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David Purley’s attraction to danger: F1 Legends
The demands of the season being what they are, I spend less time in my house in Normandy than I would like; but whenever! do get over there, a few…
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Riccardo Patrese: The worst car I ever drove – Alfa Romeo 185T
Will Riccardo Patrese’s record of 256 GP starts ever be beaten? Today it’s hard to imagine anyone surviving 17 years at the top level of the sport without burning out…
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Jacques Laffite: Cavalier aptitude
Heard the one about Laffite at Dallas in 1984? In protest at the early hour of first practice, he turned up in his pyjamas. At Montreal one year, he arrived…
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Piero Taruffi: The incredibly versatile Silver Fox racer
Like many schoolboys in post-War Britain, I had an insatiable appetite for stories about a character called Wilson. He’d swim the Channel before breakfast, score a pre-lunch century against the…
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Williams FW14B’s incredible active suspension: Mansell’s perfect ride
The initiation of the Williams FW14B goes back to the winter of 1984 when we were approached by AP Racing, with whom we worked closely on brakes and clutches. They…
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Arturo Merzario reunited with his iconic Williams Iso-Marlboro F1 car
The man in the cowboy hat pushes open the café door. The few people tucking in to breakfast stop, forks poised, mouths open. The tiny, wiry figure is wearing pale…
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1974 Race of Champions: Ickx entertains in the rain
Brands Hatch, March 17th There was one bright spot in the wet and soggy day at Brands Hatch which overcame the gloom and squalor of the Kentish circuit at its…
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Mike Spence remembered by his friends: An unrewarded F1 talent
The Chaparral 2F is enshrined in motor racing lore as the car that allowed the underrated Mike Spence to demonstrate his true mettle. Spotted by Colin Chapman at the Monaco…
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Richard Attwood: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
One of the reasons I no longer stay in Monaco for the GP is that these days I find the place intensely claustrophobic. So many beautiful buildings have been swept…
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David Purley’s attraction to danger: F1 Legends
The demands of the season being what they are, I spend less time in my house in Normandy than I would like; but whenever! do get over there, a few…
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Riccardo Patrese: The worst car I ever drove – Alfa Romeo 185T
Will Riccardo Patrese’s record of 256 GP starts ever be beaten? Today it’s hard to imagine anyone surviving 17 years at the top level of the sport without burning out…
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Jacques Laffite: Cavalier aptitude
Heard the one about Laffite at Dallas in 1984? In protest at the early hour of first practice, he turned up in his pyjamas. At Montreal one year, he arrived…
Great Read
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Piero Taruffi: The incredibly versatile Silver Fox racer
Like many schoolboys in post-War Britain, I had an insatiable appetite for stories about a character called Wilson. He’d swim the Channel before breakfast, score a pre-lunch century against the…
Great Read
Archive
Williams FW14B’s incredible active suspension: Mansell’s perfect ride
The initiation of the Williams FW14B goes back to the winter of 1984 when we were approached by AP Racing, with whom we worked closely on brakes and clutches. They…
Great Read
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Arturo Merzario reunited with his iconic Williams Iso-Marlboro F1 car
The man in the cowboy hat pushes open the café door. The few people tucking in to breakfast stop, forks poised, mouths open. The tiny, wiry figure is wearing pale…
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1974 Race of Champions: Ickx entertains in the rain
Brands Hatch, March 17th There was one bright spot in the wet and soggy day at Brands Hatch which overcame the gloom and squalor of the Kentish circuit at its…
Great Read
Archive
Mike Spence remembered by his friends: An unrewarded F1 talent
The Chaparral 2F is enshrined in motor racing lore as the car that allowed the underrated Mike Spence to demonstrate his true mettle. Spotted by Colin Chapman at the Monaco…
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Richard Attwood: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
One of the reasons I no longer stay in Monaco for the GP is that these days I find the place intensely claustrophobic. So many beautiful buildings have been swept…
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MPH: Mexico’s ‘lawnmower racing’ exposed F1’s problematic rulebook
Corner-cutting, confusion, and chaos – the Mexican Grand Prix’s first laps summed up F1’s rulebook issues, Mark Hughes says
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Mark Hughes: The data that debunks wild Piastri conspiracy theories
A closer look at the data shows Piastri’s recent struggles have everything to do with tyre dynamics, and nothing to do with team bias, as Mark Hughes explains
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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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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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All Massa’s 2008 mistakes: Did these or Crashgate cost him F1 title?
Felipe Massa is claiming the 2008 Singapore GP should be annulled due to the ‘Crashgate’ scandal – we look at whether his and Ferrari’s litany of errors that year did just as much damage to his title challenge
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Ecclestone and Mosley deliberately concealed their Crashgate ‘conspiracy’, claims Massa’s lawyer
Felipe Massa’s lawyers have claimed that Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley tried to conceal their full knowledge of the 2008 Crashgate aftermath
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Massa says Ferrari reprimanded him for claiming Alonso in on ‘Crashgate’
Felipe Massa says his Ferrari team was extremely unhappy with comments he made about Fernando Alonso’s role in ‘Crashgate’
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