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Giuseppe Farina: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
When Nico Rosberg took the fastest lap in his first grand prix, in Bahrain, it was pointed out to him that he was only the fourth driver in history to…
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Rindt’s underrated F1 car: Cooper-Maserati T86
It may not be immediately obvious what this Cooper-Maserati T86 is doing on these pages, other than going rather fast and looking gorgeous. Look at its race record and while…
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Romolo Tavoni: Enzo’s Right-Hand Man
In January 1950 a young employee was called in to see the manager of the Credito Italiano bank in Modena. The bank had a new client and, keen to help…
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X-ray spec: Under the skin of Alan Jones’ title-winning Williams FW07
Hegemony in Formula 1 — if you’re clever enough to achieve it in the first place — rarely lasts for long. Like breakaway riders in a cycle race, most teams…
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The worst car I ever drove: Perry McCarthy’s Andrea Moda
At first, Perry McCarthy is reluctant to describe the 1992 Andrea Moda as the worst car he has ever driven. He has some vivid memories of an F3000 Ralt from…
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P34: The real story behind Tyrrell’s incredible six-wheeler F1 car
“Very few people knew we were building a six-wheeler,” Ken Tyrrell said. “One of our mechanics lived 50 yards away from the factory, and his father had been my mechanic…
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X-ray spec: Brabham BT52 – Gordon Murray’s 5min F1 wonder
For some, like Cosworth’s Keith Duckworth, Formula 1’s turbo era was a crazy aberration. When F1 ‘s return to power had arrived in 1966, the rules included a provision for…
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The incredible career of Hans Herrmann, Germany’s somersaulting sensation
It is one of motor racing’s enduring images – a BRM P25 cartwheeling down the track shedding components, one being the driver, who appears to be kneeling on the road,…
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1993 European Grand Prix: Opportunity knocked for Senna
There have been some opportunist moves in Formula One over the years – Jacky Ickx passing Niki Lauda round the outside at Paddock Bend in the 1974 Race of Champions,…
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Giuseppe Farina: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
When Nico Rosberg took the fastest lap in his first grand prix, in Bahrain, it was pointed out to him that he was only the fourth driver in history to…
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Rindt’s underrated F1 car: Cooper-Maserati T86
It may not be immediately obvious what this Cooper-Maserati T86 is doing on these pages, other than going rather fast and looking gorgeous. Look at its race record and while…
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Romolo Tavoni: Enzo’s Right-Hand Man
In January 1950 a young employee was called in to see the manager of the Credito Italiano bank in Modena. The bank had a new client and, keen to help…
Great Read
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X-ray spec: Under the skin of Alan Jones’ title-winning Williams FW07
Hegemony in Formula 1 — if you’re clever enough to achieve it in the first place — rarely lasts for long. Like breakaway riders in a cycle race, most teams…
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The worst car I ever drove: Perry McCarthy’s Andrea Moda
At first, Perry McCarthy is reluctant to describe the 1992 Andrea Moda as the worst car he has ever driven. He has some vivid memories of an F3000 Ralt from…
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P34: The real story behind Tyrrell’s incredible six-wheeler F1 car
“Very few people knew we were building a six-wheeler,” Ken Tyrrell said. “One of our mechanics lived 50 yards away from the factory, and his father had been my mechanic…
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X-ray spec: Brabham BT52 – Gordon Murray’s 5min F1 wonder
For some, like Cosworth’s Keith Duckworth, Formula 1’s turbo era was a crazy aberration. When F1 ‘s return to power had arrived in 1966, the rules included a provision for…
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The incredible career of Hans Herrmann, Germany’s somersaulting sensation
It is one of motor racing’s enduring images – a BRM P25 cartwheeling down the track shedding components, one being the driver, who appears to be kneeling on the road,…
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1993 European Grand Prix: Opportunity knocked for Senna
There have been some opportunist moves in Formula One over the years – Jacky Ickx passing Niki Lauda round the outside at Paddock Bend in the 1974 Race of Champions,…
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MPH: What Verstappen did at the Nürburgring is everything F1 can’t offer
Verstappen’s stunning Nürburgring 24 Hours assault exposed the gap between what Formula 1 is and what racing can be, Mark Hughes argues
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MPH: Still sandbagging? The crafty reason Mercedes and Ferrari may be hiding true F1 pace
F1’s new mechanism to help struggling engine manufacturers catch up with the leaders could be more powerful than first thought, writes Mark Hughes. Are Mercedes and Ferrari masking their true performance for long-term advantage?
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MPH: Antonelli is ravaging Russell’s golden chance of F1 title — Canada is critical
Outperformed in Miami, George Russell fell further behind his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the F1 title race. It makes the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix vital for his championship hopes, says Mark Hughes, even though there’s a long season ahead
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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
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Too successful to be dangerous: Why F1 had to leave great circuits behind
Verstappen’s Nürburgring masterclass was a reminder of everything Formula 1 gave up – and why it can never get it back
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Podcast: Verstappen at the Nürburgring was awe-inspiring in a way F1 can’t be
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Audacious overtakes and relentless pace through day and night: Max Verstappen’s driving was mesmerising. Plus a look ahead to the Canadian Grand Prix
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Deadline looms for F1’s invisible fight in Montreal
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As the FIA’s first ADUO phase ends, Montreal’s data will shape the future of F1’s 2026 engine race
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