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A century of Motor Sport, a year of celebration
One hundred years ago Oscar E Seyd sat down at his desk and typed out the following: “In introducing a…
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Cast your votes in our F1 Season Review Awards
2023 Season Review Awards in association with To vote now, click here! Our annual review of the Formula 1 season…
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F1 Academy raises the stakes for female hopefuls
The unquestionably justified ambition to encourage and promote more women into top-line motor sport remains a hot topic, and at…
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Battery fire in Valencia clouds pre-season Formula E test
Preparations for the new Formula E season got off to an alarming start when a garage fire sparked by one…
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Lewis Hamilton’s first winning Mercedes F1 car is sold for £15m
Eyebrows were raised in the usually staid world of car auctions by the razzmatazz of RM Sotheby’s sale in Las…
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Grosjean stays in IndyCar after team shuffle
He’s yet to win after three years of trying, but ex-Formula 1 ace Romain Grosjean, will be hoping for a…
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Marcel Fässler’s double victory at Daytona Classic
Three-time Le Mans winner Marcel Fässler starred at the ninth running of Classic Daytona by claiming the growing event’s first…
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Ferrari 499P Le Mans winner unleashed — yours for £4.6m
It returns to Le Mans as a factory contender for the first time in 50 years and wins the 100th…
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Factory prototype Porsche 911 goes up for auction
According to Michael Bennett-Levy – famous as a collector of everything, in particular early technology and TV sets – the…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Can we conclude that Red Bull’s restrictions and penalty haven’t worked?’
With Red Bull coming off the back of one of the most dominant team performances in Formula 1 history, can…
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Mat Oxley: ‘Is Women’s Motorcycling World Championship a backwards step?’
More than half a century ago the FIM (motorcycling’s FIA) banned women from world championship motorcycle racing. The international governing…
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Doug Nye: 60 years of McLaren, including Berger’s tricks and Mika’s life-saver
A hugely impressive McLaren Old Boys’ and Girls’ 60th Anniversary bash highlighted early November, organised by former team staffers Matthew…
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Andrew Frankel: The car that has exactly ‘enough’ performance
I have long maintained that 5.2sec is the perfect 0-60mph time. Brief enough to be exciting, long enough to be…
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Pérez feels the pressure in race to keep Red Bull F1 seat
Mexico City GP São Paulo GP Las Vegas GP Mexico City GP Even as the season closed into its…
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Manhole cover rears destructive head at Las Vegas Grand Prix
The very first session on the new Las Vegas track lasted just nine minutes before it came grinding to a…
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January 2024: Word on the beat
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a…
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How F1 teams cope with the thin air of Mexico City GP
Although the red flags for the Kevin Magnussen crash in Mexico neutralised it, there was potentially a fascinating strategy battle…
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Onofre Marimon: Argentina cried for him
F1 Retro – August 2004 Over 20 years have passed since F1 had an Argentinian driver, and the world championship…
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Good month - Bad month: January 2024
Good Month Incredible Sulk Verstappen was delightfully off-message in Vegas, calling it “99% a show”. And this after winning the…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But…
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