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Top ten Formula 1 cars ever to be sold at auction

Formula 1's recent growth in popularity has coincided with the series' race cars selling for record sums. Here's a rundown of the top sales.

Formula 1 pundit Lee McKenzie on life inside motor sport

Lee McKenzie, the journalist and pundit at the heart of Formula 1, has written a book, Inside F1, on seven leading drivers and their careers.

Lanzante TAG Turbo is a Porsche 930 with F1 power

The Lanzante TAG Turbo is a Porsche 930 that has been fitted with a very special engine: the 1.5-litre turbocharged V6 from the McLaren MP4/2B.

Romain Grosjean on the exciting new Praga Bohema

Behind the wheel with Formula 1 superstar Roman Grosjean in the first road-legal, track-biased supercar from the Czech Republic.

Ten of the greatest season openers in F1 history

Magneto looks back at ten of the most spectacular season openers in Formula 1 history ahead of the first race of the 2023 season on March 5.

Thrills and chills as Race Retro roars back into life

Historic motor sport-themed show makes welcome return to the calendar after several years of pandemic-enforced cancellations.

UK’s Reis Race Retro to celebrate the reawakening of BRM

The reawakening of British Racing Motors (BRM) will be celebrated at Reis Race Retro at Stoneleigh Park on February 24-26, 2023.

Brabham BT52 F1 car returns to Goodwood this April

The Gordon Murray-designed Brabham BT52 F1 car that Piquet drove to the 1983 title will return to Goodwood on April 15 for the 80th Members’ Meeting.

Bonhams becomes official F1 Paddock Club auction partner

Bonhams and Formula 1 have struck an agreement for the auction house to become the series’ first official auction partner with immediate effect.

Driving Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham BT46B fan car

When the legendary BT46B ‘fan car’ was restored, our man was entrusted to get behind the wheel. Here he recalls its nerve-wracking Festival of Speed debut.

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