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2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Kimi Räikkönen and Daniil Kyvat together made Nico Rosberg’s day easier than it would otherwise have been – but make no mistake, Nico would almost certainly have joined the elite…
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Tyrrell’s secret shed project that made F1 history
He didn’t want to, but he had no choice. Matra, or rather its new parent company, Chrysler, was demanding that he use its sonorous (but gutless) V12; Ken Tyrrell, though,…
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F1’s power secret
The buzz around the Formula 1 paddock about the heavily upgraded Renault engine set to debut in Canada is that it will feature the same trick combustion technology that is…
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A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Click here to buy the lead image. From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor…
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Senna double, Gurney at 85
This week in motor sport: Formula 1 heads to Snetterton and Goodwood, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell do battle at Jerez, and Dan Gurney, Riccardo Patrese and Paddy Hopkirk celebrate…
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The greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time
A Dr Andrew Bell of Sheffield Methods Institute, in conjunction with the University of Sheffield has just published the paper Formula For Success: Multilevel modelling of F1 driver and constructor…
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Politics and disrepute – the 1980 British GP
Click here to buy the lead image. Everything changes but nothing changes. That’s always been the way with Grand Prix racing and it probably always will be. Granted, the rules…
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BRM P153: Pedro Rodriguez’s final winning F1 car
What happened? With a string of grand prix wins and the 1962 championship to its credit, BRM should have been building on success when 3-litre power was unleashed in 1966.…
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75 – 1965 Monaco GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor races we can never forget… Welcome to…
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2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Kimi Räikkönen and Daniil Kyvat together made Nico Rosberg’s day easier than it would otherwise have been – but make no mistake, Nico would almost certainly have joined the elite…
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Tyrrell’s secret shed project that made F1 history
He didn’t want to, but he had no choice. Matra, or rather its new parent company, Chrysler, was demanding that he use its sonorous (but gutless) V12; Ken Tyrrell, though,…
Opinion
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F1’s power secret
The buzz around the Formula 1 paddock about the heavily upgraded Renault engine set to debut in Canada is that it will feature the same trick combustion technology that is…
Opinion
F1
74 – 1982 South African GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Click here to buy the lead image. From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor…
Opinion
F1
Senna double, Gurney at 85
This week in motor sport: Formula 1 heads to Snetterton and Goodwood, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell do battle at Jerez, and Dan Gurney, Riccardo Patrese and Paddy Hopkirk celebrate…
Opinion
F1
The greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time
A Dr Andrew Bell of Sheffield Methods Institute, in conjunction with the University of Sheffield has just published the paper Formula For Success: Multilevel modelling of F1 driver and constructor…
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Politics and disrepute – the 1980 British GP
Click here to buy the lead image. Everything changes but nothing changes. That’s always been the way with Grand Prix racing and it probably always will be. Granted, the rules…
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BRM P153: Pedro Rodriguez’s final winning F1 car
What happened? With a string of grand prix wins and the 1962 championship to its credit, BRM should have been building on success when 3-litre power was unleashed in 1966.…
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75 – 1965 Monaco GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor races we can never forget… Welcome to…
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Mark Hughes: How Verstappen crushed McLaren after Norris took ‘consequences’
Behind Max Verstappen’s perfect 2025 United States GP weekend was a much-improved Red Bull, some rapid sim work, and a bit of strategic luck. But how much did Lando Norris’s ‘consequences’ play in McLaren’s defeat?
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MPH: Russell deal leaves Mercedes F1 door ajar for Verstappen
George Russell will drive for Mercedes in 2026 but behind the announcement of their renewed F1 commitment, both sides are looking at alternative options
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MPH: Rovanperä might just have enough time to reach F1
Kalle Rovanperä is quitting rallying to move to single-seaters with the aim of reaching Formula 1, and Mark Hughes reckons the Finn’s goal is within reach
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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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Matt Bishop: Strange tale of the F1 podium with just one driver
Accompanied by a yellow-suited mechanic, third-placed Patrick Depailler was the only driver on the podium after James Hunt won the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix: an F1 moment that sums up the unpredictable, magnificent and tragic F1 circus of the 1970s
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Who can win the 2025 F1 title — how Verstappen can beat Piastri and Norris
Max Verstappen has reignited his 2025 F1 championship chances after a dominant US Grand Prix weekend. Here’s how he can win it — along with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s paths to victory
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Verstappen nears historic F1 comeback – US GP takeaways
Verstappen’s double win in Austin moved him closer to a historic comeback while McLaren faced tough questions over its strategy and the fans were left to watch another processional race
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