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Equipe Silverstone highlights: Willmott wins Healey battle and Wolf howls

Equipe Classic Racing held its annual summer meeting at Silverstone last weekend with over 400 cars competing, and among the highlights was a special grid of Austin-Healeys.

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Morbidelli slams Espargaro after "unfair" British MotoGP crash

In the opening lap of MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Aleix Espargaro and Franco Morbidelli came together in an incident that led Espargaro to retire from the GP. Time has done little to cool tempers, and Morbidelli says he “could’ve been much harsher” in his criticism of the Honda…

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JA on F1 Podcast: How to “provoke” an F1 team into ultra-high performance

It’s a packed edition this week as James travels to the impressive new Aston Martin factory at Silverstone to speak to CEO and team principal Andy Cowell, the latest in our series of F1 Team Principal interviews.

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Who slept worst last night: Max Verstappen

Late on Sunday evening after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, once the sturm und drang had dissipated, I typed this prompt into ChatGPT for a bit of fun: "Suppose you wanted to artificially create the perfect Formula 1 driver in a lab – what would the result be?" "Interesting question,” was…

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Swearing, shoeys and rising stars: Moto2 British GP podium had it all

Kalex rider Senna Agius claimed his first Moto2 race win during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Agius was joined on the podium by Diogo Moreira in second and David Alonso in third.

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MotoGP British GP: Quartararo seals pole hat-trick, Bagnaia pushes Marc Marquez to row two

Fabio Quartararo took his third straight pole position in MotoGP on Saturday, breaking the Silverstone track record in the process at the British Grand Prix.

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Franco Morbidelli suffers second grid penalty of MotoGP 2025 at British GP

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli has been issued with a three-place grid penalty for MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.

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Morbidelli receives second grid penalty of MotoGP 2025 at British GP

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli has been issued with a three-place grid penalty for MotoGP’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.

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Francesco Bagnaia: Ducati needs to start again from zero

Francesco Bagnaia reckons his Ducati team needs to start from scratch after Johann Zarco’s victory in Le Mans.Bagnaia admits he has struggled this season as he has been eclipsed by his team-mate Marc Marquez. While the Spaniard has taken three wins, Bagnaia has won only once and finds himself down…

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Newey pinpoints where Aston Martin F1 needs strengthening

Aston Martin tech chief Adrian Newey says he has been buoyed by the team he has encountered in Silverstone, but feels the squad's aero department must grow in numbers to realise its potential.

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Aston Martin F1 needs strengthening in one key area, says Adrian Newey

Aston Martin tech chief Adrian Newey says he has been buoyed by the team he has encountered in Silverstone, but feels the squad's aero department must grow in numbers to realise its potential.

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Piszcyk's double delight as British F4 visits Silverstone

Jimmy Piszcyk claimed the British Formula 4 points lead with a double victory around Silverstone’s Grand Prix circuit last weekend.

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Lowdon on Cadillac F1 debut: "Everyone's aware the clock is ticking"

'Failure is not an option' is the tagline of 1995 film Apollo 13, as NASA flight director Gene Kranz, portrayed by Ed Harris, attempts to save three astronauts in peril aboard a malfunctioning Apollo spacecraft.

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Graeme Lowdon on Cadillac F1 debut: "Everyone's aware the clock is ticking"

Failure is not an option' is the tagline of 1995 film Apollo 13, as NASA flight director Gene Kranz, portrayed by Ed Harris, attempts to save three astronauts in peril aboard a malfunctioning Apollo spacecraft.

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British GT champions to return at Silverstone aboard a Paradine BMW

British GT champions Dan Harper and Darren Leung will return on a one-off basis to contest the championship’s blue-riband event at Silverstone later this month.

How to drive exotic and luxury cars with these rentals and track experiences

From a Range Rover in London to a Morgan in the Cotswolds and a single-seater on track, here’s how to drive the lot.

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Eddie Jordan: Formula 1's great disruptor

Pull the 21 April 1988 edition of Autosport from the archives and you’ll find an image of Johnny Herbert, arm aloft in triumph, crossing the finishing line in the opening round of the International F3000 season at Jerez. In a stark visual echo of the white border around the photo,…

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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…

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Williams unveils new 2025 F1 car

The Williams Formula 1 team has taken the covers off its 2025 challenger, the FW47, at a launch event in Silverstone.

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McLaren becomes first F1 team to reveal 2025 car design, with enforced camouflage livery

McLaren has revealed its MCL39 Formula 1 car at a Silverstone season launch event – becoming the first team to show off a 2025 design, albeit with temporary restrictions on its livery.

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McLaren becomes first F1 team to reveal 2025 car design

McLaren has revealed its MCL39 Formula 1 car at a Silverstone season launch event, becoming the first team to show off a 2025 design, albeit with temporary restrictions on its livery.

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Inside the fight to follow Button, Russell and Norris

Imagine being forced to live without your mobile phone for two days. Over the past couple of decades, that has gone from being mildly irritating to borderline catastrophic, given how many things our phones are now crucial for. But being disconnected from the outside world is just one of the…

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Autosport's top 10 club racing rivalries of 2024

There are a plethora of championship battles every year in the world of club motorsport, yet some are remembered much more than others for a variety of reasons.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #48 Isack Hadjar

Isack Hadjar finished as the Formula 2 runner-up after a season in which he took more victories than any other driver, triumphing four times across feature races at Melbourne, Imola, Silverstone and Spa. The Frenchman was also unfortunate to be denied in Monaco.

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Magnussen to return to Formula Ford action in Walter Hayes Trophy

Ex-Formula 1 driver and four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Jan Magnussen will return to Formula Ford 1600 in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone next month.

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