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On this day in motor sport: August 10-16
This week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 10 // August 11 // August 12 // August 13 // August 14 // August 15 // August 16…
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MPH: Red Bull could handle Alonso’s unfortunate reputation
Red Bull could do without Fernando Alonso’s reputation for causing internal chaos, but then again, it’s best equipped to deal with the two-time Formula 1 champion Christian Horner, on Formula…
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2018 F1 Season half-term review podcast
Formula 1’s on its summer shutdown, so Mark Hughes, Motor Sport’s Grand Prix editor, joins Jack Phillips, Simon Arron and Motor Sport’s new production editor, Rob Ladbrook, to look at…
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Force India out of administration following Stroll-led bid
The team’s future in Formula 1 has been secured following accepted takeover bid Force India has left administration after a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium had its offer to buy the team accepted. The…
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1980s in Focus
By Simon Arron It was a decade of contrast, conflict, controversy and change. Punk rock ceded to New Romanticism, John Lennon was assassinated in New York, America and others boycotted…
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Simon Arron: “History provides ample evidence to justify Ricciardo’s switch, but…”
There are more than enough recent examples that would have dissuaded Daniel Ricciardo from jumping to a rival F1 team Racing driver switches to slower team. Voluntarily. It isn’t common…
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Why did Ricciardo jump?
What could possibly have made Daniel Ricciardo take the bold step away from Red Bull to Renault F1? Who knows what was really going on inside Daniel Ricciardo’s mind? Having…
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On this day in motor sport: August 3-9
This week in motor sport, from the database August 3 // August 4 // August 5 // August 6 // August 7 // August 8 // August 9 August 3 1952 Alberto Ascari…
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Updated: Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull Racing for Renault
Daniel Ricciardo will part ways with Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season, the team has confirmed. He will join Renault to partner Nico Hülkenberg for the…
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On this day in motor sport: August 10-16
This week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 10 // August 11 // August 12 // August 13 // August 14 // August 15 // August 16…
Opinion
F1
MPH: Red Bull could handle Alonso’s unfortunate reputation
Red Bull could do without Fernando Alonso’s reputation for causing internal chaos, but then again, it’s best equipped to deal with the two-time Formula 1 champion Christian Horner, on Formula…
Opinion
F1
2018 F1 Season half-term review podcast
Formula 1’s on its summer shutdown, so Mark Hughes, Motor Sport’s Grand Prix editor, joins Jack Phillips, Simon Arron and Motor Sport’s new production editor, Rob Ladbrook, to look at…
F1
Force India out of administration following Stroll-led bid
The team’s future in Formula 1 has been secured following accepted takeover bid Force India has left administration after a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium had its offer to buy the team accepted. The…
Opinion
F1
1980s in Focus
By Simon Arron It was a decade of contrast, conflict, controversy and change. Punk rock ceded to New Romanticism, John Lennon was assassinated in New York, America and others boycotted…
F1
Simon Arron: “History provides ample evidence to justify Ricciardo’s switch, but…”
There are more than enough recent examples that would have dissuaded Daniel Ricciardo from jumping to a rival F1 team Racing driver switches to slower team. Voluntarily. It isn’t common…
Opinion
F1
Why did Ricciardo jump?
What could possibly have made Daniel Ricciardo take the bold step away from Red Bull to Renault F1? Who knows what was really going on inside Daniel Ricciardo’s mind? Having…
F1
On this day in motor sport: August 3-9
This week in motor sport, from the database August 3 // August 4 // August 5 // August 6 // August 7 // August 8 // August 9 August 3 1952 Alberto Ascari…
F1
Updated: Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull Racing for Renault
Daniel Ricciardo will part ways with Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season, the team has confirmed. He will join Renault to partner Nico Hülkenberg for the…
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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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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Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
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Matt Bishop: He was Williams’ first winning driver but so few know his name
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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