On this day in motor sport – July 6-12
This week in motor sport, from the database July 6 // July 7 // July 8 // July 9 // July 10 // July 11 // July 12 July 6 1958 Ferrari’s Mike Hawthorn dominated the 1958 French Grand Prix at Reims.…
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A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). “Those last 10 laps were exhausting,” wrote Tony Brooks in Motor Sport. “I was listening anxiously…
Amon, Hawthorn, Lauda, Rodríguez… Leclerc? Ferrari has championed youth, but not for decades Louis Chiron was approaching 56 years of age when Lancia invited him to drive one of its…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). The summer of 1976 was a scorcher in Britain, the hottest for 350 years. Maybe it…
McLaren and Éric Boullier have parted ways Éric Boullier has resigned from McLaren as racing director with immediate effect, saying “now is the right time for me to step down.”…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix If the young Englishman were to be helped by his inestimable number one Juan Fangio, he would…
It arrived finally on 20 July 1957, at Aintree. Stirling Moss, having commandeered a Vanwall from injured team-mate Tony Brooks, crossed the line 26 seconds ahead of Luigi Musso’s Ferrari…
A beautiful day, a sea of 20,000 people dressed in orange, a 10-hour drive from Holland but they don’t care. They came all this way last year just to see…
If Fernando Alonso leaves F1 in 2019, could he be replaced by Kimi Räikkönen? Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes looks at the possibility It was mentioned almost as a throwaway…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 6 // July 7 // July 8 // July 9 // July 10 // July 11 // July 12 July 6 1958 Ferrari’s Mike Hawthorn dominated the 1958 French Grand Prix at Reims.…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). “Those last 10 laps were exhausting,” wrote Tony Brooks in Motor Sport. “I was listening anxiously…
Amon, Hawthorn, Lauda, Rodríguez… Leclerc? Ferrari has championed youth, but not for decades Louis Chiron was approaching 56 years of age when Lancia invited him to drive one of its…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). The summer of 1976 was a scorcher in Britain, the hottest for 350 years. Maybe it…
McLaren and Éric Boullier have parted ways Éric Boullier has resigned from McLaren as racing director with immediate effect, saying “now is the right time for me to step down.”…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix If the young Englishman were to be helped by his inestimable number one Juan Fangio, he would…
It arrived finally on 20 July 1957, at Aintree. Stirling Moss, having commandeered a Vanwall from injured team-mate Tony Brooks, crossed the line 26 seconds ahead of Luigi Musso’s Ferrari…
A beautiful day, a sea of 20,000 people dressed in orange, a 10-hour drive from Holland but they don’t care. They came all this way last year just to see…
If Fernando Alonso leaves F1 in 2019, could he be replaced by Kimi Räikkönen? Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes looks at the possibility It was mentioned almost as a throwaway…
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
F1 final standings Who finished where in the final points… No. Driver Team Points 1 Lando Norris McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 421 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 410…
10. Pierre Gasly He never gave anything less than his all in an outclassed, underpowered car. But Pierre Gasly’s fast corner prowess combined with the Alpine ’s good high-speed downforce…
Mark Hughes – This year was Mark’s last full season of day-to-day Formula 1 race reporting after 30 years of following the F1 circus The surface colours of the season constantly…
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