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Rick Mears’s 1980 F1 tests with Brabham
Rick Mears was an off-road racer and dirt tracker who was hired by Roger Penske to drive Indy cars in 1978. Mears won three races in his first year with…
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F1 season review podcast with Pat Symonds
It’s that time of year again – the F1 season review podcast is here! Even though Motor Sport changed offices recently, the team repaired to the friendly confines of our old local,…
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From the Archive – Chapman the racer and more
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Colin Chapman died 33 years ago, a man remembered most for being a revolutionary designer and team…
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Gilles Villeneuve: new light on an old story
My Hungarian journalistic colleague Károly Méhes was pulled into a love of F1 almost single-handedly by one driver: Gilles Villeneuve. He was a devastated teenager when Zolder 1982 played out…
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Great racing cars: Brabham, Tyrrell & Minardi
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
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Looking for answers in McLaren’s past
McLaren has been here before. The day after the death of its founder in 1970 it bravely decided to continue – because Bruce would have wanted them to. It won…
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From the Archive – Fittipaldi, Vukovich and more
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Emerson Fittipaldi, a champion on both sides of the Atlantic, turns 69 on December 12. Eight years…
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Showdown: Todt, Ecclestone and Mosley vs Marchionne
Last week the World Motor Sport Council issued an extraordinary change to F1’s governance procedure, empowering Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone to over-rule, if necessary, decisions reached by the existing…
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Graham Hill special in the Archive
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. The Embassy Hill plane crash claimed the lives of six, 40 years ago last weekend. Among them…
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Rick Mears’s 1980 F1 tests with Brabham
Rick Mears was an off-road racer and dirt tracker who was hired by Roger Penske to drive Indy cars in 1978. Mears won three races in his first year with…
Opinion
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F1 season review podcast with Pat Symonds
It’s that time of year again – the F1 season review podcast is here! Even though Motor Sport changed offices recently, the team repaired to the friendly confines of our old local,…
Colin Chapman
From the Archive – Chapman the racer and more
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Colin Chapman died 33 years ago, a man remembered most for being a revolutionary designer and team…
F1
Gilles Villeneuve: new light on an old story
My Hungarian journalistic colleague Károly Méhes was pulled into a love of F1 almost single-handedly by one driver: Gilles Villeneuve. He was a devastated teenager when Zolder 1982 played out…
F1
Great racing cars: Brabham, Tyrrell & Minardi
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
F1
Looking for answers in McLaren’s past
McLaren has been here before. The day after the death of its founder in 1970 it bravely decided to continue – because Bruce would have wanted them to. It won…
F1
From the Archive – Fittipaldi, Vukovich and more
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Emerson Fittipaldi, a champion on both sides of the Atlantic, turns 69 on December 12. Eight years…
Opinion
F1
Showdown: Todt, Ecclestone and Mosley vs Marchionne
Last week the World Motor Sport Council issued an extraordinary change to F1’s governance procedure, empowering Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone to over-rule, if necessary, decisions reached by the existing…
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Graham Hill special in the Archive
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. The Embassy Hill plane crash claimed the lives of six, 40 years ago last weekend. Among them…
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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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