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Goodbye Zandvoort: Our writers' highlights from F1's Dutch Grand Prix

With Zandvoort hosting its final F1 Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, we look back on our personal highlights from the seaside circuit

Motorsport · Aug 21

Farewell Zandvoort: Our writers' personal highlights from the F1 Dutch GP

With Zandvoort hosting its final F1 Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, our writers share their highlights from the seaside circuit

Autosport · Aug 21

Who is taking the initiative in solving F1's start problem?

Franco Colapinto's reflexes averted a potential catastrophe on the start line in Melbourne last weekend. The technical reasons for F1's starting issues are known and understood, but politics stands in the way of the most sensible fix

Autosport · Mar 12

Who has won an F1 grand prix from the furthest back on the grid?

The 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix witnessed Max Verstappen deliver a champion-like performance that put him on the cusp of a fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title. 

Autosport · Nov 6, 2024

When F1's top prizes were split between different teams

McLaren has just taken the lead of the Formula 1 constructors’ championship for the first time since 2014. It looks increasingly strong, but Lando Norris is still a long way behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the drivers’ contest.

Autosport · Sep 18, 2024

Late-season comebacks for the drivers’ championship in Formula 1

The Woking-based team hinted after the Italian Grand Prix that they were fully ready to back Lando Norris in his bid to win the drivers’ championship. McLaren have come under fire after recent performances which have seen them rapidly catch Red Bull in the constructors’ title fight but not as…

Autosport · Sep 12, 2024

Longest win droughts by an F1 driver before clinching the title

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is on a four-race winless streak, which is his longest drought for four years.

Autosport · Aug 8, 2024

A history of F1's second-half comebacks - do McLaren and Mercedes have a chance?

The greatest comeback since Lazarus? Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Formula 1 has enjoyed plenty of them over its nearly 75-year history as a gladiatorial contest of man and machine.

Motorsport · Aug 2, 2024

Remembering Michele Alboreto: F1 ace, Le Mans winner and a good man

In a rancid 2001 season that lost us the great Dale Earnhardt in February and sportscar legend Bob Wollek in March, Michele Alboreto perished in an accident in April. David Malsher-Lopez pays tribute to the Formula 1 ace and Le Mans 24 Hours winner.

Motorsport · Apr 25, 2023

Joann Villeneuve: ‘Gilles was ruthless but very conscious of the dangers’

A new documentary charts the Canadian’s rivalry with his Ferrari teammate Didier Pironi that ended tragically in 1982

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023