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The brilliant Nicola Larini and his place in Italy's lost F1 generation
When Nicola Larini got the chance, he showed that he had the pace to thrive in F1. But, writes Matt Bishop, those chances were all too rare
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New drivers, teams and champions: When F1 seasons were a step into the unknown
Multiple race winners, four new teams and fresh-faced rookies — the 2010 F1 season had it all. So where did it all go wrong? Matt Bishop explains how the series has changed it focus from on-track action to the best on-screen performances
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Racing marshals: real heroes who sometimes pay the ultimate price
On the anniversary of Tom Pryce's death in the 1977 South African GP, Matt Bishop remembers the other man killed that day: Frederik Jansen van Vuuren, as well as his fellow F1 marshals who lost their lives in the service of the sport they loved
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Christian Horner's 'scary ambition' that was obvious the moment he entered F1
In 2004, Christian Horner was on his way to the Shanghai GP paddock — an F3000 team owner on a winning streak, hired to lead Red Bull into F1. Alongside him was Matt Bishop who recalls Horner's striking quality that still stands out today
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France's magnificent seven F1 heroes of the 1980 South African GP
Seven Frenchmen were at Kyalami for the 1980 South African Grand Prix, and three of them ended up on the podium. Matt Bishop looks back at the exceptional Gallic line-up in the race that had everything
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Jessica Hawkins will never race in F1. But she might find a woman who will
Three years on from her ground-breaking F1 test, Jessica Hawkins is still determined to normalise women's place in an F1 cockpit. Matt Bishop speaks with the Aston Martin development driver on what the future may hold
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The Alex Wurz you don't know: F1 driver of many talents is ideal for top job
Alex Wurz's racing CV includes F1 podium finishes, two Le Mans victories and extensive testing mileage. But, says Matt Bishop, few know how accomplished he's been out of the cockpit
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'A great way to end my F1 career': when Hamilton revealed his Ferrari plan
Lewis Hamilton caught the F1 paddock by surprise when he announced his future move to Ferrari. But Matt Bishop recalls a conversation several years earlier when the seven-time champion made his intentions clear
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Ballsy Andretti bid stirred genuine excitement — until graceless F1 said no
F1 fans were cheering Andretti's bold effort to join the grid — and so were insiders. And yet its bid was abruptly rejected this week. Matt Bishop unpicks the reasoning given by Formula 1 and finds himself unconvinced by the "scarcely relevant" logic
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F1 designer & GP winner — but Jean-Pierre Jabouille could have achieved so much more
Jean-Pierre Jabouille developed Renault's first F1 car, then raced it in its debut grand prix. He became the team's first Formula 1 winner as well. But, writes Matt Bishop, bad luck disguised his even greater potential
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Taken on the brink of the big time: why Carlos Pace is immortalised at Interlagos
Brazil has produced multiple F1 champions and grand prix winners but named the Interlagos circuit after one of its more obscure — Carlos Pace. Matt Bishop ponders the unrealised promise of a life cut cruelly short
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Alex Waters: the tale of the racer who gave half his funding to charity
He wanted to thank the charity that supported him through cancer - and to fund his budding racing career. So Alex Waters teamed up with Matt Bishop to do both, raising tens of thousands for CLIC Sargeant in the process, with the help of every F1 driver on the grid