Looking back with the winner of F1’s closest-ever GP: Peter Gethin
It was during his spell as a McLaren works driver, first with the Church Farm Racing M10A in Formula 5000 and later as a member of the Grand Prix team,…
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Perhaps I just don’t eat enough seafood, but I’ve never quite been able to picture how the Brabham BT34 earned the soubriquet ‘lobster claw’ — although its unusual disposition of twin…
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 1st, Ferrari 500 << Ferrari 156: Shark strike >> Ferrari’s F1 finest: the verdict Ferrari was just over three years old, and yet it had seen off Alfa…
Over the years McLaren has produced some super successful cars. The remarkable M23 was in action from 1973 to ’78, won two Championships, and formed the basis of a very…
Down the years there have been exceptions to the rule, of course, but by and large the running of two bona fide number one drivers in a single team is…
Jackie Stewart was never going to be part of the Tyrrell team in 1974, having given Ken ample notice of his intention to retire at the end of ’73, but…
It was a country on the verge of a revolution, in need of a hero. Three years had passed since the death of Eva Peron and an uneasy nation watched…
Childhood wishes drew Tony Crook to motor racing, and eventually made him decide to leave it. Until recently best known as the man behind Bristol Cars, Crook had a distinguished…
Make a list of the cars Chris Amon raced to earn his living in the 1960s and 1970s and two things strike you. First that there’s an awful lot of…
It was during his spell as a McLaren works driver, first with the Church Farm Racing M10A in Formula 5000 and later as a member of the Grand Prix team,…
Perhaps I just don’t eat enough seafood, but I’ve never quite been able to picture how the Brabham BT34 earned the soubriquet ‘lobster claw’ — although its unusual disposition of twin…
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 1st, Ferrari 500 << Ferrari 156: Shark strike >> Ferrari’s F1 finest: the verdict Ferrari was just over three years old, and yet it had seen off Alfa…
Over the years McLaren has produced some super successful cars. The remarkable M23 was in action from 1973 to ’78, won two Championships, and formed the basis of a very…
Down the years there have been exceptions to the rule, of course, but by and large the running of two bona fide number one drivers in a single team is…
Jackie Stewart was never going to be part of the Tyrrell team in 1974, having given Ken ample notice of his intention to retire at the end of ’73, but…
It was a country on the verge of a revolution, in need of a hero. Three years had passed since the death of Eva Peron and an uneasy nation watched…
Childhood wishes drew Tony Crook to motor racing, and eventually made him decide to leave it. Until recently best known as the man behind Bristol Cars, Crook had a distinguished…
Make a list of the cars Chris Amon raced to earn his living in the 1960s and 1970s and two things strike you. First that there’s an awful lot 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…
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
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
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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