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United States GP (East), Watkins Glen, October 5th 1980 From start to finish, the 1980 season was an unbelievable one for me. It was an amazing year because I won…
Riccardo Patrese is one of those racing drivers who ages well, I thought again when I saw him in Monaco a few weeks ago. Greying a little, and strolling around…
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No racing driver has ever survived such a big accident. And it’s unlikely that a grand prix car will ever again be allowed to run flat out into an earth…
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Appropriately, it is November 29 as I write, and – just as in 1975 – there is a thick crust of frost on the windscreen of my car. That evening,…
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Once again the Grand Prix teams of cars and drivers came together to pit their skill and endurance against the fabulous Nurburgring, for the German GP is seldom a split-second…
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How would a 1906 Renault or a 1939 Mercedes fare against last year’s McLaren MP4-21? How would they relate to each other? Would a current car have as big a…
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He’s one of Argentina’s living motor racing legends – well, sporting legends in general – but what always strikes one about José Froilán González is that he’s always been so…
When we started Williams Grand Prix Engineering, for 1977,” said Patrick Head, “I think we had eight employees at the start of the season, and 11 at the end of…
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Money was so tight that driver Chris Craft and team manager Keith Greene had to take a Page & Moy tour to get to North America for the two end-of-season…
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United States GP (East), Watkins Glen, October 5th 1980 From start to finish, the 1980 season was an unbelievable one for me. It was an amazing year because I won…
Riccardo Patrese is one of those racing drivers who ages well, I thought again when I saw him in Monaco a few weeks ago. Greying a little, and strolling around…
Great Read
No racing driver has ever survived such a big accident. And it’s unlikely that a grand prix car will ever again be allowed to run flat out into an earth…
Great Read
Appropriately, it is November 29 as I write, and – just as in 1975 – there is a thick crust of frost on the windscreen of my car. That evening,…
Great Read
Once again the Grand Prix teams of cars and drivers came together to pit their skill and endurance against the fabulous Nurburgring, for the German GP is seldom a split-second…
Great Read
How would a 1906 Renault or a 1939 Mercedes fare against last year’s McLaren MP4-21? How would they relate to each other? Would a current car have as big a…
Great Read
He’s one of Argentina’s living motor racing legends – well, sporting legends in general – but what always strikes one about José Froilán González is that he’s always been so…
When we started Williams Grand Prix Engineering, for 1977,” said Patrick Head, “I think we had eight employees at the start of the season, and 11 at the end of…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver – Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot
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