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Temple of Clipping? Why Monza is F1 2026’s hardest test
Monza’s long straights were made for speed. At the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, they will be where F1’s power units are tested hardest of all
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MPH: Why Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands
A season that opened with total Mercedes dominance is turning into a three-way fight for the fastest car in F1. Mark Hughes explains why
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Mario Andretti in the rain at Montreal’s 1978 season finale
October 7, 1978 Montreal, Canada With the 1978 F1 title already in the bag for Lotus’s Mario Andretti, the final round of the season saw the American finish the race…
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Alex Wurz: ‘I was proper quick but overweight Benetton damaged my reputation’
There are some drivers whose careers can be measured easily in statistics, their achievements neatly catalogued in tables of wins and championships. There are others whose contribution to motor sport…
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John Watson returns to the McLaren MP4/1, 45 years after Silverstone victory
Pembrey in March is never a suntrap. The fifth of that month was no exception. Through the spray came John Watson’s 1981 McLaren MP4/1, with McLaren Heritage test driver Rob…
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McLaren’s secret F1 wind tunnel tests: how MP4/1 took shape alongside Sting Ray torpedo
During the summer of 1980, a car that would push Formula 1 into a new era was starting to take shape. The McLaren MP4 would famously laminate a new technology…
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How James Garner drove the F3 ‘kiddy cars’ and real F1 machinery for Grand Prix
While Brad Pitt’s F1: The Movie failed to earn anything more than a best sound Academy Award back in March, 60 years ago the seminal film Grand Prix, directed by John Frankenheimer,…
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John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix: the making of F1’s most authentic film
“We are delighted to confirm that the filming, on the Circuit Automobile de Montagne d’Auvergne, for the film Grand Prix, will take place from July 28 to August 6, from 8am…
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George Harrison, Barry Sheene and the Nürburgring: readers revisit racing memories
Matt Bishop’s perceptive piece on the 1976 German Grand Prix and James Hunt’s victory [A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget, online, August 4]…
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Temple of Clipping? Why Monza is F1 2026’s hardest test
Monza’s long straights were made for speed. At the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, they will be where F1’s power units are tested hardest of all
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MPH: Why Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands
A season that opened with total Mercedes dominance is turning into a three-way fight for the fastest car in F1. Mark Hughes explains why
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Mario Andretti in the rain at Montreal’s 1978 season finale
October 7, 1978 Montreal, Canada With the 1978 F1 title already in the bag for Lotus’s Mario Andretti, the final round of the season saw the American finish the race…
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Alex Wurz: ‘I was proper quick but overweight Benetton damaged my reputation’
There are some drivers whose careers can be measured easily in statistics, their achievements neatly catalogued in tables of wins and championships. There are others whose contribution to motor sport…
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Archive
John Watson returns to the McLaren MP4/1, 45 years after Silverstone victory
Pembrey in March is never a suntrap. The fifth of that month was no exception. Through the spray came John Watson’s 1981 McLaren MP4/1, with McLaren Heritage test driver Rob…
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McLaren’s secret F1 wind tunnel tests: how MP4/1 took shape alongside Sting Ray torpedo
During the summer of 1980, a car that would push Formula 1 into a new era was starting to take shape. The McLaren MP4 would famously laminate a new technology…
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Archive
How James Garner drove the F3 ‘kiddy cars’ and real F1 machinery for Grand Prix
While Brad Pitt’s F1: The Movie failed to earn anything more than a best sound Academy Award back in March, 60 years ago the seminal film Grand Prix, directed by John Frankenheimer,…
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Archive
John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix: the making of F1’s most authentic film
“We are delighted to confirm that the filming, on the Circuit Automobile de Montagne d’Auvergne, for the film Grand Prix, will take place from July 28 to August 6, from 8am…
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George Harrison, Barry Sheene and the Nürburgring: readers revisit racing memories
Matt Bishop’s perceptive piece on the 1976 German Grand Prix and James Hunt’s victory [A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget, online, August 4]…
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Mark Hughes: Epic Baku battle a flashback to when F1 was flat-out
George Russell had it his way for most of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to an underwhelming McLaren and rare error from Kimi Antonelli. But then came the late safety car
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There’s an F1 phenomenon on track at Baku… but nobody has noticed
2026 Azerbaijan GP practice sessions were dominated by analysis of the frontrunners and Arvid Lindblad’s spectacular crash. But under the radar, writes Mark Hughes, one driver is shaking up the midfield with sensational lap times
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Podcast: Charles Leclerc vs 21 F1 drivers. His back-of-the-grid challenge in Baku
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1 has already seen one heroic drive to victory from the back of the grids this season. What are the chances of a second this weekend in Baku?
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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‘Red Bull lost its mojo after I left’: Christian Horner on his former F1 team and Ferrari ‘dream’
Christian Horner has a theory for Red Bull’s slide and Ferrari’s stagnation. Both appear to lead back to him
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F1 2027 engine regulations: how and why the power unit rules are changing
Facing a season of yo-yo racing and complaints, Formula 1 is rebalancing its power units for 2027. Here’s how the changes will work
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F1’s most chaotic circuit? The wildest moments in Baku’s history
As Formula 1 returns to Baku we look back at the moments that have made the Azerbaijan circuit one of the most chaotic on the calendar
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