Nigel Roebuck’s Legends: Jacques Laffite
Not many people have known Formula 1 from the inside better than John Hogan. For countless years he was ‘the man from Philip Morris’, the man responsible for Marlboro’s involvement…
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Elio de Angelis, whose death from race-track injuries 25 years ago will be commemorated on May 15, is remembered with endearing fondness by almost everyone who knew him during his…
This year Henri Pescarolo did not take part in the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1969, when injuries sustained in a testing crash kept him away.…
A long time ago there was a racing driver, a fantastic driver, who did many impossible things. He took his first GP victory — at the end of his first…
In 1950 Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina became Formula 1’s first world champion, yet he remains among the least known. In his day sportsmen were rarely interviewed, and besides, he was an…
Denis Jenkinson had Catholic tastes in music, as in much else. If his particular devotion was to traditional jazz – Sidney Bechet was up there with Rosemeyer, Gilles Villeneuve, Senna…
When some people talk about their attitude to motor racing, they say they were ‘bitten by the bug’. Some talk of it as a religion, others say it’s like a…
At the end of one of the strangest races ever held at the Nürburgring, only one Mercedes-Benz, and one Auto-Union was left running in the German Grand Prix, out of…
I remember talking to a driver just out of hospital after a major accident. He was recovering well, but for a while, his pain had been so acute that they…
Not many people have known Formula 1 from the inside better than John Hogan. For countless years he was ‘the man from Philip Morris’, the man responsible for Marlboro’s involvement…
Elio de Angelis, whose death from race-track injuries 25 years ago will be commemorated on May 15, is remembered with endearing fondness by almost everyone who knew him during his…
This year Henri Pescarolo did not take part in the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1969, when injuries sustained in a testing crash kept him away.…
A long time ago there was a racing driver, a fantastic driver, who did many impossible things. He took his first GP victory — at the end of his first…
In 1950 Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina became Formula 1’s first world champion, yet he remains among the least known. In his day sportsmen were rarely interviewed, and besides, he was an…
Denis Jenkinson had Catholic tastes in music, as in much else. If his particular devotion was to traditional jazz – Sidney Bechet was up there with Rosemeyer, Gilles Villeneuve, Senna…
When some people talk about their attitude to motor racing, they say they were ‘bitten by the bug’. Some talk of it as a religion, others say it’s like a…
At the end of one of the strangest races ever held at the Nürburgring, only one Mercedes-Benz, and one Auto-Union was left running in the German Grand Prix, out of…
I remember talking to a driver just out of hospital after a major accident. He was recovering well, but for a while, his pain had been so acute that they…
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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