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A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Winning as slowly as possible was not Gilles Villeneuve’s usual modus operandi. He had no option…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). It almost didn’t happen. Angered by its disqualification from the lead of the supporting 12-hour sports…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring one of the greatest Grand Prix drivers ever, Hungarian and Austrian Grands Prix and much more. August 8 1904: Tazio…
The greatest win for one of the greatest ever Grand Prix drivers, Tazio Nuvolari at the Nürburgring in 1935. It’s 63 years to the day since the Italian died of a…
Our next journey into the Motor Sport sound archive resurrects a Track Torque radio show with a difference. My loyal chief mechanic Mike Lawrence presents this one, the first and…
The best driver never to win a world championship Grand Prix won plenty elsewhere. The late Chris Amon’s victory CV included: the outright win that set McLaren’s lucrative ‘Can-Am’ ball…
Happy-go-lucky Frenchman Patrick Depailler would have been 72 today. If you need a reminder of his flair, car control and fearlessness, go onboard with him at a sodden Montreal in…
Last month’s Silverstone Classic condensed into 99 seconds, featuring Dario Franchitti, Sir Stirling Moss, DFVs, Group Cs and some cracking race action.
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
On a formidable Buenos Aires circuit, where three interlopers challenged F1’s established frontrunners, the scene was set for a thrilling start to the 1975 season. As Matt Bishop recounts, it didn’t disappoint
The 2025 F1 grid sees the vast majority of drivers tied to long-term contracts, with teams aiming to nail down their line-ups ahead of major technical regulation changes in 2026. But…
Andy Cowell will be the new face of Aston Martin as its F1 team principal. But more significant are the changes he’s been making behind the scenes ahead of Adrian Newey’s arrival, writes Adam Cooper
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