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McLaren’s Norris fastest in second F1 test
McLaren rookie Lando Norris sets the fastest time in the first day of the final Formula 1 preseason test of 2019 Lando Norris’s McLaren was fastest on the opening day…
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Race Retro attracts record crowd
Fine sunshine, a new rally stage, and a wide collection of race and rally cars and personnel bring in a growing attendance Race Retro, powered by Motor Sport, attracted a…
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Watch: Niki Lauda on his “biggest mistake”
As he celebrates his 70th birthday watch Lauda outline his regret at walking out on dominant Ferrari at the end of 1977 Niki Lauda celebrates his 70th birthday today, and he…
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MPH: Why Ferrari’s on top after F1 test 1
We crunch the numbers from 2019’s opening Formula 1 preseason Barcelona test to find out who’s quick and who’s not The weather was kind to F1’s first test week, the…
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Hülkenberg tops the final day of F1’s opening test
Renault takes first and third places as F1’s 2019 preseason testing at Barcelona hits its halfway point Nico Hülkenberg set the pace for Renault on the final day of Formula…
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When F1 teams were fashionably late
Teams used to regularly deliver their Formula 1 cars late, including Williams. Nowadays it’s a different story… Alarm bells are ringing for Williams. Not that it’s slept much, I don’t…
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Late surge gives Kvyat fastest time in F1 testing day 3
A late stunner by the Toro Rosso returnee deprives Kimi Räikkönen of top spot at Barcelona A stunning late lap by Daniil Kvyat in the Toro Rosso meant he was a…
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F1 Drive to Survive trailer: new documentary of 2018 season on Netflix
A 10-part documentary of the 2018 Formula 1 season – Formula 1: Drive to Survive – will launch on March 8 on Netflix. Written by James Gay Rees, who penned Senna, this new…
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Could F1 get standardised gearboxes?
Formula 1 has submitted a tender for standardised gearboxes for 2021, but will teams support the idea? The FIA has opened a tender for gearboxes from the 2021 season onwards as…
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McLaren’s Norris fastest in second F1 test
McLaren rookie Lando Norris sets the fastest time in the first day of the final Formula 1 preseason test of 2019 Lando Norris’s McLaren was fastest on the opening day…
BTCC News
Race Retro attracts record crowd
Fine sunshine, a new rally stage, and a wide collection of race and rally cars and personnel bring in a growing attendance Race Retro, powered by Motor Sport, attracted a…
F1
Watch: Niki Lauda on his “biggest mistake”
As he celebrates his 70th birthday watch Lauda outline his regret at walking out on dominant Ferrari at the end of 1977 Niki Lauda celebrates his 70th birthday today, and he…
Opinion
F1
MPH: Why Ferrari’s on top after F1 test 1
We crunch the numbers from 2019’s opening Formula 1 preseason Barcelona test to find out who’s quick and who’s not The weather was kind to F1’s first test week, the…
F1
Hülkenberg tops the final day of F1’s opening test
Renault takes first and third places as F1’s 2019 preseason testing at Barcelona hits its halfway point Nico Hülkenberg set the pace for Renault on the final day of Formula…
F1
When F1 teams were fashionably late
Teams used to regularly deliver their Formula 1 cars late, including Williams. Nowadays it’s a different story… Alarm bells are ringing for Williams. Not that it’s slept much, I don’t…
F1
Late surge gives Kvyat fastest time in F1 testing day 3
A late stunner by the Toro Rosso returnee deprives Kimi Räikkönen of top spot at Barcelona A stunning late lap by Daniil Kvyat in the Toro Rosso meant he was a…
F1
F1 Drive to Survive trailer: new documentary of 2018 season on Netflix
A 10-part documentary of the 2018 Formula 1 season – Formula 1: Drive to Survive – will launch on March 8 on Netflix. Written by James Gay Rees, who penned Senna, this new…
F1
Could F1 get standardised gearboxes?
Formula 1 has submitted a tender for standardised gearboxes for 2021, but will teams support the idea? The FIA has opened a tender for gearboxes from the 2021 season onwards as…
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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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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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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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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
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
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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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