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The original motor racing magazine since 1924. The best from F1, MotoGP and more

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 7h ago

🗣️ "If you’re not ready to adapt to a different machine, then you’re not at the right level" Lando Norris gave a blunt response to George Russell's #F1 car complaints, revealing as much about each driver as their techniques, says Mark Hughes go.motorsportmagazine.com/4ggGprJ

MPH: Norris had no sympathy for Russell's F1 car complaints. Here's why

Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell's complaints of struggling to adapt to this year's Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · yesterday

Aprilia has been making #MotoGP history all season. Now @matoxley.bsky.social sits down with its tech chief to talk Ai Ogura’s riding secrets, banning leg wings and why racing will be better from 2027 go.motorsportmagazine.com/3S7UBuS

Aprilia’s Sterlacchini: why there will be more overtaking in MotoGP from next year

Aprilia’s tech chief Fabiano Sterlacchini talks Ai Ogura’s riding secrets, MotoGP budget caps, banning leg wings and why reduced front-tyre pressure issues will make the racing better from 2027

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · yesterday

It's 50 years since Niki Lauda's horrifying Nürburgring crash began F1's greatest comeback story. But the tale of what happened in the race is also one of remarkable courage, as @thebishf1.bsky.social details: go.motorsportmagazine.com/3UatrnE

'It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?'

Niki Lauda's blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it's easy to overlook what happened in the race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt's masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 4d ago

50 years ago today, Niki Lauda’s Ferrari erupted into a fireball after crashing at the Nürburgring, leaving him between life and death. 40 days later he was back in an #F1 car at Monza. Half a century on, his comeback story is no less incredible go.motorsportmagazine.com/4yQvEVh

Niki Lauda's incredible comeback from fiery Nürburgring crash: Nigel Roebuck's F1 Legends

It is 30 years since Niki Lauda's fiery crash left him hovering between life and death; 40 days later he raced again, and finished fourth in a grand prix.

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 5d ago

From Alfa Romeo and Alvis to Zakspeed: more than 100 cars, representing the A to Z of a century of grand prix racing, are set to gather at Brooklands in celebration of the first grand prix in Britain, held 100 years ago this August go.motorsportmagazine.com/3TsiAW1

Sold-out Brooklands centenary to gather A to Z of grand prix cars

More than 100 cars, from Alfa Romeo to Zakspeed are set to celebrate the centenary of Britain's first grand prix at Brooklands

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · last wk.

As Fernando Alonso turns 45, his Aston Martin gamble still hasn't paid off. So, is #F1 really the best use of what's left of his prime or should he seek a different challenge? go.motorsportmagazine.com/4x82grQ

Fernando Alonso turns 45. Is Aston Martin really the best use of what's left?

As Fernando Alonso turns 45, his Aston Martin gamble still hasn't paid off. We weigh it against four other ways the most veteran active driver in the sport could be spending what's left of his prime

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · last wk.

Why did some of #F1's fastest drivers look off the pace in Hungary? Two words: wind and tarmac. Mark Hughes unpacks how 2026's rules made the weekend so driving-style sensitive. go.motorsportmagazine.com/4g0gyoL

MPH: Decoded - why Russell and Piastri can't keep up with their F1 team-mates

Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid's best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · last wk.

"A 2-day event rammed with grids of '70s Road Sports saloons, single-seaters from Classic Formula 3, Formula Ford and more, plus Guards Trophy exotica" Next on Castle Combe's calendar is the HSCC 60 Summer Historic and it promises to be epic: go.motorsportmagazine.com/4pNLKei #sponsored

Why Castle Combe’s summer schedule should be on everybody’s calendar

From historic racing to performance tuning, this storied Wiltshire venue offers something for everybody

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · last wk.

The New Zealand Rally was in full swing 31 years ago, as Colin McRae headed for the first victory of his 1995 WRC title-winning season in the dominant Subaru Impreza. In today's #GreatRead, its design team leader remembers the epic tale go.motorsportmagazine.com/45uldt0

McRae's incredible Subaru Impreza WRC: 'It's up there with anything'

The Subaru Impreza 555 swept all before it in the WRC, and became an icon in the hands of Colin McRae – its design team leader remembers the epic tale

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · last wk.

There's never been another grand prix driver like Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper A race-winner in the '30s, he declined a Mercedes test to go skiing; refused to acknowledge Hitler at Nürburgring & flew in the war. @thebishf1.bsky.social tells his remarkable tale go.motorsportmagazine.com/3RwnlNJ

'The Germans said if I raced, they'd kill me': the GP driver who defied Hitler

A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver - Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · last wk.

Why was Lando Norris so much faster than Oscar Piastri? Could Lewis Hamilton have battled for victory? Mark Hughes on a fascinating #HungarianGP #F1 go.motorsportmagazine.com/3RT2bJI

Mark Hughes: Hungarian GP was about driving - and Piastri was miles off Norris

F1 has heard it all before, but when Lando Norris insisted he was quicker than his leading team-mate Oscar Piastri in the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix, he had a point — and emphatically showed it in clean air. Could Lewis Hamilton have challenged him?

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 2w ago

Aston Martin's disastrously slow #F1 car gets a big upgrade package this weekend, followed by a new Honda engine at the end of the summer. Will it be enough, asks Mark Hughes, to close a 4sec gap to McLaren? There's a chance... go.motorsportmagazine.com/4bYGE98

Aston Martin's giant leap? Alonso will fight McLarens if Newey & Honda F1 upgrades work perfectly

Mark Hughes crunches the numbers on Aston Martin's big upgrade for the Hungarian Grand Prix - and asks whether it can be enough to close a four-second deficit to near the front of the F1 pack

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 2w ago

20 years ago, Jenson Button faced the very real risk that he would end his #F1 career without a race win. But then, as @thebishf1.bsky.social recounts, the rain began falling in Hungary go.motorsportmagazine.com/3Rmgh6e

They thought Jenson Button was past it. Then the rain came down in Hungary

Twenty years after Jenson Button's breakthrough grand prix win at the Hungaroring, Matt Bishop reflects on rain, redemption, and why patience remains F1's most underrated virtue

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 2w ago

50 years ago, the first American #MotoGP win signalled the start of the USA's domination, while Barry Sheene’s first title marked the beginning of the end of Britain’s - @matoxley.bsky.social on the generational change in motorcycle racing go.motorsportmagazine.com/3T74b1n

50 years ago: USA’s first MotoGP victory and Sheene’s first crown

Pat Hennen’s first MotoGP win and Barry Sheene’s first title were the start of the USA’s MotoGP empire and the beginning of the end of Britain’s, so what explains these generational changes?

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 2w ago

🗣️ "What has gone missing is the specific, recognisable thing that used to separate a Verstappen weekend from anyone else’s" Why we haven't seen the Max magic in #F1 this year go.motorsportmagazine.com/4fqeHYX

Is the magic missing? What 2026 has taken from Verstappen

Max Verstappen's driving standards haven't dipped at all, but in a formula built on energy management over instinct, even the four-time F1 champion appears unable to out-drive his car anymore

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 2w ago

🗣️ "What was once perhaps the most challenging sector on the #F1 calendar became ridiculously easy" An impressive #BelgianGP win by Kimi Antonelli, but energy deployment issues neutered Spa and ruined Russell's race, says Mark Hughes go.motorsportmagazine.com/4prarNm

Russell zapped, and Spa made ridiculously easy in F1's energy-deployment GP

Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year's cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is

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Motor Sport@motor-sport.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rain at Spa: A recipe for disaster in high-torque/low downforce #F1 cars, or a chance for wet-weather aces to shine? Mark Hughes on why we might not want to see clouds at the #BelgianGP go.motorsportmagazine.com/4w7JmRM

Mark Hughes: Is rain at Spa a recipe for F1 chaos?

This year's F1 cars have never raced in the rain - which Spa's unpredictable mini-climate could deliver at the Belgian GP. Is the combination of high-torque, low downforce cars a recipe for disaster, or a chance for wet-weather aces to shine?

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