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Andrew Frankel wonders whether it is championships that make a champion or whether it’s the likes of Stirling Moss fighting for Hawthorn’s second place in the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix…
Mark Hughes on Nico Rosberg’s controlled win, and team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s continued woes Mercedes-Benz left Suzuka as world champion constructors. Its race-winning driver Nico Rosberg left there walking on the air cushion…
In August 1954 Juan Manuel Fangio won the German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W196. The following year the race was cancelled, following the Le Mans disaster, but in 1956…
In July 1979 Jean-Pierre Jabouille won his, and Renault’s, first World Championship Grand Prix, and did it, what’s more, in France. It is his tragedy that anyone at Dijon that…
This week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, with Formula 1 in North America and a handful of maiden wins
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The past 20 years have not been kind to Formula 1 newcomers. Of the three that arrived in 2010 only Manor survives – and then in much-recycled form. BMW’s brief…
Why the manufacturers are being lured to Formula E Another month, and another announcement that a major manufacturer is jumping on the Formula E bandwagon. The news that Mercedes has…
Paul Fearnley speaks to Hall of Fame nominee John Barnard about his time at Lola John Barnard CV Lola 1969-72 McLaren1972-75 Vel’s Parnelli Jones 1975-77 Chaparral 1977-1980 McLaren 1980-1986 Ferrari 1986-90 Benetton 1990-93 Ferrari 1993-98 Arrows/Prost 1998-2001…
Gilles Villeneuve is quite rightly back on the nominee list for the 2017 Hall of Fame Formula 1 category. He’s joined by 11 other racing luminaries who you can find…
Andrew Frankel wonders whether it is championships that make a champion or whether it’s the likes of Stirling Moss fighting for Hawthorn’s second place in the 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix…
Mark Hughes on Nico Rosberg’s controlled win, and team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s continued woes Mercedes-Benz left Suzuka as world champion constructors. Its race-winning driver Nico Rosberg left there walking on the air cushion…
In August 1954 Juan Manuel Fangio won the German Grand Prix in a Mercedes-Benz W196. The following year the race was cancelled, following the Le Mans disaster, but in 1956…
In July 1979 Jean-Pierre Jabouille won his, and Renault’s, first World Championship Grand Prix, and did it, what’s more, in France. It is his tragedy that anyone at Dijon that…
This week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, with Formula 1 in North America and a handful of maiden wins
Great Read
The past 20 years have not been kind to Formula 1 newcomers. Of the three that arrived in 2010 only Manor survives – and then in much-recycled form. BMW’s brief…
Why the manufacturers are being lured to Formula E Another month, and another announcement that a major manufacturer is jumping on the Formula E bandwagon. The news that Mercedes has…
Paul Fearnley speaks to Hall of Fame nominee John Barnard about his time at Lola John Barnard CV Lola 1969-72 McLaren1972-75 Vel’s Parnelli Jones 1975-77 Chaparral 1977-1980 McLaren 1980-1986 Ferrari 1986-90 Benetton 1990-93 Ferrari 1993-98 Arrows/Prost 1998-2001…
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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