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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…
Felipe Massa to un-retire? That long tearful walk back to the pitlane from his crashed car, carrying the Brazilian flag he’d secreted away, there in the expectation of picking it up…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a championship win for Jack Brabham – on foot December 12 1946: Emerson Fittipaldi is born. In profile 1959: Bruce…
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Nico Rosberg’s decision to leave Mercedes — and F1 — immediately after winning the 2016 World Championship was dramatic but not unique. Paul Fearnley looks back through F1’s championship winning partnerships that dissolved after tasting success
Why are more and more F1 fans watching MotoGP? And is this a good thing or a bad thing? You know the world is changing when the world’s most eminent…
Recorded live at the screening of Crash and Burn, Motor Sport’s Simon Arron interviews Tommy Byrne and director Sean O’Cualain about the film and Byrne’s career. Download on Soundcloud Simon Arron:…
Vic Elford was one of the fastest and most versatile of the ’60s and ’70s, and the man to beat according to Derek Bell Vic Elford Born: 10th June 1935, Peckham, London…
Last week we published Mark Hughes’s top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2016, some of you agreed, some didn’t. Here’s how the two top 10s compare. 10. Valtteri Bottas The Finn’s…
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…
Felipe Massa to un-retire? That long tearful walk back to the pitlane from his crashed car, carrying the Brazilian flag he’d secreted away, there in the expectation of picking it up…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a championship win for Jack Brabham – on foot December 12 1946: Emerson Fittipaldi is born. In profile 1959: Bruce…
Great Read
Nico Rosberg’s decision to leave Mercedes — and F1 — immediately after winning the 2016 World Championship was dramatic but not unique. Paul Fearnley looks back through F1’s championship winning partnerships that dissolved after tasting success
Why are more and more F1 fans watching MotoGP? And is this a good thing or a bad thing? You know the world is changing when the world’s most eminent…
Recorded live at the screening of Crash and Burn, Motor Sport’s Simon Arron interviews Tommy Byrne and director Sean O’Cualain about the film and Byrne’s career. Download on Soundcloud Simon Arron:…
Vic Elford was one of the fastest and most versatile of the ’60s and ’70s, and the man to beat according to Derek Bell Vic Elford Born: 10th June 1935, Peckham, London…
Last week we published Mark Hughes’s top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2016, some of you agreed, some didn’t. Here’s how the two top 10s compare. 10. Valtteri Bottas The Finn’s…
Alpine sits at the bottom of the F1 championship table this year; its drivers struggling with the car. But one change due in 2026 could transform its fortunes, says Mark Hughes
When you’re falling behind, there’s less risk in trying something different. Which is why F1 drivers can ace grands prix and still get beaten by a slower team-mate — as Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton know too well
The valuation of a Formula 1 team may seem an esoteric consideration for F1 followers. But it can have a huge impact upon events and the landscape upon which the…
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
McLaren will make motor sport history by auctioning three future competition cars – including a yet-to-be-raced Formula 1 chassis – before they even hit the track
Max Verstappen is staying at Red Bull, but there are several unfilled seats in the 2026 F1 driver line-ups, including two vacancies at the new Cadillac team. Here are the contracts in place, rumoured deals and who could end up where during silly season
Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death didn’t just change the company. It marked the begining of the end for Christian Horner’s two-decade reign at the head of the F1 team
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