This week in motor sport – August 29
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring first wins for Michael Schumacher and Keke Rosberg and more. August 29 1933: Alan Stacey is born. In profile 1976: With…
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Jackie Stewart called it the bravest sporting comeback. Monza’s tifosi was appreciative, too. Some observers, however, were dismayed or disgusted by it: Dead Man Driving. Even his team seemed embarrassed.…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). It meant an early start on central France’s eastern fringe – but the reward justified the…
Felipe Massa announced at Monza that he is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of this season, thus concluding a 15-year career that will primarily be recalled for that…
Funny now, is it not, to look back a decade or so and remember what the powers-that-be were saying about Formula 1, and the way it needed to change? According to…
At Monza this weekend it’s going to be interesting to see what further fall-out there is from Max Verstappen’s behaviour at Spa, specifically his 200mph chop on Kimi Räikkönen on…
1. The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix was the 50th Nico Rosberg has led. The victory was his 20th in Formula 1, all of which have come with Mercedes. 2. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton came through the field…
Max Verstappen: he’s lighting up the sport like only a few have ever done. In the beguiling mix of audacity, youth, talent, a total disregard for reputations and the head-strength…
You may have seen McLaren’s trio of Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Stoffel Vandoorne take on Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard at karting. Now Esso has released it again, in…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring first wins for Michael Schumacher and Keke Rosberg and more. August 29 1933: Alan Stacey is born. In profile 1976: With…
Jackie Stewart called it the bravest sporting comeback. Monza’s tifosi was appreciative, too. Some observers, however, were dismayed or disgusted by it: Dead Man Driving. Even his team seemed embarrassed.…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). It meant an early start on central France’s eastern fringe – but the reward justified the…
Felipe Massa announced at Monza that he is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of this season, thus concluding a 15-year career that will primarily be recalled for that…
Funny now, is it not, to look back a decade or so and remember what the powers-that-be were saying about Formula 1, and the way it needed to change? According to…
At Monza this weekend it’s going to be interesting to see what further fall-out there is from Max Verstappen’s behaviour at Spa, specifically his 200mph chop on Kimi Räikkönen on…
1. The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix was the 50th Nico Rosberg has led. The victory was his 20th in Formula 1, all of which have come with Mercedes. 2. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton came through the field…
Max Verstappen: he’s lighting up the sport like only a few have ever done. In the beguiling mix of audacity, youth, talent, a total disregard for reputations and the head-strength…
You may have seen McLaren’s trio of Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Stoffel Vandoorne take on Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard at karting. Now Esso has released it again, in…
Verstappen’s stunning Nürburgring 24 Hours assault exposed the gap between what Formula 1 is and what racing can be, Mark Hughes argues
F1’s new mechanism to help struggling engine manufacturers catch up with the leaders could be more powerful than first thought, writes Mark Hughes. Are Mercedes and Ferrari masking their true performance for long-term advantage?
Outperformed in Miami, George Russell fell further behind his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the F1 title race. It makes the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix vital for his championship hopes, says Mark Hughes, even though there’s a long season ahead
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
Verstappen’s Nürburgring masterclass was a reminder of everything Formula 1 gave up – and why it can never get it back
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Audacious overtakes and relentless pace: why Max Verstappen was mesmerising at the Nürburgring. Plus what makes the Canadian Grand Prix unmissable
Canadian GP briefing
As the FIA’s first ADUO phase ends, Montreal’s data will shape the future of F1’s 2026 engine race
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