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Close encounters bookend glorious Goodwood’s 83rd Members’ Meeting

The Goodwood Members' Meeting took place over the weekend and it was not short of action

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Why a switch to slower, smaller cars is reinvigorating the Macau Grand Prix

After 40 years of F3 machinery racing on the Guia Circuit, the Macau Grand Prix featured Formula Regional cars for only the second time last weekend – and the excitement that followed shows that this could have been the right move

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Why 2025 signalled the start of an exciting era for the Macau Grand Prix

OPINION: Last weekend's Macau Grand Prix featured Formula Regional cars for only the second time after a 40-year stint with F3 machinery - but an exciting affair showed it has the potential to have been the right move

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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

Bortoleto on his F1 career path, Alonso's guidance and Verstappen friendship

Formula 1 drivers tend to look forward, with a laser focus on what they can do better to cement the place on the grid they have worked towards for so long.

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Gabriel Bortoleto on his road to F1 and the champions who helped him get there

Formula 1 drivers tend to look forward, with a laser focus on what they can do better to cement the place on the grid they have worked towards for so long.

Motorsport

How Macau's red flag chaos shows the FIA is right to tackle driving standards

Macau’s Guia circuit has a reputation for being brutally unforgiving. With drivers negotiating the streets at high speeds and millimetres from the walls, it is inevitable that some accidents will happen. But that does not excuse the 12 red-flag periods that occurred during qualifying for this year’s Macau Grand Prix.

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The unconventional route taken by McLaren's new academy chief

After almost two decades working at one of the most successful junior single-seater teams in motorsport, Stephanie Carlin joined McLaren at the beginning of the year, supporting young drivers who are part of the team's Driver Development Programme.

Motorsport

Friday favourite: When an Audi cameo transformed a Le Mans winner’s career

Marco Werner identifies the Audi R8 prototype as the car that changed his career and his life. And he’s not wrong.

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The unconventional route taken by McLaren's new academy chief

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What to watch at the 2024 Goodwood Revival

Eighteen V8-engined cars take on a dozen Jaguar XK and Porsche ‘sixes’ as the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration race provides Sunday afternoon’s sensational centrepiece. Tom Ingram, 2022 British Touring Car champion and hot on points leader Jake Hill’s heels in the current title fight, tests his reflexes in…

Autosport

Friday favourite: When Italian partners ruled the world with BMW

Emanuele Pirro is most closely associated with Audi due to his five Le Mans 24 Hours victories between 2000 and 2007 coming with its R8 and R10 machines. Those followed touring car successes for the brand during the previous decade, claiming successive titles across the Italian and German super touring…

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Ex-F1 racer Pirro makes motorbike racing debut at Goodwood

The 62-year-old Italian contested the Hailwood Trophy for 250cc and 350cc two-stroke grand prix and Formula 750 motorcycles that raced up to 1983. He qualified the Michael Russell-entered Yamaha TZ250 20th in the 34-bike field, 9.7 seconds off pole.The Le Mans winner of 2000-02 and 2006-07, who recently left his role…

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Pirro leaves role as McLaren F1 academy chief

The McLaren driver development programme was overhauled at the start of 2023 to better support those at a karting level and help facilitate a plausible climb to F1.

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McLaren "excited" by new F1 junior Bortoleto

The team announced recently that the Brazilian – who turned 19 last weekend – had joined the programme, which is overseen by five-time Le Mans winner and former F1 driver Emanuele Pirro.

Autosport

Pirro to lead updated McLaren F1 young driver programme

McLaren has a long history of giving drivers a break into F1 – in recent years this includes Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne and Lando Norris, who this year was joined at the orange team by rookie Oscar Piastri.

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Toto Wolff told he must help "weaker child" in Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell F1 battle

After Russell got the better of Hamilton in their first season together as Mercedes team-mates, one of the interesting stories of the 2023 campaign will be which Brit comes out on top this time

Autosport

How to be an ace engineer: Engine builder Richard Langford

The boss of engine specialist Langford Performance Engineering opens up on a half century in the industry and working in the historic field

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Ten things to watch at Goodwood's Members' Meeting

The eighth modern running of the Goodwood Members' Meeting takes place this weekend, the West Sussex circuit bringing a blend of new races and popular favourites to the 2022 edition.

Autosport

F1 Stewards: Who are they, what do they do & how are they chosen?

Stewards in F1 are responsible for some of the most talked-about decisions in F1, but who are they, what do they do and how are they chosen? Find out all that and more here.

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