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2016 Canadian Grand Prix
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Ayrton Senna: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Suzuka, Sunday October 21 1990. The two engineers, formerly colleagues on the same team, were walking through the day’s events. “Well,” said Tim Wright of McLaren, “that was a bloody…
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52 – 1937 Donington GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Modern racing is still capable of throwing up surprises now and again, and ground-breaking designs like…
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53 – 2000 Belgian GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). If you asked anyone in F1 at the time, plenty would have said that Michael Schumacher…
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This week in motor sport – Le Mans, and Rodriguez at Spa
Inevitably, being mid-June, there’s plenty from Le Mans in this week’s round-up from the Archive. José Froilán González went without sleep and food during the epic in 1954, but still managed…
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54 – 1989 Japanese GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). As expected the title protagonists and ‘team-mates’ qualified 1-2, with Ayrton Senna ahead, but Alain Prost quietly…
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Podcast: David Richards
The reward for an early start for the podcast team was an hour-long chat with David Richards, chairman of Prodrive. Winner of the World Rally Championship as co-driver for Ari Vatanen, he…
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Watch: Dan Gurney’s Hall of Fame acceptance speech
Recorded at his home in America, watch Dan Gurney accept his award for winning the US category of the 2016 Hall of Fame, as voted for by you. The other…
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Pressure mounts on European Grand Prix
Formula 1 chiefs have come under renewed pressure from human rights groups over staging the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan which takes place on June 17-19. Representatives from Sport for…
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2016 Canadian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari took off from the line way quicker than anyone expected, up from third into the lead within two seconds of the lights going out. But it came…
Archive
Ayrton Senna: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Suzuka, Sunday October 21 1990. The two engineers, formerly colleagues on the same team, were walking through the day’s events. “Well,” said Tim Wright of McLaren, “that was a bloody…
Opinion
F1
52 – 1937 Donington GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Modern racing is still capable of throwing up surprises now and again, and ground-breaking designs like…
Opinion
F1
53 – 2000 Belgian GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). If you asked anyone in F1 at the time, plenty would have said that Michael Schumacher…
Opinion
F1
This week in motor sport – Le Mans, and Rodriguez at Spa
Inevitably, being mid-June, there’s plenty from Le Mans in this week’s round-up from the Archive. José Froilán González went without sleep and food during the epic in 1954, but still managed…
Opinion
F1
54 – 1989 Japanese GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). As expected the title protagonists and ‘team-mates’ qualified 1-2, with Ayrton Senna ahead, but Alain Prost quietly…
Opinion
F1
Podcast: David Richards
The reward for an early start for the podcast team was an hour-long chat with David Richards, chairman of Prodrive. Winner of the World Rally Championship as co-driver for Ari Vatanen, he…
Opinion
F1
Watch: Dan Gurney’s Hall of Fame acceptance speech
Recorded at his home in America, watch Dan Gurney accept his award for winning the US category of the 2016 Hall of Fame, as voted for by you. The other…
Opinion
F1
Pressure mounts on European Grand Prix
Formula 1 chiefs have come under renewed pressure from human rights groups over staging the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan which takes place on June 17-19. Representatives from Sport for…
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Mark Hughes: McLaren F1 driver falls for Montreal trap… again
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
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
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
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
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
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
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
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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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‘It was like a mafia scene’ – Scheckter recalls Ferrari meeting that shaped 1979 F1 season
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
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MPH: Emotional Norris is making bad calls in fight with cool-headed Piastri
A third of the way through the 2025 F1 season, McLaren’s title fight is shaping into a psychological duel as much as a physical one — with one key element giving Oscar Piastri’s the edge over Lando Norris, says Mark Hughes
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Seven F1 champions confirmed for 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Prost, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Andretti, Mansell, Häkkinen and Villeneuve will be driving their championship-winning machinery
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