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Autosport 75: How Mansell's Ferrari love affair came to an end

Nigel Mansell won’t be driving a Williams-Renault in 1991 because Ayrton Senna might be. After mulling it over for a week, allowing the hysteria surrounding his forthcoming retirement [following his Ferrari’s failure in the 1990 British Grand Prix] to subside, I can only conclude, sadly, that Mansell has been driven…

Autosport

Autosport 75: The McLaren test that persuaded Senna to stay

The faces said it all. The temperature was marginally above freezing and a small group of McLaren team members were huddled around the timing desk on the pitwall shortly before lunch.

Autosport

This Ex-Senna V-10 Is for Sale—Some Assembly Required

Next month is your chance to own a piece of Formula 1 history that shouldn’t exist. Bonhams is auctioning off the last V-10 engine Ayrton Senna ever raced, powering the McLaren Honda MP4/5B, and it comes disassembled in a stunning display case.

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Top 10 F1 Hungarian GPs ranked: Hamilton, Schumacher, Senna and more

The tight and twisty Hungaroring doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to wheel-to-wheel combat, but there have been some surprisingly good races there.

Autosport

The five most remarkable Belgian Grands Prix in F1 history

First held in 1925, the Belgian Grand Prix was one of the seven original races on F1's inaugural world championship calendar in 1950. Since then, it has played host to numerous memorable grands prix, the large majority held at Spa-Francorchamps. Here's a look at five remarkable editions of the Belgian…

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Five memorable editions of F1's Belgian GP

Autosport

Autosport 75: How Damon Hill fulfilled his ‘destiny’ to win the British GP

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to cry.” Bette Hill wiped away the tears as she embraced her son amid the throng outside the Williams motorhome last Sunday evening.

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Who slept worst last night: Charles Leclerc

Can you remember Jean Alesi? The passionate Frenchman in the red Ferrari, whose fearless style often evoked memories of Gilles Villeneuve, was seen – especially in the early years of his career – as a sure-fire future Formula 1 world champion. Who could forget Phoenix 1990, when he took the fight…

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The real story of Damon Hill's fight to escape his father's legacy

“Being in Formula 1 is a very exposing experience.”

Autosport

Hill review – compelling story of formula one star Damon Hill’s trials on and off the racetrack

Film imparts profound lessons on the meaning of victory as it depicts the psychological pressure cooker in which the driver competed

The Guardian - UK

‘I was angry at the world’: Damon Hill on pain of his father’s death and how it fuelled his rise

The former F1 world champion gives Donald McRae a moving insight into dealing with his grief, and reflections on Senna and Schumacher

The Guardian - UK

Supersonic – McLaren announce partnership with SEGA and its famous mascot

If a Formula 1 team was going to pick any computer game character to partner with, logic dictates that the speedy Sonic the Hedgehog would be the ideal candidate.

Autosport

Perfect Gift for F1 Fans: The McLaren Lego Racing Pack is 16% Off Right Now

McLaren has been one of the most renowned teams in Formula 1. From Lewis Hamilton to Ayrton Senna, the team has had its fair share of star power and won 9 Constructors’ Championships. Their most recent success came last year, when they snatched the championship away from Red Bull and…

Operation Sports

When anger and desperation take over: F1’s most controversial clashes

Dirty and deliberate incidents have been around for a long time in Formula 1. But are they becoming more frequent? Has their character changed? Do certain drivers stand out as repeat offenders?

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The Guardian - UK

Max Verstappen must control his road rage to cement his legacy as a great

There was no justification for the driver’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand Prix

Autosport

No need for team orders at McLaren in F1 2025 title fight, says Piastri

It’s noteworthy that, amidst great intrigue over the tightening up of rules on so-called ‘flexi-wings’, and the likelihood of the Barcelona circuit layout favouring Red Bull this weekend, the main questions directed at Oscar Piastri ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix concerned his team-mate, Lando Norris.

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Oscar Piastri: “It’s unwise to win the title and bring the house down with it”

Motorsport

Who slept best last night: Zak Brown

Lando Norris says he’s given up alcohol and partying – but even if he did abstain from celebrating his Monaco Grand Prix victory, chances are he didn’t have a restful night. He outlined in the post-race press conference why he can’t be entirely at ease. Yes, the Monaco win was a…

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Autosport 75: Secrets of the street fighters

Racing in the confines of a street track is always special. The wheel-to-wheel action may not always be the best, but the spectacle of top drivers flirting with the barriers make it one of the sport’s greatest challenges.

The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton revels in ‘sea of red’ reception from Ferrari fans in Imola

The 40-year-old showed great pace to finish fourth in a chaotic Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

The Guardian - UK

Memorable F1 races at Imola, from Alonso v Schumacher to Hamilton’s hard rain

Whatever the future for Italy’s secondary circuit, it will be remembered for some glorious moments, as well as some tragic ones

Motorsport

This 2004 Michael Schumacher record still motivates McLaren’s Andrea Stella

Among Formula 1’s most famous ones that got away is the 1988 season, where McLaren would have won every single race had Ayrton Senna not tangled with Jean-Louis Schlesser’s tardy Williams in the closing laps. Up there with that performance is Michael Schumacher’s 2004 season in what was also among…

Autosport

The 2004 Schumacher record that still motivates McLaren's boss

Among Formula 1’s most famous ones that got away is the 1988 season, where McLaren would have won every single race had Ayrton Senna not tangled with Jean-Louis Schlesser’s tardy Williams in the closing laps of the Italian Grand Prix, is Michael Schumacher’s 2004 season in what was also among…

AAP

Oscar winner out to emulate Senna's four-in-a-row

Australia's Oscar Piastri is entering rarefied territory as he seeks to win a fourth Formula One grand prix in a row at Imola this weekend.

Autosport

20 years on from Alonso vs Schumacher, and other Imola classics

This weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is poised to spell an end to Imola as a grand prix venue, at least for now, with the classic track south east of Bologna running down its contract and no more room on the 2026 calendar to renew it.

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