Max Mosley, who has died at the age of 81, was a former racing driver, Formula 1 team owner and president of the FIA.
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Fear of rules change led Mercedes to run dominant 2014 engine in “idle mode”
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Posted onMercedes’ former technical director has revealed the lengths the team went to disguise the scale of their superiority at the beginning of the V6 hybrid turbo engine era.
Michael and Mick Schumacher: Their different routes to Formula 1
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Posted onA quirk of the calendar means Mick Schumacher will make his grand prix debut at the same age his father did. But their routes to F1 were very different.
Johnny Dumfries, seventh Marquess of Bute, 1958-2021
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Posted onThe seventh Marquess of Bute, best known to motorsport fans as Le Mans 24 Hours winner and F1 driver Johnny Dumfries, has died at the age of 62.
Murray Walker, 1923-2021
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Posted onMurray Walker, who has died at the age of 97, was the ‘voice of Formula 1’ for a generation of the sport’s fans.
Bottas vs Rosberg: Hamilton’s Mercedes team mates compared after 78 races each
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Posted onValtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg have each spent 78 races as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate. Who measures up best against the seven-times champion?
F1 almost had Saturday sprint races 35 years ago – this time it probably will
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Posted onFormula 1 considered introducing Saturday ‘qualifying races’ in 1986 but the plan was scrapped – 35 years on, expect a different outcome.
McLaren-Mercedes return: Their previous 20 F1 cars in pictures
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Posted onThe first McLaren-Mercedes F1 car for seven years will be launched today. Here are the other 20, from the title-winners to the one that never even raced.
Stripping Verstappen of 2017 US podium was “one of the toughest decisions” – steward
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Posted onAn FIA steward who backed a decision to strip Max Verstappen of a podium finish in 2017 has described it as “one of the toughest” calls he had to take.
Adrian Campos, 1960-2021
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Posted onAdrian Campos, who raced in Formula 1 and helped drivers such as Fernando Alonso reach grand prix racing, has died at the age of 60.
“He was the king of sponsorship”: McLaren’s Zak Brown pays tribute to John Hogan
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Posted onJohn Hogan, the former Marlboro sponsorship chief who died yesterday, has been hailed as the “king of sponsorship” by the CEO of McLaren Racing, the team he helped turn into a dominant force in Formula 1.
F1’s two seven-times champions: Hamilton and Schumacher’s title wins compared
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Posted onLewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher won seven world championships, more than any other driver in F1 history. Here’s how they did it.
The last days of Minardi – Part two: How a tiny team took on F1’s elite
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Posted onMinardi’s final team principal Paul Stoddart tells how he agitated and exasperated the big names in Formula 1 as he fought to keep the tiny team in the top flight of motor racing.
Schumacher seals record-breaking 10th constructors championship for Ferrari
2000 Malaysian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onMichael Schumacher signed off his triumphant 2000 season on this day 20 years ago with a win which confirmed Ferrari as constructors champions for the 10th time.
Strategic superiority clinches Schumacher’s first Ferrari title
2000 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onOn this day 20 years ago Michael Schumacher defeated Mika Hakkinen in a strategic fight at Suzuka to cliinch his third world title – and first for Ferrari.
After a tough start, Honda’s fourth F1 era continued their race-winning legacy
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Posted onHonda have never failed to win in race during any of their spells in F1, but their impending departure means they have again been unable to recreate their dominant success of the eighties and nineties.
Mercedes are nearing a record of dominance which eluded F1’s greatest cars
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Posted onFerrari, McLaren, Williams and Red Bull have all come within one race of sweeping pole position at every round in a season. Now Mercedes are on course to finally achieve it.
Disaster for Hakkinen brings title within Schumacher’s grasp
2000 United States Grand Prix flashback
Posted onOn this day 20 years ago an engine failure for Mika Hakkinen drastically changed the complexion of the 2000 championship fight, and brought Michael Schumacher within touching distance of the title.
Hamilton’s 10 other near-misses keeping him from 100 wins – so far
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Posted onHad it not been for a bizarre error at Monza, Lewis Hamilton would already be on a record-equalling 91 wins. But he’s had 10 other near-misses keeping him from a century of F1 victories.
Todt: Ferrari were in worse shape in 1993 than today
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Posted onFIA president and former Ferrari chief Jean Todt says the team is in better shape now than when he joined – and revealed why he kept his deal to sign Michael Schumacher secret from Bernie Ecclestone.