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The Adrian Newey profile: F1’s most successful car designer
Over four decades Adrian Newey has become F1’s most successful car designer, his longevity ensured by a host of technological innovations – read his story
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New blast in F1 wind tunnel wars: Aston & McLaren’s latest tech
Having a state-of-the-art wind tunnel is still crucial to F1 development – particularly with the 2026 rule changes. McLaren’s latest facility has helped it back to the front, and Aston Martin is hoping to do the same
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MPH: The critical Red Bull flaw – with no Newey to fix it
Red Bull finds itself with an overly complex 2024 F1 car that even Max Verstappen can’t overcome – does it turn back, or risk going into a development dead end?
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Jim Clark’s 1963 Diary: a year to savour
The first world title 1963 The year of Profumo, great train robbers, ‘loveable mop tops’ – and the grassy knoll. In its midst, a quiet Scottish hill farmer delivered on…
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Lunch with… David Brabham
We’ve noted before the potency of the motor-racing gene, the father-and-son successions such as the Hills and the Villeneuves, and dynasties from the Unsers to the Andrettis. More rarely, a…
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Antonelli was breathtaking before crash — like another Monza GP debut 99 years ago
Two drivers, almost a century apart, lit up the Monza timesheet then crashed heavily on their GP weekend debuts. Mark Hughes compares Kimi Antonelli’s spectacular drive for Mercedes with another superstar’s appearance in 1925
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Lewis Hamilton’s incredible single-seater debut – told by team members
Lewis Hamilton made a momentous single-seater debut with Manor in 2001 – key team members remember his debut and subsequent success in Motor Sport’s October 2024 edition
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Christian Horner case appeal is dismissed
An appeal lodged by the female employee who accused Red Bull team principal Christian Horner of coercive and controlling behaviour was dismissed ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. Horner, 50,…
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Pourchaire can set F1 alight. Audi must give him the chance
Sauber’s rapid junior Theo Pourchaire has set records in F2 and impressed in IndyCar – it has to give him an F1 chance, says James Elson
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The Adrian Newey profile: F1’s most successful car designer
Over four decades Adrian Newey has become F1’s most successful car designer, his longevity ensured by a host of technological innovations – read his story
F1
New blast in F1 wind tunnel wars: Aston & McLaren’s latest tech
Having a state-of-the-art wind tunnel is still crucial to F1 development – particularly with the 2026 rule changes. McLaren’s latest facility has helped it back to the front, and Aston Martin is hoping to do the same
F1
MPH: The critical Red Bull flaw – with no Newey to fix it
Red Bull finds itself with an overly complex 2024 F1 car that even Max Verstappen can’t overcome – does it turn back, or risk going into a development dead end?
Great Read
Archive
Jim Clark’s 1963 Diary: a year to savour
The first world title 1963 The year of Profumo, great train robbers, ‘loveable mop tops’ – and the grassy knoll. In its midst, a quiet Scottish hill farmer delivered on…
Great Read
Archive
Lunch with… David Brabham
We’ve noted before the potency of the motor-racing gene, the father-and-son successions such as the Hills and the Villeneuves, and dynasties from the Unsers to the Andrettis. More rarely, a…
F1
Antonelli was breathtaking before crash — like another Monza GP debut 99 years ago
Two drivers, almost a century apart, lit up the Monza timesheet then crashed heavily on their GP weekend debuts. Mark Hughes compares Kimi Antonelli’s spectacular drive for Mercedes with another superstar’s appearance in 1925
F1
Lewis Hamilton’s incredible single-seater debut – told by team members
Lewis Hamilton made a momentous single-seater debut with Manor in 2001 – key team members remember his debut and subsequent success in Motor Sport’s October 2024 edition
Archive
Christian Horner case appeal is dismissed
An appeal lodged by the female employee who accused Red Bull team principal Christian Horner of coercive and controlling behaviour was dismissed ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix. Horner, 50,…
Opinion
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Pourchaire can set F1 alight. Audi must give him the chance
Sauber’s rapid junior Theo Pourchaire has set records in F2 and impressed in IndyCar – it has to give him an F1 chance, says James Elson
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Mark Hughes: McLaren F1 driver falls for Montreal trap… again
When Norris’s bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren’s infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1: The Movie review – Why this film is ‘the pits’
Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt’s F1 movie does championship and women in racing little justice, writes Katy Fairman
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When Hunt the underdog bit back with a shock maiden F1 victory
James Hunt and a Hesketh in Holland. It all aligned 50 years ago when the future world champion pulled off one of F1’s most unlikely wins at Zandvoort, as Matt Bishop recounts
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‘It was like a mafia scene’ – Scheckter recalls Ferrari meeting that shaped 1979 F1 season
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
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