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John Watson: My life in cars
When I was young, our family car was… A Packard. My father was a motor trader so we had lots of different cars. He’d buy the cars in Glasgow and…
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Ford focused on Formula 1 comeback
Back in the mid-1990s, Sir Jackie Stewart convinced Ford to finance the creation of his own Formula 1 team. Following three seasons and one victory – for Motor Sport columnist…
Obituaries
Slim Borgudd obituary: the F1 driver who drummed for ABBA
Slim Borgudd, who has died at the age of 76, was a Grammy award-winning drummer whose friendship with ABBA helped propel him to Formula 1 with ATS and Tyrrell. But the Swedish musician found his greatest racing success in truck racing
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‘Dead man walking’ — Why Mick Schumacher’s Haas F1 career was doomed from early 2022
The new season of Drive to Survive illustrates the struggle Mick Schumacher went through to keep his F1 race seat
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Stevens’ magnificent seven
“In the order of a balanced fun/strong appearance, I’d have to go for the Brabhams first. Then I’d choose the Skoal Bandit RAM livery next – I did a lot…
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F1 teams say 3 test days are plenty, but do rookies get a fair chance?
After seasons where teams tested all year-round, Formula 1 has heavily restricted test sessions. Most are happy to be saved from themselves, writes Adam Cooper but could it be discouraging them from taking on rookies?
Opinion
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Fernando Alonso in a winning F1 car would be a sensational story — MPH
Fernando Alonso’s name was once again near the top of an F1 timesheet during Friday testing. Mark Hughes is hoping that he’ll still be there when racing starts
Drive to Survive
Review: F1 Drive to Survive – Season 5 abandons winning formula
Previous seasons of Netflix’s hit F1 series Drive to Survive have been massively successful – can Season 5 do the same?
Drive to Survive
F1 Drive to Survive: the best episodes from seasons 1-6
With six seasons of Drive to Survive now made, there’s plenty to get your teeth into – we select the very best episodes
Standings – 2024 F1 World Championship
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MPH: One team led the way in F1 testing, but it won’t be feeling breezy yet
F1 drivers shivered at a cold and windy Sakhir circuit during 2025 F1 preseason testing, writes Mark Hughes. The weather conditions put paid to anyone’s hope of a suntan — or of establishing a competitive order
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MPH: Ferrari’s big F1 car changes — why team is convinced of major advance
F1’s frontrunners were so closely matched last year that minor gains could give one team an advantage in 2025, says Mark Hughes. Where might that leave Ferrari which believes it’s significant advances after an extensive rethink?
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MPH: Will Norris fight like Verstappen for F1 crown?
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen look set go head-to-head in the F1 drivers’ title. But, as Mark Hughes asks, should he draw an aggressive line in the sand or play the long game?
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1’s season opener where racing took a back seat: 2024 Bahrain GP diary
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
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Drive to Survive sees moment Horner reacts to WhatsApp leak
The new series of Netflix series F1: Drive to Survive shows Christian Horner reacting to a key moment in the 2024 Red Bull controversy, when messages purporting to be from him were leaked
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Birth of Red Bull: grizzled start for F1 titan that rose from ashes of Jaguar
Matt Bishop foresaw future world championship success when Red Bull finished in the points at its first grand prix, 20 years ago. Unfortunately, he was backing the wrong horse
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DtS 7 shows Ricciardo blew chance to replace Perez at British GP
Daniel Ricciardo returned to Red Bull’s junior team in the hope of making it the main squad – the new season of Drive to Survive shows just how close that came to happening, before he let it slip through his fingers
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