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Parting shot: Jacky Ickx
4 August, 1969 German Grand Prix Jacky Ickx stole the show at the Nürburgring in 1969, sealing pole in his Brabham-Ford. Then, after dropping to eighth following an average start,…
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Lancia D50: The grand prix great that doomed a team
Rudi Uhlenhaut, the engineer behind the stupendous W196 Mercedes, described the Lancia D50 Formula 1 machine as “the only car we really feared”. Although the W196 and Maserati 250F were…
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Why Aston Martin may have timed its F1 re-entry perfectly
Aston Martin’s shake-up could see the company seize the game-changing opportunity offered by Formula 1. Could we see a World Champion come along for the ride?
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McLaren to cut 1200 jobs across all divisions including F1 team
McLaren will reduce the size of its workforce as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also to prepare for the F1 cost cap
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2020 Niki Lauda biography review
The author had no intention of writing this new biography of Niki Lauda. After all, the three-time World Champion’s wonderful story has been told often and well through the decades…
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Kimi Räikkönen’s greatest drive: 2005 Japanese GP
It was the greatest grand prix of the 21st century to date. Suzuka 2005 could make a serious claim to the best of all time. Decided going into the last…
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Secret Stirling Moss interview surfaces
Stirling Moss declared himself satisfied with life in a final in-depth interview, recorded shortly before his retirement from the public sphere. Unseen until now, the conversation with Mia Forbes Pirie,…
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Greatest GP voting now open
Time is running out to have your say on the greatest grand prix in the 70-year history of the Formula 1 World Championship. With the help of our social media…
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Vettel’s Ferrari split sets F1’s silly season into full swing
Although the 2020 season has yet to turn a wheel in anger, Formula 1’s silly season is getting into full swing with Sebastian Vettel’s split from Ferrari sparking a chain…
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Parting shot: Jacky Ickx
4 August, 1969 German Grand Prix Jacky Ickx stole the show at the Nürburgring in 1969, sealing pole in his Brabham-Ford. Then, after dropping to eighth following an average start,…
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Lancia D50: The grand prix great that doomed a team
Rudi Uhlenhaut, the engineer behind the stupendous W196 Mercedes, described the Lancia D50 Formula 1 machine as “the only car we really feared”. Although the W196 and Maserati 250F were…
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Why Aston Martin may have timed its F1 re-entry perfectly
Aston Martin’s shake-up could see the company seize the game-changing opportunity offered by Formula 1. Could we see a World Champion come along for the ride?
F1
McLaren to cut 1200 jobs across all divisions including F1 team
McLaren will reduce the size of its workforce as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also to prepare for the F1 cost cap
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2020 Niki Lauda biography review
The author had no intention of writing this new biography of Niki Lauda. After all, the three-time World Champion’s wonderful story has been told often and well through the decades…
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Kimi Räikkönen’s greatest drive: 2005 Japanese GP
It was the greatest grand prix of the 21st century to date. Suzuka 2005 could make a serious claim to the best of all time. Decided going into the last…
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Secret Stirling Moss interview surfaces
Stirling Moss declared himself satisfied with life in a final in-depth interview, recorded shortly before his retirement from the public sphere. Unseen until now, the conversation with Mia Forbes Pirie,…
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Greatest GP voting now open
Time is running out to have your say on the greatest grand prix in the 70-year history of the Formula 1 World Championship. With the help of our social media…
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Vettel’s Ferrari split sets F1’s silly season into full swing
Although the 2020 season has yet to turn a wheel in anger, Formula 1’s silly season is getting into full swing with Sebastian Vettel’s split from Ferrari sparking a chain…
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MPH: F1’s 2026 rules get pruned but there’s still a forest of fake plastic trees
F1 has trimmed its 2026 regulations ahead of Miami. Mark Hughes points out that these minor changes don’t address the real issues — and pretending otherwise helps no-one
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MPH: How to fix F1 – and why it probably won’t happen
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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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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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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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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Podcast: Why we need to speak out about ‘farcical’ F1
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Could too much criticism damage F1? Mark and special guest Matt Bishop explore the latest in the new rules saga, and consider why Ferrari GP winner Michele Alboreto doesn’t get the credit he deserves
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Why F1’s fixation on overtaking is flawed
Formula 1 has seen a big increase in overtaking under the 2026 rules. But is that reason for celebration?
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The quietly brilliant Michele Alboreto is fading into F1 history. He deserves more respect
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
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