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Niki Lauda: F1 force of nature who made the extraordinary routine
Niki Lauda’s success wasn’t down to good fortune: the “extraordinary” Austrian made his own luck, writes Mark Hughes
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“That was the power and the persuasiveness that Niki Lauda had”
John Watson looks back at the resolute character of his friend, team-mate and rival: Niki Lauda John Watson and Niki Lauda at the 1977 Swedish Grand Prix Photo: Motorsport Images…
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Obituary: Niki Lauda, 1949-2019
A courageous, shrewd and quick driver, Niki Lauda also had a rare human quality Lauda at the 1977 United States Grand Prix Motorsport Images Extraordinary will forever be too weak…
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Niki Lauda dies, aged 70
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda “passed away peacefully” Photo: Motorsport Images Niki Lauda, the dominant grand prix driver of the mid-1970s and key figure in the current Mercedes F1…
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F2 confirmed for F1 2019 game, new trailer released
Formula 2 has been confirmed for Codemasters’ F1 2019 game – Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost also featured. Watch F2 gameplay here F1 2019 will let you play as Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in…
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W Series leader Jamie Chadwick signs Williams F1 test contract
W Series championship leader Jamie Chadwick signs up for an F1 development role with Williams Image: Motorsport Images W Series star Jamie Chadwick has joined the Williams Formula 1 team…
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F1 Manager game review (Android & iOS)
Management games have never gone out of style since football’s Championship Manager first hit our screens, and now Formula 1 has joined the grid with F1 Manager. It’s not a…
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MPH: How Mercedes is leaving Ferrari behind
The Silver Arrows are on a stellar run of 1-2s in this Formula 1 season, and the reason lies in the slow corners Images: Motorsport Images “The limitations of the…
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Mercedes 1-2 finishes: just like the ’50s
Mercedes is getting back to its dominating ways, and its strike rate of 1-2s this decade eclipses that of Williams and McLaren at their peaks Valtteri Bottas takes pole at…
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Niki Lauda: F1 force of nature who made the extraordinary routine
Niki Lauda’s success wasn’t down to good fortune: the “extraordinary” Austrian made his own luck, writes Mark Hughes
Opinion
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“That was the power and the persuasiveness that Niki Lauda had”
John Watson looks back at the resolute character of his friend, team-mate and rival: Niki Lauda John Watson and Niki Lauda at the 1977 Swedish Grand Prix Photo: Motorsport Images…
Opinion
F1
Obituary: Niki Lauda, 1949-2019
A courageous, shrewd and quick driver, Niki Lauda also had a rare human quality Lauda at the 1977 United States Grand Prix Motorsport Images Extraordinary will forever be too weak…
F1
Niki Lauda dies, aged 70
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda “passed away peacefully” Photo: Motorsport Images Niki Lauda, the dominant grand prix driver of the mid-1970s and key figure in the current Mercedes F1…
E-sports
F2 confirmed for F1 2019 game, new trailer released
Formula 2 has been confirmed for Codemasters’ F1 2019 game – Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost also featured. Watch F2 gameplay here F1 2019 will let you play as Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in…
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W Series leader Jamie Chadwick signs Williams F1 test contract
W Series championship leader Jamie Chadwick signs up for an F1 development role with Williams Image: Motorsport Images W Series star Jamie Chadwick has joined the Williams Formula 1 team…
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F1 Manager game review (Android & iOS)
Management games have never gone out of style since football’s Championship Manager first hit our screens, and now Formula 1 has joined the grid with F1 Manager. It’s not a…
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MPH: How Mercedes is leaving Ferrari behind
The Silver Arrows are on a stellar run of 1-2s in this Formula 1 season, and the reason lies in the slow corners Images: Motorsport Images “The limitations of the…
F1
Mercedes 1-2 finishes: just like the ’50s
Mercedes is getting back to its dominating ways, and its strike rate of 1-2s this decade eclipses that of Williams and McLaren at their peaks Valtteri Bottas takes pole at…
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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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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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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
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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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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
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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