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On this day in motor sport: August 10-16
This week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 10 // August 11 // August 12 // August 13 // August 14 // August 15 // August 16…
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MPH: Red Bull could handle Alonso’s unfortunate reputation
Red Bull could do without Fernando Alonso’s reputation for causing internal chaos, but then again, it’s best equipped to deal with the two-time Formula 1 champion Christian Horner, on Formula…
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2018 F1 Season half-term review podcast
Formula 1’s on its summer shutdown, so Mark Hughes, Motor Sport’s Grand Prix editor, joins Jack Phillips, Simon Arron and Motor Sport’s new production editor, Rob Ladbrook, to look at…
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Force India out of administration following Stroll-led bid
The team’s future in Formula 1 has been secured following accepted takeover bid Force India has left administration after a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium had its offer to buy the team accepted. The…
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1980s in Focus
By Simon Arron It was a decade of contrast, conflict, controversy and change. Punk rock ceded to New Romanticism, John Lennon was assassinated in New York, America and others boycotted…
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Simon Arron: “History provides ample evidence to justify Ricciardo’s switch, but…”
There are more than enough recent examples that would have dissuaded Daniel Ricciardo from jumping to a rival F1 team Racing driver switches to slower team. Voluntarily. It isn’t common…
Opinion
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Why did Ricciardo jump?
What could possibly have made Daniel Ricciardo take the bold step away from Red Bull to Renault F1? Who knows what was really going on inside Daniel Ricciardo’s mind? Having…
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On this day in motor sport: August 3-9
This week in motor sport, from the database August 3 // August 4 // August 5 // August 6 // August 7 // August 8 // August 9 August 3 1952 Alberto Ascari…
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Updated: Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull Racing for Renault
Daniel Ricciardo will part ways with Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season, the team has confirmed. He will join Renault to partner Nico Hülkenberg for the…
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On this day in motor sport: August 10-16
This week in motor sport, from the database and archive August 10 // August 11 // August 12 // August 13 // August 14 // August 15 // August 16…
Opinion
F1
MPH: Red Bull could handle Alonso’s unfortunate reputation
Red Bull could do without Fernando Alonso’s reputation for causing internal chaos, but then again, it’s best equipped to deal with the two-time Formula 1 champion Christian Horner, on Formula…
Opinion
F1
2018 F1 Season half-term review podcast
Formula 1’s on its summer shutdown, so Mark Hughes, Motor Sport’s Grand Prix editor, joins Jack Phillips, Simon Arron and Motor Sport’s new production editor, Rob Ladbrook, to look at…
F1
Force India out of administration following Stroll-led bid
The team’s future in Formula 1 has been secured following accepted takeover bid Force India has left administration after a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium had its offer to buy the team accepted. The…
Opinion
F1
1980s in Focus
By Simon Arron It was a decade of contrast, conflict, controversy and change. Punk rock ceded to New Romanticism, John Lennon was assassinated in New York, America and others boycotted…
F1
Simon Arron: “History provides ample evidence to justify Ricciardo’s switch, but…”
There are more than enough recent examples that would have dissuaded Daniel Ricciardo from jumping to a rival F1 team Racing driver switches to slower team. Voluntarily. It isn’t common…
Opinion
F1
Why did Ricciardo jump?
What could possibly have made Daniel Ricciardo take the bold step away from Red Bull to Renault F1? Who knows what was really going on inside Daniel Ricciardo’s mind? Having…
F1
On this day in motor sport: August 3-9
This week in motor sport, from the database August 3 // August 4 // August 5 // August 6 // August 7 // August 8 // August 9 August 3 1952 Alberto Ascari…
F1
Updated: Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull Racing for Renault
Daniel Ricciardo will part ways with Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season, the team has confirmed. He will join Renault to partner Nico Hülkenberg for the…
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MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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MPH: Will youth trump experience in Saudi GP with a tyre twist?
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
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MPH: F1 in ‘crisis meeting’ as engine civil war threatens to erupt
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, says Mark Hughes
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
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
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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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The tragic Montjuich ’75 race that was platform for F1 trailblazer
The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix became one of F1’s darkest days – but it was also where a groundbreaking female racer made history
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Can Hamilton repeat his F1 sprint win? What to watch for at Miami GP
Formula 1 crosses the Atlantic for the second sprint weekend of 2025 before the European season kicks off. Here are the main storylines ahead of the Miami Grand Prix
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Michele Alboreto: an F1 driver simply addicted to racing
As I drive, each July, from Frankfurt airport to Hockenheim, it is my invariable practice to pull off into the rest area by the Langen-Morfelden crossing on the autobahn towards Darmstadt. At…
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