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Marchionne leaves Ferrari following illness
Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne steps down from role Update: Ferrari has confirmed Sergio Marchionne is unable to return to the company following surgery. A statement said: ‘The Board of Directors…
On this day in motor sport – July 20-26
This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…
MPH: F1 2019’s midfield merry-go-round
The front of the 2019 F1 grid is all but sewn up, the rest? Much less so… The confirmation of Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension at Mercedes yesterday…
Bottas gets new Mercedes F1 deal
Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes Formula 1 squad for another year Finnish Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will partner Lewis Hamilton for at least another year, having penned…
Hamilton extends Mercedes F1 contract
Lewis Hamilton pens contract extension to remain in Formula 1 with Mercedes until 2020 Defending Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Mercedes…
Uncomfortable strings
How Britain’s pre-war superstar met conflict and chaos, winning in Nazi Germany
Mo Nunn, 1938-2018
Ensign F1 founder Morris Nunn has died at the age of 79. A talented racer, winning races for Colin Chapman’s Lotus in Formula 3, he turned his attentions to running…
John Barnard: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show
John Barnard, who changed the landscape of Formula 1, joins us for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show Former Ferrari and McLaren designer John Barnard, the man who introduced…
2018 German Grand Prix report
Marchionne leaves Ferrari following illness
Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne steps down from role Update: Ferrari has confirmed Sergio Marchionne is unable to return to the company following surgery. A statement said: ‘The Board of Directors…
On this day in motor sport – July 20-26
This week in motor sport, from the database July 20 // July 21 // July 22 // July 23 // July 24 // July 25 // July 26 // July 20 1943 Chris Amon (above) was born 75 years ago on New Zealand’s…
MPH: F1 2019’s midfield merry-go-round
The front of the 2019 F1 grid is all but sewn up, the rest? Much less so… The confirmation of Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension at Mercedes yesterday…
Bottas gets new Mercedes F1 deal
Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes Formula 1 squad for another year Finnish Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will partner Lewis Hamilton for at least another year, having penned…
Hamilton extends Mercedes F1 contract
Lewis Hamilton pens contract extension to remain in Formula 1 with Mercedes until 2020 Defending Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Mercedes…
Uncomfortable strings
How Britain’s pre-war superstar met conflict and chaos, winning in Nazi Germany
Mo Nunn, 1938-2018
Ensign F1 founder Morris Nunn has died at the age of 79. A talented racer, winning races for Colin Chapman’s Lotus in Formula 3, he turned his attentions to running…
John Barnard: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show
John Barnard, who changed the landscape of Formula 1, joins us for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show Former Ferrari and McLaren designer John Barnard, the man who introduced…
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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Mark Hughes: Tyre-wrecking Sepang threatens an F1 upset
Mark Hughes dissects how Sepang’s brutally abrasive surface and restricted tyre allocation are turning this weekend into a strategic gauntlet where the right compound choice could matter more than raw pace
MPH: Will Ferrari dare to hire Horner AND fix its biggest issue?
Ferrari’s latest leadership rumour ignores two decades of history: swapping team principals won’t work until Maranello hands real power to the person in the role, says Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes: Epic Baku battle a flashback to when F1 was flat-out
George Russell had it his way for most of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to an underwhelming McLaren and rare error from Kimi Antonelli. But then came the late safety car
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Max Verstappen: ‘Why I’m staying to rebuild Red Bull rather than quitting’
The first few months of this season were nervous ones for the bosses of Red Bull’s Formula 1 team. Victories were not on the agenda. The car Red Bull had…
The wreck of Red Bull… and how the F1 team is fixing it
Who knows what riches Max Verstappen was offered to lure him away from Red Bull Racing? A blank cheque, the keys to any kingdom he might desire and all the…
VR46 Academy’s latest title hope: how Marco Bezzecchi found his MotoGP edge
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy – established a decade ago by the seven-times MotoGP king to create a new generation of Italian talent – has so far produced one MotoGP…
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Hamilton’s cutting question that Vasseur failed to answer
Hamilton backed Vasseur at Sepang while saying the hierarchy above him is “a question”. A day later, Vasseur’s answers were only about relationships and unity
The best Malaysian Grands Prix: Sepang’s greatest F1 races
Tropical storms, team orders and some legendary drives. We pick the best F1 races in Malaysia, plus a bonus two-wheel spectacular
The race to bring V8s back to F1 by 2030
Formula 1 wants its 2030 engine simpler, cheaper and louder. Now it needs to agree how to get there quickly
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