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Ken Tyrrell: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
“In a time when motor racing was conducted with integrity and passion, one unique character graced the stage of Formula One. His name was Ken Tyrrell.” The narrator’s opening words…
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Peter Revson and the wheel of fortune
He was the Grand Prix driver straight from the Hollywood A-list. An offspring of one of modern America’s icon dynasties, this handsome, debonair sophisticate would kiss goodbye to any one…
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The brilliant Brabham F1 team: the house that Jack built
Few Grand Prix marques have produced a range of cars as technically diverse and innovative as that designed and built by the Brabham team over its 30 years of participation…
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Ivan Capelli: The worst car I ever drove – 1992 Ferrari F92A
Most of the drivers who’ve related the tale of their ‘Worst Racing Car’ can now look back on the experience with a smile. It may have been awful at the…
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Niki Lauda remembers James Hunt: ‘One hell of a guy’
I first met James back in 1971 when I joined the March team for my first season of international Formula Two racing. In those days I was living in London,…
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Twin Peaks: Pedro Rodriguez’s last great races
I met Pedro Rodriguez de la Vega just once, although I watched him with huge enthusiasm from the spectator areas for the last couple of years of a career that…
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Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends: Estoril 1985 – Senna’s spectacular first win
For many of us, grand prix racing entered a fallow period after the death in May 1982 of Gilles Villeneuve, and none felt that more keenly than Denis Jenkinson. Even…
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John Miles drives the Lotus 49 – the car that changed F1 forever
John Miles beckons me over with a crook of a gloved index finger. He points to a smear of blue paint on the inside of the monocoque. “See that? This…
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Driving John Surtees’ finest F1 car: The TS9B
John Surtees was always destined to become a constructor. At least that’s how it appeared from the outside. For he absolutely knew his own mind – how a team ought…
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Ken Tyrrell: Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends
“In a time when motor racing was conducted with integrity and passion, one unique character graced the stage of Formula One. His name was Ken Tyrrell.” The narrator’s opening words…
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Peter Revson and the wheel of fortune
He was the Grand Prix driver straight from the Hollywood A-list. An offspring of one of modern America’s icon dynasties, this handsome, debonair sophisticate would kiss goodbye to any one…
Great Read
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The brilliant Brabham F1 team: the house that Jack built
Few Grand Prix marques have produced a range of cars as technically diverse and innovative as that designed and built by the Brabham team over its 30 years of participation…
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Ivan Capelli: The worst car I ever drove – 1992 Ferrari F92A
Most of the drivers who’ve related the tale of their ‘Worst Racing Car’ can now look back on the experience with a smile. It may have been awful at the…
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Niki Lauda remembers James Hunt: ‘One hell of a guy’
I first met James back in 1971 when I joined the March team for my first season of international Formula Two racing. In those days I was living in London,…
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Twin Peaks: Pedro Rodriguez’s last great races
I met Pedro Rodriguez de la Vega just once, although I watched him with huge enthusiasm from the spectator areas for the last couple of years of a career that…
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Nigel Roebuck’s F1 Legends: Estoril 1985 – Senna’s spectacular first win
For many of us, grand prix racing entered a fallow period after the death in May 1982 of Gilles Villeneuve, and none felt that more keenly than Denis Jenkinson. Even…
Great Read
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John Miles drives the Lotus 49 – the car that changed F1 forever
John Miles beckons me over with a crook of a gloved index finger. He points to a smear of blue paint on the inside of the monocoque. “See that? This…
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Driving John Surtees’ finest F1 car: The TS9B
John Surtees was always destined to become a constructor. At least that’s how it appeared from the outside. For he absolutely knew his own mind – how a team ought…
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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 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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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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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
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A year since his last F1 win, what’s gone wrong for Oscar Piastri?
Twelve months on from his last F1 win at Zandvoort when he led the World Championship, Oscar Piastri looks like McLaren’s weaker driver this year, though not all of it has been his doing
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Podcast: Why Norris, Antonelli and Hamilton have an edge over their F1 team-mates
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
The evidence behind some of F1’s gaping team-mate discrepancies – plus the best viewer question we’ve ever received: watch the latest episode of the F1 Show now
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Fernando Alonso turns 45. Is Aston Martin really the best use of what’s left?
As Fernando Alonso turns 45, his Aston Martin gamble still hasn’t paid off. We weigh it against four other ways the most veteran active driver in the sport could be spending what’s left of his prime
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