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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

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On this day in 2005: Kimi Raikkonen’s Suzuka masterclass

Just five F1 races have ever been won from 17th or lower on the grid. One of them was the 2005 Japanese GP, with a sensational drive by Kimi Raikkonen

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On this day: Raikkonen’s Suzuka masterclass

Just five F1 races have ever been won from 17th or lower on the grid. One of them was the 2005 Japanese GP, with a sensational drive by Kimi Raikkonen

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20 years ago, Fernando Alonso’s and Renault’s maiden F1 world title

On 25 September 2005, Fernando Alonso and Renault ended Michael Schumacher’s and Ferrari’s Formula 1 dominance, as the Spaniard took the drivers’ world title

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On this day: When Alonso won his maiden F1 world title

On 25 September 2005, Fernando Alonso and Renault ended Michael Schumacher’s and Ferrari’s Formula 1 dominance, as the Spaniard took the drivers’ world title

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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

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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

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F1 team boss’ amazing memories of working with Alonso: “Jenson couldn’t do” what Fernando did

When Fernando Alonso won his second world championship, Haas F1 boss Ayao Komatsu was a tyre engineer on Renault’s test team – and had a grandstand view of what excellence looks like

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How “bored” Fernando Alonso won a race ‘watching it on big screens’

When Fernando Alonso won his second world championship, Haas F1 boss Ayao Komatsu was a tyre engineer on Renault’s test team – and had a grandstand view of what excellence looks like

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1998 Belgian GP: When the Schumachers went to war

Few races in the last 25 years of Formula 1 can attest to providing the same kind of drama the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix offered.

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The top 10 moments of Eddie Jordan's motorsport teams

Eddie Jordan Racing became a big player in junior single-seaters prior to the Jordan squad arriving in Formula 1 in 1991.

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Jordan's top 10 motorsport moments

Eddie Jordan Racing became a big player in junior single-seaters prior to the Jordan squad arriving in Formula 1 in 1991.

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Jordan Grand Prix’s magic F1 moments

Eddie Jordan’s team burst into Formula 1 in 1991 and immediately made an impression.

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Eddie Jordan, The Dublin Bank Clerk Who Gave Michael Schumacher His F1 Debut

Eddie Jordan, the fast-talking Dubliner who famously gave Michael Schumacher his debut, made his name in Formula One before putting his head for figures to good use in establishing a massive fortune from a diverse portfolio of business ventures.

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Five amazing Melbourne races that launched F1 seasons

Ever since Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit replaced Adelaide on the Formula 1 calendar, it (for fans of a certain age) became synonymous with ‘the start of a new season’ for over 20 years. Adelaide had held every single closer between 1985 and 1995, before the race moved south-east to the…

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The top five F1 Australian GP season openers

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Who has won an F1 grand prix from the furthest back on the grid?

The 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix witnessed Max Verstappen deliver a champion-like performance that put him on the cusp of a fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title.

Autosport

Formula 1 drivers who have competed for two teams in one season

Prior to Oliver Bearman, the last time a driver raced with two different teams in one year was when George Russell replaced Lewis Hamilton – who was suffering from COVID-19 – at the Sakhir GP after being drafted from his Williams seat.

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Friday favourite: The “pretty awful” Jordan that became an unlikely winner

The Jordan-Ford EJ13 has a credible case to be one of the worst Formula 1 cars ever to win a Grand Prix. It would be a colossal understatement to suggest that its shock victory courtesy of Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix came against the run of play…

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Friday favourite: The "awful" Jordan that became an unlikely winner

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Formula 1 drivers with the longest gap between their first and last wins

Lewis Hamilton’s run without a race win came to an end at Silverstone in July after waiting 945 days since his last at the Saudi Arabian GP in 2021. The Brit took his final home grand prix for Mercedes after announcing earlier in the year that he would join Ferrari…

Autosport

F1 drivers with the most grand prix starts before victory

Lando Norris finally became an F1 race winner after taking a long-awaited victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The win came during Norris’ sixth year in the series after being one of F1’s highest-rated drivers for several seasons and coming close to victory numerous times. So when Norris finally…

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What could have been: When Villeneuve’s shock return thwarted an F1 rookie

Jacques Villeneuve’s return to Formula 1 at Renault for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 was a seminal moment in Franck Montagny’s career. Then a test driver for Renault, he had been the logical choice for the seat vacated by Toyota-bound Jarno Trulli. But instead it was 1997 world…

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Friday favourite: The “perfect” F1 test venue with a little bit of “magic”

“I really love this track,” says Franck Montagny of the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. “I remember my chief engineer in Renault’s test team was always saying ‘if there was a championship of 15 races in Jerez, you are world champion every year’.”

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Friday favourite: The Ferrari partners that conquered GT racing

Gianmaria Bruni has been a Porsche man since 2017, but it’s the first chapter of his sportscar career at Ferrari that he looks back on to pick a favourite team-mate. In his four years of sharing a car with Toni Vilander, the pair enjoyed great success, and enjoyed numerous collaborations…

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