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Adrian Newey's F1 championship-winning cars from FW14B to RB19

Adrian Newey today (26 December) celebrates his 65th birthday in a year where he has contributed to yet another F1 championship-winning car.

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F1 drivers who have won BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2023 was awarded to Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps. The Lioness footballer beat cricketer Stuart Broad, golfer Roary McIlroy, jockey Frankie Dettori, wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett and athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson to win the title.

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F1 thirty years on: Why Ayrton Senna punched Eddie Irvine

Thirty years ago today, Ayrton Senna put in a sublime drive to win a rain-affected 1993 Japanese Grand Prix in his penultimate start for McLaren. It was the Brazilian's fourth victory of a season otherwise dominated by the Williams FW15C, and once again he beat the odds on a day…

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How Senna's infamous punch inadvertently launched Irvine's F1 career

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Why tyre wars have largely become a thing of the past in motorsport

The dramatic sight of Damon Hill’s Bridgestone-shod Arrows overtaking the Goodyear-rubbered Ferrari of old rival Michael Schumacher for the lead in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the enduring images of the decade in Formula 1. For a different reason, so was the sight of Schumacher, now with…

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Silverstone’s greatest motorsport moments

We’ve tried to include a combination of great performances, close races, dramatic finishes and landmark moments.

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Lewis Hamilton snubbed for Max Verstappen as Damon Hill points out "scary" difference

Ranking one F1 driver over another is always difficult given they have cars with different performance levels, but Damon Hill has one reason for picking Max Verstappen over Lewis Hamilton

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Damon Hill predicts synthetic fuel future for F1

Hill got a taste of motorsport’s potential future at Daytona’s Sandown circuit, when he became the first person to drive a kart powered by fully synthetic fuel, produced by former F1 technical chief Paddy Lowe’s company Zero.

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Hill predicts trouble for F1 teams chasing “frightening” Verstappen

The Milton Keynes team has won all eight grands prix so far, with Verstappen claiming six of the victories, and although Hill thinks Mercedes has made a step forward in recent races, he believes the performance gap is still so big that all of Red Bull’s rivals will struggle to…

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Lewis Hamilton and Damon Hill agree as Christian Horner lets slip on Red Bull 2024 plan

Red Bull have won every race so far this season and continued that streak at the Canadian Grand Prix, after which Horner said his team is already focussed on developing next year's car

Daily Mirror

Mercedes told to pull unsporting trick to eventually beat bitter F1 rivals Red Bull

Mercedes desperately want to beat the Red Bull rivals but, with such a large performance gap between their cars to bridge, it seems unlikely they will do so this year

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Damon Hill spots "good sign" for Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes answer F1 star's demands

Mercedes demonstrated their best car performance and delivered their best result of the season in Barcelona with both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on the podium

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Damon Hill agrees with Christian Horner's "cocky comment" about Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes

Horner's Red Bull team has been so far ahead of the competition so far this season that races have generally just seen Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez battle between themselves for the win

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Damon Hill spots Red Bull's "typical routine" with F1 star on brink of axe

Red Bull are no strangers to chopping and changing the driver line-ups of their two teams mid-season, and could be set to do so again this year with one racer struggling

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Motorsport.com writers' favourite Imola Grands Prix

Formula 1's inaugural visit to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in 1980 began an unbroken 27-year run on the calendar for Italy's 'other' circuit, before it dropped off the schedule in 2006. But the onset of the COVID pandemic and an increased demand for European venues to meet F1's required…

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Autosport writers' favourite Imola Grands Prix

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Fernando Alonso has "lost a lot of friends" in F1 over team-mate antics and press comments

Alonso has been one of the best F1 drivers of the 21st century, but some of his divisive actions over the years have seen him create as many enemies as they have admirers

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Charles Leclerc told Mercedes and Red Bull won't want him as F1 star "stuck" at Ferrari

Leclerc has been the subject of heavy links to Mercedes of late while there has also been some Red Bull speculation, with his Ferrari contract expiring next year

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Johnny Herbert calls for radical F1 rule change to remove key help for drivers

Ex-Formula One driver urges sport to ban radio messages to spice up races

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Damon Hill tears into Max Verstappen over "odd" and "weird" comments in fresh F1 swipe

Max Verstappen did not enjoy a good weekend in Azerbaijan, finishing second behind his Red Bull team-mate following a collision with George Russell in the sprint race

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Max Verstappen dodges George Russell talks after furious Azerbaijan GP confrontation

Verstappen sought out Russell for a heated discussion after the Saturday Sprint race, in which the pair made contact prompting a furious response from the Red Bull racer

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Max Verstappen slammed by Sky pundit after calling for F1 Sprint axe – "A poor loser"

Verstappen called for the F1 Sprint format to be scrapped after Saturday's action in Azerbaijan, prompting Sky's Damon Hill to label the Red Bull racer "a poor loser"

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Damon Hill blames Max Verstappen for George Russell collision as Red Bull star fumes

Russell put a hole in Verstappen's sidepod in a first-lap collision in the Sprint to leave the Red Bull racer furious, but Sky Sports' pundits felt the Mercedes star did nothing wrong

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Damon Hill explains his theory after spotting Max Verstappen's negative problem

Verstappen may be the defending champion and current standings leader, but he has not had things his own way so far this weekend in Baku with Charles Leclerc stealing the spotlight

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Toto Wolff to "bang heads together" as Mercedes desperate over Lewis Hamilton contract

Hamilton's Mercedes contract expires at the end of the year but, with no sign of a renewal in sight right now, Damon Hill thinks Wolff must prioritise resolving the Brit's F1 future

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