Extract: F1 Retro 1980 part 3
The third in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, former Williams engineering director Patrick Head opens up about…
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Williams’ rich history of Formula 1 success but recent fall from grace bears comparison to that of Nottingham Forest… Sergey Sirotkin’s emergence as frontrunner to partner Lance Stroll is little more than…
The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association now has 100 per cent membership among Formula 1 drivers Every Formula 1 driver on the grid has signed up to their union, the Grand…
The second in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. While Formula 1 was safer than ever before, it was still a lethal motor sport, and…
Design legend Gordon Murray joins Motor Sport editor Nick Trott, editor-at-large Gordon Cruickshank and features editor Simon Arron for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show. From Brabham and Bernie…
The first in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes, in which he turns the attention to 1980 and explains why it was such an…
A rundown of the week’s motor sport news, including controversy at the FIA, dates for Goodwood and Silverstone Classic, F1 rule tweaks Jean Todt gets third term at FIA Jean…
Robert Kubica could be on the verge of following a long line of drivers who have bred success even after suffering life-changing injuries Robert Kubica has just turned 33. That’s hardly a…
Honda has changed its Formula 1 management structure for the 2018 season Struggling F1 manufacturer Honda has eliminated the head of F1 role, which Yusuke Hasegawa occupied from March 2016.…
The third in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, former Williams engineering director Patrick Head opens up about…
Williams’ rich history of Formula 1 success but recent fall from grace bears comparison to that of Nottingham Forest… Sergey Sirotkin’s emergence as frontrunner to partner Lance Stroll is little more than…
The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association now has 100 per cent membership among Formula 1 drivers Every Formula 1 driver on the grid has signed up to their union, the Grand…
The second in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. While Formula 1 was safer than ever before, it was still a lethal motor sport, and…
Design legend Gordon Murray joins Motor Sport editor Nick Trott, editor-at-large Gordon Cruickshank and features editor Simon Arron for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show. From Brabham and Bernie…
The first in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes, in which he turns the attention to 1980 and explains why it was such an…
A rundown of the week’s motor sport news, including controversy at the FIA, dates for Goodwood and Silverstone Classic, F1 rule tweaks Jean Todt gets third term at FIA Jean…
Robert Kubica could be on the verge of following a long line of drivers who have bred success even after suffering life-changing injuries Robert Kubica has just turned 33. That’s hardly a…
Honda has changed its Formula 1 management structure for the 2018 season Struggling F1 manufacturer Honda has eliminated the head of F1 role, which Yusuke Hasegawa occupied from March 2016.…
When you’re falling behind, there’s less risk in trying something different. Which is why F1 drivers can ace grands prix and still get beaten by a slower team-mate — as Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton know too well
The valuation of a Formula 1 team may seem an esoteric consideration for F1 followers. But it can have a huge impact upon events and the landscape upon which the…
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