This week in motor sport – July 25
This week in motor sport from the Database and Archive, featuring numerous German Grands Prix, birthdays for Le Mans winners and much more. July 25 1982: Nelson Piquet’s retirement hands Renault a…
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A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). If this race had played out as it started, there’s little chance the 1970 Monaco GP…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). He’d come this close, nothing would stop him now. Was this destiny? Perhaps, if you believe…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Fear of tyre failures is nothing new. But if modern Formula 1 drivers were prepared to…
A couple of my colleagues were looking rather doleful, I thought, as I walked into the Silverstone press room on the Thursday before the British Grand Prix. When I asked…
“Let us work in peace, please.” Sorry, Maurizio, but that’s not how it works. The comings and goings at Scuderia Ferrari has been the soapy operatic backdrop to motor racing…
The departure of Ferrari’s technical director James Allison following the recent death of his wife obviously leaves the Italian squad in something of a crisis. The former Renault/Lotus/Enstone technical boss…
Damon Hill joined us for the latest instalment of the Royal Automobile Club Talk Show to discuss his Formula 1 world title, 20 years, his father, modern F1 and much…
1) Lewis Hamilton now leads the 2016 World Championship for the first time. After the Russian Grand Prix (the fourth race of the season) he was 43 points behind his…
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
McLaren was in the F1 doldrums six years ago, but now heads the constructors’ championship, led by Andrea Stella, who’s created a very different atmosphere to the Ron Dennis era, says 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
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…
In Mexico Max Verstappen earned censure for his style of racing against title rival Lando Norris. In the rain of Brazil a week later he produced a virtuoso masterclass to…
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