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F1 in the 1960s: The end of innocence
Looking back, we were very spoiled in the 1960s. Whether it was the music or the movies – or the motor racing – there was a feeling of enchantment in…
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F1 in the 1950s: On the edge
Just bear with me a moment, and think back to 2010. Nineteen grand prix races to decide the Formula 1 titles, and Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull-Renault wound up as…
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Seven decades of Formula 1 racing. These were the times of our lives
1950s Doug Nye Our finest historian goes back to where it all began, and the rise of Britain’s unstoppable garagistes Read more 1960s Nigel Roebuck Esteemed F1 commentator on…
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Lunch With… Christian Horner
There is quite a pleasing functionality about Red Bull’s base on an industrial estate in Milton Keynes. It has an opulent trophy cabinet, of course, and there’s a show car…
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Fill the motor sport void
The lack of live racing has left a vacuum in the weekend of motor sport fans and plugging the gap will be a serious undertaking. Up steps Amazon Prime’s The…
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Drive to Survive 2: Netflix’s second smash hit?
Lewis Hamilton casts a distressed look across his team’s briefing area, observing a room that has taken on the atmosphere of a funeral parlour. The drivers are ashen-faced, Toto Wolff…
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F1’s crisis plan: restrain teams for their own good
You may have noticed a hint of criticism over Formula 1’s handling of the Australian Grand Prix cancellation, and the complete lack of a ready-made response to the situation. It…
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Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix postponed due to spread of coronavirus
The 2020 Formula 1 season will not begin before mid-June as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has become the latest race to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It means…
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MPH: F1 is in survival mode and the effects could be long-lasting
The concerns of F1 are insignificant in this unprecedented time, but with Baku expected later today to be the eighth 2020 grand prix either cancelled or postponed, we should probably…
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F1 in the 1960s: The end of innocence
Looking back, we were very spoiled in the 1960s. Whether it was the music or the movies – or the motor racing – there was a feeling of enchantment in…
Archive
F1 in the 1950s: On the edge
Just bear with me a moment, and think back to 2010. Nineteen grand prix races to decide the Formula 1 titles, and Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull-Renault wound up as…
Archive
Seven decades of Formula 1 racing. These were the times of our lives
1950s Doug Nye Our finest historian goes back to where it all began, and the rise of Britain’s unstoppable garagistes Read more 1960s Nigel Roebuck Esteemed F1 commentator on…
Archive
Lunch With… Christian Horner
There is quite a pleasing functionality about Red Bull’s base on an industrial estate in Milton Keynes. It has an opulent trophy cabinet, of course, and there’s a show car…
Archive
Fill the motor sport void
The lack of live racing has left a vacuum in the weekend of motor sport fans and plugging the gap will be a serious undertaking. Up steps Amazon Prime’s The…
Archive
Drive to Survive 2: Netflix’s second smash hit?
Lewis Hamilton casts a distressed look across his team’s briefing area, observing a room that has taken on the atmosphere of a funeral parlour. The drivers are ashen-faced, Toto Wolff…
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F1’s crisis plan: restrain teams for their own good
You may have noticed a hint of criticism over Formula 1’s handling of the Australian Grand Prix cancellation, and the complete lack of a ready-made response to the situation. It…
F1
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix postponed due to spread of coronavirus
The 2020 Formula 1 season will not begin before mid-June as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has become the latest race to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It means…
Mark Hughes
MPH: F1 is in survival mode and the effects could be long-lasting
The concerns of F1 are insignificant in this unprecedented time, but with Baku expected later today to be the eighth 2020 grand prix either cancelled or postponed, we should probably…
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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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