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The Legend of Gilles Villeneuve
I saw Gilles Villeneuve race. Just the once, and not for long. But as time has passed, it’s a brief blurry memory I’ve come to cherish. Why? Because for me,…
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Jenson Button for the 2012 Formula 1 title?
Some of you may have noticed the absence of any predictions ahead of the 2012 season. Many of you may have been relieved that I did not attempt to read…
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Why we’ll miss Barrichello and Trulli
As Pastor Maldonado chased Fernando Alonso in the late laps at Melbourne, I confess I pictured Rubens Barrichello – watching the race on TV in Sao Paulo – thinking, ‘If…
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Beating your team-mate in Formula 1
‘Beat your team-mate’ is as old as the sport. As racing motifs go, it’s up there with: ‘To finish first, first you must finish’ and ‘When the flag drops, the…
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John Barnard on Formula 1 today
I enjoyed a nice chat with John Barnard last week. John and I are old friends going back to his days as an Indycar designer for Vel’s Parnelli Jones and…
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Kimi Räikkönen on Top Gear
I am probably in a minority (again), but I am not a big fan of the Top Gear programme on BBC television. I am, however, a big fan of racing…
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‘Racing’ up the Goodwood hill
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
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Formula 1’s first round surprises
Each season we await the opening round of the Formula 1 World Championship with baited breath. Some of us – despite the sport’s ever-improving reliability and spiraling exclusive budgets –…
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Should Marussia and HRT be on the grid?
Question. One that has been asked before but never properly answered, one that may justifiably be posed again. When we look at the entries for the 2012 Grand Prix season…
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The Legend of Gilles Villeneuve
I saw Gilles Villeneuve race. Just the once, and not for long. But as time has passed, it’s a brief blurry memory I’ve come to cherish. Why? Because for me,…
Opinion
F1
Jenson Button for the 2012 Formula 1 title?
Some of you may have noticed the absence of any predictions ahead of the 2012 season. Many of you may have been relieved that I did not attempt to read…
Opinion
F1
Why we’ll miss Barrichello and Trulli
As Pastor Maldonado chased Fernando Alonso in the late laps at Melbourne, I confess I pictured Rubens Barrichello – watching the race on TV in Sao Paulo – thinking, ‘If…
F1
Beating your team-mate in Formula 1
‘Beat your team-mate’ is as old as the sport. As racing motifs go, it’s up there with: ‘To finish first, first you must finish’ and ‘When the flag drops, the…
Opinion
F1
John Barnard on Formula 1 today
I enjoyed a nice chat with John Barnard last week. John and I are old friends going back to his days as an Indycar designer for Vel’s Parnelli Jones and…
Opinion
F1
Kimi Räikkönen on Top Gear
I am probably in a minority (again), but I am not a big fan of the Top Gear programme on BBC television. I am, however, a big fan of racing…
Opinion
F1
‘Racing’ up the Goodwood hill
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
F1
Formula 1’s first round surprises
Each season we await the opening round of the Formula 1 World Championship with baited breath. Some of us – despite the sport’s ever-improving reliability and spiraling exclusive budgets –…
Opinion
F1
Should Marussia and HRT be on the grid?
Question. One that has been asked before but never properly answered, one that may justifiably be posed again. When we look at the entries for the 2012 Grand Prix season…
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
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Matt Bishop: He was Williams’ first winning driver but so few know his name
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
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Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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