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Visionary engineer and technical journalist Peter Wright dies aged 79

Peter Wright was a pioneer of ground-effect aerodynamics and active suspension in F1, and played a significant role in implementing better safety in sport and the automotive industry

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How McLaren picked up each of its record 12 Brazil F1 wins

McLaren holds the record for grand prix victories in Brazil, but has suffered a winless streak since 2012. Let’s look at the papaya squad’s previous success

Autosport

What does history tell us about Max Verstappen’s F1 title race turnaround?

Verstappen’s 64-point swing back into this year’s F1 title battle is impressive, but not unprecedented. Let’s look at what previously happened in Formula 1 history

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What history tells us about Verstappen’s F1 title race turnaround

Max Verstappen’s 64-point swing back into this year’s Formula 1 title battle is impressive, but not unprecedented. Let’s look at what previously happened in F1 history

Autosport

On this day in 1985, Alain Prost won his first Formula 1 world title

The podium eluded him at Brands Hatch, but Alain Prost still prevailed with two races remaining in the F1 championship

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On this day: Prost wins his first F1 world title

The podium eluded him at Brands Hatch, but Alain Prost still prevailed with two races to go in the 1985 F1 world championship

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Is the F1 title battle boring amid McLaren's friendly fight?

The F1 world title fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is as harmonious as any genuine championship tussle has been before, but has that hurt interest in the contest for the biggest prize?

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Is McLaren's friendly fight making the F1 title race boring? Our writers have their say

The F1 world title fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is as harmonious as any genuine championship tussle has been before, but has that hurt interest in the contest for the biggest prize?

Motorsport

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…

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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

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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.

Autosport

Seven highlights of the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed was one of the hottest yet – in more ways than one as even some of the straw bales caught alight! – and brought an unprecedented number of Formula 1 machines together.

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Which F1 drivers are attending the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed?

The prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place later this week from 10-13 July, and a number of former and present Formula 1 drivers are set to appear at the event.

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Autosport 75: Hill's F1 debut amid Mansell mania

“On the slowing down lap I was right behind Nigel Mansell and I thought, ‘We’re not going to get out of here alive’, because the place was just awash; it was swarming with people. They didn’t seem to know that there were other cars on the track, they just saw…

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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

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‘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

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Who slept worst last night: Lando Norris

What on earth was Lando Norris thinking? The way he collided with Oscar Piastri on lap 67 of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix looked, frankly, amateurish. The McLaren driver saw a gap nobody else did – because it wasn’t there – and drove straight into the back of his own team-mate. My…

Autosport

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?

Autosport

F1 Monaco GP 1982 retrospective: Remembering F1's craziest finish

"A real strange one," is how Autosport's Nigel Roebuck opened his report for the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix, offering a fitting precis for a chaotic race with a chaotic finish.

Autosport

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 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

Autosport

Top 10 best looking F1 cars ranked: Williams FW14B, Eagle and more

It's one of the classic Formula 1 debates: what are the best-looking cars ever? It is, of course, entirely subjective, particularly as fans of different ages tend to prefer different eras and, therefore, feel attached to some cars more than others. But it's still fun to have the argument, particularly…

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Top 10 best-looking F1 cars of all time

It's one of the classic F1 debates: what are the best-looking cars ever? It is, of course, entirely subjective, particularly as fans of different ages tend to prefer different eras and, therefore, feel attached to some cars more than others. But it's still fun to have the argument, particularly when…

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