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Footwork’s folly: The failed Porsche F1 engine
The laughter, it has to be said, cannot have been lost on the luminaries of either Porsche or Footwork, that day in April when we attended the presentation of the…
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Brian Redman: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
One evening, several years ago, and over a degustivo or two, Jenks was reminiscing about the Mille Miglia. “I’ve often thought,” he said, “what fun it would have been to…
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James Garner: The original F1 movie’s silver screen racer
It has been 33 years since James Garner last walked on Monza’s soil. Then, as Pete Aron, he walked slowly through the final frames of John Frankenheimer’s epic Formula 1…
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In the master’s wheel tracks: Moss on why Fangio remains the Maestro
The arguments about who is the greatest racing driver of all time have gone on as long as motor racing itself, and, no doubt, they always will. But the truth…
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1963 International Lombank Trophy F1 Meeting
Snetterton, March 30th The Snetterton Motor Racing Club opened the 1963 Formula One season with a 50-lap event on their airfield circuit, and attracted a small entry of factory cars…
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Patrick Depailler’s pursuit of happiness over success
Ken Tyrrell is unequivocal on the subject of Patrick Depailler: “He loved being a racing driver more than any other driver I’ve ever known. He was a boy who was…
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Lotus 72: the most successful GP car ever?
On 19 April, 1970, a pair of Lotus 72s made their F1 debuts in the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama. Striking and purposeful in the distinctive red, white and gold…
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The one that got away: Riccardo Patrese – 1983 San Marino GP
“There were many races when I was in the lead, like South Africa 1978 or Monza ’92, when the car broke down. But Imola ’83 was even sadder, because in…
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Michael Schumacher’s F1 comeback: “People think I can only be happy when I win races”
Was Michael Schumacher’s F1 comeback in 2010 as big a flop as many people have made it out to be? Certainly on the most basic measures of performance — comparisons…
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Footwork’s folly: The failed Porsche F1 engine
The laughter, it has to be said, cannot have been lost on the luminaries of either Porsche or Footwork, that day in April when we attended the presentation of the…
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Brian Redman: Nigel Roebuck’s Legends
One evening, several years ago, and over a degustivo or two, Jenks was reminiscing about the Mille Miglia. “I’ve often thought,” he said, “what fun it would have been to…
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James Garner: The original F1 movie’s silver screen racer
It has been 33 years since James Garner last walked on Monza’s soil. Then, as Pete Aron, he walked slowly through the final frames of John Frankenheimer’s epic Formula 1…
Great Read
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In the master’s wheel tracks: Moss on why Fangio remains the Maestro
The arguments about who is the greatest racing driver of all time have gone on as long as motor racing itself, and, no doubt, they always will. But the truth…
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1963 International Lombank Trophy F1 Meeting
Snetterton, March 30th The Snetterton Motor Racing Club opened the 1963 Formula One season with a 50-lap event on their airfield circuit, and attracted a small entry of factory cars…
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Patrick Depailler’s pursuit of happiness over success
Ken Tyrrell is unequivocal on the subject of Patrick Depailler: “He loved being a racing driver more than any other driver I’ve ever known. He was a boy who was…
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Lotus 72: the most successful GP car ever?
On 19 April, 1970, a pair of Lotus 72s made their F1 debuts in the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama. Striking and purposeful in the distinctive red, white and gold…
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The one that got away: Riccardo Patrese – 1983 San Marino GP
“There were many races when I was in the lead, like South Africa 1978 or Monza ’92, when the car broke down. But Imola ’83 was even sadder, because in…
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Michael Schumacher’s F1 comeback: “People think I can only be happy when I win races”
Was Michael Schumacher’s F1 comeback in 2010 as big a flop as many people have made it out to be? Certainly on the most basic measures of performance — comparisons…
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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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