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Michael Schumacher: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
As I write, two races in the 2006 F1 season remain, and Michael Schumacher, on the brink of retirement, is fighting for his eighth World Championship. As ever with Schumacher…
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Brian Shawe-Taylor: A voice of experience on the legends of F1
Recently a package arrived at the Motor Sport office. It was from 1950s Le Mans and Grand Prix driver Eric Thompson and contained a manuscript written by his friend, fellow…
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Niki Lauda on the ‘fantastic’ Ferrari 312T
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 3rd, 312T << Ferrari 641: V12 furore >> Ferrari 156: Shark strike Even if he’d never designed anything else in his career, this car would mark out…
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Niki Lauda: Ferrari’s F1 ‘Quick-fixer’
Watkins Glen paddock, Sunday October 5, 1975. Niki Lauda is next to me in a queue for a helicopter. A queue, mind. No special treatment here. An hour or so…
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De Angelis: an unfinished symphony
When considering the pre-requisites to make the grade in motor racing, few have been dealt a stronger hand than Elio de Angelis, Grand Prix driver from 1979 to his needless…
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Immense crowds at 1948 Silverstone British Grand Prix
The practice periods An account of the practice sessions will be found on pages 465-6. It is suggested that these pages be digested before this race report. So the RAC…
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Lola Mk4: the debut F1 pole-sitter that fizzled out
What was the most impressive aspect of the 1962 Formula 1 season? This month’s cover story answers that, we hope: the starburst arrival of the monocoque Lotus 25. Okay, what…
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Eddie Irvine’s 1993 F1 debut — and his run-in with Senna
It’s hard to recall just when an F1 novice burst so insouciantly on to the scene, and made the sort of impression that Eddie Irvine did in Suzuka. His qualifying…
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Disillusioned with F1: when Alan Jones retired at the peak of his powers
Whenever we recall great drivers past, it seems the same names always crop up: Fangio, Moss, Clark and Stewart are staples of the 1950s and ’60s, and more recently we…
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Michael Schumacher: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
As I write, two races in the 2006 F1 season remain, and Michael Schumacher, on the brink of retirement, is fighting for his eighth World Championship. As ever with Schumacher…
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Brian Shawe-Taylor: A voice of experience on the legends of F1
Recently a package arrived at the Motor Sport office. It was from 1950s Le Mans and Grand Prix driver Eric Thompson and contained a manuscript written by his friend, fellow…
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Niki Lauda on the ‘fantastic’ Ferrari 312T
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 3rd, 312T << Ferrari 641: V12 furore >> Ferrari 156: Shark strike Even if he’d never designed anything else in his career, this car would mark out…
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Niki Lauda: Ferrari’s F1 ‘Quick-fixer’
Watkins Glen paddock, Sunday October 5, 1975. Niki Lauda is next to me in a queue for a helicopter. A queue, mind. No special treatment here. An hour or so…
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De Angelis: an unfinished symphony
When considering the pre-requisites to make the grade in motor racing, few have been dealt a stronger hand than Elio de Angelis, Grand Prix driver from 1979 to his needless…
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Immense crowds at 1948 Silverstone British Grand Prix
The practice periods An account of the practice sessions will be found on pages 465-6. It is suggested that these pages be digested before this race report. So the RAC…
Great Read
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Lola Mk4: the debut F1 pole-sitter that fizzled out
What was the most impressive aspect of the 1962 Formula 1 season? This month’s cover story answers that, we hope: the starburst arrival of the monocoque Lotus 25. Okay, what…
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Eddie Irvine’s 1993 F1 debut — and his run-in with Senna
It’s hard to recall just when an F1 novice burst so insouciantly on to the scene, and made the sort of impression that Eddie Irvine did in Suzuka. His qualifying…
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Disillusioned with F1: when Alan Jones retired at the peak of his powers
Whenever we recall great drivers past, it seems the same names always crop up: Fangio, Moss, Clark and Stewart are staples of the 1950s and ’60s, and more recently we…
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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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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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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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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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Prost laments Renault’s ‘sad’ F1 exit: ‘It’ll be difficult to come back’
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected – how he became FIA president
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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