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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
At 41 and fresh from a bruising first year at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton must rediscover the mental steel and on-track authority that once defined his era
As F1’s all-new cars emerged for the final Bahrain test, the different design choices taken by each team revealed themselves. Mark Hughes dissects the loophole-hunting ingenuity and calculated compromises that are beginning to define an early pecking order
Pre-season testing suggests the 2026 Formula 1 title race could come down to a duel between Max Verstappen and George Russell. Our F1 columnist is buckling up for a fiery contest from which he sees the Mercedes driver emerging triumphant
Pre-season Formula 1 testing rarely tells us nothing – and in 2026, it may have revealed more about the competitive order than usual
Competition: Win a half-scale model helmet and model car by correctly picking the 2026 Formula 1 world champions
Thirty-six years after a near-fatal crash ended his Formula 1 career, Martin Donnelly is finally set to drive at Adelaide, where he should have completed his first full grand prix season
Eleven years, the same engine supplier, and the same driver – the parallels between McLaren’s 2015 nightmare and Aston Martin’s 2026 pre-season are too precise to ignore
Great Read
From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
At 41 and fresh from a bruising first year at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton must rediscover the mental steel and on-track authority that once defined his era
As F1’s all-new cars emerged for the final Bahrain test, the different design choices taken by each team revealed themselves. Mark Hughes dissects the loophole-hunting ingenuity and calculated compromises that are beginning to define an early pecking order
Pre-season testing suggests the 2026 Formula 1 title race could come down to a duel between Max Verstappen and George Russell. Our F1 columnist is buckling up for a fiery contest from which he sees the Mercedes driver emerging triumphant
Pre-season Formula 1 testing rarely tells us nothing – and in 2026, it may have revealed more about the competitive order than usual
Competition: Win a half-scale model helmet and model car by correctly picking the 2026 Formula 1 world champions
Thirty-six years after a near-fatal crash ended his Formula 1 career, Martin Donnelly is finally set to drive at Adelaide, where he should have completed his first full grand prix season
Eleven years, the same engine supplier, and the same driver – the parallels between McLaren’s 2015 nightmare and Aston Martin’s 2026 pre-season are too precise to ignore
As F1’s all-new cars emerged for the final Bahrain test, the different design choices taken by each team revealed themselves. Mark Hughes dissects the loophole-hunting ingenuity and calculated compromises that are beginning to define an early pecking order
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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
Great Read
From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
At 41 and fresh from a bruising first year at Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton must rediscover the mental steel and on-track authority that once defined his era
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