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How would a 1906 Renault or a 1939 Mercedes fare against last year’s McLaren MP4-21? How would they relate to each other? Would a current car have as big a…
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How ‘primitive’ Williams won its first F1 championship with Alan Jones
When we started Williams Grand Prix Engineering, for 1977,” said Patrick Head, “I think we had eight employees at the start of the season, and 11 at the end of…
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Tragic triumph of the ‘Sharknose’: Ferrari’s 1961 season
Whenever I am in Italy, I visit my old friend Romolo Tavoni at his home outside Modena. Tavoni is now 85, in poor health and in receipt of hospital treatment,…
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My Greatest Race: Marc Surer
When the 1985 season started I didn’t have an F1 drive. I was still looking at F1, hoping to get back in. In the middle of the season I got…
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1954 Spanish Grand Prix race report: Hawthorn class of the field
Barcelona, October 24th. After being abandoned for the past two years the Spanish Grand Prix was held this year and was the last round in the 1954 World Championship series.…
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The British F1 championship: brief brilliance of Aurora AFX series
Kids can be so greedy. Surely the spectacle of Gilles Villeneuve dragging half his Ferrari around Zandvoort and Alan Jones notching up a third straight win in the new-fangled Williams…
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Red Lions: Ferrari’s unlikely affection for British drivers
Enzo Ferrari’s relationships with the men who drove his cars were often difficult to follow, let alone fathom. Like much about the man, it is surrounded in a haze of…
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Ferrari 246 Dino: Front runner
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 5th, 246 Dino << Ferrari 126 C3: Power politics >> Ferrari 641: V12 furore The Dino was defiantly front-engined: carburettors gasping for breath from a hole within a long, mean bonnet, fronted by…
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BRM V16: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
When I was a kid, someone gave me an EP – remember them? – of the BRM V16 on full noise. I once told Stirling Moss about it. “I’m surprised,”…
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Theory of relativity
How would a 1906 Renault or a 1939 Mercedes fare against last year’s McLaren MP4-21? How would they relate to each other? Would a current car have as big a…
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How ‘primitive’ Williams won its first F1 championship with Alan Jones
When we started Williams Grand Prix Engineering, for 1977,” said Patrick Head, “I think we had eight employees at the start of the season, and 11 at the end of…
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Tragic triumph of the ‘Sharknose’: Ferrari’s 1961 season
Whenever I am in Italy, I visit my old friend Romolo Tavoni at his home outside Modena. Tavoni is now 85, in poor health and in receipt of hospital treatment,…
Great Read
Archive
My Greatest Race: Marc Surer
When the 1985 season started I didn’t have an F1 drive. I was still looking at F1, hoping to get back in. In the middle of the season I got…
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1954 Spanish Grand Prix race report: Hawthorn class of the field
Barcelona, October 24th. After being abandoned for the past two years the Spanish Grand Prix was held this year and was the last round in the 1954 World Championship series.…
Great Read
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The British F1 championship: brief brilliance of Aurora AFX series
Kids can be so greedy. Surely the spectacle of Gilles Villeneuve dragging half his Ferrari around Zandvoort and Alan Jones notching up a third straight win in the new-fangled Williams…
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Red Lions: Ferrari’s unlikely affection for British drivers
Enzo Ferrari’s relationships with the men who drove his cars were often difficult to follow, let alone fathom. Like much about the man, it is surrounded in a haze of…
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Ferrari 246 Dino: Front runner
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 5th, 246 Dino << Ferrari 126 C3: Power politics >> Ferrari 641: V12 furore The Dino was defiantly front-engined: carburettors gasping for breath from a hole within a long, mean bonnet, fronted by…
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BRM V16: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
When I was a kid, someone gave me an EP – remember them? – of the BRM V16 on full noise. I once told Stirling Moss about it. “I’m surprised,”…
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Adrian Newey’s new role… we didn’t see this coming!
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
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MPH: 2025 F1 grid was the closest in years, but why?
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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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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Portrait of a season: photos that capture an intense 2025 F1 championship
F1 final standings Who finished where in the final points… No. Driver Team Points 1 Lando Norris McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 421 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 410…
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Mark Hughes: My top 10 F1 drivers of 2025
10. Pierre Gasly He never gave anything less than his all in an outclassed, underpowered car. But Pierre Gasly’s fast corner prowess combined with the Alpine ’s good high-speed downforce…
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Gen Z vs generational talent: how title battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen split F1 tribes
Mark Hughes – This year was Mark’s last full season of day-to-day Formula 1 race reporting after 30 years of following the F1 circus The surface colours of the season constantly…
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