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Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost raced the legendary McLaren MP4/4 for the first time 31 years ago today, and you can watch designer Neil Oatley tell the car’s unique story Thirty-one…
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Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost raced the legendary McLaren MP4/4 for the first time 31 years ago today, and you can watch designer Neil Oatley tell the car’s unique story Thirty-one…
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He was, according to Ferdinand Porsche, “the greatest driver of the past, present and future,” but racing fans in Britain had surprisingly few chances to witness the singular brilliance of…
Mark Hughes reports on an exhilarating 2019 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari let Charles Leclerc down in Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel let Ferrari down. And through it all came a tenacious…
Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet’s Formula 1 cars will be present at the Donington historic event Image: Motorsport Images An impressive line-up of Formula 1 cars has been confirmed for this year’s…
The legendary technical figure is back in a bid to reverse Williams F1’s slump Sir Patrick Head is returning to the Williams team as a consultant, in a bold attempt…
Some of the mannerisms are spookily familiar as Mick Schumacher faces the Formula 1 media for the first time. It’s the way he tilts his head as he listens to…
Two-time Formula 1 champion and 2018 Le Mans winner Fernando Alonso will return to McLaren for the post-Bahrain Grand Prix F1 test Fernando Alonso is to get back behind the wheel…
As Kermit the Frog used to remind us, it’s not easy being green. And Formula 1 can attest. Five years ago it introduced its hybrid engine spec which, for better…
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
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