F1 Stories & History

How Nigel Mansell’s 1986 title hopes were shattered by a Blown Tire

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How Nigel Mansell’s 1986 title hopes were shattered by a Blown Tire

Damin Binham January 28, 2025

The Australian sun beat down on Adelaide’s street circuit. October 26, 1986. Nigel Mansell, Britain’s bulldog racer,...

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How Close Was Nico Hülkenberg to Joining Mercedes? Inside F1’s Biggest What-If

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How Close Was Nico Hülkenberg to Joining Mercedes? Inside F1’s Biggest What-If

Damin Binham January 28, 2025

Nico Hülkenberg, not Lewis Hamilton, stepping into the silver arrows for 2013. It wasn’t fantasy. It was this...

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From Rubble to Roar: The Improbable Birth of Formula One

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From Rubble to Roar: The Improbable Birth of Formula One

Damin Binham January 28, 2025

Europe, 1949. Cities still smelled of bomb dust. Ration books outnumbered racing helmets. Yet in this battered...

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Michael Schumacher’s Iconic Car Collection

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Michael Schumacher’s Iconic Car Collection

Damin Binham January 27, 2025

For Michael Schumacher, speed wasn’t just a job description – it was the rhythm of his heartbeat....

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The Race That Shouldn’t Have Happened: Zolder 1981

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The Race That Shouldn’t Have Happened: Zolder 1981

Damin Binham January 11, 2025

Let me take you back. May 1981. Zolder. Not the polished F1 circus we know today, but...

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Christian Klien Crash: That time a rookie driver crashed $300,000 into Monaco

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Christian Klien Crash: That time a rookie driver crashed $300,000 into Monaco

Damin Binham January 10, 2025

Forget the champagne sprays. Forget the trophies. The 2004 Monaco Grand Prix left us with something far...

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When Subaru took a wrong turn into Formula 1

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When Subaru took a wrong turn into Formula 1

Damin Binham January 8, 2025

(A Masterclass in Motorsport Misadventure) Formula 1 eats ambition for breakfast. And in 1990, Subaru brought a...

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F1 Drivers who left too soon with great potential

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F1 Drivers who left too soon with great potential

Damin Binham January 8, 2025

Formula 1 isn’t just about champions. It’s about the ones who slipped through the cracks – the drivers with...

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The unbreakable F1 record: Largest starting grid in history

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The unbreakable F1 record: Largest starting grid in history

Damin Binham January 6, 2025

(August 2, 1953 – Where Chaos Met Glory) Picture this: 34 cars, engines screaming like wounded beasts, lined...

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How Montoya Left McLaren Without Consulting the Team

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How Montoya Left McLaren Without Consulting the Team

Damin Binham January 5, 2025

It’s late 2006. The Formula 1 world is still buzzing from the United States Grand Prix. Then,...

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