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By 1979, ground effects had become essential in Formula 1 design, thanks to Colin Chapman. But Lotus, having won 13 Grands Prix over the last two seasons, were on the…
1961 was Ferrari’s year. Between eventual world champion Phil Hill and team-mate Wolfgang von Trips, the factory won half of the season’s Grands Prix, with rookie Giancarlo Baghetti winning his…
They’ve dug it up to make room for the 2016 Olympics – and I expect I will be sad in the same way that I have come to miss Hockenheim’s…
The least surprising news to emanate from the sport of motor racing in recent weeks is the fact that there are a number of Grand Prix teams going into a…
The first test session of the F1 season always sees a flurry of excitement, and Jerez this week was no different. Four 2013 cars were unveiled to the media for…
From pneumatic tyres to double DRS via drilled throttle pedals, knock-off hubs, turbocharging, sliding skirts, X-wings, carbon monocoques, blown diffusers and mass dampers, motor racing is rarely short of buzz…
Always there’s a frisson when the Formula 1 cars hit the track for the first time each year. Indeed it’s been rather too exciting for some at Jerez: Nico Rosberg…
While in Daytona recently for the Rolex 24 sports car race, I sat down for an hour or so with Anthony Davidson to talk through prospects for the forthcoming Formula…
When Martin Brundle drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car at Fiorano last year, in all respects – save one – he was blown away by its sheer performance. Only the…
By 1979, ground effects had become essential in Formula 1 design, thanks to Colin Chapman. But Lotus, having won 13 Grands Prix over the last two seasons, were on the…
1961 was Ferrari’s year. Between eventual world champion Phil Hill and team-mate Wolfgang von Trips, the factory won half of the season’s Grands Prix, with rookie Giancarlo Baghetti winning his…
They’ve dug it up to make room for the 2016 Olympics – and I expect I will be sad in the same way that I have come to miss Hockenheim’s…
The least surprising news to emanate from the sport of motor racing in recent weeks is the fact that there are a number of Grand Prix teams going into a…
The first test session of the F1 season always sees a flurry of excitement, and Jerez this week was no different. Four 2013 cars were unveiled to the media for…
From pneumatic tyres to double DRS via drilled throttle pedals, knock-off hubs, turbocharging, sliding skirts, X-wings, carbon monocoques, blown diffusers and mass dampers, motor racing is rarely short of buzz…
Always there’s a frisson when the Formula 1 cars hit the track for the first time each year. Indeed it’s been rather too exciting for some at Jerez: Nico Rosberg…
While in Daytona recently for the Rolex 24 sports car race, I sat down for an hour or so with Anthony Davidson to talk through prospects for the forthcoming Formula…
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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…
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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