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2016 Italian Grand Prix
“Area under the curve, Nico,” was the congratulatory remark to Nico Rosberg from his race engineer on the Monza victory lap. And in that comment is: a) the encapsulation of…
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16 – 1969 Italian GP
You’ll notice that Bruce McLaren’s name doesn’t feature in the top three… even though he finished less than two tenths behind Jackie Stewart’s winning Matra. At pre-chicane Monza, such margins…
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Three into two goes at McLaren
Jenson Button at Monza post-qualifying: “In the summer break I had a pretty awesome time with friends and family – living on my schedule, which is something I haven’t done…
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Lotus 43-BRM returns to Oulton Park
Fifty years after it blew up in practice, Jim Clark’s BRM H16-engined Lotus 43 returned to Oulton Park to be demonstrated during the Gold Cup race weekend. Photo – Simon Arron…
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17 – 1908 French GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). What would Jacques Laffite have thought? The Frenchman arrived in his pyjamas before the 1984 Dallas…
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This week in motor sport – August 29
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring first wins for Michael Schumacher and Keke Rosberg and more. August 29 1933: Alan Stacey is born. In profile 1976: With…
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Lauda’s comeback
Jackie Stewart called it the bravest sporting comeback. Monza’s tifosi was appreciative, too. Some observers, however, were dismayed or disgusted by it: Dead Man Driving. Even his team seemed embarrassed.…
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18 – 1924 French GP
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). It meant an early start on central France’s eastern fringe – but the reward justified the…
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Felipe Massa retires
Felipe Massa announced at Monza that he is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of this season, thus concluding a 15-year career that will primarily be recalled for that…
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MPH: F1 stewards need a penalty as brutal as Verstappen’s tactics — why not deduct points?
Max Verstappen drove Lando Norris off the road in the past two GPs and did the same to Lewis Hamilton in 2021. It’s an effective tactic, even when penalised, says Mark Hughes. So F1 stewards need tougher sanctions
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Verstappen games F1 system again as Norris loses shot at Mexican GP win
Once again Norris tried to pass Verstappen. Once again he was forced off track. This time, at the 2024 Mexico City GP, Max did get a hefty penalty but Lando lost out again
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MPH: Franco Colapinto exposes how F2 is failing young stars
Judge Franco Colapinto – or Oliver Bearman and Liam Lawson – on their Formula 2 results, and they wouldn’t be in F1. Mark Hughes says that F2’s profit-focused set-up means that it’s no longer an indicator of driver talent
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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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It took too long – again – to decide Hamilton and Leclerc’s US GP disqualification
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
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Bottas on Sauber’s F1 downfall: ‘When Vasseur left, it all fell to pieces’
Since the departure of team principal Fred Vasseur, Sauber’s Formula 1 team has crumbled — leaving Valtteri Bottas to struggle for a return to the front of the grid
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Voice of Ayrton Senna sampled on dance album to honour F1 great
Picture the scene. You’re in the depths of a Sao Paulo nightclub, surrounded by hundreds, when suddenly you’re transported back through F1 history as the voice of Ayrton Senna begins…
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Senna’s last title-winning F1 car: Why McLaren ‘had to start again’
Ayrton Senna won the 1991 F1 championship with McLaren’s MP4/6, the only V12 car to win the title. Team members tell James Elson of the chaotic efforts to defeat the superior Williams — a fight where Senna made the difference
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