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Autosport retro

Telling the forgotten stories and unearthing the hidden gems from years gone by

Top 10 F1 drivers of the 2010s

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Top 10 F1 drivers of the 2010s
In the final part of the top 10s of the F1 decades series, the 2010s witnessed two dominant eras – plus one dramatic title surprise – which has heavily shaped this list

Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1980s

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Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1980s

Porsche’s record-breaking Le Mans winner

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Porsche’s record-breaking Le Mans winner

How a Le Mans powerhouse grew from humble origins

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How a Le Mans powerhouse grew from humble origins

Top 10 Italian F1 drivers

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Top 10 Italian F1 drivers

Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1970s

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Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1970s
In the third part of this top 10 series, it is the turn of the 1970s and the ordering is only getting harder. World champions and F1 icons litter the ranking, while the top two are almost impossible to split

How Bruce McLaren’s early years set the team on the path to success

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How Bruce McLaren’s early years set the team on the path to success

Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1960s

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Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1960s

Remembering a lost Italian F1 hero 40 years on

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Remembering a lost Italian F1 hero 40 years on

Five times F1 drivers starred at the Nurburgring

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Five times F1 drivers starred at the Nurburgring

Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1950s

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Top 10 F1 drivers of the 1950s
In the first part of Autosport’s latest top 10 series - ranking the top 10 F1 drivers of each decade - the 1950s sees an easy number one pick, but the rest of the order is much harder to nail down

How over the course of two decades GT3 became modern motorsport’s greatest success

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How over the course of two decades GT3 became modern motorsport’s greatest success

Recalling the start of a new F1 era

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Recalling the start of a new F1 era

Top 10 worst follow-ups to title-winning F1 cars

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Top 10 worst follow-ups to title-winning F1 cars

Hill's 1996 F1 title - in Autosport covers

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Hill's 1996 F1 title - in Autosport covers

The grand prix that never was – but did happen

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The grand prix that never was – but did happen
We’ve already lost the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs from the 2026 F1 calendar, but what about running a race and then deciding it didn’t count…

Why this quintessential late-1970s F1 car stands out in the history of the Tyrrell team

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Why this quintessential late-1970s F1 car stands out in the history of the Tyrrell team

The top 11 lost F1 victories after the flag

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The top 11 lost F1 victories after the flag

From the Archive: How Spygate rocked McLaren and F1

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From the Archive: How Spygate rocked McLaren and F1

The greatest F1 title-winning campaigns

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