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McLaren MP4: the car that transformed F1 forever
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…
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Legends: Mansell vs Piquet – bitter rivals’ ’86 Hungarian GP showdown
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…
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François Cevert: F1’s Model Pupil
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…
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Don’t Fry For Me: Unbearable heat of the 1955 Argentine GP
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…
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Tony Crook: The RAF hero on motor sport’s front line
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…
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The worst car I ever drove: Chris Amon chooses a self-inflicted injury
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…
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How Cosworth’s experimental 4WD F1 car was stopped in its tracks
Motor racing fans measure success in terms of wins and that’s not a bad thing. The Cosworth GP car never even entered a race, let alone won one. So why…
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Hermann Lang: Mercedes’ working class hero
In 1932, in the depths of the economic depression, a quiet, modest man who had spent most of the previous year unemployed joined the payroll of Mercedes-Benz as a humble…
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Team of dreams: Honda’s rollercoaster racing story
The year is 1948. In Maranello, Italy, Enzo Ferrari is preparing for the debut of his first Grand Prix cars. Ferdinand Porsche is putting the finishing touches to the prototype…
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McLaren MP4: the car that transformed F1 forever
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…
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Legends: Mansell vs Piquet – bitter rivals’ ’86 Hungarian GP showdown
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…
Great Read
Archive
François Cevert: F1’s Model Pupil
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…
Great Read
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Don’t Fry For Me: Unbearable heat of the 1955 Argentine GP
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…
Great Read
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Tony Crook: The RAF hero on motor sport’s front line
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…
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The worst car I ever drove: Chris Amon chooses a self-inflicted injury
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…
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How Cosworth’s experimental 4WD F1 car was stopped in its tracks
Motor racing fans measure success in terms of wins and that’s not a bad thing. The Cosworth GP car never even entered a race, let alone won one. So why…
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Hermann Lang: Mercedes’ working class hero
In 1932, in the depths of the economic depression, a quiet, modest man who had spent most of the previous year unemployed joined the payroll of Mercedes-Benz as a humble…
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Team of dreams: Honda’s rollercoaster racing story
The year is 1948. In Maranello, Italy, Enzo Ferrari is preparing for the debut of his first Grand Prix cars. Ferdinand Porsche is putting the finishing touches to the prototype…
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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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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
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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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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