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The indomitable Manfred Winkelhock
The appearance of ‘M Winkelhock’ at the top of the timing screens caught the eye in Monaco — but then it all went wrong. The yellow car arrived at Ste…
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1975 Argentine Grand Prix race report
With the first round of the 1975 World Championship taking place in Buenos Aires just three months after the chequered flag fell at Watkins Glen to end the 1974 season…
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Roebuck: ‘Senna was the most complex character I ever encountered in F1’
For a few days after seeing Senna, I couldn’t get the man out of my mind, and perhaps not surprisingly so. I had, after all, been present at all but a…
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Professor Sid Watkins: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Professor Sid Watkins is not a man with any stomach for political correctness, not one to say ‘issue’ when he means ‘big problem’ or ‘challenging’ when he means ‘bloody difficult’.…
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1992 Brazilian Grand Prix report: 24 carat victory
Ayrton Senna’s body language said it all. His car stammered into the pits, the Brazilian gave its misfiring Honda V12 the big rev, then wriggled out and stalked to the…
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Nigel Roebuck’s legends: Alfonso de Portago
The other day I listened again to an interview, recorded in early 1957, with the Marquis Alfonso de Portago. Originally put out on a Riverside LP, it was reissued on…
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Mario Andretti at Le Mans: Roebuck’s Legends
On and off, Mario Andretti has been trying to win Le Mans for more than 30 years. The place has hardly been kind to him, but he adores it. “I…
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Didier Pironi: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Twenty-five years have passed since the death of Gilles Villeneuve, the most beloved racing driver of his generation, and many words have lately been devoted to a man without whom,…
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X-ray spec: Porsche 804 – Dan Gurney remembers his F1 winner
Although the change to a 1.5-litre engine capacity for Formula 1 from 1961 could hardly be described as a popular alteration to the regulations, it did have the effect of…
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The indomitable Manfred Winkelhock
The appearance of ‘M Winkelhock’ at the top of the timing screens caught the eye in Monaco — but then it all went wrong. The yellow car arrived at Ste…
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1975 Argentine Grand Prix race report
With the first round of the 1975 World Championship taking place in Buenos Aires just three months after the chequered flag fell at Watkins Glen to end the 1974 season…
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Roebuck: ‘Senna was the most complex character I ever encountered in F1’
For a few days after seeing Senna, I couldn’t get the man out of my mind, and perhaps not surprisingly so. I had, after all, been present at all but a…
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Professor Sid Watkins: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Professor Sid Watkins is not a man with any stomach for political correctness, not one to say ‘issue’ when he means ‘big problem’ or ‘challenging’ when he means ‘bloody difficult’.…
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1992 Brazilian Grand Prix report: 24 carat victory
Ayrton Senna’s body language said it all. His car stammered into the pits, the Brazilian gave its misfiring Honda V12 the big rev, then wriggled out and stalked to the…
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Nigel Roebuck’s legends: Alfonso de Portago
The other day I listened again to an interview, recorded in early 1957, with the Marquis Alfonso de Portago. Originally put out on a Riverside LP, it was reissued on…
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Mario Andretti at Le Mans: Roebuck’s Legends
On and off, Mario Andretti has been trying to win Le Mans for more than 30 years. The place has hardly been kind to him, but he adores it. “I…
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Didier Pironi: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
Twenty-five years have passed since the death of Gilles Villeneuve, the most beloved racing driver of his generation, and many words have lately been devoted to a man without whom,…
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X-ray spec: Porsche 804 – Dan Gurney remembers his F1 winner
Although the change to a 1.5-litre engine capacity for Formula 1 from 1961 could hardly be described as a popular alteration to the regulations, it did have the effect of…
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Mark Hughes: How Norris found serenity – with Mexico chaos behind
Lando Norris delivered a flawless Mexico City Grand Prix to take a one-point lead in the title chase, as Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri struggled to find the balance that defined the winner’s dominance, as Mark Hughes explains
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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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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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Senna’s legendary Nürburgring Mercedes expected to go for £250k
The Mercedes saloon which a young Ayrton Senna used to vanquish a grid of F1 champions is now set to go under the hammer
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F1’s Indian GP took the money and left – could it ever return?
Formula 1’s brief three-year stint in India promised so much but delivered little – a fleeting spectacle that failed to take root in the world’s most populous nation. It more than deserves another shot, says Matt Bishop
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Nick De Marco: the lawyer taking on F1 titans for Massa and Palou
Star sports lawyer Nick De Marco has been involved in some of the most significant football cases ever seen, and now he’s fronting Felipe Massa’s attempt to take on F1
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