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New Hall of Fame member Derek Bell will be helping the podcast team and Gary Watkins decide who should be on the list to join him in 2017. The five-time…
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Formula 1 racer-turned-pundit Karun Chandhok will join the podcast team and Mark Hughes to decide who should be on the Hall of Fame 2017 shortlist from the world of F1. They’ll…
“Area under the curve, Nico,” was the congratulatory remark to Nico Rosberg from his race engineer on the Monza victory lap. And in that comment is: a) the encapsulation of…
You’ll notice that Bruce McLaren’s name doesn’t feature in the top three… even though he finished less than two tenths behind Jackie Stewart’s winning Matra. At pre-chicane Monza, such margins…
Jenson Button at Monza post-qualifying: “In the summer break I had a pretty awesome time with friends and family – living on my schedule, which is something I haven’t done…
Fifty years after it blew up in practice, Jim Clark’s BRM H16-engined Lotus 43 returned to Oulton Park to be demonstrated during the Gold Cup race weekend. Photo – Simon Arron…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). What would Jacques Laffite have thought? The Frenchman arrived in his pyjamas before the 1984 Dallas…
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.…
New Hall of Fame member Derek Bell will be helping the podcast team and Gary Watkins decide who should be on the list to join him in 2017. The five-time…
Formula 1 racer-turned-pundit Karun Chandhok will join the podcast team and Mark Hughes to decide who should be on the Hall of Fame 2017 shortlist from the world of F1. They’ll…
“Area under the curve, Nico,” was the congratulatory remark to Nico Rosberg from his race engineer on the Monza victory lap. And in that comment is: a) the encapsulation of…
You’ll notice that Bruce McLaren’s name doesn’t feature in the top three… even though he finished less than two tenths behind Jackie Stewart’s winning Matra. At pre-chicane Monza, such margins…
Jenson Button at Monza post-qualifying: “In the summer break I had a pretty awesome time with friends and family – living on my schedule, which is something I haven’t done…
Fifty years after it blew up in practice, Jim Clark’s BRM H16-engined Lotus 43 returned to Oulton Park to be demonstrated during the Gold Cup race weekend. Photo – Simon Arron…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). What would Jacques Laffite have thought? The Frenchman arrived in his pyjamas before the 1984 Dallas…
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.…
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
Belgium July 17-19 Perspective is everything. Had you told Kimi Antonelli a few months ago that he would be concerned about a win drought lasting three grands prix, he’d likely…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver – Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot
Let us start with an audacious understatement: there are not many drivers whose Formula 1 preparation involved making coffins. Perhaps there is only one, for that is where Heinz-Harald Frentzen’s…
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