Hamilton drove Montreal like his old self, but two favourite circuits, one off-form team-mate, and 18 years of history mean the real test is still to come
In Montreal, Formula 1 got its clearest look yet at a championship battle being fought in completely different ways
The backlash against the Ferrari Luce, its first electric car is not really about the vehicle, but about identity, and Formula 1 could learn from it
It was George Russell’s worst fear — not only did he retire from the Canadian Grand Prix but Kimi Antonelli was right on his pace beforehand. Join Mark Hughes and Bryn Lucas as they discuss the emerging title fight
The emerging Antonelli vs Russell F1 title duel brings to mind 2016 and the Hamilton-Rosberg years. But there’s an older, destructive example that’s a closer match for Mercedes’ current situation
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Max Verstappen races in the Nürburgring 24 Hours this weekend on a mission to win. Could it also point to his own future outside of F1? Plus: which Formula 1 teams might be gaming the system? And Mark pays tribute to Alex Zanardi
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Formula 1 cars are set to sound great again! Why there’s now enough support to scrap current power units in favour of screaming V8s. Plus: George Russell’s big problem
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Fernando Alonso looks set to race on into his late forties after recent comments. Mark Hughes tells Bryn Lucas why the double world champion still has the pace to take on the best on the grid in our latest podcast episode
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Could too much criticism damage F1? Mark and special guest Matt Bishop explore the latest in the new rules saga, and consider why Ferrari GP winner Michele Alboreto doesn’t get the credit he deserves
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Audacious overtakes and relentless pace: why Max Verstappen was mesmerising at the Nürburgring. Plus what makes the Canadian Grand Prix unmissable
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Max Verstappen races in the Nürburgring 24 Hours this weekend on a mission to win. Could it also point to his own future outside of F1? Plus: which Formula 1 teams might be gaming the system? And Mark pays tribute to Alex Zanardi
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1 cars are set to sound great again! Why there’s now enough support to scrap current power units in favour of screaming V8s. Plus: George Russell’s big problem
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Fernando Alonso looks set to race on into his late forties after recent comments. Mark Hughes tells Bryn Lucas why the double world champion still has the pace to take on the best on the grid in our latest podcast episode
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Could too much criticism damage F1? Mark and special guest Matt Bishop explore the latest in the new rules saga, and consider why Ferrari GP winner Michele Alboreto doesn’t get the credit he deserves
Reigning F1 world champion squad confirmed for landmark celebration of 100 years of Grand Prix racing in Britain
F1 flashback: Johnny Servoz-Gavin
He looked set to become one of Formula 1’s greats until a single twig in a French forest cut his career short. Matt Bishop remembers a playboy and prodigy
Yamaha’s all-new YZR-M1 V4 may not be setting MotoGP alight, but a glimpse of the bike’s engine tells us Yamaha engineers are following current thinking, rather than striking out alone
An unfortunate tyre gamble and weak reliability in Canada left McLaren facing an uphill battle to defend its titles in 2026
Delight for Felix Rosenqvist and despair for David Malukas as final lap heroics brought the smallest winning margin in history at the 2026 Indy 500
Mercedes was the dominant force in Canada, and there was little to split its two drivers until a power unit failure forced George Russell out, leaving Kimi Antonelli cruising to a record-breaking fourth Formula 1 victory
As F1 power unit manufacturers fail to agree on rule changes, so the threat of Max Verstappen quitting the series becomes more real, writes Mark Hughes
Mercedes was the dominant force in Canada, and there was little to split its two drivers until a power unit failure forced George Russell out, leaving Kimi Antonelli cruising to a record-breaking fourth Formula 1 victory
Bitter MotoGP rivals Aprilia and Ducati continued their feud at Mugello, where Aprilia won its first Italian Grand Prix and took its fifth victory from the first seven races of 2026. So what’s the beef between the two Italian brands?
Yamaha’s all-new YZR-M1 V4 may not be setting MotoGP alight, but a glimpse of the bike’s engine tells us Yamaha engineers are following current thinking, rather than striking out alone
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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…
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