The car Ayrton Senna made his Formula 1 debut in 40 years ago fired back into life at Silverstone earlier this month with Pierre Gasly at the wheel.
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Fourth time lucky? Why Ferrari’s first three attempts to hire Newey failed
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari first tried to sign Adrian Newey when founder Enzo still ran the team. Will they finally lure him to Maranello 40 years later?
Netflix reveals first trailer for new “Senna” miniseries
Formula 1
Posted onNetflix has revealed the first trailer for its new series based on the life of Ayrton Senna.
How you rated F1’s 12 sprint races so far – and why two outscored the grand prix
Formula 1
Posted onRaceFans readers gave Formula 1 sprint races consistently lower scores than grands prix. Why has the new format failed to impress?
Alonso set to become F1’s oldest driver for more than 50 years
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso will be Formula 1’s oldest driver since Graham Hill in 1975 by the time his new contract ends. Why are more drivers racing for longer?
From ‘Flying Pig’ to Senna’s heroics: The short, incredible history of Toleman
F1 history
Posted onTed Toleman’s team never won a grand prix but deserves its place in Formula 1 history having introduced several future stars including Ayrton Senna.
From farcical to fantastic: Formula 1’s 14 title-deciding Japanese races ranked
F1 history
Posted onJapan has seen more championship-deciding F1 races than any other country. But that ends this year, so we ranked all 14 of them.
Benched: The five other drivers who stood down for team mates in last 50 years
F1 history
Posted onLogan Sargeant gave up his car for his team mate in Australia last weekend – something very few other Formula 1 drivers have done in recent decades.
The great go-slows: 10 times F1 drivers threw out the anchor – for different reasons
Formula 1
Posted onHaas did nothing new by telling Kevin Magnussen to slow down last weekend – Formula 1 drivers have had many other reasons to back off before.
F1’s largest entry, announced 35 years ago today, had twice as many drivers as now
F1 history
Posted onFormula 1 announced its largest ever field for a new season 35 years ago today. Here’s a look at the grid which was twice the size of this year’s.
F1’s 10 longest-running teams – and why most of them have been lost
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 teams continue to change identities, with two more switching names ahead of the 2024 season. Which entrants lasted the longest?
What have 10 years of F1’s V6 hybrid turbo era shown us? The naysayers were wrong
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1’s V6 hybrid turbo cars provoked controversy when they began to appear 10 years ago today, but the rules change has been vindicated.
Pictures: The highs and lows of Haas’ eight years under Guenther Steiner
Formula 1
Posted onIn eight years under Guenther Steiner Haas produced shock results, endured public rows with sponsors and seen one of its drivers climb out of an inferno.
America’s 10km monster track of the future – and F1’s lost giants of the past
Formula 1
Posted onWith the new under-construction Flatrock facility boasting a 10km layout, we look back at all the biggest tracks to have hosted grands prix.
Timeline: Ferrari to ‘Stake’ – the 33 historic identities of Formula 1’s 10 teams
Formula 1
Posted onThere are only 10 teams on the Formula 1 grid but between them they’ve had over 30 different identities. Here’s how they changed over the years.
Analysis: Verstappen’s domination of 2023 made the Mercedes era look competitive
F1 history
Posted onMercedes’ years of domination of Formula 1 between 2014 and 2020 paled in comparison to Max Verstappen’s annihilation of the competition this year.
‘It doesn’t matter if we start last’: How Red Bull’s junior team aided Honda’s leap forward
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull’s junior team played a crucial role in developing the Honda power units which helped make the senior squad champions again.
What were Formula 1’s greatest unexpected underdog triumphs?
Round Table
Posted onAfter Alexander Albon’s fine seventh place in Canada, here are our favourite moments when F1’s underdogs broke through to score big results.
The Canadian GP thriller F1 loves to celebrate but can no longer replicate
F1 history
Posted onJenson Button’s last-lap pass concluded a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix in 2011 but under today’s rules it would have been stopped before half-distance.
McLaren unveil special Indy 500 ‘Triple Crown’ liveries
IndyCar
Posted onMcLaren have unveiled three special liveries it will run in next month’s Indianapolis 500, commemorating its wins in each of the three ‘Triple Crown’ races.