Graham Hill vs Jim Clark: 1962 British Racing Gold
Alan Brinton was a good old-school journalist. He was 1950s Fleet Street personified. He addressed everyone as “old boy” or “my dear”, could actually touch-type but, cast adrift by the…
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In order to appropriately mythologise Jackie Stewart, he really should be dead, the better to fulfil the time-served, cruelly macho parapsychology of his chosen sport. Not suburban-dead, felled by atherosclerosis…
Date: 20 July 1985, 3.12pm Location: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire Event: Final qualifying, British Grand Prix Point of interest: Then the fastest F1 lap of all time Not many Formula 1…
Late at night on July 14 1973, Andrea de Adamich lay in a hospital bed in Milan, his legs both broken. Life as a Grand Prix driver had come to…
On 17 July 1937, during practice for the German GP, Bernd Rosemeyer fought his wayward Auto Union round the Nürburgring in 9min 46.2sec, a time that staggered the pitlane. By…
You are Peter Collins. Young, handsome, living a glamorous life with a film star wife — and quick. You have heaps of respect for Fangio, but today, it would seem,…
Is Silverstone a better circuit now than when you won the British Grand Prix? DAMON HILL: What drivers like is not always what the sport requires, but look, there were…
The Hamilton phenomenon has rewritten the Formula 1 record books. But Lewis’s meteoric progress doesn’t diminish the achievements, 37 years ago, of a Brazilian tyro called Emerson Fittipaldi. Emerson was…
He may not have been the most famous driver in the sport’s history, but when the news came through that Michele Aboreto had been killed testing an Audi R8 at…
Alan Brinton was a good old-school journalist. He was 1950s Fleet Street personified. He addressed everyone as “old boy” or “my dear”, could actually touch-type but, cast adrift by the…
In order to appropriately mythologise Jackie Stewart, he really should be dead, the better to fulfil the time-served, cruelly macho parapsychology of his chosen sport. Not suburban-dead, felled by atherosclerosis…
Date: 20 July 1985, 3.12pm Location: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire Event: Final qualifying, British Grand Prix Point of interest: Then the fastest F1 lap of all time Not many Formula 1…
Late at night on July 14 1973, Andrea de Adamich lay in a hospital bed in Milan, his legs both broken. Life as a Grand Prix driver had come to…
On 17 July 1937, during practice for the German GP, Bernd Rosemeyer fought his wayward Auto Union round the Nürburgring in 9min 46.2sec, a time that staggered the pitlane. By…
You are Peter Collins. Young, handsome, living a glamorous life with a film star wife — and quick. You have heaps of respect for Fangio, but today, it would seem,…
Is Silverstone a better circuit now than when you won the British Grand Prix? DAMON HILL: What drivers like is not always what the sport requires, but look, there were…
The Hamilton phenomenon has rewritten the Formula 1 record books. But Lewis’s meteoric progress doesn’t diminish the achievements, 37 years ago, of a Brazilian tyro called Emerson Fittipaldi. Emerson was…
He may not have been the most famous driver in the sport’s history, but when the news came through that Michele Aboreto had been killed testing an Audi R8 at…
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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