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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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Jacques Villeneuve: ‘I watched my father Gilles draw his helmet design in our motorhome’
One of Jacques Villeneuve’s earliest memories is of his father Gilles colouring in his now-famous crash helmet design on a prototype lid as they sat in the family motorhome. In…
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Why Ineos stake in Mercedes is a ‘turning point’ for F1
As Formula 1 deals go, the one-third stake that Ineos has taken in Mercedes might seem underwhelming. There’s no change to the team name; Toto Wolff will remain in charge;…
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Where did it go wrong for Albon? The drives that cost him his Red Bull seat
Wind back to September 2019 and Alex Albon’s arrival at Red Bull was a shot in the arm for the team after the struggles of Pierre Gasly. An engine penalty…
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Sergio Perez a short-term fix for confused Red Bull
There had been uncertainty surrounding Red Bull’s driver plans for 2021 for a while, and it might have been leaking out as early as Thursday evening, but when Sergio Perez…
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Biofuel barrels arrive as F1 tests zero-carbon fuel
Formula 1 engines will run on new green, sustainable fuel this winter after the first barrels of FIA-produced biofuel rolled into the factories of power unit manufacturers. Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault…
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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.…
Great Read
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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…
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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Jacques Villeneuve: ‘I watched my father Gilles draw his helmet design in our motorhome’
One of Jacques Villeneuve’s earliest memories is of his father Gilles colouring in his now-famous crash helmet design on a prototype lid as they sat in the family motorhome. In…
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Why Ineos stake in Mercedes is a ‘turning point’ for F1
As Formula 1 deals go, the one-third stake that Ineos has taken in Mercedes might seem underwhelming. There’s no change to the team name; Toto Wolff will remain in charge;…
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Where did it go wrong for Albon? The drives that cost him his Red Bull seat
Wind back to September 2019 and Alex Albon’s arrival at Red Bull was a shot in the arm for the team after the struggles of Pierre Gasly. An engine penalty…
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Sergio Perez a short-term fix for confused Red Bull
There had been uncertainty surrounding Red Bull’s driver plans for 2021 for a while, and it might have been leaking out as early as Thursday evening, but when Sergio Perez…
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Biofuel barrels arrive as F1 tests zero-carbon fuel
Formula 1 engines will run on new green, sustainable fuel this winter after the first barrels of FIA-produced biofuel rolled into the factories of power unit manufacturers. Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault…
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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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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