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The greatest campaigns that didn't win the F1 title

There's often been the situation where an all-time great F1 campaign wasn't rewarded with the world title

Autosport

Top 10 most dramatic F1 season openers

The start of a F1 new season always brings excitement and anticipation. New cars, fresh driver line-ups and – sometimes – revised regulations mean there’s the chance of the unexpected

Motorsport

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

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Sir Stirling Moss family feud erupts over £28m estate and a missing crash helmet - report

Sir Stirling Moss’s son is contesting his widow Lady Susie’s final will, alleging undue influence over its signing

Motorsport

What F1 history tells us about three-way title deciders

Several drivers in contention for the F1 title going into the season finale? We've been here before... As Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri prepare to battle for the 2025 world championship, here’s how it previously panned out

Motorsport

Every F1 great who suffered an embarrassing crash

F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri’s lap one crash in Azerbaijan attracted derision from some quarters – but he’s in good company as some of the series’ best have had their own humbling offs

Motorsport

When F1 greats suffered embarrassing crashes

The lap one crash from F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri in Azerbaijan attracted derision from some quarters – but he’s in good company. Some of F1’s greatest drivers have had humbling lapses

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What to watch at the 2025 Goodwood Revival

A celebration of Jim Clark, two Formula 1 world champions join the action, and a flurry of Formula Junior standout as just some of the highlights for this weekend’s Goodwood Revival

Autosport

6 Most Expensive Classic Cars Ever Auctioned

These classic vehicles represent the very top tier, each sold for tens of millions according to records tracked by auction houses and major news outlets.

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Lando Norris cuts nose in McLaren celebrations at Silverstone

Norris followed in the footsteps of fellow British Silverstone victors Sir Stirling Moss, James Hunt, Sir Jackie Stewart and Lewis Hamilton.

The Independent UK

Cobra venom stuns Jaguars in Silverstone GTSCC thriller

A venomous AC Cobra stunned Jaguar E-types in Saturday’s scintillating two-hour GT Sports Car Cup season-opener that characterised the Historic Sports Car Club-run International Trophy retrospective on the Grand Prix circuits.

Autosport

The 11 forgotten circuits that hosted an F1 grand prix just once

Formula 1 has raced at more than 70 tracks around the world, and stalwarts like Silverstone and Monza have hosted grands prix in almost every season of the series. Not every track has been quite so successful, however, and F1 decided never to return to some circuits for all manner…

Autosport

These are the forgotten circuits that Formula 1 never returned to

Formula 1 has raced at more than 70 different tracks around the world, and stalwarts like Silverstone and Monza have hosted grands prix in almost every season of the series. Not every track has been quite so successful, however, and F1 decided never to return to some circuits for all…

Motorsport

V10 soundtrack to Dolby's GT record at Castle Combe opener

Castle Combe’s 75th anniversary celebrations opened on Easter Monday, with special performances highlighting each of the resident racing club’s four championship double-headers as a wet morning presaged a warm sunny afternoon. Thrilling 500cc Formula 3 races also gave spectators a glimpse into Curly Dryden, Stirling Moss and Peter Collins’ 1950…

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Formula 1’s (almost) all-American teams

For many years Formula 1 tried and failed to connect with the US audience, but all that has changed in the last decade. Burgeoning interest is now served by three grands prix on US soil and an American team on the grid – with another one about to join. Cadillac is…

Motorsport

How F1 world champions fared on their first race with Ferrari ahead of Hamilton debut

Most racing drivers dream of becoming the Formula 1 world champion with Ferrari one day. But very few manage to turn that dream into reality.

Autosport

World champions at Ferrari: how their first race went

Every racing driver dreams of becoming the Formula 1 world champion with Ferrari one day. But very few manage to turn that dream into reality.

Motor1

Driving the Mercedes SLR McLaren Stirling Moss Is Special

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This Mercedes Racer Is the Second-Most Expensive Car to Ever Sell at Auction

Victories for Mercedes-Benz seem to come in pairs. In July 1954, the automaker introduced the W196 Stromlinienwagen at the French Grand Prix, where it won first and second place. Today, 71 years later, Mercedes has another 1-2 win, but in a different battle—it can now claim that it has the…

The Independent UK

Historic Mercedes car driven by Moss and Fangio sells for record fee

The W196 R Stromlinienwagen, sold at auction in Stuttgart, beat the previous record by more than £22m

Autosport

The highlights from an entertaining club racing season

Now in my 48th year of writing for Autosport, I reflect on another interesting season over which I have reported 25 varied meetings at 12 venues, commentating at many, and attended more out of my undimmed passion for club and historic events.

Autosport

The F1 greats who lost their mojo

Picture the scene: a gala dinner in Buenos Aires with hundreds of dignitaries present, honouring the five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. But this is a solemn rather than a joyous gathering.

Autosport

The crazy story behind a remarkable racing quadruple

“See you at tea-time,” quipped Nigel Greensall to his driving partner John Spiers as they finished lunch one Sunday at Silverstone last month. The duo were about to embark on an epic quadruple stint for the afternoon: four consecutive two-driver races, four cars from three decades, run by three different…

Autosport

Why is the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix on a Saturday?

The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix was the first Formula 1 grand prix to not be held on a Sunday for 38 years, an arrangement that is being repeated this weekend.

Motorsport

The success and many failures of F1’s attempts to race in America

Since its inception in 1959, several permanent tracks and city streets in the US have played host to Formula 1 races — the Indianapolis 500 was even part of the F1 World Championship. But only six different tracks can claim they hosted the official United States Grand Prix (US GP).…

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