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My passing mention last week of Carlos Menditéguy has set me wondering and wandering again. The Argentinean winner, alongside Stirling Moss, of the 1956 Buenos Aires 1000km – Maserati’s first victory in the…
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Was Jean Behra the greatest driver never to win a World Championship Grand Prix? Paul Fearnley examines his case with the 1957 season where the Frenchman racked up non-championship and sports car wins as he raced with and against the likes of Fangio and Moss
Pat Symonds – Williams’ chief technical officer – stopped by for a podcast last week to talk about all things Formula 1, including the Grove squad’s return to the podium. Along…
Adrian Newey’s cars have won Drivers’ Championships with Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Mika Häkkinen and Sebastian Vettel, plus Constructors’ Championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.…
His test pilot father was Concorde Brian Trubshaw’s ‘wingman’ as they flew Vampires and Venoms through pea-soupers to assist the development of instrument landing systems during the 1950s. He also…
Adrian Newey packages his thoughts into words in much the same way he draws perfectly formed Grand Prix cars: there’s not an ounce of wastage, everything is expressed tidily and always…
In 1978 I was still driving from Brabham as team-mate to Niki Lauda but was already thinking of moving on for 1979. There was a little incident on the eve…
“These men were the best in their profession. Through all the years we worked together I always felt they were much better at their jobs than I was at mine.…
With Giorgio Piola The layout of this year’s Ferrari F14T has recently been uncovered, as these Giorgio Piola drawings show. What is revealed is a fairly radical car that was…
My passing mention last week of Carlos Menditéguy has set me wondering and wandering again. The Argentinean winner, alongside Stirling Moss, of the 1956 Buenos Aires 1000km – Maserati’s first victory in the…
Was Jean Behra the greatest driver never to win a World Championship Grand Prix? Paul Fearnley examines his case with the 1957 season where the Frenchman racked up non-championship and sports car wins as he raced with and against the likes of Fangio and Moss
Pat Symonds – Williams’ chief technical officer – stopped by for a podcast last week to talk about all things Formula 1, including the Grove squad’s return to the podium. Along…
Adrian Newey’s cars have won Drivers’ Championships with Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Mika Häkkinen and Sebastian Vettel, plus Constructors’ Championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.…
His test pilot father was Concorde Brian Trubshaw’s ‘wingman’ as they flew Vampires and Venoms through pea-soupers to assist the development of instrument landing systems during the 1950s. He also…
Adrian Newey packages his thoughts into words in much the same way he draws perfectly formed Grand Prix cars: there’s not an ounce of wastage, everything is expressed tidily and always…
In 1978 I was still driving from Brabham as team-mate to Niki Lauda but was already thinking of moving on for 1979. There was a little incident on the eve…
“These men were the best in their profession. Through all the years we worked together I always felt they were much better at their jobs than I was at mine.…
With Giorgio Piola The layout of this year’s Ferrari F14T has recently been uncovered, as these Giorgio Piola drawings show. What is revealed is a fairly radical car that was…
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
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…
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
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…
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
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
All the refreshed driver pairings, team principal changes, and subtle regulation tweaks that could shake up the 2023 F1 season
All the refreshed driver pairings, team principal changes, and subtle regulation tweaks that could shake up the 2023 F1 season
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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