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Mauro Forghieri and Gordon Murray Both designers were in their twenties when they were promoted by major teams undergoing a step change. Mauro Forghieri was 27 when Ferrari selected him…
On Tuesday 28th the podcast team of Roebuck, Widdows, Arron and myself journeyed north to the suburbs of Northampton to call on the ex-F1, sports car, rally and Indycar designer…
The best-loved character in all of Formula 1: Sid Watkins was responsible for introducing F1 medical care that has saved the lives of many drivers, writes Nigel Roebuck
A season’s-worth of incident in one frantic, uplifting, passionate race. What lay behind it? The desire of racing, the sheer competitive appetite that drives it, on raw display; particularly poignant…
The subject of racing driver egos is always a fascinating one; ego-centricity at some level is a vital ingredient of the competitive make-up. But for a few moments on Thursday…
With the Hungarian Grand Prix only a few days away we look back into Motor Sport’s archives to see what’s been said about the venue over time. Damon Hill “coped…
Established in 1946, the Cooper Car Company started life with a pair of donor Fiat 500s. Stripped of their front suspension components and disc wheels, the little Fiats formed the four…
When it came, the news was partially expected. Philippe Bianchi recently hinted that his son’s prospects of making any kind of recovery were looking more distant and, on Saturday morning,…
“Do the organisers have the money to make a Grand Prix, yes or no?” said Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost in the Friday FIA press conference in Hungary. “France doesn’t…
Mauro Forghieri and Gordon Murray Both designers were in their twenties when they were promoted by major teams undergoing a step change. Mauro Forghieri was 27 when Ferrari selected him…
On Tuesday 28th the podcast team of Roebuck, Widdows, Arron and myself journeyed north to the suburbs of Northampton to call on the ex-F1, sports car, rally and Indycar designer…
The best-loved character in all of Formula 1: Sid Watkins was responsible for introducing F1 medical care that has saved the lives of many drivers, writes Nigel Roebuck
A season’s-worth of incident in one frantic, uplifting, passionate race. What lay behind it? The desire of racing, the sheer competitive appetite that drives it, on raw display; particularly poignant…
The subject of racing driver egos is always a fascinating one; ego-centricity at some level is a vital ingredient of the competitive make-up. But for a few moments on Thursday…
With the Hungarian Grand Prix only a few days away we look back into Motor Sport’s archives to see what’s been said about the venue over time. Damon Hill “coped…
Established in 1946, the Cooper Car Company started life with a pair of donor Fiat 500s. Stripped of their front suspension components and disc wheels, the little Fiats formed the four…
When it came, the news was partially expected. Philippe Bianchi recently hinted that his son’s prospects of making any kind of recovery were looking more distant and, on Saturday morning,…
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
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…
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…
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…
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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