On this day in motor sport: October 26-November 2
This week’s major milestones from history, via the database October 26 1986 The 1986 Formula 1 World Championship was decided on this day in Adelaide after a dramatic three-way title…
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The holes in Mercedes’ rims are pivotal in controlling tyre temperature, and they’re sending ripples through the paddock Ferrari says it has no intention of protesting the rear wheel spacer…
Age was just a number, as Fangio, Farina and Fagioli proved… and Räikkönen Blimey, the Three Fs weren’t exactly a boy band. The pops (sic) combo that dominated the inaugural…
Kimi! The 39-year-old jumped from his Ferrari like a teenager after quite the most beautifully judged victory, his first in more than five years, the first of his five-year second…
What does Sergio Perez’s extension mean for his role in the team? And who’s filling the remaining seats? Sergio Pérez’s confirmation at Force India for another year essentially confirms that…
This week’s major milestones from history, via the Archive and Database October 19 1958 Casablanca’s Ain-Diab district holds the world championship-deciding Moroccan Grand Prix. Stirling Moss, who had already won…
Saved team confirms its first 2019 driver in Sergio Pérez Racing Point Force India has confirmed Sergio Pérez has signed a contract extension to race for the team in 2019. The…
The race to five world titles could end at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. Here’s how Lewis Hamilton stands on the verge of winning his fifth world championship, heading…
Kevin Magnussen is a divisive figure on the F1 grid – but he makes for a formidable opponent, reckons Mark Hughes Recently confirmed at Haas for a third season, Kevin Magnussen…
This week’s major milestones from history, via the database October 26 1986 The 1986 Formula 1 World Championship was decided on this day in Adelaide after a dramatic three-way title…
The holes in Mercedes’ rims are pivotal in controlling tyre temperature, and they’re sending ripples through the paddock Ferrari says it has no intention of protesting the rear wheel spacer…
Age was just a number, as Fangio, Farina and Fagioli proved… and Räikkönen Blimey, the Three Fs weren’t exactly a boy band. The pops (sic) combo that dominated the inaugural…
Kimi! The 39-year-old jumped from his Ferrari like a teenager after quite the most beautifully judged victory, his first in more than five years, the first of his five-year second…
What does Sergio Perez’s extension mean for his role in the team? And who’s filling the remaining seats? Sergio Pérez’s confirmation at Force India for another year essentially confirms that…
This week’s major milestones from history, via the Archive and Database October 19 1958 Casablanca’s Ain-Diab district holds the world championship-deciding Moroccan Grand Prix. Stirling Moss, who had already won…
Saved team confirms its first 2019 driver in Sergio Pérez Racing Point Force India has confirmed Sergio Pérez has signed a contract extension to race for the team in 2019. The…
The race to five world titles could end at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. Here’s how Lewis Hamilton stands on the verge of winning his fifth world championship, heading…
Kevin Magnussen is a divisive figure on the F1 grid – but he makes for a formidable opponent, reckons Mark Hughes Recently confirmed at Haas for a third season, Kevin Magnussen…
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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