2025 winner Raul Fernandez remains the last victor at Phillip Island after last Sunday’s cancelled GP. The Spaniard’s premier-class chronicle has been just as tumultuous as MotoGP’s tenure at the Australian venue
Matt Bishop reflects on the triumph that made Juan Manuel Fangio world champion in 1951, the terrible accident that nearly ended his career, and the extraordinary resilience that carried him back to the top of Formula 1
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A Formula 1 title decider with more than one twist in the tale: Nigel Roebuck relives the thrilling lead battles, Prost’s sensational comeback and, of course, Nigel Mansell’s dramatic tyre blowout of the 1986 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide
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A slow stop, a wrong tyre, a failing radio and a car that wouldn’t behave: how Red Bull’s day came apart in small pieces in the US GP
There are few names more steeped in Le Mans lore than Porsche, with the company firmly cemented at the top of the charts for overall wins. Yet in the first…
The Toyota Celica ST185 has an unmatched record in the WRC – Nicky Grist and engineer Don Woolfield remember a superlative car
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Time was running out. On several levels. The most pressing problem, however, was to qualify. This process would have been straightforward — until just a few days ago. Which is…
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The Subaru Impreza 555 swept all before it in the WRC, and became an icon in the hands of Colin McRae – its design team leader remembers the epic tale
1983 The year Porsche almost won it all
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After a painful radio exchange with Lewis Hamilton at the Singapore GP, Ferrari’s F1 communication problems are back in the spotlight. Mark and Bryn Lucas explore more than a decade of interference
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands – is Ferrari’s Monza upgrade about to hand it over again?
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What’s the overlooked factor behind McLaren’s Zandvoort dominance? And can it survive the trip to Monza?
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The 2026 Formula 1 field ranked after the first half of the season. One driver stands above the rest
Kimi Antonelli is likely to win the Formula 1 title at the Mexican Grand Prix. With a lead of 123 points, he’s on the cusp of becoming F1’s youngest-ever world champion. Just two drivers remain in mathematical contention. Here are the permutations
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Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
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This weekend MotoGP says a sad farewell to its greatest circuit, renowned for creating the closest racing in the series’ history
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Giancarlo Fisichella notched up more than 200 starts over a 14-season Formula 1 career that took him from Minardi to Ferrari via Jordan (twice), Benetton, Sauber, Renault and Force India.…
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