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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
1999 Brazilian at Interlagos How did you hear about the Minardi drive at Interlagos? I was at Barcelona testing for Prost. Alain Prost called to tell me that Luca Badoer…
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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…
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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.…
Great Read
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…
Great Read
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…
Great Read
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…
Great Read
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…
Great Read
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…
Great Read
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…
1999 Brazilian at Interlagos How did you hear about the Minardi drive at Interlagos? I was at Barcelona testing for Prost. Alain Prost called to tell me that Luca Badoer…
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
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…
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…
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…
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
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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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