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Peter Collins: This charming man
Peter Collins was the debonair embodiment of the 1950s racing driver, a man of good looks and charm and wit. Born in 1931, he missed the war; with half a…
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John Cooper: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
Places mean cars, don’t they? Hear the word `Maranello’ and you think of something red with yellow shields on its flanks. Similarly, ‘Weissach’ is synonymous with Porsche, and when I…
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Vittorio Brambilla: Gorilla in the midst
He’d nursed his slick-shod car in shine and rain for 54 laps — but now hail was a distinct possibility. “By climbing the pit wall fence you could see the…
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March 701 on track: the F1 winner designed in ten weeks
How difficult is it to win in Formula 1? Ask Toyota. For the eight seasons and 140 races that the world’s largest car company contested between 2002 and 2009, not…
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The moment Valentino Rossi turned down F1 and why — MotoGP’s record-breaker interviewed
If Valentino Rossi’s father had been less unlucky as a motorcycle racer Rossi might now be ruling Formula 1 instead of MotoGP. Rossi Sr was a scarily fast though crash-prone…
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Ferrari 156: Shark strike
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 2nd, Ferrari 156 << Ferrari 312T: Central figure >> Ferrari 500: Light fantastic The ‘sharknose’ Ferrari 156, the grand prix car that reigned supreme in 1961, was…
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1990 United States Grand Prix report: Phoenix Revival
Thank goodness for Jean Alesi and Pirelli. Thanks to that combination, the US GP in Phoenix had a modicum of interest for half its length, even if it was an…
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Nigel Mansell: the enigmatic hero
Right from the start, in his own mind he’s a giant. A good giant. And he does things that back up that belief. Regularly. And each time, he turns around…
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Lunch with… Professor Sid Watkins
In the relentless theatre of Formula 1, the members of the complex cast – drivers, team chiefs, designers, organisers, circuit owners, officials – may be liked, admired, respected, even feared.…
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Peter Collins: This charming man
Peter Collins was the debonair embodiment of the 1950s racing driver, a man of good looks and charm and wit. Born in 1931, he missed the war; with half a…
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John Cooper: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
Places mean cars, don’t they? Hear the word `Maranello’ and you think of something red with yellow shields on its flanks. Similarly, ‘Weissach’ is synonymous with Porsche, and when I…
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Vittorio Brambilla: Gorilla in the midst
He’d nursed his slick-shod car in shine and rain for 54 laps — but now hail was a distinct possibility. “By climbing the pit wall fence you could see the…
Great Read
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March 701 on track: the F1 winner designed in ten weeks
How difficult is it to win in Formula 1? Ask Toyota. For the eight seasons and 140 races that the world’s largest car company contested between 2002 and 2009, not…
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The moment Valentino Rossi turned down F1 and why — MotoGP’s record-breaker interviewed
If Valentino Rossi’s father had been less unlucky as a motorcycle racer Rossi might now be ruling Formula 1 instead of MotoGP. Rossi Sr was a scarily fast though crash-prone…
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Ferrari 156: Shark strike
Ferrari’s F1 Finest 2nd, Ferrari 156 << Ferrari 312T: Central figure >> Ferrari 500: Light fantastic The ‘sharknose’ Ferrari 156, the grand prix car that reigned supreme in 1961, was…
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1990 United States Grand Prix report: Phoenix Revival
Thank goodness for Jean Alesi and Pirelli. Thanks to that combination, the US GP in Phoenix had a modicum of interest for half its length, even if it was an…
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Nigel Mansell: the enigmatic hero
Right from the start, in his own mind he’s a giant. A good giant. And he does things that back up that belief. Regularly. And each time, he turns around…
Great Read
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Lunch with… Professor Sid Watkins
In the relentless theatre of Formula 1, the members of the complex cast – drivers, team chiefs, designers, organisers, circuit owners, officials – may be liked, admired, respected, even feared.…
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Aston Martin’s giant leap? Alonso will fight McLarens if Newey & Honda F1 upgrades work perfectly
Mark Hughes crunches the numbers on Aston Martin’s big upgrade for the Hungarian Grand Prix – and asks whether it can be enough to close a four-second deficit to near the front of the F1 pack
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MPH: Revealed – the fault behind Mercedes’ Belgian GP deployment chaos
George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix was wrecked by a software fault buried deep in Mercedes’ code. Mark Hughes explains what really happened
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Russell zapped, and Spa made ridiculously easy in F1’s energy-deployment GP
Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year’s cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is
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Pedro Rodríguez wins at Spa as Brabham leads the 1970 F1 title race
June 7, 1970 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium By F1’s Round 4 at Spa in 1970, Jack Brabham was at the top of the standings with eventual title winner Jochen Rindt trailing by…
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Toyota’s resourcefulness delivered a sixth Le Mans 24 Hours victory against the odds
Toyota returned to the top step of the podium at the Le Mans 24 Hours after a three-year absence. Finally, the Japanese manufacturer triumphed against factory opposition, which was not…
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Mighty Mondeo: how Rouse and Radisich made Ford’s touring car a world-beater
When Ford turned to Andy Rouse to spearhead its British Touring Car Championship ambitions in the 1990s, a return to the glory days of the RS500 seemed on the cards.…
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F1 is drawing more attention to its 2026 flaws by trying to hide them
As F1’s power units run out of energy, the series’ response has been to hide the evidence rather than explain it, and fans are noticing
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F1’s worst-performing team-mate – why Esteban Ocon isn’t as bad as he looks
The 18-3 scoreline looks decisive, but a closer look at Haas’s season shows a car that hasn’t been giving both drivers the same chance to score
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Is F1’s world TV feed missing too much of the action in 2026?
A three-way fight for the final point at Spa, decided in a small picture-in-picture window – is F1’s world feed built for the racing it actually has now?
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