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As this week in Barcelona has shown, testing throws up some interesting sights – none more so than the six-wheel wonders of the 1980s Keke Rosberg’s championship-winning Williams of 1982 was…
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This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, with Black Jack’s final win, a rally great turns 70 and F1 goes to Phoenix March 6 1931: Jimmy Stewart,…
“Dad wasn’t a great talker. But it always stuck that when I first started racing he looked at me and said ‘David, it’s all in here’.” At those words, his…
Lombardi, de Filippis and Wilson – F1’s leading ladies… but who’s next? Male drivers on the Motor Sport Database? 10,899. Female? Barely more than 100 (116, to be precise). Motor…
Always feisty and competitive, Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to make a Grand Prix grid. And the determination the Maestro saw then is still evident today By…
Online editor Ed Foster, deputy editor Joe Dunn and art editor Damon Cogman chat through the April 2017 issue of Motor Sport, featuring the Formula 1 preview, John McGuinness, motor…
His star-speckled lid was a familiar sight for more than 30 years in the best Germany had to offer Over the years, how many great motor racing dynasties have there…
From ingenious tweaks to car swaps and deliberate accidents, racing has an inglorious history of rule-bending. Welcome to Motor Sport’s Hall of Shame Carbon fibre? At the Revival? That was…
Faster cars, more grip, greater g force; F1’s new rules have raised the bar for driver fitness. Photo: Carlos Sainz Driving a Formula 1 car will be a different game in 2017. Wider…
Aston Martin F1’s CEO Andy Cowell has made himself its team boss too, demoting Mike Krack to a trackside role. Mark Hughes explains how the brilliant former Merc engine guru can make the difference
Just a few seasons ago McLaren was staring into the abyss, with a poor car and dysfunctional team – Mark Hughes explains how Zak Brown empowered some crucial staff to get it firing again
Carlos Sainz has battled against ‘chosen’ team-mates like Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc for all his F1 career — and thrived. Now, at Williams, he finally has a team centred on him, says Mark Hughes. But the fight goes on
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
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
The 2024 season started with the exact same driver line-up as we ended 2023 and frankly that was a bit dull. Fortunately Lewis Hamilton spectacularly kicked off the silly season…
Just prior to writing this month’s column, the idea of Max Verstappen considering a move to Aston Martin for 2026 was just one of those theoretical ‘it has a logic…
A Mercedes W196 R streamliner F1 car driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss could become the most expensive F1 car ever when it goes up for sale this weekend
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