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Formula 1 extends summer shutdown into May
Formula 1’s annual summer shutdown will now run into May after the FIA announced the World Motor Sport Council had agreed to extend the original period of 35 days to…
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You were there: 1971 British Grand Prix
A 14-year-old Graham Nevill managed to get close to his idol Graham Hill at the 1971 British Grand Prix at Silverstone… before a bungled flag drop took him out of…
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Monte magic: Stirling Moss in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco 1961 has been hailed as perhaps the most brilliant of all of Stirling Moss’s 16 grand prix victories, as he triumphed over the crack Scuderia Ferrari squad and its…
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MPH: Will Vettel sign contract that confirms Leclerc as Ferrari No1?
If Sebastian Vettel signs a new contract with Ferrari for 2021, he will have to accept that he’s no longer the team’s chosen one, writes Mark Hughes
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2020 F1 season to start behind closed doors with Austrian Grand Prix in July
Formula 1 has announced its plans to start this year’s season on the weekend of 3-5 July with the Austrian Grand Prix, which will be held behind closed doors. A…
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2020 F1 British Grand Prix set to run without fans as French race cancelled
Silverstone is working on a plan to hold the British Grand Prix behind closed doors, after writing to ticket holders to say that fans will not be able to attend…
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Matters of Moment: The greatest race in F1 history?
May 13 is the 70th anniversary of the first Formula 1 World Championship race – held at Silverstone – and, 1018 grands prix later, Motor Sport will mark the occasion…
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The Editor: “Not the last time Mr Motor Racing appears in our pages”
It’s been said that Sir Stirling Moss’s accident at Goodwood was the crash that saved his life. The logic is that had his racing career not effectively ended in 1962,…
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F1 in the 2010s: a decade of innovation
A decade when only two teams have won world championships, amid tight technical restrictions, doesn’t offer the greatest promise when it comes to engineering innovations. But over the past decade,…
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Formula 1 extends summer shutdown into May
Formula 1’s annual summer shutdown will now run into May after the FIA announced the World Motor Sport Council had agreed to extend the original period of 35 days to…
Archive
You were there: 1971 British Grand Prix
A 14-year-old Graham Nevill managed to get close to his idol Graham Hill at the 1971 British Grand Prix at Silverstone… before a bungled flag drop took him out of…
Great Read
Archive
Monte magic: Stirling Moss in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco 1961 has been hailed as perhaps the most brilliant of all of Stirling Moss’s 16 grand prix victories, as he triumphed over the crack Scuderia Ferrari squad and its…
F1
MPH: Will Vettel sign contract that confirms Leclerc as Ferrari No1?
If Sebastian Vettel signs a new contract with Ferrari for 2021, he will have to accept that he’s no longer the team’s chosen one, writes Mark Hughes
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2020 F1 season to start behind closed doors with Austrian Grand Prix in July
Formula 1 has announced its plans to start this year’s season on the weekend of 3-5 July with the Austrian Grand Prix, which will be held behind closed doors. A…
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2020 F1 British Grand Prix set to run without fans as French race cancelled
Silverstone is working on a plan to hold the British Grand Prix behind closed doors, after writing to ticket holders to say that fans will not be able to attend…
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Matters of Moment: The greatest race in F1 history?
May 13 is the 70th anniversary of the first Formula 1 World Championship race – held at Silverstone – and, 1018 grands prix later, Motor Sport will mark the occasion…
Opinion
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The Editor: “Not the last time Mr Motor Racing appears in our pages”
It’s been said that Sir Stirling Moss’s accident at Goodwood was the crash that saved his life. The logic is that had his racing career not effectively ended in 1962,…
F1
F1 in the 2010s: a decade of innovation
A decade when only two teams have won world championships, amid tight technical restrictions, doesn’t offer the greatest promise when it comes to engineering innovations. But over the past decade,…
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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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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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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Prost laments Renault’s ‘sad’ F1 exit: ‘It’ll be difficult to come back’
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected – how he became FIA president
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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