As Formula 1 bids farewell to Zandvoort, Matt Bishop revisits a boozy Imola dinner from 2001 and reopens an old argument: was Gilles Villeneuve’s legendary two-wheeled lap really the greatest drive the circuit ever saw?
At Zandvoort, Mercedes showed how decisive team orders should look. Ferrari showed, again, what happens without them
A mid-weekend rebalancing act turned McLaren’s tyre-eating sprint car into a Sunday winner in the hands of Lando Norris, as Mark Hughes explains
20 years ago Fernando Alonso took his debut F1 win in Hungary – marking himself out as a true force. Damien Smith remembers that weekend in different grand prix times
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There are few names more steeped in Le Mans lore than Porsche, with the company firmly cemented at the top of the charts for overall wins. Yet in the first…
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Time was running out. On several levels. The most pressing problem, however, was to qualify. This process would have been straightforward — until just a few days ago. Which is…
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In this special episode, Mark welcomes MotoGP columnist Mat Oxley to discuss whether new series owner Liberty Media can repeat its F1 success with MotoGP – without losing motorcycling’s “dangerous and dirty” soul
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How quickly should F1 drivers adapt to their cars? And what is going wrong for George Russell?
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The evidence behind some of F1’s gaping team-mate discrepancies – plus the best viewer question we’ve ever received: watch the latest episode of the F1 Show now
Why ‘oversensitive’ officials have made a big mistake by trying to sweep Formula 1’s issues under the carpet
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With one practice session and a 0.3sec target, Mark Hughes asks if his Dutch GP outing could be Lawson’s redemption or merely a convenient stopgap for Red Bull
Lawson is back in Red Bull colours at Zandvoort, but with Verstappen’s seat locked down until 2030 and Hadjar’s own looking secure, one good weekend won’t change much for his future
A capacity crowd every year, the sport’s biggest star, and the most sustainable event haven’t been enough to keep Zandvoort on the F1 calendar. The Dutch Grand Prix’s demise carries some uncomfortable truths
Max Verstappen has re-committed to Red Bull but with series of other Formula 1 driver contracts set to expire, silly season could still see some moves: here are the agreed deals and rumours around the 2027 F1 driver line-ups
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With one practice session and a 0.3sec target, Mark Hughes asks if his Dutch GP outing could be Lawson’s redemption or merely a convenient stopgap for Red Bull
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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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The Zolder circuit, host of the Belgian Grand Prix most years from 1973 to ’84, has always had a bad rap, primarily for two reasons: one, it has the temerity…
Had Alan Stacey not perished during the tragic Belgian Grand Prix of 1960, what might he have gone on to accomplish in motor sport? Lotus chief Colin Chapman had given…
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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
