MPH: Herta’s warning from broken Andretti F1 dream
Colton Herta has left behind IndyCar security for the risks of F2, and while his talent is unquestioned, the real hope is that the decision is truly his own, Mark Hughes says
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It was carnage at Zandvoort – unless you followed Motor Sport’s F1 Fantasy advice. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis to strike back at the 2025 Italian GP
Oscar Piastri is now racking up the F1 wins in McLaren’s dominant car – will he become the best ever from Down Under?
Monza brings high stakes and heavy pressure, with storylines ranging from Norris’s title fight to Ferrari’s home hopes, and Antonelli’s redemption bid
Herta has been named Cadillac’s first American driver, joining the outfit ahead of its 2026 debut alongside race drivers Bottas and Perez
Ferrari will honour Lauda’s first title with a special livery at the Italian Grand Prix, but does it make it into the list of best-looking one-off Scuderia paint schemes?
Piastri and Norris’s Dutch GP drama echoed McLaren’s past, 40 years on from Lauda and Prost’s fierce Zandvoort duel, as Mark Hughes recalls
After its cinema release, F1: The Movie is now available on streaming services. Here’s how to watch the Brad Pitt blockbuster
McLaren Racing has been valued at up to $5 billion as Bahrain’s Mumtalakat and Abu Dhabi’s CYVN Holdings take full control
Colton Herta has left behind IndyCar security for the risks of F2, and while his talent is unquestioned, the real hope is that the decision is truly his own, Mark Hughes says
It was carnage at Zandvoort – unless you followed Motor Sport’s F1 Fantasy advice. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis to strike back at the 2025 Italian GP
Oscar Piastri is now racking up the F1 wins in McLaren’s dominant car – will he become the best ever from Down Under?
Monza brings high stakes and heavy pressure, with storylines ranging from Norris’s title fight to Ferrari’s home hopes, and Antonelli’s redemption bid
Herta has been named Cadillac’s first American driver, joining the outfit ahead of its 2026 debut alongside race drivers Bottas and Perez
Ferrari will honour Lauda’s first title with a special livery at the Italian Grand Prix, but does it make it into the list of best-looking one-off Scuderia paint schemes?
Piastri and Norris’s Dutch GP drama echoed McLaren’s past, 40 years on from Lauda and Prost’s fierce Zandvoort duel, as Mark Hughes recalls
After its cinema release, F1: The Movie is now available on streaming services. Here’s how to watch the Brad Pitt blockbuster
McLaren Racing has been valued at up to $5 billion as Bahrain’s Mumtalakat and Abu Dhabi’s CYVN Holdings take full control
Formula 1 history shows that success and failure alike can rupture partnerships. Could Ferrari and Leclerc be next? Mark Hughes wonders
In a race where McLaren colluded with Williams against Ferrari, David Coulthard was ordered to move over for team-mate Mika Häkkinen — a raw wound reopened three decades on by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s Monza switch
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
From Red Bull’s potential resurgence to McLaren’s title duel, tyre strategy gambles, Bearman’s race-ban threat and renewed scrutiny on driving rules, Baku promises another weekend of intrigue
Formula 1’s sprint races have added some drama to the calendar, but with rumours of the format expanding to as many as 10 or 12 weekends, the series faces a key question: is more always better?
McLaren’s dominant 2025 season could rewrite Formula 1’s record books. These are the benchmarks that the team can break before the end of the year
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