Richard Attwood’s Formula 1 adventure
Recently I had cause to call the Attwood household. Mrs Attwood answered and we had a quick chat about dogs. When I asked if I might speak with her husband,…
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2017 cars won’t beat old V10 records and will not be raceable either It was at the last Motor Sport podcast that Pat Symonds let the cat out the bag…
All at Motor Sport were sad to hear of the death of Maria Teresa de Filippis on Friday. While there had been female race and rally drivers before her, de…
The big stories from the past fortnight in motor sport from the Archive. The most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Michael Schumacher, was born in 1969. He was…
Tyler Alexander has passed away at the age of 75. He was one of McLaren’s unsung heroes and played a large part in the founding of the team after being…
Looking back 50 years ago to 1966 it’s abundantly clear that it was truly a seminal year for motor racing as a whole and American racing in particular. It was,…
Jim Clark’s 1965 diary January 1st Clark celebrates New Year and his almost full recovery from a slipped disc – the result of a snowball fight in Italy! – by…
Ferrari is at it again. This time the threat was veiled, but it was there all the same. Although he said it was “very unlikely” that Ferrari would leave Formula…
In the new issue of Motor Sport magazine you will find my top 10 of F1 drivers 2015 and an accompanying piece on each man’s performance over the season. Inevitably…
Recently I had cause to call the Attwood household. Mrs Attwood answered and we had a quick chat about dogs. When I asked if I might speak with her husband,…
2017 cars won’t beat old V10 records and will not be raceable either It was at the last Motor Sport podcast that Pat Symonds let the cat out the bag…
All at Motor Sport were sad to hear of the death of Maria Teresa de Filippis on Friday. While there had been female race and rally drivers before her, de…
The big stories from the past fortnight in motor sport from the Archive. The most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Michael Schumacher, was born in 1969. He was…
Tyler Alexander has passed away at the age of 75. He was one of McLaren’s unsung heroes and played a large part in the founding of the team after being…
Looking back 50 years ago to 1966 it’s abundantly clear that it was truly a seminal year for motor racing as a whole and American racing in particular. It was,…
Jim Clark’s 1965 diary January 1st Clark celebrates New Year and his almost full recovery from a slipped disc – the result of a snowball fight in Italy! – by…
Ferrari is at it again. This time the threat was veiled, but it was there all the same. Although he said it was “very unlikely” that Ferrari would leave Formula…
In the new issue of Motor Sport magazine you will find my top 10 of F1 drivers 2015 and an accompanying piece on each man’s performance over the season. Inevitably…
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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…
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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