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Verstappen proves Russell right: Abu Dhabi GP 2024 – Up/Down
Verstappen’s prang at the first corner of the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi vindicated George Russell’s recent rant
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F1
FIA president executes perfect F1 PR disaster: Up/Down Qatar
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem seemed intent on making F1 a united front by the end of the 2024 Qatar GP – against him
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F1
F1’s toughest team-mate: Is Leclerc ready for Hamilton fight?
Leclerc erupted after feeling wronged one time too many by Sainz in Vegas – but the challenge posed by his team-mate next year, Lewis Hamilton, will be much greater writes James Elson
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F1
Verstappen embarrasses rest of F1 field: Going Up, Going Down
2024 has been Max Verstappen’s masterclass – it should go down in history as one of F1’s greatest titles
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F1
Is the Las Vegas GP already a classic?
After all the pre-race noise, the 2023 Las Vegas GP turned out to be a brilliant race on an exciting track – a 2024 repeat could seal its reputation
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F1
FIA stewards react too late to save F1 2024 – Up/Down in Mexico
The stewards long overdue reaction to Max Verstappen’s wild driving at the 2024 Mexican GP is too little, too late
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F1
Norris will never win an F1 title like this – Up/Down in Austin
2024 US GP: Disappointing starts, cryptic messages and too much run-off – here’s what was going up and down in the Lone Star State
MotoGP
Yamaha’s MotoGP plans: ‘With an inline-four you need to make aero compromises’
Part two of our chat with Yamaha’s ex-Ducati, ex-Ferrari F1 tech boss Max Bartolini, who tells why MotoGP’s current tyres and new rules made a V4 inevitable and why it’s so difficult to catch Ducati
F1
Why Red Bull gave ‘broken’ Perez a new F1 deal — and didn’t swoop for Sainz
Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz would have made for a stellar Red Bull driver line-up in 2025. Adam Cooper reveals why it extended Sergio Perez’s contract early in the year — but has now apparently changed its mind
F1
Late-’90s F1 cars rock: look at the last McLaren constructors’ champion
In Abu Dhabi, McLaren was crowned F1 constructors’ champion for the first time since its MP4-13 delivered the title 26 years ago. Matt Bishop recalls what made Adrian Newey’s first McLaren masterpiece ‘seriously rock’
F1
2024 F1 drivers ranked: Is Verstappen really No1?
2024 has been the most competitive F1 season on record – but which driver has been the best this year? We rank them all
F1
The 13 F1 rookies appearing in Abu Dhabi’s 2024 post-season test
All ten F1 teams are back in action in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday for 2024 post-season testing, with at least 13 rookie drivers appearing on track. Here’s everything you need to know about each one
F1
Season review awards: best F1 moments of 2024
Who stood out in F1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of an eventful 2024 season
F1
‘Next year is my year’: Flawless Norris lays marker for 2025 in Abu Dhabi GP
It didn’t all go McLaren’s way at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Lando Norris ensured his team took home the F1 constructors’ championship with a resounding victory before targeting the drivers’ title in 2025, says Mark Hughes
F1
MPH: ‘Head boy’ Russell ready for battle after Max’s ‘put me on my f***ing head in the wall’ threat
George Russell has claimed that Max Verstappen threatened to ram him into the wall at the start of the Qatar Grand Prix in an explosive F1 row. Even more interesting, says Mark Hughes is why Russell has revealed it
MotoGP
Yamaha’s MotoGP plans: ‘With an inline-four you need to make aero compromises’
Part two of our chat with Yamaha’s ex-Ducati, ex-Ferrari F1 tech boss Max Bartolini, who tells why MotoGP’s current tyres and new rules made a V4 inevitable and why it’s so difficult to catch Ducati
MotoGP
Yamaha’s tech director reveals radical plans to win again in MotoGP
No one in MotoGP has more work to do right now than Yamaha, which is developing an all-new V4-powered motorcycle, while continuing development of its inline-four YZR-M1, because it’s not…
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Podcast: Emerson Fittipaldi, Centenary Stories
Emerson Fittipaldi joins Rob Widdows in the latest episode of our centenary series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport through the eyes of some of its greatest characters. In a little over…
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Podcast: Sir Jackie Stewart, Centenary Stories
We only had an hour, so buckle in for a whirlwind recap of Sir Jackie Stewart’s dazzling career on and off the race track as he joins us to celebrate 100 years of Motor Sport
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Podcast: Derek Bell, Centenary Stories
Le Mans legend Derek Bell commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
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Watch now: 2024 Goodwood Revival live stream, Day 3
Live-stream all of the racing action from the 2024 Goodwood Revival: plus full schedule for the weekend
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Watch now: 2024 Silverstone Festival live stream – Day 3
Don’t miss the final day of the Silverstone Festival with a live stream of all the on-track action. Plus: a schedule of all 20 races as well as Ayrton Senna and F1 demonstrations
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Watch now: 2023 Silverstone Festival live stream, Day 3
Don’t a miss a moment of the Silverstone Festival with a live stream of all this week’s on-track action. Plus: a schedule of all 20 races celebrating the best of the circuit’s 75 years
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Barry Sheene, a monocoque bike, a Capri and a pair of flares. Are you not entertained?
This odd-looking motorcycle that Barry Sheene is sitting on is a monocoque Seeley-Suzuki TR500. Sheene had been testing the bike pre-season in ’73 alongside Seeley’s official rider Pat Mahoney –…
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Divina Galica: the brilliant woman racer who mixed ski slopes with grand prix asphalt
Divina Galica never meant to be a racing driver. On the contrary, skiing was her first sporting enthusiasm, and in many ways it remains her greatest sporting love. Born in…
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2012 F1 season: Vettel vs Alonso and a title decider in the final race
Every year yields a champion, many campaigns feature a spectacular title battle, but few produce legends of heroic failure. Fernando Alonso’s near-miss for Ferrari in 2012 stands as one of…
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FIA president executes perfect F1 PR disaster: Up/Down Qatar
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem seemed intent on making F1 a united front by the end of the 2024 Qatar GP – against him
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F1
F1’s toughest team-mate: Is Leclerc ready for Hamilton fight?
Leclerc erupted after feeling wronged one time too many by Sainz in Vegas – but the challenge posed by his team-mate next year, Lewis Hamilton, will be much greater writes James Elson
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Is BMW about to enter MotoGP?
BMW has never tried to win the MotoGP world championship. The German manufacturer made a vague attempt in the 1950s, with a 500cc boxer-twin four-stroke, which took second place in…
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F1 celebrates 75 years but don’t forget these other anniversaries
As we motor into another winter three variably thought-provoking anniversaries beckon. Seventy-five years ago, on December 15, 1949, a group of national and specialist motoring journalists gathered in rural Lincolnshire…
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