An ageing champion, an ugly Brabham, and a revolutionary gas-turbine Lotus conspired to produce one of motor sport’s most enchanting afternoons at the 1971 International Trophy, as Matt Bishop recounts
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
F1’s street circuit revival means 27 temporary tracks have now hosted a world championship race. Some have been inspired… others diabolical. We rank them all from worst to best
After three grand prix wins from three poles, Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff is struggling to contain expectations about Kimi Antonelli
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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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
Fans are split and F1 is in crunch talks about urgent rule changes: Mark explores the state the series finds itself in, and how the regulation tweaks — along with likely mid-season engine upgrades — could affect the teams
We reveal why F1’s 2026 rules have penalised Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — and how the Ferrari driver has found a new advantage. Plus: a crunch meeting on the new regulations, and the best team boss in Formula 1 history
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
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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
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
Fans are split and F1 is in crunch talks about urgent rule changes: Mark explores the state the series finds itself in, and how the regulation tweaks — along with likely mid-season engine upgrades — could affect the teams
We reveal why F1’s 2026 rules have penalised Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — and how the Ferrari driver has found a new advantage. Plus: a crunch meeting on the new regulations, and the best team boss in Formula 1 history
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
How F1 sprint race weekends work in 2025, including points awarded, the sprint shootout qualifying format, race length and results so far
MotoGP’s manufacturers are currently at war with Liberty Media, the championship’s new owners, so now is the time for the riders to unite and fight for their rights
As thunderstorms threaten Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, Formula 1’s 2026 cars remain an unknown quantity in the wet, and drivers have concerns
Formula 1 treats ageing drivers as romantic anomalies, but the evidence suggests the sport has been misreading what ends careers all along
As thunderstorms threaten Sunday’s race, a uniquely American legal framework means lightning could bring the Miami Grand Prix to a halt
With Aston Martin building towards a competitive F1 car and Fernando Alonso in the other garage, the question mark over Lance Stroll has never mattered more
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
A dangerous corner sequence at Balaton has yet to be fixed and there’s been talk of a MotoGP race at the Miami F1 venue – two more reasons for riders to unite for their own good
MotoGP’s manufacturers are currently at war with Liberty Media, the championship’s new owners, so now is the time for the riders to unite and fight for their rights
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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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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.…
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Atlantic City Speedway in New Jersey proved ephemeral. Built using 4.5 million feet of timber, on the site of the dismantled Amatol munitions factory, it arrived with a bang in…
Robert Kubica loves the Le Mans 24 Hours. And he reckons he’s going to love it all the more this time around. He’s going back as the reigning champion and…
