From Mexico’s thin air to Suzuka’s sweeping corners, here’s how every circuit on the Formula 1 calendar ranks by sheer top speed
Which F1 Fantasy heroes can survive the heady heights of the 2025 Mexico City GP? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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The words spark that hair-raising warm tingle when you know you’re in a moment you will never forget. Alessandro Zanardi – more commonly known as Alex – is speaking, and…
Nine F1 teams will hand over their cars to rookie drivers for the FP1 session ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix. Here’s why, plus a look at all of the novice drivers taking part in practice sessions in 2025
F1 races among the clouds this weekend in Mexico City, on a circuit renowned for being one of the toughest for engineers to crack. But if teams can get it right, they can ultimately gain a winning advantage
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Scalextric’s 1963 Monaco Grand Prix Twin Car Pack revives the legendary duel between Jim Clark’s Lotus 25 and Graham Hill’s BRM P57 in 1:32 scale
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The Cadillac V-Series.R No. 01 roared into the 2024 12 Hours of Sebring, and now, thanks to Scalextric, fans can bring this endurance racing powerhouse home in 1:32 scale
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In the same year that Ford has announced its return to Le Mans’ top echelon, Scalextric has chosen to honour one of its most famous drivers. We look back on the cars that defined Ken Miles
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From the Bathurst 1000 to the Fuji Speedway, the Ford Sierra RS500 was comprehensively dominant in its heyday — and its drivers enjoyed every second behind the wheel
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Sponsored by Colin McRae made legends of the cars that he took sideways through the dense forests and gravel roads that made up some of the world’s fiercest rally…
We drive the ultimate road racer
Exclusive Mercedes test: In the tyre tracks of Moss and Fangio
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Why we love Formula 3000: 40 years on: the rise and fall of F1’s training ground
Abandoned Procar series: Revealed: history’s forgotten 200mph Alfa Romeo 164
‘Ayrton was like my big brother’: Rubens Barrichello on Senna and Schumacher
Karun Chandhok: On who should partner Max Verstappen in 2026
McLaren wants to let its drivers race, but with Verstappen closing in, could its idealism come at a heavy price?
Shunts, breakdowns and competition wear and tear means rallying isn’t a cheap game – could the Alpine A290 Rally Trophy be about to change this?
Caught out by his own car, and facing a resurgent Red Bull: Oscar Piastri’s 2025 season is increasingly resembling Jenson Button’s 2009 championship winning year
Double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner surveyed a former stomping ground at Phillip Island last weekend and sat down with Adam Wheeler to reflect on his secretive riding techniques that are only just being appreciated now
Accompanied by a yellow-suited mechanic, third-placed Patrick Depailler was the only driver on the podium after James Hunt won the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix: an F1 moment that sums up the unpredictable, magnificent and tragic F1 circus of the 1970s
Who is Phillip Island winner Raul Fernández and why have his four seasons in MotoGP been so complicated?
When he was 104 points behind in the F1 title race Max Verstappen had nothing to lose. But now he’s back in contention, the opposite is true, writes Mark Hughes. Can he win the championship without risking a crash that would end his hopes?
Caught out by his own car, and facing a resurgent Red Bull: Oscar Piastri’s 2025 season is increasingly resembling Jenson Button’s 2009 championship winning year
Who is Phillip Island winner Raul Fernández and why have his four seasons in MotoGP been so complicated?
Yamaha’s technical director Max Bartolini reveals the details, plus why he knew Fabio Quartararo would be disappointed the first time he rode the V4
Quickfire motor sport clips and stories from our short video vault
Where do you begin when you are interviewing a man who has started 322 Formula 1 grands prix, who has won 11 of them, who has stood on 68 F1…
Giancarlo Fisichella notched up more than 200 starts over a 14-season Formula 1 career that took him from Minardi to Ferrari via Jordan (twice), Benetton, Sauber, Renault and Force India.…
Christian Horner marks 20 years as team principal of the Red Bull Formula 1 team this year, flying high off four consecutive driver’s world championships for Max Verstappen. But we’re…
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Racing movies can be divisive – we run through the winners and losers for you in one handy list
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When the teaser trailer for F1 dropped during the British Grand Prix in July 2024, it included footage filmed at Silverstone the previous year, with Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt hustling…
It happened 10 years ago on the last lap of NASCAR’s traditional season-opening Daytona 500. Everyone was jammed together in a massive pack, feet flat on the throttle in typical…
Hear the stories behind the careers of motor sport’s greats and catch up on our full back catalogue including the latest series: Centenary Stories where we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Motor Sport with some very special guests
We only had an hour, so buckle in for a whirlwind recap of Sir Jackie Stewart’s dazzling career on and off the race track as he joins us to celebrate 100 years of Motor Sport
Le Mans legend Derek Bell commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
Three-time Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
Damon Hill is Rob Widdows’ latest guest in our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport Magazine. The 1996 Formula 1 World Champion reflects on following his father’s…
Emerson Fittipaldi joins Rob Widdows in the latest episode of our centenary series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport through the eyes of some of its greatest characters. In a little over…
We only had an hour, so buckle in for a whirlwind recap of Sir Jackie Stewart’s dazzling career on and off the race track as he joins us to celebrate 100 years of Motor Sport
Le Mans legend Derek Bell commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
Three-time Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
Damon Hill is Rob Widdows’ latest guest in our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport Magazine. The 1996 Formula 1 World Champion reflects on following his father’s…
