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Jake Boxall-Legge

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Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake's original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master's in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master's year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe - and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.

Latest articles by Jake Boxall-Legge

Haas confident of getting 2027 F1 budget closer to cap with new partner talks

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Haas confident of getting 2027 F1 budget closer to cap with new partner talks

Andrea Stella: McLaren must help Oscar Piastri stop "thinking" about how to drive '26 F1 car

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Andrea Stella: McLaren must help Oscar Piastri stop "thinking" about how to drive '26 F1 car

Lando Norris lost Madring F1 win because of impossible overtaking – McLaren

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Lando Norris lost Madring F1 win because of impossible overtaking – McLaren

F1 doesn't need to change its VSC rules despite Lando Norris' Spain loss

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F1 doesn't need to change its VSC rules despite Lando Norris' Spain loss

Why McLaren won’t blame F1 race control for lost Spanish GP victory

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Why McLaren won’t blame F1 race control for lost Spanish GP victory

Spanish Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Spanish Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

How brutal VSC timing turned Lando Norris’ Spanish GP upside down

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How brutal VSC timing turned Lando Norris’ Spanish GP upside down

How Norris unfurled a surprising - and "unrepeatable" - Spanish GP pole lap

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How Norris unfurled a surprising - and "unrepeatable" - Spanish GP pole lap

Lando Norris lost “three tenths” on way to shock Madring F1 pole

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Lando Norris lost “three tenths” on way to shock Madring F1 pole

Audi’s long road back to the top of grand prix racing

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Audi’s long road back to the top of grand prix racing

Pain in Spain goes mainly down the drain, explains Permane

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Pain in Spain goes mainly down the drain, explains Permane

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP

“I f***ed up quite a lot”: How Yuki Tsunoda discovered the complexity of F1 2026 at Monza

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“I f***ed up quite a lot”: How Yuki Tsunoda discovered the complexity of F1 2026 at Monza

Charles Leclerc gives insight into eyesight problem after Monza F1 crash

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Charles Leclerc gives insight into eyesight problem after Monza F1 crash

Ferrari got “hardly any” advantage from its Madring F1 test

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Ferrari got “hardly any” advantage from its Madring F1 test

Oscar Piastri shoots down Lando Norris sabotage theory

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Oscar Piastri shoots down Lando Norris sabotage theory

Lewis Hamilton: I don’t want preferential treatment from Ferrari

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Lewis Hamilton: I don’t want preferential treatment from Ferrari

"I went too far" - Charles Leclerc accepts blame for second-corner Monza clash with Lewis Hamilton

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"I went too far" - Charles Leclerc accepts blame for second-corner Monza clash with Lewis Hamilton

Should Ferrari have pitted Lewis Hamilton under the VSC at the Italian GP?

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Should Ferrari have pitted Lewis Hamilton under the VSC at the Italian GP?

Italian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Italian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Why Kimi Antonelli's Italian GP triumph over George Russell felt like a title-defining moment

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Why Kimi Antonelli's Italian GP triumph over George Russell felt like a title-defining moment

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc explain what went wrong for Ferrari in Italian GP qualifying

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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc explain what went wrong for Ferrari in Italian GP qualifying

Lance Stroll becomes first F1 driver to reach 100 Q1 eliminations

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Lance Stroll becomes first F1 driver to reach 100 Q1 eliminations

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Italian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Italian GP

What we learned from the Monaco GP Court of Appeal hearing

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What we learned from the Monaco GP Court of Appeal hearing

Why F1's 2027 'silly season' has been so static

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Why F1's 2027 'silly season' has been so static

Sergio Perez trying to help hire lure F1 personnel to Cadillac

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Sergio Perez trying to help hire lure F1 personnel to Cadillac

The tech battles of F1 2026 so far… and what comes next

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The tech battles of F1 2026 so far… and what comes next

Sergio Perez "had conversations" with other F1 teams - but never thought of leaving Cadillac

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Sergio Perez "had conversations" with other F1 teams - but never thought of leaving Cadillac

Sergio Perez: I want three more years with Cadillac

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Sergio Perez: I want three more years with Cadillac

Sergio Perez admits to disappointment with Cadillac's first F1 season

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Sergio Perez admits to disappointment with Cadillac's first F1 season

Would Lewis Hamilton's attempted one-stop have worked at the Dutch GP?

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Would Lewis Hamilton's attempted one-stop have worked at the Dutch GP?

How Fernando Alonso scored ninth at Zandvoort - and how Alex Albon lost a similar payday

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How Fernando Alonso scored ninth at Zandvoort - and how Alex Albon lost a similar payday

Dutch Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Dutch Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Lando Norris made his own life difficult again - but his recovery was stunning in Zandvoort's swansong

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Lando Norris made his own life difficult again - but his recovery was stunning in Zandvoort's swansong

What we learned from the 2026 F1 Dutch GP sprint race and qualifying

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What we learned from the 2026 F1 Dutch GP sprint race and qualifying

Kimi Antonelli: F1 Dutch GP sprint qualifying off cost "25 points of downforce"

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Kimi Antonelli: F1 Dutch GP sprint qualifying off cost "25 points of downforce"

How the 2027 F1 grid is shaping up after Max Verstappen's Red Bull renewal

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How the 2027 F1 grid is shaping up after Max Verstappen's Red Bull renewal

How much performance has each F1 team gained over 2026?

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How much performance has each F1 team gained over 2026?

Gabriel Bortoleto expects long-term stay at Audi's F1 team

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Gabriel Bortoleto expects long-term stay at Audi's F1 team

Why Mercedes finds other F1 teams' upgrades "scary" with its out-of-phase plan

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Why Mercedes finds other F1 teams' upgrades "scary" with its out-of-phase plan

FIA lifts sanctions on Russian, Belarusian drivers

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FIA lifts sanctions on Russian, Belarusian drivers

100 not out: Alex Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles

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100 not out: Alex Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen overdelivered in Hungary - and that's symbolic of their F1 2026 seasons

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Lando Norris and Max Verstappen overdelivered in Hungary - and that's symbolic of their F1 2026 seasons

Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

How Lando Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

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How Lando Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

F1 Hungarian GP as it happened - Norris won as Piastri retired

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F1 Hungarian GP as it happened - Norris won as Piastri retired

How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

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How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Aston Martin's heavily updated AMR26 breaks cover in Hungary pitlane

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Aston Martin's heavily updated AMR26 breaks cover in Hungary pitlane

George Russell: Data shows software calibration behind recent F1 struggles, not driving style

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George Russell: Data shows software calibration behind recent F1 struggles, not driving style

Lewis Hamilton takes "full responsibility" for disappointing Belgian GP result

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Lewis Hamilton takes "full responsibility" for disappointing Belgian GP result

The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

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The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

What we can learn from Mercedes' floor after George Russell's Belgian GP retirement

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What we can learn from Mercedes' floor after George Russell's Belgian GP retirement

Belgian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Belgian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

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Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

Ferrari summoned for Lewis Hamilton's Belgian GP unsafe release after hitting mechanic

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Ferrari summoned for Lewis Hamilton's Belgian GP unsafe release after hitting mechanic

F1 Belgian GP: Kimi Antonelli takes sixth 2026 win as George Russell crashes out

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F1 Belgian GP: Kimi Antonelli takes sixth 2026 win as George Russell crashes out

Carlos Sainz queries F1's support of 2026 rules after early simulations: "How can we even accept that?"

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Carlos Sainz queries F1's support of 2026 rules after early simulations: "How can we even accept that?"

Max Verstappen: I wouldn't be on Belgian GP front row without Isack Hadjar's help

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Max Verstappen: I wouldn't be on Belgian GP front row without Isack Hadjar's help