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Me and Jim Clark
The influence of Jim Clark on Simon Arron “You want to be what?” The careers advice department at William Hulme’s Grammar School, Manchester, wasn’t famous for…
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Jim beats John, Goodwood 1960
Lotus Beats Cooper in F.J. 10-Lap Event in which Jimmy Clark Sets a Lap Record of 90.38 m.p.h. IT is an extremely good omen for the 1960 Goodwood season, that,…
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Jim Clark – The best of the best, extract #1
The first in a series of extracts this week from Jim Clark – The Best of the Best, written by David Tremayne and published by Evro publishing, available to order now …
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Vettel’s Ferrari struggles
“The car just doesn’t respond the way you like and it’s sliding in places you don’t want it to slide. I want the car to be spot-on when I hit…
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On this day in motor sport – March 30-April 5
Looking into the database for the news on this day March 30 1948 Formula 3 driver and Grand Prix team owner Eddie Jordan was born in Dublin 70 years ago. He…
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The secret to Jim Clark’s speed
It’s a glimpse but a telling one. Just over nine minutes into the below film of the 1965 French Grand Prix is footage of the top guns – bar an…
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2018 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Mark Hughes reports on the Formula 1 season-opener at Melbourne The race turned on a confluence of flukes, a repaying of karmic debt owed to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari from…
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Vettel takes Australian F1 GP win for Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel holds off polesitter Lewis Hamilton for victory in Australia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne after a mid-race virtual safety car dashed…
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Hamilton vs ‘party mode’
Was it ‘party mode’ that gave Lewis Hamilton pole in Australia? Mark Hughes investigates… Lewis Hamilton’s pole-securing final qualifying run, in which he found 0.6sec while everyone else found a…
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Me and Jim Clark
The influence of Jim Clark on Simon Arron “You want to be what?” The careers advice department at William Hulme’s Grammar School, Manchester, wasn’t famous for…
F1
Jim beats John, Goodwood 1960
Lotus Beats Cooper in F.J. 10-Lap Event in which Jimmy Clark Sets a Lap Record of 90.38 m.p.h. IT is an extremely good omen for the 1960 Goodwood season, that,…
F1
Jim Clark – The best of the best, extract #1
The first in a series of extracts this week from Jim Clark – The Best of the Best, written by David Tremayne and published by Evro publishing, available to order now …
Opinion
F1
Vettel’s Ferrari struggles
“The car just doesn’t respond the way you like and it’s sliding in places you don’t want it to slide. I want the car to be spot-on when I hit…
F1
On this day in motor sport – March 30-April 5
Looking into the database for the news on this day March 30 1948 Formula 3 driver and Grand Prix team owner Eddie Jordan was born in Dublin 70 years ago. He…
F1
The secret to Jim Clark’s speed
It’s a glimpse but a telling one. Just over nine minutes into the below film of the 1965 French Grand Prix is footage of the top guns – bar an…
F1
2018 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Mark Hughes reports on the Formula 1 season-opener at Melbourne The race turned on a confluence of flukes, a repaying of karmic debt owed to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari from…
F1
Vettel takes Australian F1 GP win for Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel holds off polesitter Lewis Hamilton for victory in Australia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne after a mid-race virtual safety car dashed…
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Hamilton vs ‘party mode’
Was it ‘party mode’ that gave Lewis Hamilton pole in Australia? Mark Hughes investigates… Lewis Hamilton’s pole-securing final qualifying run, in which he found 0.6sec while everyone else found a…
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MPH: Deployment and deception – decoding F1 testing runs in Bahrain
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
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MPH: ‘Does Mercedes’ power unit break F1 rules? It’s not as simple as that…’
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
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Podcast: ‘Having the best AI in F1 may be more important than the best engine’
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
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…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
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
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
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
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Schumacher in a Ligier? F1’s most unlikely testing stories
Alain Prost adopted a disguise; Kimi Räikkönen was “Eskimo”; and Ayrton Senna was bizarrely unsuccessful: the strange and secret stories of F1 drivers who tested cars they were never meant to drive
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Why 2026 F1 race starts are a problem waiting to happen
The removal of the MGU-H from Formula 1’s 2026 power units has turned race starts into one of the most technically treacherous moments ahead of the first race, and the paddock is bracing itself
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Matt Bishop: Modern F1 peaked in 1991 – look at what we’ve lost
As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso question the complexity of 2026’s new cars, Matt Bishop looks back to 1991 and a Formula 1 season that struck the perfect balance between innovation and joy
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