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49 – 1937 Avusrennen
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Not a Grand Prix, per se, but such was the entry’s quality that it counts in…
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51 – 1962 South African Grand Prix
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). During 1962 Jim Clark and Graham Hill had emerged as Britain’s premier racing talents and their…
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Sir Jackie Stewart honours Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame on May 31 after a resounding win in the US racing category. Sadly Dan couldn’t make the trip over…
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Eric Broadley tells the story of Lola Cars 1959-1989, Part 2
Market forces Apart from the Mk1, Eric Broadley’s best designs have been drawn on a large canvas, and one immediately associates Lola with such as the T70, the T330 series…
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Baku: F1’s latest left-handed circuit
Image courtesy of Williams Martini Racing’s trackwalk Cor! Baku City Circuit looks a bit quick. Not its average lap speed – a sequence of square corners and the narrowest section…
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Ten Canadian Grand Prix facts
1) In the seven races so far the pole-winner has only led the opening lap twice – Russia (Nico Rosberg) and Monaco (Daniel Ricciardo). 2) Sebastian Vettel qualified within 0.2 seconds of pole, the…
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2016 Canadian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari took off from the line way quicker than anyone expected, up from third into the lead within two seconds of the lights going out. But it came…
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Ayrton Senna: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Suzuka, Sunday October 21 1990. The two engineers, formerly colleagues on the same team, were walking through the day’s events. “Well,” said Tim Wright of McLaren, “that was a bloody…
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52 – 1937 Donington GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Modern racing is still capable of throwing up surprises now and again, and ground-breaking designs like…
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49 – 1937 Avusrennen
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Not a Grand Prix, per se, but such was the entry’s quality that it counts in…
F1
51 – 1962 South African Grand Prix
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). During 1962 Jim Clark and Graham Hill had emerged as Britain’s premier racing talents and their…
Opinion
F1
Sir Jackie Stewart honours Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame on May 31 after a resounding win in the US racing category. Sadly Dan couldn’t make the trip over…
Archive
Eric Broadley tells the story of Lola Cars 1959-1989, Part 2
Market forces Apart from the Mk1, Eric Broadley’s best designs have been drawn on a large canvas, and one immediately associates Lola with such as the T70, the T330 series…
Opinion
F1
Baku: F1’s latest left-handed circuit
Image courtesy of Williams Martini Racing’s trackwalk Cor! Baku City Circuit looks a bit quick. Not its average lap speed – a sequence of square corners and the narrowest section…
Opinion
F1
Ten Canadian Grand Prix facts
1) In the seven races so far the pole-winner has only led the opening lap twice – Russia (Nico Rosberg) and Monaco (Daniel Ricciardo). 2) Sebastian Vettel qualified within 0.2 seconds of pole, the…
F1
2016 Canadian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari took off from the line way quicker than anyone expected, up from third into the lead within two seconds of the lights going out. But it came…
Archive
Ayrton Senna: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Suzuka, Sunday October 21 1990. The two engineers, formerly colleagues on the same team, were walking through the day’s events. “Well,” said Tim Wright of McLaren, “that was a bloody…
Opinion
F1
52 – 1937 Donington GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Modern racing is still capable of throwing up surprises now and again, and ground-breaking designs like…
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Formula 1’s 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
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…
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Gwen Lagrue explains why Mercedes backed Kimi Antonelli long before the results came
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…
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Kimi Antonelli restores Mercedes’ title advantage after Spa win caps busy F1 month
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…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
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…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
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…
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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
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…
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F1’s next calendar puzzle: what replaces Qatar and Abu Dhabi?
As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
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‘The Germans said if I raced, they’d kill me’: the GP driver who defied Hitler
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
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Heinz-Harald Frentzen on the Williams years, Jordan’s title bid and life beyond Formula 1
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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