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Frequent flyers: The top 10 team hoppers of the F1 modern era

While many drivers nowadays are equipped with long-term contracts, there are also those who hardly ever need to unpack their bags

Motorsport

Which modern Formula 1 driver raced for the most teams?

There are drivers in Formula 1 who have been through almost every team on the grid, but who is the undisputed king of the transfer market?

Motorsport

What made Ross Brawn an F1 legend

Ross Brawn has been honoured with the prestigious Autosport Gold Medal at the 38th annual Autosport Awards, celebrating a career of supreme success

Motorsport

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What made Brawn an F1 legend

Ross Brawn has been honoured with the prestigious Autosport Gold Medal at the 38th annual Autosport Awards, celebrating a career of supreme success

Autosport

When Eddie Irvine stepped out of Michael Schumacher's shadow

As Eddie Irvine celebrates his 60th birthday, let's look back at the first race of the 1999 Formula 1 season, which showed that Eddie Irvine could succeed out of Michael Schumacher's shadow

Motorsport

1998 Belgian GP: When the Schumachers went to war

Few races in the last 25 years of Formula 1 can attest to providing the same kind of drama the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix offered.

Autosport

Who is Laurent Mekies, the new Red Bull F1 boss succeeding Christian Horner?

Watch: What Horner's sacking really means for Verstappen, F1 and Red Bull?

Autosport

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Who is Red Bull F1 team's new CEO Laurent Mekies?

Born on 28 April 1977 in Tours, France, Laurent Mekies has become only the second team boss in the history of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The Milton Keynes-based outfit, which entered Formula 1 in 2005, was shaped and led to success by Christian Horner for two decades, until his abrupt…

Motorsport

Drivers with the most F1 grand prix starts without a podium

Nico Hulkenberg shrugged off the unwanted record of having the most Formula 1 starts without a podium by taking third at the 2025 British Grand Prix.

Autosport

Who has the most F1 grand prix starts without a podium now?

Nico Hulkenberg shrugged off the unwanted record of having the most Formula 1 starts without a podium by taking third at the 2025 British Grand Prix.

Motorsport

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

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

Autosport

Jochen Mass, 1946-2025

Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, who…

Autosport

Formula 1’s (almost) all-American teams

For many years Formula 1 tried and failed to connect with the US audience, but all that has changed in the last decade. Burgeoning interest is now served by three grands prix on US soil and an American team on the grid – with another one about to join. Cadillac is…

Motorsport

Red Bull’s F1 juniors: Where are they now?

While it’s easy to be cynical about the up-or-out nature of Red Bull’s young driver programme and the scars its abruptness has often left, no other enterprise has done more to promote young talent in motorsport.

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Obituary: Playboy F1 racer Rupert Keegan billed as 'next James Hunt'

There was a time in the mid-1970s when Rupert Keegan, who has died aged 69 after a long battle against cancer, was hailed as the next James Hunt. The similarities were obvious: they both started out with a habit of crashing Formula Ford cars, then rose rapidly through the single-seater…

Autosport

Friday favourite: The Italian underdog combination that caused Senna to dig deep

“I’m lost for words, I don’t know what to say,” stuttered five-time Grand Prix winner John Watson in commentary for Eurosport, watching Alex Caffi’s damaged Dallara being craned away. “I cannot believe what [Andrea] de Cesaris has done. It’s criminal.”

Motorsport

March and Arrows F1 co-founder Alan Rees dies aged 86

Alan Rees had the distinction of helping to found two Formula 1 teams, and was one of the earliest employees of a third. The Briton, who has died aged 86 after a long illness, was a partner in both March and Arrows, which entered the grand prix arena in 1970…

Autosport

Obituary: March and Arrows F1 co-founder Alan Rees

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Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin - legendary designer's F1 career highlights

Newey had previously renewed his contract with Red Bull last year, but it was confirmed by the team in May that he will leave during the first part of 2025. There had been growing speculation about his future with the team and it was reported that he was unsettled with the…

Motorsport

How a sportscar friendship prevailed over F1 rivalry

Of far greater importance to Marc Surer than the results he achieved in his on-and-off partnership with Manfred Winkelhock between 1977 and 1985 is his friendship with the exciting German driver. The late elder brother of the no less flamboyant ‘Smokin’ Jo’ Winkelhock shared BMW, Ford and Porsche machinery with…

Autosport

Friday favourite: How a sportscar friendship prevailed over F1 rivalry

Autosport

New Time Attack competition for 1990s F1 cars launched by AGS successor

AGS Formule 1, which now runs a driving school and experience events, has launched the F1 '90s Time Attack Mediterranean Challenge for F1 cars built between 1986 and 2000 and 1985-2000 Formula 3000 machinery.

Motorsport

10 Things To Watch For at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix

Sponsored by Miami will host its third ever F1 event in May and there is plenty to watch out for as the sport heads to US shores for the first of three visits this season. Here are 10 things you should look out for, as well as an opportunity to…

Autosport

10 things to watch for at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix

Autosport

The significance of Lola and Yamaha’s Formula E project

Motorsport fans of a certain age will need no reminder about how both Lola and Yamaha endured generally torrid Formula 1 campaigns 27 years ago, the last for each in the category. The former botched its attempt to make the grade after both of its drivers comprehensively failed to qualify…

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