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Flavio Briatore in 1994: F1’s mystery man
If it knows anything at all of him, the general public is more cognisant of events around him than it is of the personality of Flavio Briatore. Last year he…
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Patrick Head on the mystery of Carlos Reutemann
I am sometimes asked about past Williams drivers and Carlos Reutemann in particular, who is always referred to as enigmatic because he was sparing with his true thoughts and often…
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When F1 teams bent the rules: ‘We knew the wing was too high…’
In 1988 Ben Johnson was first across the line in the 100 metres final at the Seoul Olympic Games. Those words are chosen carefully, for the Canadian sprinter did not…
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Racing’s greatest bosses: Alfred Neubauer – Mercedes’ history maker
Mercedes-Benz went to Monza for the 1938 Italian Grand Prix fully expecting to win. And with good reason, for their 3-litre supercharged W154 had won all six of the previous…
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David Purley’s attraction to danger: F1 Legends
The demands of the season being what they are, I spend less time in my house in Normandy than I would like; but whenever! do get over there, a few…
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Riccardo Patrese: The worst car I ever drove – Alfa Romeo 185T
Will Riccardo Patrese’s record of 256 GP starts ever be beaten? Today it’s hard to imagine anyone surviving 17 years at the top level of the sport without burning out…
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Jacques Laffite: Cavalier aptitude
Heard the one about Laffite at Dallas in 1984? In protest at the early hour of first practice, he turned up in his pyjamas. At Montreal one year, he arrived…
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Piero Taruffi: The incredibly versatile Silver Fox racer
Like many schoolboys in post-War Britain, I had an insatiable appetite for stories about a character called Wilson. He’d swim the Channel before breakfast, score a pre-lunch century against the…
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Williams FW14B’s incredible active suspension: Mansell’s perfect ride
The initiation of the Williams FW14B goes back to the winter of 1984 when we were approached by AP Racing, with whom we worked closely on brakes and clutches. They…
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Flavio Briatore in 1994: F1’s mystery man
If it knows anything at all of him, the general public is more cognisant of events around him than it is of the personality of Flavio Briatore. Last year he…
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Patrick Head on the mystery of Carlos Reutemann
I am sometimes asked about past Williams drivers and Carlos Reutemann in particular, who is always referred to as enigmatic because he was sparing with his true thoughts and often…
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When F1 teams bent the rules: ‘We knew the wing was too high…’
In 1988 Ben Johnson was first across the line in the 100 metres final at the Seoul Olympic Games. Those words are chosen carefully, for the Canadian sprinter did not…
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Racing’s greatest bosses: Alfred Neubauer – Mercedes’ history maker
Mercedes-Benz went to Monza for the 1938 Italian Grand Prix fully expecting to win. And with good reason, for their 3-litre supercharged W154 had won all six of the previous…
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David Purley’s attraction to danger: F1 Legends
The demands of the season being what they are, I spend less time in my house in Normandy than I would like; but whenever! do get over there, a few…
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Riccardo Patrese: The worst car I ever drove – Alfa Romeo 185T
Will Riccardo Patrese’s record of 256 GP starts ever be beaten? Today it’s hard to imagine anyone surviving 17 years at the top level of the sport without burning out…
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Jacques Laffite: Cavalier aptitude
Heard the one about Laffite at Dallas in 1984? In protest at the early hour of first practice, he turned up in his pyjamas. At Montreal one year, he arrived…
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Piero Taruffi: The incredibly versatile Silver Fox racer
Like many schoolboys in post-War Britain, I had an insatiable appetite for stories about a character called Wilson. He’d swim the Channel before breakfast, score a pre-lunch century against the…
Great Read
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Williams FW14B’s incredible active suspension: Mansell’s perfect ride
The initiation of the Williams FW14B goes back to the winter of 1984 when we were approached by AP Racing, with whom we worked closely on brakes and clutches. They…
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MPH: Why Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands
A season that opened with total Mercedes dominance is turning into a three-way fight for the fastest car in F1. Mark Hughes explains why
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MPH: Lawson’s Zandvoort showing leaves Red Bull with tough questions
Standing in for Hadjar at Zandvoort, Lawson made a strong case for himself with a very solid weekend. Now Red Bull will need to make some difficult decisions, writes Mark Hughes
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Mark Hughes: Detuned to win – How McLaren tamed its own car at Zandvoort
A mid-weekend rebalancing act turned McLaren’s tyre-eating sprint car into a Sunday winner in the hands of Lando Norris, as Mark Hughes explains
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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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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Mario Andretti in the rain at Montreal’s 1978 season finale
October 7, 1978 Montreal, Canada With the 1978 F1 title already in the bag for Lotus’s Mario Andretti, the final round of the season saw the American finish the race…
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Alex Wurz on the Benetton weight penalty that shaped his F1 career
There are some drivers whose careers can be measured easily in statistics, their achievements neatly catalogued in tables of wins and championships. There are others whose contribution to motor sport…
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John Watson returns to the McLaren MP4/1, 45 years after Silverstone victory
Pembrey in March is never a suntrap. The fifth of that month was no exception. Through the spray came John Watson’s 1981 McLaren MP4/1, with McLaren Heritage test driver Rob…
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