This week in motor sport – December 26
This week in motor sport on the Archive and Database, featuring a win for Jim Clark in South Africa and a shared birthday for two sports car greats December 26…
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Formula 1’s winner on Grand Prix debut, Giancarlo Baghetti, was born 82 years ago this Christmas Day. His win in the Ferrari 156 was spectacular not only for the fact that…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database December 19 1882: Indy hero Ralph de Palma is born. In profile 1905: Debonair Italian ‘Jonny’ Lurani is born. In profile 1923: Onofre Marimón,…
If, as big boss Sergio Marchionne has suggested, Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1 to act as Ferrari’s feeder team, the wheel will have turned full circle. For it was…
Recently a host of ex- and current racing drivers gathered for their yearly Christmas lunch. Around the table sat Damon Hill, Perry McCarthy, Jonathan Palmer, Martin Brundle, Steve Soper, Derek…
A number of top drivers around the world decided to retire this year. These included Nico Rosberg, 31, Felipe Massa, 35, Jenson Button, 36, Mark Webber, 40, and Jeff Gordon and…
It was contentious. A point Damien Smith addressed on the very first page of the 100 Greatest Grands Prix special edition. So it’s now over to you to tell us…
As I hope you will see from my final Motor Sport column (out on December 31st), Martin Brundle was in excellent form when we met for lunch 10 days after…
Thirty-four years ago today Colin Chapman suffered a fatal heart attack. For some he was the man who changed motor racing forever, the pioneer of ground-breaking car construction and a…
This week in motor sport on the Archive and Database, featuring a win for Jim Clark in South Africa and a shared birthday for two sports car greats December 26…
Formula 1’s winner on Grand Prix debut, Giancarlo Baghetti, was born 82 years ago this Christmas Day. His win in the Ferrari 156 was spectacular not only for the fact that…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database December 19 1882: Indy hero Ralph de Palma is born. In profile 1905: Debonair Italian ‘Jonny’ Lurani is born. In profile 1923: Onofre Marimón,…
If, as big boss Sergio Marchionne has suggested, Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1 to act as Ferrari’s feeder team, the wheel will have turned full circle. For it was…
Recently a host of ex- and current racing drivers gathered for their yearly Christmas lunch. Around the table sat Damon Hill, Perry McCarthy, Jonathan Palmer, Martin Brundle, Steve Soper, Derek…
A number of top drivers around the world decided to retire this year. These included Nico Rosberg, 31, Felipe Massa, 35, Jenson Button, 36, Mark Webber, 40, and Jeff Gordon and…
It was contentious. A point Damien Smith addressed on the very first page of the 100 Greatest Grands Prix special edition. So it’s now over to you to tell us…
As I hope you will see from my final Motor Sport column (out on December 31st), Martin Brundle was in excellent form when we met for lunch 10 days after…
Thirty-four years ago today Colin Chapman suffered a fatal heart attack. For some he was the man who changed motor racing forever, the pioneer of ground-breaking car construction and a…
When Norris’s bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren’s infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
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
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
A third of the way through the 2025 F1 season, McLaren’s title fight is shaping into a psychological duel as much as a physical one — with one key element giving Oscar Piastri’s the edge over Lando Norris, says Mark Hughes
Prost, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Andretti, Mansell, Häkkinen and Villeneuve will be driving their championship-winning machinery
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