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Your opinion: The National Motor Museum
The passing of Lord Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu of Beaulieu on August 31 made me think for the first time in many years about the National Motor Museum he founded back in…
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F1’s tyre controversy
As the F1 circus prepares for Monza, with the highest speeds of the season, the elephant in the room is that there is still no full explanation for the tyre…
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Lella Lombardi: She made her point
Formula 1 was at its most macho: James Hunt was having sex for breakfast; the ‘Monza Gorilla’ was muscling a works March; and, on a hill overlooking Barcelona, officials, team…
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Lord Hesketh in 1979
We’ve dug out and digitised Rob Widdows’ old tapes from when he presented a show called Track Torque on Radio Victory in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The first…
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Kimi Räikkönen: “a misunderstood individual”
The ‘silly season’ has been intrinsic to Formula 1 since Job was a boy, and traditionally goes on and on. Occasionally we get a year where no major contracts are…
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Room for improvement in motor sport safety
There are occasions when, even before you ask a driver a question, you know the answer you’ll get. You can almost go through it word for word, with the facial…
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Guy Ligier, 1930-2015
Ex-Formula 1 team principal Guy Ligier died on Sunday at the age of 85. An accomplished sportsman and racing driver in his own right, Ligier bought the assets of the…
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2015 Belgian GP report
Mercedes finishing 1-2, Lewis Hamilton from Nico Rosberg, was just a routine story. Romain Grosjean running fourth in an impounded Lotus, pressuring the one-stopping Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel for the…
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Honda expects increased performance at Spa
Honda’s motor sport chief Yasuhisa Arai went into F1’s summer break shooting from the hip and sounding very gung-ho about the progress he expects from the ‘Phase 3’ version of…
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Your opinion: The National Motor Museum
The passing of Lord Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu of Beaulieu on August 31 made me think for the first time in many years about the National Motor Museum he founded back in…
Opinion
F1
F1’s tyre controversy
As the F1 circus prepares for Monza, with the highest speeds of the season, the elephant in the room is that there is still no full explanation for the tyre…
Archive
Lella Lombardi: She made her point
Formula 1 was at its most macho: James Hunt was having sex for breakfast; the ‘Monza Gorilla’ was muscling a works March; and, on a hill overlooking Barcelona, officials, team…
Opinion
F1
Lord Hesketh in 1979
We’ve dug out and digitised Rob Widdows’ old tapes from when he presented a show called Track Torque on Radio Victory in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The first…
Opinion
F1
Kimi Räikkönen: “a misunderstood individual”
The ‘silly season’ has been intrinsic to Formula 1 since Job was a boy, and traditionally goes on and on. Occasionally we get a year where no major contracts are…
Opinion
F1
Room for improvement in motor sport safety
There are occasions when, even before you ask a driver a question, you know the answer you’ll get. You can almost go through it word for word, with the facial…
Opinion
F1
Guy Ligier, 1930-2015
Ex-Formula 1 team principal Guy Ligier died on Sunday at the age of 85. An accomplished sportsman and racing driver in his own right, Ligier bought the assets of the…
F1
2015 Belgian GP report
Mercedes finishing 1-2, Lewis Hamilton from Nico Rosberg, was just a routine story. Romain Grosjean running fourth in an impounded Lotus, pressuring the one-stopping Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel for the…
Opinion
F1
Honda expects increased performance at Spa
Honda’s motor sport chief Yasuhisa Arai went into F1’s summer break shooting from the hip and sounding very gung-ho about the progress he expects from the ‘Phase 3’ version of…
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MPH: Verstappen’s dilemma – he can’t afford to race like Verstappen
When he was 104 points behind in the F1 title race Max Verstappen had nothing to lose. But now he’s back in contention, the opposite is true, writes Mark Hughes. Can he win the championship without risking a crash that would end his hopes?
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Mark Hughes: Can Piastri cling on to title like Button did in 2009?
Caught out by his own car, and facing a resurgent Red Bull: Oscar Piastri’s 2025 season is increasingly resembling Jenson Button’s 2009 championship winning year
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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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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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Who are all the F1 rookies driving in FP1 in 2025?
Nine F1 teams will hand over their cars to rookie drivers for the FP1 session ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix. Here’s why, plus a look at all of the novice drivers taking part in practice sessions in 2025
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Why the thin air of Mexico City plays havoc with F1 cars
F1 races among the clouds this weekend in Mexico City, on a circuit renowned for being one of the toughest for engineers to crack. But if teams can get it right, they can ultimately gain a winning advantage
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2025 Mexican GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
How to watch the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix – including TV coverage, live streaming options, and highlights. Full timetable for round 20 of the 2025 season, with race start times in Mexico
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