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‘Wattie’ is 70 today (May 4). In August he’ll celebrate 40 years without ‘the beard’. He grew it originally, he only half-jokes, to keep warm in his father Marshall’s “wind…
A look back at Northern Ireland’s F1 drivers
1) Nico Rosberg’s victory was his seventh in a row, and fourth of 2016. The run is the equal second-longest in Formula 1 history. He’s also the fourth driver to win…
Rosberg wins his seventh race in a row
This week’s round-up of milestones from the Archive can start in only one place: Imola.
Further to the earlier piece about the technology innovations in the combustion chambers of the hybrid turbo F1 engines, it’s now apparent that the technology being used is Turbulent Jet…
The second of a two part special highlighting some of England’s Formula 1 drivers you may not have heard of… To read part one click here. Click here to buy…
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The first surprise is that the Jersey taxi driver is Glaswegian, the second that Nigel Mansell seems to be in a good mood and happy to wait for us to…
‘Wattie’ is 70 today (May 4). In August he’ll celebrate 40 years without ‘the beard’. He grew it originally, he only half-jokes, to keep warm in his father Marshall’s “wind…
A look back at Northern Ireland’s F1 drivers
1) Nico Rosberg’s victory was his seventh in a row, and fourth of 2016. The run is the equal second-longest in Formula 1 history. He’s also the fourth driver to win…
Rosberg wins his seventh race in a row
This week’s round-up of milestones from the Archive can start in only one place: Imola.
Further to the earlier piece about the technology innovations in the combustion chambers of the hybrid turbo F1 engines, it’s now apparent that the technology being used is Turbulent Jet…
The second of a two part special highlighting some of England’s Formula 1 drivers you may not have heard of… To read part one click here. Click here to buy…
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
F1 final standings Who finished where in the final points… No. Driver Team Points 1 Lando Norris McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 421 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 410…
10. Pierre Gasly He never gave anything less than his all in an outclassed, underpowered car. But Pierre Gasly’s fast corner prowess combined with the Alpine ’s good high-speed downforce…
Mark Hughes – This year was Mark’s last full season of day-to-day Formula 1 race reporting after 30 years of following the F1 circus The surface colours of the season constantly…
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