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Nigel Roebuck

Latest articles by Nigel Roebuck

Autosport 75: How Mansell's Ferrari love affair came to an end

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Autosport 75: How Mansell's Ferrari love affair came to an end

Autosport 75: Victory for Hill lifts Williams spirits

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Autosport 75: Victory for Hill lifts Williams spirits

Autosport 75: The loss of Gilles Villeneuve

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Autosport 75: The loss of Gilles Villeneuve

Archive: How Senna claimed his maiden F1 win 40 years ago today

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Archive: How Senna claimed his maiden F1 win 40 years ago today

Autosport 75: Jordan – Formula 1 with a human face

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Autosport 75: Jordan – Formula 1 with a human face

Archive: The flamboyant F1 ace who lost his best years at Ferrari

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Archive: The flamboyant F1 ace who lost his best years at Ferrari

Archive: When F1's Italian GP no-overtaking proposal was rejected

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Archive: When F1's Italian GP no-overtaking proposal was rejected

From the archive: How Williams's last F1 title challenge unravelled

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From the archive: How Williams's last F1 title challenge unravelled

Autosport 70: How Mansell bested Senna in the greatest F1 Hungarian GP ever

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Autosport 70: How Mansell bested Senna in the greatest F1 Hungarian GP ever

Autosport70: Senna, tragedy and the battle for Coulthard

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Autosport70: Senna, tragedy and the battle for Coulthard

Autosport 70: The rise and fall of Ferrari's first great champion

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Autosport 70: The rise and fall of Ferrari's first great champion

Grand Prix Gold: Australian GP 1986

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Grand Prix Gold: Australian GP 1986

The pre-Christmas pressure on Bottas and Vettel

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The pre-Christmas pressure on Bottas and Vettel

The steps that have led to F1's 'very silly cars'

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The steps that have led to F1's 'very silly cars'

The value of F1’s last 'old school' circuit

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The value of F1’s last 'old school' circuit

The frustrating shortcomings of F1's misunderstood man

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The frustrating shortcomings of F1's misunderstood man

Alonso shows his Gilles Villeneuve spirit

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Alonso shows his Gilles Villeneuve spirit

Even F1's 'Class A' is uneven

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Even F1's 'Class A' is uneven

Has F1 sanitised its soul?

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Has F1 sanitised its soul?

Roebuck: Why abandoning Monaco is so rewarding

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Roebuck: Why abandoning Monaco is so rewarding

Would a safety car every race help F1?

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Would a safety car every race help F1?

What F1 can learn from IndyCar for 2021

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What F1 can learn from IndyCar for 2021

When nothing stopped for snow

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When nothing stopped for snow

New F1 cars' appearance validate halo rage

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New F1 cars' appearance validate halo rage

Why Mercedes and Ferrari are holding F1 back

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Why Mercedes and Ferrari are holding F1 back

Why Alonso's not McLaren's only driver problem

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Why Alonso's not McLaren's only driver problem

What US racing gives Alonso that F1 can't

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What US racing gives Alonso that F1 can't

Why F1's safety priorities are misplaced

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Why F1's safety priorities are misplaced

Remembering the greatest American in racing history

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Remembering the greatest American in racing history

The 'utter stupidity' that leaves F1 flawed

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The 'utter stupidity' that leaves F1 flawed

Why F1 should call Ferrari's quit-threat bluff

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Why F1 should call Ferrari's quit-threat bluff

The greatest Formula 1 races

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The greatest Formula 1 races

Is Mercedes risking a new civil war?

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Is Mercedes risking a new civil war?

Nigel Roebuck's verdict on F1 2017

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Nigel Roebuck's verdict on F1 2017

How a supporting act exposed F1's biggest flaw

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How a supporting act exposed F1's biggest flaw

How F1's misleading engine rules created a disaster

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How F1's misleading engine rules created a disaster

Prost-like Massa deserved to retire an F1 world champion

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Prost-like Massa deserved to retire an F1 world champion

How Ferrari has always abused its power

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How Ferrari has always abused its power

The unexpected side effect of F1's safety push

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The unexpected side effect of F1's safety push

F1's American dream is compromised – but working

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F1's American dream is compromised – but working

Why F1 drivers should race in F2

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Why F1 drivers should race in F2

When F1 forced an incredible last-minute rule change

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When F1 forced an incredible last-minute rule change

How Malaysia showed the best, and worst, of Vettel

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How Malaysia showed the best, and worst, of Vettel

Why F1's 2018 silly season will be one to savour

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Why F1's 2018 silly season will be one to savour

Singapore debacle was no racing incident

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Singapore debacle was no racing incident

The fresh hell facing Alonso's future

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The fresh hell facing Alonso's future

The farce F1 desperately needs to address

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The farce F1 desperately needs to address

F1's big 2017 weakness is exposed again

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F1's big 2017 weakness is exposed again

Remembering one of F1's ugliest oddities

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Remembering one of F1's ugliest oddities

F1's problems go beyond just engines

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F1's problems go beyond just engines

When F1 turned a total farce into a thriller

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When F1 turned a total farce into a thriller

Why Ferrari will keep Raikkonen for Vettel

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Why Ferrari will keep Raikkonen for Vettel

Formula 1 is destroying its own DNA

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Formula 1 is destroying its own DNA

Britain's first five-time home grand prix hero

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Britain's first five-time home grand prix hero

Why Ferrari dropping Raikkonen would help F1

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Why Ferrari dropping Raikkonen would help F1

The departure of McLaren's strange colossus

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The departure of McLaren's strange colossus

Vettel should've been disqualified on the spot

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Vettel should've been disqualified on the spot

The only modern F1 driver at Villeneuve's level

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The only modern F1 driver at Villeneuve's level

F1 needs Kubica back and Honda gone

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F1 needs Kubica back and Honda gone

Why F1 should follow IndyCar's engine path

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Why F1 should follow IndyCar's engine path