From the Archive – Chapman the racer and more
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Colin Chapman died 33 years ago, a man remembered most for being a revolutionary designer and team…
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My Hungarian journalistic colleague Károly Méhes was pulled into a love of F1 almost single-handedly by one driver: Gilles Villeneuve. He was a devastated teenager when Zolder 1982 played out…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
McLaren has been here before. The day after the death of its founder in 1970 it bravely decided to continue – because Bruce would have wanted them to. It won…
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Emerson Fittipaldi, a champion on both sides of the Atlantic, turns 69 on December 12. Eight years…
Last week the World Motor Sport Council issued an extraordinary change to F1’s governance procedure, empowering Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone to over-rule, if necessary, decisions reached by the existing…
The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. The Embassy Hill plane crash claimed the lives of six, 40 years ago last weekend. Among them…
Nineteen races and nine months since the lights went out in Australia, the sun has set on the 2015 Formula 1 season. It hasn’t been a classic, but neither has…
1) This was arguably the most convincing of all Rosberg’s recent wins – and essentially it was won during qualifying. Rosberg’s recent form had pushed Hamilton into trying something different…
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
Red Bull is still agonising over whether to keep or ditch Sergio Perez for 2025 – will it look to one of its old drivers for help?
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
2024 has been Max Verstappen’s masterclass – it should go down in history as one of F1’s greatest titles
A new F1 team on the horizon; Brad Pitt’s hectic filming schedule; driver’s late-night demands; and why the writing may be on the wall for Sergio Perez. Chris Medland looks back on the action in a busy 2024 Las Vegas GP diary
Max Verstappen is only the fifth driver in F1 history to win four consecutive world championship titles
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