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This is the man who started as a marshal at Goodwood, won his first ever race in a Lotus 7, caught the attention of Enzo Ferrari with his natural flair,…
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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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…
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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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…
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…
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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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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They rolled, they slid wildly and, despite paying lip service to aerodynamics with nose spoilers and rear wings, they had a surplus of power over adhesion. Small wonder that the…
This is the man who started as a marshal at Goodwood, won his first ever race in a Lotus 7, caught the attention of Enzo Ferrari with his natural flair,…
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…
Great Read
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…
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…
Great Read
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…
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…
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
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…
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
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
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…
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
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
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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