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Nigel Mansell’s best drives
Love Nigel Mansell? Or loathe him? It’s hard to be indifferent about him, and this is so in large part as, whatever else you think of Mansell, gripping theatre was…
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Mick Schumacher’s modest start to Formula 2
Mick Schumacher’s Formula 2 Hungarian sprint race win will have many fans talking, but there is still some way to go for the German Mick Schumacher celebrates his first F2…
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2019 Hungarian Grand Prix race report — How a failed overtake set Hamilton on the victory path
A clash of F1’s two biggest titans always was going to be decided in the margins. This Hungarian Grand Prix was tilted by a failed Lewis Hamilton overtake and overheating…
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2019 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix — race results
Race results for the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix. Contains full classification. Click for full race report Photo: Motorsport Images Lewis Hamilton denied long-time leader Max Verstappen Hungarian Grand Prix victory…
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2019 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying report: Verstappen is 100th pole-sitter
Max Verstappen didn’t just claim pole position in qualifying for the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, he also showed that the championship isn’t won yet Verstapen celebrates his career-first F1 pole…
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MPH – Formula 1 silly season is finally in full swing
So there’s the Formula 1 silly season of 2020 and there’s one of the summer break 2019 – with the futures of Gasly, Ocon, Hülkenberg and others at stake Pierre Gasly is…
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Verstappen: Other drivers are as good as Hamilton
Verstappen takes aim at Hamilton – and Mercedes… Max Verstappen believes Lewis Hamilton is beatable Photo: Motorsport Images Max Verstappen has risked a war of words with Lewis Hamilton by claiming…
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“Senna realised I was the only driver he couldn’t intimidate”: Mansell’s majestic 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix
It was approaching two years since a McLaren-Honda – driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost – had been beaten in a straight fight in Formula 1. At the 1989…
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Murray Walker: I wouldn’t be here if social media existed in my time
Murray Walker is widely regarded as the voice of British motor sport with a career in commentary spanning over half a century, however, the man himself admitted he would not…
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Nigel Mansell’s best drives
Love Nigel Mansell? Or loathe him? It’s hard to be indifferent about him, and this is so in large part as, whatever else you think of Mansell, gripping theatre was…
Opinion
Opinions
Mick Schumacher’s modest start to Formula 2
Mick Schumacher’s Formula 2 Hungarian sprint race win will have many fans talking, but there is still some way to go for the German Mick Schumacher celebrates his first F2…
Opinion
F1
2019 Hungarian Grand Prix race report — How a failed overtake set Hamilton on the victory path
A clash of F1’s two biggest titans always was going to be decided in the margins. This Hungarian Grand Prix was tilted by a failed Lewis Hamilton overtake and overheating…
F1
2019 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix — race results
Race results for the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix. Contains full classification. Click for full race report Photo: Motorsport Images Lewis Hamilton denied long-time leader Max Verstappen Hungarian Grand Prix victory…
Opinion
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2019 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying report: Verstappen is 100th pole-sitter
Max Verstappen didn’t just claim pole position in qualifying for the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, he also showed that the championship isn’t won yet Verstapen celebrates his career-first F1 pole…
Opinion
F1
MPH – Formula 1 silly season is finally in full swing
So there’s the Formula 1 silly season of 2020 and there’s one of the summer break 2019 – with the futures of Gasly, Ocon, Hülkenberg and others at stake Pierre Gasly is…
Opinion
F1
Verstappen: Other drivers are as good as Hamilton
Verstappen takes aim at Hamilton – and Mercedes… Max Verstappen believes Lewis Hamilton is beatable Photo: Motorsport Images Max Verstappen has risked a war of words with Lewis Hamilton by claiming…
F1
“Senna realised I was the only driver he couldn’t intimidate”: Mansell’s majestic 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix
It was approaching two years since a McLaren-Honda – driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost – had been beaten in a straight fight in Formula 1. At the 1989…
F1
Murray Walker: I wouldn’t be here if social media existed in my time
Murray Walker is widely regarded as the voice of British motor sport with a career in commentary spanning over half a century, however, the man himself admitted he would not…
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MPH: Deployment and deception – decoding F1 testing runs in Bahrain
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
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MPH: ‘Does Mercedes’ power unit break F1 rules? It’s not as simple as that…’
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
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Podcast: ‘Having the best AI in F1 may be more important than the best engine’
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
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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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Schumacher in a Ligier? F1’s most unlikely testing stories
Alain Prost adopted a disguise; Kimi Räikkönen was “Eskimo”; and Ayrton Senna was bizarrely unsuccessful: the strange and secret stories of F1 drivers who tested cars they were never meant to drive
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Why 2026 F1 race starts are a problem waiting to happen
The removal of the MGU-H from Formula 1’s 2026 power units has turned race starts into one of the most technically treacherous moments ahead of the first race, and the paddock is bracing itself
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Matt Bishop: Modern F1 peaked in 1991 – look at what we’ve lost
As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso question the complexity of 2026’s new cars, Matt Bishop looks back to 1991 and a Formula 1 season that struck the perfect balance between innovation and joy
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