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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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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
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F1
FIA President MBS misses the F1 point again – Singapore Up/Down
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem again gets worked up about an F1 non-issue, but now drivers are angrier than ever – it all felt quite familiar at the 2024 Singapore GP
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F1
Colapinto outscores Sargeant in one race – Up/Down in Azerbaijan
The 2024 Azerbaijan GP was the gladiatorial dogfight everyone wants – no more listening to your engineer or settling for second, thanks
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F1
Pourchaire can set F1 alight. Audi must give him the chance
Sauber’s rapid junior Theo Pourchaire has set records in F2 and impressed in IndyCar – it has to give him an F1 chance, says James Elson
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F1
No ‘Ifs’ or buts for Norris in Zandvoort: Up/Down Dutch GP
Yes, it’s the real battle of F1: memes vs other memes – here’s what was going up and down at the 2024 Dutch GP
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F1
Sergio Perez is saving F1 2024 – Belgium: Going Up, Going Down
F1 has actually become interesting again – but only one man can keep the excitement going…
F1
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
F1
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
F1
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…
F1
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
F1
Hamilton will drive Senna’s McLaren in Brazil, leading tributes to F1 legend
This weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix will celebrate the life of Ayrton Senna, spearheaded by an evocative demonstration of his 1990 McLaren at Interlagos, driven by Lewis Hamilton
Truck Racing
Britain’s unsung racing great: truck champ Ryan Smith guns for 9th title
Eight-time consecutive British Truck Racing Champion Ryan Smith believes he’s a motor sport great – will a ninth crown at Brands Hatch this weekend seal his legend?
F1
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
F1
2024 F1 champions? Ferrari’s shot at first constructors’ title in 16 years
Ferrari’s rich vein of form since Monza – interrupted only by its mis-step in Singapore qualifying – continued in Mexico last weekend. In this phase of the season it’s vying…
MotoGP
Another reason Ducati is all-powerful – it’s solving MotoGP’s biggest riddle
How Ducati uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve MotoGP’s greatest riddle: the exact interaction of man and machine on the racetrack
MotoGP
To the limit – and beyond!
MotoGP’s seesaw season of mistakes is coming down to the finest details: Martin using his get-out-of-jail-free card and Bagnaia finding drying kerbs in Thailand. And what about Acosta – he’s now scored five times more podiums than any other non-Ducati rider!
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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
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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
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Watch now: 2023 Silverstone Festival live stream, Day 3
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John Surtees, ‘warrior’ of many talents
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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
Opinion
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
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