This week in motor sport – April 17
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database – some greats are born, Senna wins for the first time in Formula 1, and Alain Prost claims an all-French victory…
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Last weekend Bernie Ecclestone admitted to Lee McKenzie on Channel 4 that he had charged the circuit promoters too much. “I was running the company [F1],” he said “to make…
Paul Stewart joins Ed Foster, Simon Arron and Nick Trott for a podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz to talk Formula 1, Stewart Grand Prix, Ford, F3000 and much more. Download
Renault has revealed what it thinks the Formula 1 cars of the future should look like a decade from now. Labeled R.S. 2027 Vision, it is an interactive open-wheel racer with…
The team behind the upcoming Bruce McLaren documentary has released the first clip from the 90-minute film, featuring none other than Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and Lothar Motschenbacher. McLaren, from Universal Pictures, is penned…
With Alonso ditching the Monaco Grand Prix for the Indy 500 Dickie turns the clock back 60 years and heads to Monza So Fernando Alonso is doing the Indy 500.…
Karun Chandhok talks through the Grand Prix and looks at where Lewis Hamilton lost his time to Sebastian Vettel. He also talks about other star performers such as Williams’ Felipe…
Mark Hughes reports from Bahrain The contest rages on and for the third time in three races it was close enough between the red and the silvers that only outside…
Jenson Button has been confirmed as Fernando Alonso’s replacement for this year’s Monaco Grand Prix, as the Spaniard contests the Indy 500. Buy these photos on the Photo Store The Briton…
Max Verstappen set his unerring sights on the task in hand in Vegas and was rewarded with an F1 title – Mark Hughes looks back on an uncannily similar performance over four decades ago at the same location
In the new book Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane by Matt Whyman, Toto Wolff says that he liked the situation of Lewis Hamilton informing him at the…
Mercedes hit the jackpot at the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, where the track surface and temperature gave a double boost to its W15 F1 car. The rest didn’t stand a chance, writes Mark Hughes
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian 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
2023 US Grand Prix diary: More lengthy post-race investigations, the challenge of COTA and Ricciardo returns with the stars — Chris Medland’s view from the F1 paddock
With the Formula 1 drivers’ title fight now done and dusted, the fight for the constructors’ championship looks set to take centre stage in Qatar — with harsh conditions and new-looks kerbs possibly playing a key role
Although the Mexico City GP was an unambiguous one-stop race, the strategy challenge was based around the cooling levels chosen for the car in Mexico’s thin air. At an altitude…
Between Austin and Mexico, conversations between the drivers and the FIA led to a clarified understanding about how stewards would judge wheel-to-wheel contests for position. This followed the Austin incident…
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