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Top 10 drivers of F1 in 2016
Mark Hughes chooses his top 10 drivers of 2016, plus tell us yours 10. Valtteri Bottas Difficult to know if the final place in the top 10 should go to…
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The Motor Sport gift guide: Books
Part two of the Christmas gift guide, focusing on our favourite books of 2016 Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks The RAC Motoring book of the year, Redman’s autobiography is a book like…
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Watch: Vettel and Kimi drive the Daytona banking
Ferrari F1 cars take to the Daytona banking for the first time, and Fernando Alonso rides with Marc Marquez at Motegi The Formula 1 teams have started marking the end…
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Ten F1 2016 facts
The records broken during the 2016 Formula 1 season 1. Max Verstappen became the youngest Grand Prix winner, podium finisher, front-row starter. And the youngest to set fastest lap. He also gave…
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Watch: Senna v Prost at Paul Ricard
Paul Ricard will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2018, the first time in 28 years. Host of 14 Grands Prix, watch Alain Prost close down and pass rival Ayrton…
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The Motor Sport gift guide: pt I
With Christmas bearing down on us, we’ve chosen some ideal gifts from around the web for any racing fan. This is part one… Guy Allen Made with as much motor…
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Stewart: Rosberg’s retirement is wonderful
Sir Jackie Stewart gives Joe Dunn his take on Rosberg’s retirement Sir Jackie Stewart has paid tribute to Nico Rosberg hours after the newly crowned Formula 1 world champion announced his…
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How 2016 convinced Rosberg to retire
Mark Hughes on the reasons – and seasons – behind Rosberg’s decision to retire Nico Rosberg has retired with immediate effect, just a few days after clinching the world title…
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Gallery: Nico Rosberg retires
Nico Rosberg has announced that he is retiring from Formula 1 less than a week after being crowned world champion. The 31-year-old German took the racing world by surprise with…
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Top 10 drivers of F1 in 2016
Mark Hughes chooses his top 10 drivers of 2016, plus tell us yours 10. Valtteri Bottas Difficult to know if the final place in the top 10 should go to…
Opinion
F1
The Motor Sport gift guide: Books
Part two of the Christmas gift guide, focusing on our favourite books of 2016 Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks The RAC Motoring book of the year, Redman’s autobiography is a book like…
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F1
Watch: Vettel and Kimi drive the Daytona banking
Ferrari F1 cars take to the Daytona banking for the first time, and Fernando Alonso rides with Marc Marquez at Motegi The Formula 1 teams have started marking the end…
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Ten F1 2016 facts
The records broken during the 2016 Formula 1 season 1. Max Verstappen became the youngest Grand Prix winner, podium finisher, front-row starter. And the youngest to set fastest lap. He also gave…
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Watch: Senna v Prost at Paul Ricard
Paul Ricard will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2018, the first time in 28 years. Host of 14 Grands Prix, watch Alain Prost close down and pass rival Ayrton…
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F1
The Motor Sport gift guide: pt I
With Christmas bearing down on us, we’ve chosen some ideal gifts from around the web for any racing fan. This is part one… Guy Allen Made with as much motor…
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F1
Stewart: Rosberg’s retirement is wonderful
Sir Jackie Stewart gives Joe Dunn his take on Rosberg’s retirement Sir Jackie Stewart has paid tribute to Nico Rosberg hours after the newly crowned Formula 1 world champion announced his…
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How 2016 convinced Rosberg to retire
Mark Hughes on the reasons – and seasons – behind Rosberg’s decision to retire Nico Rosberg has retired with immediate effect, just a few days after clinching the world title…
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Gallery: Nico Rosberg retires
Nico Rosberg has announced that he is retiring from Formula 1 less than a week after being crowned world champion. The 31-year-old German took the racing world by surprise with…
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
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…
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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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Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
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Matt Bishop: He was Williams’ first winning driver but so few know his name
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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