The secret life of Colin Chapman
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…
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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…
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…
Rob Widdows visits Porsche great Willi Kauhsen In our latest edition of the Track Torque radio show tapes from the Motor Sport sound archive we look back on a Formula…
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…
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…
Rob Widdows visits Porsche great Willi Kauhsen In our latest edition of the Track Torque radio show tapes from the Motor Sport sound archive we look back on a Formula…
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
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
The first pre-season test of the 2026 Formula 1 season is complete – here is every lap turned at Bahrain, broken down by driver, team and engine supplier
Antonelli and Russell finish on top as the first Bahrain test ends
Mercedes made up for Thursday’s problems with a lot of laps in the final morning
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