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F1, Liberty and the USA
Why Formula 1 and Liberty Media must make the most of America – and what must be learned from the history of the rocky relationship
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What the Liberty Media purchase means for F1 in the USA
The Liberty Media purchase of a controlling stake in Formula 1 is far from a done deal. However, in the latest issue of Motor Sport Gordon Kirby spoke to the Long Beach…
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Jordan King’s F1 dream
GP2 hopeful Jordan King on his quest to realise his Formula 1 dream With Jolyon Palmer still in the lurch at Renault over his future and Jenson Button taking a year…
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Button: “Lewis’s tweet? It wasn’t even real!”
In the latest issue of Motor Sport Jenson Button reveals that Lewis Hamilton’s ‘data tweet’ during the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix weekend was not what it seemed at the time.…
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Win the McLaren kart with Esso
Esso and Mobil 1 are giving you the chance to win one of the karts driven by Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Stoffel Vandoorne, Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard during their…
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David Purley, GM: ‘As large a character as motor racing has known’
When David Purley’s Pitts Special crashed into the sea off Bognor Regis on July 2nd, motor racing lost one of its most popular drivers. The widespread shock and grief experienced by so…
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8 – 1971 Italian GP
Italy 1971 has to be high on any list: because it was the last race at Monza before chicane blight, because five drivers crossed the line within six-tenths of a…
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9 – 1976 Japanese GP
The first World Championship Grand Prix to be run in Japan was the final act in one of the most tumultuous seasons on record. On the surface it seemed simple…
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This week in motor sport – September 19
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring some dramatic Portuguese and Canadian Grands Prix, and a birthday for a bona fide Le Mans legend September 19…
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F1, Liberty and the USA
Why Formula 1 and Liberty Media must make the most of America – and what must be learned from the history of the rocky relationship
Opinion
F1
What the Liberty Media purchase means for F1 in the USA
The Liberty Media purchase of a controlling stake in Formula 1 is far from a done deal. However, in the latest issue of Motor Sport Gordon Kirby spoke to the Long Beach…
Opinion
F1
Jordan King’s F1 dream
GP2 hopeful Jordan King on his quest to realise his Formula 1 dream With Jolyon Palmer still in the lurch at Renault over his future and Jenson Button taking a year…
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Button: “Lewis’s tweet? It wasn’t even real!”
In the latest issue of Motor Sport Jenson Button reveals that Lewis Hamilton’s ‘data tweet’ during the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix weekend was not what it seemed at the time.…
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F1
Win the McLaren kart with Esso
Esso and Mobil 1 are giving you the chance to win one of the karts driven by Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Stoffel Vandoorne, Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard during their…
Archive
David Purley, GM: ‘As large a character as motor racing has known’
When David Purley’s Pitts Special crashed into the sea off Bognor Regis on July 2nd, motor racing lost one of its most popular drivers. The widespread shock and grief experienced by so…
Opinion
F1
8 – 1971 Italian GP
Italy 1971 has to be high on any list: because it was the last race at Monza before chicane blight, because five drivers crossed the line within six-tenths of a…
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F1
9 – 1976 Japanese GP
The first World Championship Grand Prix to be run in Japan was the final act in one of the most tumultuous seasons on record. On the surface it seemed simple…
Opinion
F1
This week in motor sport – September 19
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring some dramatic Portuguese and Canadian Grands Prix, and a birthday for a bona fide Le Mans legend September 19…
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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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