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Obituary: Team owner Eddie Jordan who brought rock and roll to F1

Edmund Patrick Jordan, who has died aged 76 while undergoing treatment for cancer, was an energetic entrepreneur who brought a disruptive touch of rock and roll to Formula 1 in the 1990s.

Autosport · Mar 20, 2025

Eddie Jordan, 1948-2025

Edmund Patrick Jordan, who has died aged 76 while undergoing treatment for cancer, was an energetic entrepreneur who brought a disruptive touch of rock and roll to Formula 1 in the 1990s.

Motorsport · Mar 20, 2025

Top 10: Ranking the best F3000 non-champions

The International Formula 3000 championship was born 40 years ago. The final rung on the single-seater ladder before Formula 1 began in 1985 and enjoyed a 20-year run, with future F1 race winners Jean Alesi, Olivier Panis and Juan Pablo Montoya among its champions before the category was replaced by…

Autosport · Jan 10, 2025

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Ranking every circuit to hold F1 in the United States

After decades of trying and failing to make it big across the Atlantic, Formula 1 has finally managed to achieve an all-important foothold in the United States. It might not have an American driver to get behind any longer, but F1's presence Stateside is growing; last year's calendar featured three…

Autosport · Oct 16, 2024

Ranked: Every circuit F1 visited in the United States

Motorsport · Oct 16, 2024

Formula 1 drivers who have competed for two teams in one season

Prior to Oliver Bearman, the last time a driver raced with two different teams in one year was when George Russell replaced Lewis Hamilton – who was suffering from COVID-19 – at the Sakhir GP after being drafted from his Williams seat.

Autosport · Oct 10, 2024

F1 Driver Gerhard Berger's Stolen Ferrari Recovered After 28 Years

Ferrari discovered the car had been stolen during an inspection and alerted the police.

Motor1 · Mar 4, 2024

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Formula One legend Gerhard Berger's stolen £350,000 Ferrari found by Met Police after 28 years

F1 driver made a valiant attempt to stop his car being stolen in 1995 while in Italy for the San Marino Grand Prix - and the car has now been recovered by Scotland Yard

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024

See you in court! Why Palou’s latest contract flip infuriated McLaren

When Jean Alesi entered Formula 1 in the middle of 1989 with Tyrrell, he sought three-time world champion Nelson Piquet’s counsel over what he needed to do to look more professional, so he’d fit in with the F1 Paddock. “Get a briefcase,” was Piquet’s sage advice, to which Jean replied:…

Motorsport · Dec 3, 2023

Why Palou’s latest IndyCar contract flip infuriated McLaren

When Jean Alesi entered Formula 1 in the middle of 1989 with Tyrrell, he sought three-time world champion Nelson Piquet’s counsel over what he needed to do to look more professional, so he’d fit in with the F1 paddock. “Get a briefcase,” was Piquet’s sage advice, to which Jean replied:…

Autosport · Dec 3, 2023

Friday favourite: The long-standing F1 team-mates who crashed Todt's car

The careers of Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger feel entwined, given their five Formula 1 seasons as team-mates and simultaneous moves from Ferrari to Benetton for 1996.

Autosport · Dec 1, 2023

F1 driver mid-season swaps - Schumacher, De Vries, Verstappen and more

In the earlier days of the championship, it was not uncommon for the smaller teams to phase out drivers depending on the money they could bring, while larger teams were not above that either if a driver had been unable to live up to expectations.

Autosport · Jul 11, 2023

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…

Motorsport · May 21, 2023

Autosport writers' favourite Imola Grands Prix

Autosport · May 21, 2023

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Motorsport · Apr 9, 2023

How Alesi finished second after running back to the F1 pits

Having qualified only sixth, Ferrari’s Jean Alesi didn’t much look like a contender for victory when he made an awful getaway and made matters worse by spinning at Turn 1, narrowly missing his team-mate Gerhard Berger but succeeding in causing a chain-reaction crash behind him – Tyrrell’s Mika Salo being…

Motorsport · Apr 8, 2023

Top 10: Formula 1's most chaotic startline incidents

On April 8 1979, 24 Formula 1 cars were set to line up on the starting grid in Long Beach for the US Grand Prix West. At least, that was the plan…

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023

Sergio Perez achieves F1 feat managed only once before with Saudi Arabian GP pole position

Perez took advantage of Max Verstappen's misfortune to park his Red Bull on pole position for the race in Jeddah – a result which caught the eye for more than one reason

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

F1 French Grand Prix chief Jean Alesi blasts "politics" which led to 2023 calendar snub

The annual race in France was omitted from the 2023 F1 race schedule, as the sport's bosses prioritised adding new venues to create a more global feel to the calendar

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Motorsport · Feb 4, 2023

Alesi: “Politics”, not F1, to blame for French GP exit

New Paul Ricard track president Jean Alesi says he’ll lobby France's president Emmanuel Macron to regain the French Grand Prix, and believes Formula 1 isn’t to blame for its exit.

Autosport · Jan 27, 2023

Friday favourite: The Kent happy hunting ground that demands drivers' respect

Martin Donnelly's 100% International Formula 3000 record at Brands Hatch is one reason for him picking the famous Grand Prix circuit as his favourite track. But the Ulsterman also relishes its fast and challenging corners, which rewards thinking drivers just as much as bravery

Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2023

Ex-F1 star Jean Alesi in court after blowing up brother-in-law's window with firework

A firework prank played by Jean Alesi on his brother-in-law blew up in his face as the former Ferrari F1 driver ended up in a French court explaining his actions

Motorsport · Nov 5, 2022

The ill-starred Toyota that was quick but struck out at Le Mans

Toyota’s GT-One was described as “the ultimate fast failure”, but such was its impact on Vincenzo Sospiri that he picks it as his favourite car.

Autosport · Nov 4, 2022

Friday favourite: The ill-starred Toyota that was quick but struck out at Le Mans

Toyota’s GT-One was described by Autosport in 2015 as “the ultimate fast failure”, but such was its impact on Vincenzo Sospiri that he picks it as his favourite car.

Autosport · Oct 8, 2022

Autosport writers' favourite F1 Japanese Grands Prix

After three years away, Formula 1 makes its belated return to the iconic Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. With the circuit potentially set to host another title decider, Autosport’s writers pick out their favourite editions of this famous race

Autosport · Sep 15, 2022

Top 10 Tyrrell F1 drivers: Alesi, Brundle, Stewart and more

Dissatisfied with the chassis available on the market, Ken Tyrrell became a constructor in his own right in 1970. His eponymous Tyrrell team lasted until 1998 before bowing out - with some truly world class drivers in the cockpit. Here's our top 10 Tyrrell aces

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