Trackside view, January 2022
Race report Max Verstappen rules in Austin and Mexico City, but was crushed by Hamilton in Brazil Word on the beat China set to double up, McLaren and Audi rumours…
February 18, 1979. Notionally the focus should have been on Richard Petty as he extended his Daytona 500 victory tally to six in the first full NASCAR race broadcast live…
On December 17 a leader for global motor sport will be elected in Paris. Jean Todt, president of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile since 2009, has served his time and…
Consternation is growing with the amount of time F1 Stewards are taking with their decisions, but it's better to wait for the right decision than vice versa, says Chris Medland
The showdown that Formula 1 fans have been wanting for years is finally here – Hamilton vs Verstappen, the all-time great against the pretender to his crown. A rivalry which…
My racing aide-mémoire: “Photographs are my diaries – I’d forget it all without them,” says Philippe Gouvet of his 50 years capturing motor sport on film. As a Pau resident,…
Yann Ehrlacher, the World Touring Car Cup champion and nephew to Yvan Muller, is 25 years old – which means he was born in 1996. By then, Gabriele Tarquini’s Formula…
It's 25 years this month since Motor Sport's continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson (DSJ) went off to roam the celestial paddock and meet his old motoring mates. I took this shot in…
He was part of the broadcasting landscape for more than 50 years and his celebrity extended far beyond the sport that made him famous. Murray Walker published his own autobiography…
Good month Wolff at the door Toto Wolff was briefly possessed by the spirit of the average F1 fan as Hamilton finally passed Verstappen in Brazil – cameras caught the…
Brazil was a fantastic race. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are the two best drivers I’ve seen going head-to-head for a title, and that includes Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.…
F1 Retro January 2001 These days the idea of an F1 underdog upset is a junior driver from a massive multinational manufacturer-backed team winning for a slightly less good multinational…
Footage from a rearward-facing facing camera on the Mercedes at Istanbul revealed just how far the rear of the car was sinking once past a certain speed. This was the…
● With negotiations having broken down between Michael Andretti and Sauber over the purchase of the team, Andretti will continue to look for F1 opportunities. ● A new Chinese Grand Prix…
The Circuit of the Americas is tough on tyres, but this year it was more so. The bumps had developed further since they first became apparent in 2019 as the…
When Ferrari introduced a revised spec of power unit at the Russian Grand Prix, with a switch from a 400v to 800v system and battery, it played it down. The…
USA GP | Mexican GP | São Paulo GP This three-race run, with just three more to go, put a very different complexion on the championship contest. Coming in, Max Verstappen…