glory days of the RS500 seemed on the cards.…
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F1’s worst-performing team-mate – why Esteban Ocon isn’t as bad as he looks
The 18-3 scoreline looks decisive, but a closer look at Haas’s season shows a car that hasn’t been giving both drivers the same chance to score
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Is F1’s world TV feed missing too much of the action in 2026?
A three-way fight for the final point at Spa, decided in a small picture-in-picture window – is F1’s world feed built for the racing it actually has now?
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Podcast: F1 ‘insulting fans’ intelligence’ by trying to cover up failings?
Why ‘oversensitive’ officials have made a big mistake by trying to sweep Formula 1’s issues under the carpet
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