Nico Rosberg retires: statement in full
Here is the statement issued by new world champion Nico Rosberg a few minutes ago, announcing his retirement from F1, with immediate effect. “Since 25 years in racing, it has…
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This week’s motor racing milestones from the Archive and Database, with Graham Hill Racing and DSJ remembered, plus Bellof takes his world title. Novermber 28 1990: Chico Godia, Spain’s most succesful Formula 1…
Germany has fallen off the Formula 1 calendar once again, despite the country providing the newest World Champion. The calendar is reduced to 20 Grands Prix, with question marks still…
Paul Fearnley marks F1’s second-ever father and son World Champions by looking back on 1982, the year of Keke Keijo Erik and Nico Erik. Father and son. And Formula 1 world…
The new issue of Motor Sport is now available, featuring ‘Lunch with’ Jean Alesi By a strange quirk of history Jean Alesi’s CV includes just a single Grand Prix victory, achieved…
Nothing is a safe from the steamrolling rate of development in Formula 1. Not even the steering wheel. Trace it from 1957 to today in three minutes with the excellent video…
The records that fell following the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 1. Nico Rosberg secured the World Championship after 206 Grands Prix, the longest wait in terms of race starts.…
So we came to where the championship mathematics had put them after 20 races. Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton, and the maths said the only way the latter could take…
Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
Here is the statement issued by new world champion Nico Rosberg a few minutes ago, announcing his retirement from F1, with immediate effect. “Since 25 years in racing, it has…
This week’s motor racing milestones from the Archive and Database, with Graham Hill Racing and DSJ remembered, plus Bellof takes his world title. Novermber 28 1990: Chico Godia, Spain’s most succesful Formula 1…
Germany has fallen off the Formula 1 calendar once again, despite the country providing the newest World Champion. The calendar is reduced to 20 Grands Prix, with question marks still…
Paul Fearnley marks F1’s second-ever father and son World Champions by looking back on 1982, the year of Keke Keijo Erik and Nico Erik. Father and son. And Formula 1 world…
The new issue of Motor Sport is now available, featuring ‘Lunch with’ Jean Alesi By a strange quirk of history Jean Alesi’s CV includes just a single Grand Prix victory, achieved…
Nothing is a safe from the steamrolling rate of development in Formula 1. Not even the steering wheel. Trace it from 1957 to today in three minutes with the excellent video…
The records that fell following the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 1. Nico Rosberg secured the World Championship after 206 Grands Prix, the longest wait in terms of race starts.…
So we came to where the championship mathematics had put them after 20 races. Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton, and the maths said the only way the latter could take…
Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
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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