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When Renault ruled F1
I remember an early 1978 argument over the chassis of the RS10 and the use of the engine,” said Renault Formula 1 team driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille. “Whether to put a twin…
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Should David Coulthard have been Williams’ world champion?
Thirty years ago, in September 1995, David Coulthard scored the first of his eventual 13 grand prix wins at only his 21st attempt, and what turned out to be his…
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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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When Renault ruled F1
I remember an early 1978 argument over the chassis of the RS10 and the use of the engine,” said Renault Formula 1 team driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille. “Whether to put a twin…
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Should David Coulthard have been Williams’ world champion?
Thirty years ago, in September 1995, David Coulthard scored the first of his eventual 13 grand prix wins at only his 21st attempt, and what turned out to be his…
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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
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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…
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
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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…
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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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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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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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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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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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Gone too soon: The F1 drivers who walked away on their own terms
As Max Verstappen threatens to walk away from the sport, he would not be the first champion to leave before his time was up
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Lock in fans, then make everything worse: F1 risks falling into Big Tech trap
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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