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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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Francois Cevert: A Date With Destiny?
Motor racing is essentially a science; it’s supposed to be about nuts and bolts, numbers on lap charts and on stopwatches. But sometimes other, less tangible factors seem to play…
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Nigel Roebuck’s Legends: René Dreyfus
One of the many pleasures in going to New York used to be dinner with René Dreyfus, who personified the word ‘gentleman’ like few folk I have known. It would…
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Lotus 79 track test: On a wing and a prayer
We all remember our first grand prix. You can watch it for years on the television but until you actually go and watch a gridful of Formula 1 cars come past, feel…
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LEC’s 15 minutes of F1 fame – a fridge too far
How do you put together a new Formula One car in Bognor Regis, with an assembly team switched from making refrigerators, and expect anything but trouble? Well, the Lec CRP1…
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Worlds apart: When IndyCar took on F1 in the same race – and won
It was a novel, if not naïve, concept: bringing 10 of the best and bravest IndyCar drivers from America to Italy to compete against an equal number of Formula 1’s…
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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…
Archive
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
Archive
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.…
Great Read
Archive
Francois Cevert: A Date With Destiny?
Motor racing is essentially a science; it’s supposed to be about nuts and bolts, numbers on lap charts and on stopwatches. But sometimes other, less tangible factors seem to play…
Great Read
Archive
Nigel Roebuck’s Legends: René Dreyfus
One of the many pleasures in going to New York used to be dinner with René Dreyfus, who personified the word ‘gentleman’ like few folk I have known. It would…
Great Read
Archive
Lotus 79 track test: On a wing and a prayer
We all remember our first grand prix. You can watch it for years on the television but until you actually go and watch a gridful of Formula 1 cars come past, feel…
Great Read
Archive
LEC’s 15 minutes of F1 fame – a fridge too far
How do you put together a new Formula One car in Bognor Regis, with an assembly team switched from making refrigerators, and expect anything but trouble? Well, the Lec CRP1…
Great Read
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Worlds apart: When IndyCar took on F1 in the same race – and won
It was a novel, if not naïve, concept: bringing 10 of the best and bravest IndyCar drivers from America to Italy to compete against an equal number of Formula 1’s…
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Mark Hughes: Why the fastest car might not win in Mexico
Mexico City’s thin air and tricky tyre temperatures could turn the usual competitive order on its head. Mark Hughes explains why
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MPH: F1’s Middle East promises need a pinch of salt
Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
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Mass frustration at the US GP – but Kimi just looked like a kid having fun
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
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Jackie Stewart wins at the Nürburgring as Fittipaldi finishes sixth
August 5, 1973 Nürburgring, West Germany A busy scene in the Lotus garage at the 1973 German Grand Prix, Round 11 of 15 of the F1 World Championship. Drivers Emerson…
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Do safety cars make races boring or more exciting? Dilemma for US series as it considers cutting back cautions
When it comes to sports car racing, it’s not just the American tracks that are markedly different from most of their international counterparts. The overall philosophy used by the FIA…
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Two corners from becoming champion: Oliver Solberg’s heartbreaking crash tops the most thrilling WRC deciders
5. 2003: Solberg vs Loeb vs Sainz Subaru’s Norwegian star Petter Solberg, above – ‘Hollywood’ – lay a point adrift of Citroën pair Carlos Sainz and Sébastien Loeb going into…
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The qualifying problem Ferrari still can’t solve
Ferrari knows where its weakness lies, but is unsure whether it can find a short-term solution
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Russell’s biggest battle at Mercedes is with himself
Russell admits that Antonelli has operated at a higher level, but he believes his struggles go deeper than simply being outperformed by his young team-mate
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Can Mexico deliver the F1 showdown that keeps slipping away?
As Formula 1 arrives in Mexico City, the stage is set for a weekend that could deliver not only Antonelli’s title, but also a long-awaited showdown
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