On this day in motor sport – July 20-26
This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…
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The front of the 2019 F1 grid is all but sewn up, the rest? Much less so… The confirmation of Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension at Mercedes yesterday…
Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes Formula 1 squad for another year Finnish Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will partner Lewis Hamilton for at least another year, having penned…
Lewis Hamilton pens contract extension to remain in Formula 1 with Mercedes until 2020 Defending Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Mercedes…
How Britain’s pre-war superstar met conflict and chaos, winning in Nazi Germany
Ensign F1 founder Morris Nunn has died at the age of 79. A talented racer, winning races for Colin Chapman’s Lotus in Formula 3, he turned his attentions to running…
John Barnard, who changed the landscape of Formula 1, joins us for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show Former Ferrari and McLaren designer John Barnard, the man who introduced…
Helmets worn by Fangio, Hawthorn and Senna, overalls of Hill and a Clark trophy – Bonhams’ Festival of Speed auction is packed with incredible memorabilia Updated with results Often, automobilia’s…
Which of the two leading F1 constructors had the upper hand at Silverstone – and who has the advantage going into the double-header? The battle between Ferrari and Mercedes is…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…
The front of the 2019 F1 grid is all but sewn up, the rest? Much less so… The confirmation of Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension at Mercedes yesterday…
Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes Formula 1 squad for another year Finnish Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will partner Lewis Hamilton for at least another year, having penned…
Lewis Hamilton pens contract extension to remain in Formula 1 with Mercedes until 2020 Defending Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Mercedes…
How Britain’s pre-war superstar met conflict and chaos, winning in Nazi Germany
Ensign F1 founder Morris Nunn has died at the age of 79. A talented racer, winning races for Colin Chapman’s Lotus in Formula 3, he turned his attentions to running…
John Barnard, who changed the landscape of Formula 1, joins us for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show Former Ferrari and McLaren designer John Barnard, the man who introduced…
Helmets worn by Fangio, Hawthorn and Senna, overalls of Hill and a Clark trophy – Bonhams’ Festival of Speed auction is packed with incredible memorabilia Updated with results Often, automobilia’s…
Which of the two leading F1 constructors had the upper hand at Silverstone – and who has the advantage going into the double-header? The battle between Ferrari and Mercedes is…
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
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
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…
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
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
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
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
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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