10 articles covering formula 1.
The last decade of Formula 1 racing may only have produced three different champions but there were still plenty of exciting grands prix - here's our pick for the top 10 races of the 2010sThe dominance of Red Bull and then Mercedes did not prevent some classic contests during the 2010s. Championship showdowns, duelling team-mates…
Dutch-born Egbert 'Eppie' Wietzes, whose two Formula 1 race starts were seven years apart at Ontario's Mosport Park, has died at the age of 82. One of his adopted country's most enduring and versatile racers - his family had emigrated from Assen when he was 12 - Wietzes' driving career spanned 30 years, from 1958…
What have BTCC Volvos, badly funded F1 cars, Audi LMP1 machines and the Olympics got in common? All have featured in the chequered career of Graham Taylor"OK, this sounds a bit madcap..."That was Graham Taylor's original response when, in 2005, he heard about the Super Aguri Formula 1 plan.Already a title-winning engineer in Formula Vauxhall…
What have BTCC Volvos, badly funded F1 cars, Audi LMP1 machines and the Olympics got in common? All have featured in the chequered career of Graham Taylor"OK, this sounds a bit madcap..."That was Graham Taylor's original response when, in 2005, he heard about the Super Aguri Formula 1 plan.Already a title-winning engineer in Formula Vauxhall…
On the 50th anniversary of Bruce McLaren's tragic death while testing at Goodwood, ADAM COOPER recalls the early days of the Formula 1 team that still carries his nameWhen the McLaren team travelled to its first ever Formula 1 race in Monaco in 1966 the outfit compromised a Ford station wagon towing a trailer. On…
The Formula 1 record books are dominated by drivers that rack up the big numbers, such as Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, but there is a small group of racers who have just one victory on their CVs.Excluding the anomalous Indianapolis 500, which was a points-scoring round between 1950 and 1960, 23 drivers have taken…
Fifty years on from the first of Al Unser's record-matching four Indianapolis 500 triumphs, Autosport's IndyCar correspondent DAVID MALSHER-LOPEZ recalls the career of an Indy hero No fan of the Indianapolis 500 needs telling that last weekend was a weird one. For media folks - who are merely fans paid to write about it -…
Lucas di Grassi finally made his Formula 1 debut with Virgin in 2010 but he came close to replacing two of his fellow Brazilians the previous year, only for circumstances to turn against himFor those who believe in parallel universes, there's an alternate reality where Lucas di Grassi might well have won two grands prix…
In the latest edition of the 'Banned' series, Formula 1's relationship with the exhaust-blown diffuser is explored. Reintroduced by Red Bull at the turn of the 2010s, it began a battle of wits over the next two years which blew hot and cold throughout...The search for performance in Formula 1 requires a little bit of…
The 1984 Formula 1 world title tussle is remembered for the showdown between Niki Lauda and Alain Prost at the Portuguese Grand Prix, but Nigel Mansell's turmoil at Lotus played a pivotal role at the Estoril finaleAs the Formula 1 world remembers Niki Lauda one year on from his death, it has provided a chance…
