This week in motor sport – October 17
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, with Formula 1 in Japan, South Africa, Vegas and Mexico, and Senna and Prost coming to blows on track. October…
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Three years ago almost to the day Red Bull Racing broke the two-second barrier when they serviced Mark Webber’s car during the United States Grand Prix in 1.923s. To celebrate, RedBull.TV will be…
Ronnie Peterson made his F1 debut with March – and he gave it a final grand prix win, as Paul Fearnley remembers
Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth return to the Hall of Fame Formula 1 category shortlist for the second year in a row. They are joined by 11 other racing names…
Nothing was left to chance. Mercedes-Benz entered five cars – one more than Auto Union – and brought eight to the circuit. Team leader Rudi Caracciola arrived on the back of…
Rob Walker, his team owner, always reckoned that Stirling Moss’s victory at the Nürburgring in 1961 was his greatest drive, but Moss himself opts for Monaco the same year: “Without…
Mark Hughes compares the fortunes of Nico Hülkenberg and Mark Webber, as one moves teams and the other calls time on his career With Nico Hülkenberg’s switch of teams announced…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a title for Piquet and one of the greatest ever is born. October 10 1923: The irrepressible Murray Walker is…
Mark Webber’s career in photos, from Formula Ford to world champion Reigning sports car champion and Grand Prix winner Mark Webber has announced he will be retiring from racing at…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, with Formula 1 in Japan, South Africa, Vegas and Mexico, and Senna and Prost coming to blows on track. October…
Three years ago almost to the day Red Bull Racing broke the two-second barrier when they serviced Mark Webber’s car during the United States Grand Prix in 1.923s. To celebrate, RedBull.TV will be…
Ronnie Peterson made his F1 debut with March – and he gave it a final grand prix win, as Paul Fearnley remembers
Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth return to the Hall of Fame Formula 1 category shortlist for the second year in a row. They are joined by 11 other racing names…
Nothing was left to chance. Mercedes-Benz entered five cars – one more than Auto Union – and brought eight to the circuit. Team leader Rudi Caracciola arrived on the back of…
Rob Walker, his team owner, always reckoned that Stirling Moss’s victory at the Nürburgring in 1961 was his greatest drive, but Moss himself opts for Monaco the same year: “Without…
Mark Hughes compares the fortunes of Nico Hülkenberg and Mark Webber, as one moves teams and the other calls time on his career With Nico Hülkenberg’s switch of teams announced…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a title for Piquet and one of the greatest ever is born. October 10 1923: The irrepressible Murray Walker is…
Mark Webber’s career in photos, from Formula Ford to world champion Reigning sports car champion and Grand Prix winner Mark Webber has announced he will be retiring from racing at…
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
Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt’s F1 movie does championship and women in racing little justice, writes Katy Fairman
James Hunt and a Hesketh in Holland. It all aligned 50 years ago when the future world champion pulled off one of F1’s most unlikely wins at Zandvoort, as Matt Bishop recounts
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
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