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Ken Gregory Obituary: 1926-2013
Ken Gregory: 1926-2013 Ken Gregory, who has died aged 87, had a huge effect on motor racing during the 1950 and ’60s, and arguably beyond. Team manager, constructor, circuit director,…
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Hungary’s racing past
The Iron Curtain was just beginning to twitch when the mechanised might of Formula 1 first rolled into Budapest town. Well, not quite ‘town’ – rather a few clicks northeast.…
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Meeting Pete Aron
When you think of Hollywood film stars who could drive, James Garner is easy to forget. He never came second at Sebring like Steve McQueen, nor at Le Mans like Paul…
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2014 German GP report
Considering this was a start-to-finish demonstration of unstressed perfection for Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes, Hockenheim actually served up a great race. In its short circuit existence it may no longer be…
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Why FRICS is in the spotlight
Front and rear interconnected suspension (FRICS) suddenly swept into the F1 headlines last week after the FIA’s technical delegate Charlie Whiting wrote to all the teams, advising them that in…
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1908 Panhard: Pre-war grand prix monster put through its paces
A damn silly rinky-dink idea in the first place: stick some modern-day road-testing equipment on a 92-year-old grand prix car in a bid to explode a few myths about ‘jalopies’.…
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Michele Alboreto: The Worst Car I Ever Drove
In 1985, Michele Alboreto’s star was on the rise. The first Italian to drive for Ferrari for over a decade, he was on the podium eight times in the first…
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April 7, 1968. Hockenheim. The shock of Jim Clark’s death
Team personnel rubbed their hands together to ward off the frosty chill as they left their hotels for the short run to the Hockenheimring, the circuit close to Mannheim in…
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1991 Brazilian Grand Prix report: Senna wins home race at last
After the dramatic inflation of recent months, and the manner in which most of them drive on what pass for roads in Sao Paulo, the local populace is used to…
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Ken Gregory Obituary: 1926-2013
Ken Gregory: 1926-2013 Ken Gregory, who has died aged 87, had a huge effect on motor racing during the 1950 and ’60s, and arguably beyond. Team manager, constructor, circuit director,…
F1
Hungary’s racing past
The Iron Curtain was just beginning to twitch when the mechanised might of Formula 1 first rolled into Budapest town. Well, not quite ‘town’ – rather a few clicks northeast.…
F1
Meeting Pete Aron
When you think of Hollywood film stars who could drive, James Garner is easy to forget. He never came second at Sebring like Steve McQueen, nor at Le Mans like Paul…
F1
2014 German GP report
Considering this was a start-to-finish demonstration of unstressed perfection for Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes, Hockenheim actually served up a great race. In its short circuit existence it may no longer be…
Opinion
F1
Why FRICS is in the spotlight
Front and rear interconnected suspension (FRICS) suddenly swept into the F1 headlines last week after the FIA’s technical delegate Charlie Whiting wrote to all the teams, advising them that in…
Great Read
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1908 Panhard: Pre-war grand prix monster put through its paces
A damn silly rinky-dink idea in the first place: stick some modern-day road-testing equipment on a 92-year-old grand prix car in a bid to explode a few myths about ‘jalopies’.…
Great Read
Archive
Michele Alboreto: The Worst Car I Ever Drove
In 1985, Michele Alboreto’s star was on the rise. The first Italian to drive for Ferrari for over a decade, he was on the podium eight times in the first…
Great Read
Archive
April 7, 1968. Hockenheim. The shock of Jim Clark’s death
Team personnel rubbed their hands together to ward off the frosty chill as they left their hotels for the short run to the Hockenheimring, the circuit close to Mannheim in…
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1991 Brazilian Grand Prix report: Senna wins home race at last
After the dramatic inflation of recent months, and the manner in which most of them drive on what pass for roads in Sao Paulo, the local populace is used to…
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell’s F1 car complaints. Here’s why
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
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
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
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
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…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
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…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
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…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
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…
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F1 isn’t all bad in 2026: what GP racing has gained and lost with its new rules
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
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A frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win: the F1 victory that’s easy to forget
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
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
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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