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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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Hamilton claims 2018 Australian Grand Prix pole
Record-breaking Hamilton takes clear opening pole of 2018 Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the 2018 Australian Grand Prix with a stunning fastest lap in qualifying, his fifth pole in a…
Drive to Survive
F1 confirms Netflix series
Formula 1 is heading to Netflix, but not how you’d think Following speculation of Formula 1 moving its broadcasting focus to streaming services, Liberty has announced a new documentary series…
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Pace notes: Sky’s the limit
Joe Dunn on Nico Rosberg’s new job, Formula 1’s streaming service, and the return of an all-time motorcycling great Sky’s the limit When Nico Rosberg retired unexpectedly after…
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On this day in motor sport – March 23-29
Delving into the database for the motor sport news that took place on this day March 23 1939 Sports car team boss and sometime racing driver Jochen…
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How close are Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari?
And how much of a surprise can Haas spring? What did the season’s first day of running reveal? There was a confirmation of Merc’s pacesetter status but their advantage over…
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…
Opinion
F1
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…
F1
Hamilton claims 2018 Australian Grand Prix pole
Record-breaking Hamilton takes clear opening pole of 2018 Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the 2018 Australian Grand Prix with a stunning fastest lap in qualifying, his fifth pole in a…
Drive to Survive
F1 confirms Netflix series
Formula 1 is heading to Netflix, but not how you’d think Following speculation of Formula 1 moving its broadcasting focus to streaming services, Liberty has announced a new documentary series…
Opinion
F1
Pace notes: Sky’s the limit
Joe Dunn on Nico Rosberg’s new job, Formula 1’s streaming service, and the return of an all-time motorcycling great Sky’s the limit When Nico Rosberg retired unexpectedly after…
Opinion
F1
On this day in motor sport – March 23-29
Delving into the database for the motor sport news that took place on this day March 23 1939 Sports car team boss and sometime racing driver Jochen…
Opinion
F1
How close are Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari?
And how much of a surprise can Haas spring? What did the season’s first day of running reveal? There was a confirmation of Merc’s pacesetter status but their advantage over…
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
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…
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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
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
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
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
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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
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…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
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…
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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
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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Lock in fans, then make everything worse: F1 risks falling into Big Tech trap
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
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Ready for the F1 title fight: How Kimi Antonelli revealed he has what it takes
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
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Stewart and Jenkinson clash over safety as Rindt wins at Clermont-Ferrand
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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