On this day in motor sport: October 5-11
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…
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And does Mercedes have a trick up its sleeve? The raw numbers from the race-stint simulation runs of Friday afternoon paint a picture of continuing Mercedes domination. But there’s an…
Simon Arron on a Japanese Grand Prix landmark that tends to be overlooked As sporting theatres go, it has few peers. From Osaka to the west or Nagoya to the…
By the time Vladimir Putin arrived and the accompanying array of binoculars and rifles appeared on the roofs, it was lap 41. He’d missed the crucial moment of the race’s…
Russian is given another chance by Red Bull and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat has been confirmed as Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly’s replacement at Toro Rosso for the 2019 Formula 1…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The 2019 F1 grid is shaping up, but few surprises still await With Haas’ confirmation that it will continue with an unchanged driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin…
Two more seats have been confirmed on the 2019 F1 grid… Haas F1 Team has announced it will field an unchanged line-up in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with Romain…
Alfa Romeo Sauber heads into 2019 with a new driver line-up, but questions remain Sauber is going to pains to point out that Antonio Giovinazzi is not Marcus Ericsson’s 2019…
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…
And does Mercedes have a trick up its sleeve? The raw numbers from the race-stint simulation runs of Friday afternoon paint a picture of continuing Mercedes domination. But there’s an…
Simon Arron on a Japanese Grand Prix landmark that tends to be overlooked As sporting theatres go, it has few peers. From Osaka to the west or Nagoya to the…
By the time Vladimir Putin arrived and the accompanying array of binoculars and rifles appeared on the roofs, it was lap 41. He’d missed the crucial moment of the race’s…
Russian is given another chance by Red Bull and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat has been confirmed as Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly’s replacement at Toro Rosso for the 2019 Formula 1…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The 2019 F1 grid is shaping up, but few surprises still await With Haas’ confirmation that it will continue with an unchanged driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin…
Two more seats have been confirmed on the 2019 F1 grid… Haas F1 Team has announced it will field an unchanged line-up in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with Romain…
Alfa Romeo Sauber heads into 2019 with a new driver line-up, but questions remain Sauber is going to pains to point out that Antonio Giovinazzi is not Marcus Ericsson’s 2019…
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…
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
Belgium July 17-19 Perspective is everything. Had you told Kimi Antonelli a few months ago that he would be concerned about a win drought lasting three grands prix, he’d likely…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver – Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot
Let us start with an audacious understatement: there are not many drivers whose Formula 1 preparation involved making coffins. Perhaps there is only one, for that is where Heinz-Harald Frentzen’s…
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