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Silverstone was the starting point for the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, as crowds and royals packed the former airfield to watch history being made
The Formula 1 World Championship began on this day 70 years ago at the home of British motor sport, Silverstone, and the circuit is marking the landmark anniversary with memories…
In its 70 year history, Formula 1 has led the race to stop quickly, not least when Gordon Murray and Brabham introduced carbon brakes
Sebastian Vettel’s aspiration of emulating his compatriot and hero, Michael Schumacher by winning a world championship with Ferrari looks to be over. Indeed, if the Covid-19 pandemic continues on and…
Few drivers will ever feel the power of a 1,000bhp+ Formula 1 engine behind them, let alone the exhilaration of piloting one of the cars on a legendary circuit, such…
Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of this year, saying that there is no longer a “common desire to stay together”. Talks are understood to have broken down…
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Gilles Villeneuve had barely been heard of on the international stage when McLaren entered him in a third car for the 1977 British Grand Prix. ‘Who?’ was not an uncommon…
If or when they ever arrive, the new Formula 1 regulations will place tight limits on teams updating their transmissions. However, if we scroll back 15 years, no such restrictions…
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Twenty-one men started the inaugural Formula 1 world championship race – the 1950 Grand Prix of Europe – at Silverstone 70 years ago: four were French; two were Italian; and…
Silverstone was the starting point for the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, as crowds and royals packed the former airfield to watch history being made
The Formula 1 World Championship began on this day 70 years ago at the home of British motor sport, Silverstone, and the circuit is marking the landmark anniversary with memories…
In its 70 year history, Formula 1 has led the race to stop quickly, not least when Gordon Murray and Brabham introduced carbon brakes
Sebastian Vettel’s aspiration of emulating his compatriot and hero, Michael Schumacher by winning a world championship with Ferrari looks to be over. Indeed, if the Covid-19 pandemic continues on and…
Few drivers will ever feel the power of a 1,000bhp+ Formula 1 engine behind them, let alone the exhilaration of piloting one of the cars on a legendary circuit, such…
Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of this year, saying that there is no longer a “common desire to stay together”. Talks are understood to have broken down…
Great Read
Gilles Villeneuve had barely been heard of on the international stage when McLaren entered him in a third car for the 1977 British Grand Prix. ‘Who?’ was not an uncommon…
If or when they ever arrive, the new Formula 1 regulations will place tight limits on teams updating their transmissions. However, if we scroll back 15 years, no such restrictions…
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…
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
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
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…
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…
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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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
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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