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Parting shot: 1960 US Grand Prix
November 20, 1960 California, USA Jim Clark leads John Surtees through the streets in their Lotus 18s en route to the Riverside track for the US Grand Prix. With little…
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US Grands Prix 1980-82: You were there
Long Beach wasn’t the most scenic circuit, but racers race hard regardless. Michael Harris attended US GPs in 1980, ’81 and ’82 and was able to capture some candid images…
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F1 2021 predictions: Crystal ball at the ready…
1 This won’t be Lewis Hamilton’s final season That new one-year deal, his age (37 next year), the likelihood he’ll become a record eight-time world champion this year and the…
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Clisby V6: An Australian F1 engine, how hard can it be?
Wildly eccentric yet immensely talented, self-taught engineer Harold William Clisby was responsible for Australia’s greatest racing might-have-been: a Formula 1 engine which could have beaten the Repco V8 to the…
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Rio de Janeiro circuit scrapped, Albert Park tweaked
Chopping and changing may well be of second nature to Formula 1 these days, but on this occasion the saws have been well and truly stowed away with news that…
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Red Bull takes control of its destiny with Honda F1 engine deal: Mark Hughes
Red Bull’s confirmation that it will continue to run a Red Bull-branded Honda power unit after the Japanese manufacturer withdraws from F1 at the end of this season was widely…
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EV Starr Snaps the ’60s Speed Merchants book review
George Monkhouse, Louis Klementaski, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Michael Cooper… Motor racing was covered by some very fine photographers in times gone by – and there were others of equal…
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Daniil Kvyat switches to Alpine F1 Team as team’s reserve driver
Daniil Kvyat has been handed another F1 lifeline and will be Alpine F1’s reserve driver in 2021
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F1 2021 season preview: sparks will fly
Although the pandemic has given the old Ecclestone-inspired era of F1 a year’s stay of execution for 2021 before Liberty’s full vision of the sport becomes real next year, this…
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Parting shot: 1960 US Grand Prix
November 20, 1960 California, USA Jim Clark leads John Surtees through the streets in their Lotus 18s en route to the Riverside track for the US Grand Prix. With little…
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US Grands Prix 1980-82: You were there
Long Beach wasn’t the most scenic circuit, but racers race hard regardless. Michael Harris attended US GPs in 1980, ’81 and ’82 and was able to capture some candid images…
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F1 2021 predictions: Crystal ball at the ready…
1 This won’t be Lewis Hamilton’s final season That new one-year deal, his age (37 next year), the likelihood he’ll become a record eight-time world champion this year and the…
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Clisby V6: An Australian F1 engine, how hard can it be?
Wildly eccentric yet immensely talented, self-taught engineer Harold William Clisby was responsible for Australia’s greatest racing might-have-been: a Formula 1 engine which could have beaten the Repco V8 to the…
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Rio de Janeiro circuit scrapped, Albert Park tweaked
Chopping and changing may well be of second nature to Formula 1 these days, but on this occasion the saws have been well and truly stowed away with news that…
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Red Bull takes control of its destiny with Honda F1 engine deal: Mark Hughes
Red Bull’s confirmation that it will continue to run a Red Bull-branded Honda power unit after the Japanese manufacturer withdraws from F1 at the end of this season was widely…
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EV Starr Snaps the ’60s Speed Merchants book review
George Monkhouse, Louis Klementaski, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Michael Cooper… Motor racing was covered by some very fine photographers in times gone by – and there were others of equal…
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Daniil Kvyat switches to Alpine F1 Team as team’s reserve driver
Daniil Kvyat has been handed another F1 lifeline and will be Alpine F1’s reserve driver in 2021
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F1 2021 season preview: sparks will fly
Although the pandemic has given the old Ecclestone-inspired era of F1 a year’s stay of execution for 2021 before Liberty’s full vision of the sport becomes real next year, this…
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MPH: How FIA can intervene immediately over ‘trick’ Mercedes F1 engine
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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Adrian Newey’s new role… we didn’t see this coming!
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
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MPH: 2025 F1 grid was the closest in years, but why?
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
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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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Autolinking test 3: What’s new in Formula 1 2023: drivers, team bosses and rules
All the refreshed driver pairings, team principal changes, and subtle regulation tweaks that could shake up the 2023 F1 season
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Autolinking test: What’s new in Formula 1 2023: drivers, team bosses and rules
All the refreshed driver pairings, team principal changes, and subtle regulation tweaks that could shake up the 2023 F1 season
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Matt Bishop: Just four drivers from F1’s first decade remain alive
The death last week of Hans Herrmann leaves just four living drivers who raced in 1950s world championship grands prix. The first decade of Formula 1 will soon slip beyond living memory
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