Podcast with Perry McCarthy
Anyone who’s read Perry McCarthy’s book Flat Out, Flat Broke will know that he’s got a knack for telling a story – and he’s got a lot of them. Perry’s…
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Formula 1 can tend to be a cruel, cold place: a glamorous grind. But moments like Sunday’s light it up. And that’s before Daniel Ricciardo flashed his pearlies. Few things are…
On Friday evening ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix the BBC’s Andrew Benson posted a story that quickly set Twitter alight – with a little gentle stoking by, among many others, yours…
By Lee McKenzie Formula 1 can provide all the riches in the world, but sometimes it is a cruel friend. One weekend you are on top of the world, the…
I was a little reticent as I drove through Vermont’s Green Mountains last Thursday headed toward Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. The race is one of my favourite events…
So the Mercs finally broke – and emerging from the desperate dog fight to pick up the pieces was the remarkable Daniel Ricciardo; the first time in his short Red…
Jenson Button was asked in Montreal about progress towards a new McLaren deal, given that his current contract expires at the end of this season. “No,” he replied. “No more…
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past Race of Champions, Brands Hatch, April 15 1979 “Did someone forget to…
It’s said that he didn’t much like the circuit; too many slow corners apparently. But, being an efficient sort, he dealt with it: again and again and again, then again…
Anyone who’s read Perry McCarthy’s book Flat Out, Flat Broke will know that he’s got a knack for telling a story – and he’s got a lot of them. Perry’s…
Formula 1 can tend to be a cruel, cold place: a glamorous grind. But moments like Sunday’s light it up. And that’s before Daniel Ricciardo flashed his pearlies. Few things are…
On Friday evening ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix the BBC’s Andrew Benson posted a story that quickly set Twitter alight – with a little gentle stoking by, among many others, yours…
By Lee McKenzie Formula 1 can provide all the riches in the world, but sometimes it is a cruel friend. One weekend you are on top of the world, the…
I was a little reticent as I drove through Vermont’s Green Mountains last Thursday headed toward Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. The race is one of my favourite events…
So the Mercs finally broke – and emerging from the desperate dog fight to pick up the pieces was the remarkable Daniel Ricciardo; the first time in his short Red…
Jenson Button was asked in Montreal about progress towards a new McLaren deal, given that his current contract expires at the end of this season. “No,” he replied. “No more…
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past Race of Champions, Brands Hatch, April 15 1979 “Did someone forget to…
It’s said that he didn’t much like the circuit; too many slow corners apparently. But, being an efficient sort, he dealt with it: again and again and again, then again…
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
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
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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