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Ricciardo vs Vergne
On September 2, 2013 the Formula 1 world was looking forward to the Italian Grand Prix with half an eye on Red Bull. Mark Webber was leaving after seven years…
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I was there when… 2005 F1 Japanese GP
Few of Formula 1’s host nations are as dependably capricious as Japan. The ground rules were laid at Fuji in 1976, when James Hunt tiptoed through the best part of…
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Audio podcast with Tony Brooks
We’ve been doing these podcasts for four years now and, with one a month (and sometimes more), that adds up to over 50 hours of content. In those four years…
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How to build an F1 car
With Red Bull on the brink of championship glory once again, here’s a look back at the videos it made which explain how the team builds an F1 car. They…
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Korean Grand Prix – epilogue
After Korea it really is all over bar the shouting. While Sebastian Vettel and Christian Horner understandably refuse to tempt fate by getting too excited about Red Bull’s title prospects,…
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Does Korea work as an F1 venue?
Twenty-eight hours door to door seems about the average when it comes to travelling to Mokpo, Korea from Europe and it is with a heavy heart and heavier eyes that…
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2013 Korean Grand Prix report
On paper a fourth straight win for Sebastian Vettel is hardly the stuff to set the pulse racing, but in fact the Korean GP provided plenty of entertainment. The three…
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Korean Grand Prix – day two
Practice in Korea suggested that Mercedes had a real shot at stealing pole position from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, but in the end it was business as usual as…
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Korean Grand Prix – day one
All drivers completed plenty of running on a second successive sunny day at Yeongam, a track where rain has often played a part in proceedings. However, the threat of Typhoon…
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F1
Ricciardo vs Vergne
On September 2, 2013 the Formula 1 world was looking forward to the Italian Grand Prix with half an eye on Red Bull. Mark Webber was leaving after seven years…
Great Read
F1
I was there when… 2005 F1 Japanese GP
Few of Formula 1’s host nations are as dependably capricious as Japan. The ground rules were laid at Fuji in 1976, when James Hunt tiptoed through the best part of…
F1
Audio podcast with Tony Brooks
We’ve been doing these podcasts for four years now and, with one a month (and sometimes more), that adds up to over 50 hours of content. In those four years…
Opinion
F1
How to build an F1 car
With Red Bull on the brink of championship glory once again, here’s a look back at the videos it made which explain how the team builds an F1 car. They…
Opinion
F1
Korean Grand Prix – epilogue
After Korea it really is all over bar the shouting. While Sebastian Vettel and Christian Horner understandably refuse to tempt fate by getting too excited about Red Bull’s title prospects,…
Opinion
F1
Does Korea work as an F1 venue?
Twenty-eight hours door to door seems about the average when it comes to travelling to Mokpo, Korea from Europe and it is with a heavy heart and heavier eyes that…
F1
2013 Korean Grand Prix report
On paper a fourth straight win for Sebastian Vettel is hardly the stuff to set the pulse racing, but in fact the Korean GP provided plenty of entertainment. The three…
Opinion
F1
Korean Grand Prix – day two
Practice in Korea suggested that Mercedes had a real shot at stealing pole position from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, but in the end it was business as usual as…
Opinion
F1
Korean Grand Prix – day one
All drivers completed plenty of running on a second successive sunny day at Yeongam, a track where rain has often played a part in proceedings. However, the threat of Typhoon…
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
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Matt Bishop: He was Williams’ first winning driver but so few know his name
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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