This week in motor sport – March 13
A busy week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a host of Race of Champions and more. March 13 1947: Lyn St James, class winner at the 24…
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Meeke got away with it in Mexico, which is more than can be said for some. Motor sport’s late gaffes… It used to be in gravel rallying that to finish…
Taken from the February issue of Motor Sport, available as a back issue from the shop Nico Rosberg won’t be the only significant absentee from Mercedes technical briefings in 2017.…
Bruce McLaren will hit the big screen this year in a new feature-length documentary about his life, ‘McLaren’, directed by Roger Donaldson. His wife Patricia, and Emerson Fittipaldi, Alastair Caldwell, Chris…
Personalities could return to the paddock, if the PRDA takes off The Professional Racing Drivers Association (PRDA) is a new body founded by 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, its impetus…
What can we read into the Barcelona testing times? The stand-out stories from two weeks of pre-season testing at Barcelona appear to be a) Ferrari and b) McLaren-Honda, the former a…
John Surtees, the only man to win world championships on two wheels and four, has passed away aged 83, his family has confirmed. Motor Sport extends its condolences to the…
He knew what it took to win world titles like no one before or since – but if there was an easy route, this great man wouldn’t often choose it……
Paul Stewart will join the podcast team on Monday for the next instalment of the Motor Sport podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz. Co-founder of Stewart Grand Prix with his father…
A busy week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a host of Race of Champions and more. March 13 1947: Lyn St James, class winner at the 24…
Meeke got away with it in Mexico, which is more than can be said for some. Motor sport’s late gaffes… It used to be in gravel rallying that to finish…
Taken from the February issue of Motor Sport, available as a back issue from the shop Nico Rosberg won’t be the only significant absentee from Mercedes technical briefings in 2017.…
Bruce McLaren will hit the big screen this year in a new feature-length documentary about his life, ‘McLaren’, directed by Roger Donaldson. His wife Patricia, and Emerson Fittipaldi, Alastair Caldwell, Chris…
Personalities could return to the paddock, if the PRDA takes off The Professional Racing Drivers Association (PRDA) is a new body founded by 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, its impetus…
What can we read into the Barcelona testing times? The stand-out stories from two weeks of pre-season testing at Barcelona appear to be a) Ferrari and b) McLaren-Honda, the former a…
John Surtees, the only man to win world championships on two wheels and four, has passed away aged 83, his family has confirmed. Motor Sport extends its condolences to the…
He knew what it took to win world titles like no one before or since – but if there was an easy route, this great man wouldn’t often choose it……
Paul Stewart will join the podcast team on Monday for the next instalment of the Motor Sport podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz. Co-founder of Stewart Grand Prix with his father…
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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
F1 final standings Who finished where in the final points… No. Driver Team Points 1 Lando Norris McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 421 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 410…
10. Pierre Gasly He never gave anything less than his all in an outclassed, underpowered car. But Pierre Gasly’s fast corner prowess combined with the Alpine ’s good high-speed downforce…
Mark Hughes – This year was Mark’s last full season of day-to-day Formula 1 race reporting after 30 years of following the F1 circus The surface colours of the season constantly…
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