The FIA issued Technical Directive 039 to the F1 teams ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. It addressed the vexed issue of bouncing and porpoising following complaints from drivers in…
We had a young trainee reporter in for work experience this month. Henry Hudson is in his first year studying journalism in Leeds and as his first assignment I sent…
This column has very little to do with on-track behaviours or racing action, but matters of far more importance. At the end of the day, Formula 1 is a sport.…
On not much more than a whim I toddled along to the Bentley Drivers Club annual Concours where I chanced upon a Gurney Nutting-bodied 6½-litre saloon from, I guess, around…
The Osterreichring was good for its time, but the Red Bull Ring has rightfully cemented itself as a regular on the F1 calendar
It's not said enough: F1 has delivered brilliant racing between a new-generation of visibly different cars and the thrilling British Grand Prix was another example of why the series is heading in the right direction, writes Chris Medland
Formula 1 teams are no longer just Formula 1 teams, with increasing sidelines in hypercars, submarines and electric racing projects. It's partly a creative reaction to the budget cap, writes Chris Medland
These are worrying times for Ferrari. Go back to winter testing and the team looked bulletproof. There were two early wins for Charles Leclerc in Bahrain and Australia, a 34-point…
Every year until Covid struck, myself and a few journalist mates would meet for a weekend of driving and drinking, very much in that order. How wonderful it was to…
I remember once trying to set up an interview with John McGuinness for our motorcycles editor Mat Oxley. Initially it was very straightforward – a phone call to the press…
There’s something about circuits with the walls up close which seems to suit Sergio Perez. He arrives at Baku fresh off his Monaco win, both circuits at which he has…
When I was racing, what I most enjoyed about new tracks was the differences they offered. The surfaces were usually tricky, whereas now there’s this expectation that they’ve all got…
Good month Horror shirt "Please buy the merchandise,"Alex Albon, above, centre, begged in Miami in the hope of a bigger budget. Another brilliant performance to take ninth in the race…
Do they make ’em like they used to? I was mulling this question while putting the finishing touches to a special issue of Motor Sport, which goes on sale later…
In judging the success of the new ground-effect chassis regulations, written precisely to allow drivers to follow each other closer to encourage better racing, we shouldn’t look at one race…
A missile attack on an oil depot just a few miles from the track on the Friday of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix illustrated the stark reality of taking the…
