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MYSTERIOUS: Mika hakkinen - What They Never Told You

After Kimi Antonelli, this is every F1 driver to win their first two races back to back

Antonelli is one of just 10 drivers to win their second race straight after taking their first victory, here they all are

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Top five American F1 circuits

There are now three F1 races in the United States and two American teams in the championship. It’s time to pick out the best circuits that F1 has visited stateside

Motorsport

Airbags in F1: The FIA's (almost) forgotten safety revolution

After Ayrton Senna's death in 1994, F1's governing body scrambled for solutions

Autosport

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How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it's 1998

Just as he did before leading the design of Mika Hakkinen's first world championship winner, F1's most successful engineer spent the ‘gardening leave' from his previous team prudently

Autosport

McLaren signs Leonardo Fornaroli and Pato O'Ward as 2026 F1 reserve drivers

F2 champion and IndyCar ace to share Formula 1 reserve driver duties with world champions McLaren

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McLaren names Fornaroli and O'Ward as F1 2026 reserve drivers

F2 champion and IndyCar ace to share F1 reserve driver duties at world champions McLaren

Autosport

McLaren confirms Lando Norris won't follow Mika Hakkinen's Woking celebration tradition

McLaren has confirmed that 2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris will not hold a celebration event in Woking

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Is Michael Schumacher Dead? Here's Why The F1 Legend Nearly Faced 'Attempted Murder' Charges

Discover how Michael Schumacher nearly faced 'attempted murder' charges following the 1997 Jerez crash, and the truth behind recent social media death hoaxes.

International Business Times UK

How McLaren's F1 Team Accidentally Helped Invent Torque Vectoring

The late 1990s were highly innovative and developmental phases for Formula 1. Electronics were advancing, and the rulebook provided plenty of grey areas to exploit, something teams were more than willing to do. Out of this grew one of the championship's most fascinating but short-lived innovations: McLaren's infamous "extra pedal."

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F1 world champion’s daughter, 14, signs for McLaren

Mika Hakkinen won the F1 world championship twice and now his daughter is looking to follow in his footsteps

The Independent UK

Mika Hakkinen on his darkest day in F1

30 years ago on this day, Mika Hakkinen lived the darkest day of his Formula 1 career with a terrifying crash in Adelaide

Motorsport

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

How McLaren picked up each of its record 12 Brazil F1 wins

McLaren holds the record for grand prix victories in Brazil, but has suffered a winless streak since 2012. Let’s look at the papaya squad’s previous success

Autosport

What does history tell us about Max Verstappen’s F1 title race turnaround?

Verstappen’s 64-point swing back into this year’s F1 title battle is impressive, but not unprecedented. Let’s look at what previously happened in Formula 1 history

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What history tells us about Verstappen’s F1 title race turnaround

Max Verstappen’s 64-point swing back into this year’s Formula 1 title battle is impressive, but not unprecedented. Let’s look at what previously happened in F1 history

Autosport

On this day: How Schumacher put Ferrari back on top in F1

Ferrari had not won the F1 drivers’ title since Jody Scheckter in 1979 when Michael Schumacher prevailed in the 2000 season

Motorsport

25 years ago, Michael Schumacher put Ferrari back on top in Formula 1

Ferrari had not won the F1 drivers’ title since Jody Scheckter in 1979 when Michael Schumacher prevailed in the 2000 season

Autosport

Top 10 McLaren F1 cars ranked: MCL39, M23, MP4/4 and more

McLaren has taken 10 constructors’ titles and is on the verge of securing its 13th drivers’ crown since it arrived in F1 in 1966. From such esteemed company, which is its best car? KEVIN TURNER and LUCY RIMMER pick out the best of the best

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Michael Schumacher’s 2000 Hungarian GP race suit sells for €95,650 at auction

Michael Schumacher’s race-worn Ferrari overalls from the 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix sold for €95,650 in a Bonhams Cars auction

Autosport

Should McLaren have used team orders at F1 Italian GP?

The latter stages of the F1 Italian Grand Prix saw an intervention from McLaren on the finishing position of its drivers

Motorsport

Was McLaren right to use team orders at F1 Italian GP?

The latter stages of the F1 Italian Grand Prix saw an intervention from McLaren on the finishing positions of its drivers

Motorsport

Oscar Piastri ends McLaren’s 27-year wait for an F1 grand slam

Quite amazingly, Piastri’s grand slam in the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort was McLaren’s first this millennium

Autosport

Piastri’s Dutch GP feat that emulates Senna and Hakkinen at McLaren

Quite amazingly, Piastri’s grand chelem at Zandvoort was McLaren’s first in this millennium

Motorsport

The five most remarkable Belgian Grands Prix in F1 history

First held in 1925, the Belgian Grand Prix was one of the seven original races on F1's inaugural world championship calendar in 1950. Since then, it has played host to numerous memorable grands prix, the large majority held at Spa-Francorchamps. Here's a look at five remarkable editions of the Belgian…

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Five memorable editions of F1's Belgian GP

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