F1

In this month's magazine, Alain Prost gives a rare and exclusive interview to look back on a brilliant career – and talk about that rivalry with Ayrton Senna

Five-time Grand Prix-winner John Watson explains the art of the overtake; matching Niki Lauda's performace; and turning down the chance to replace Nigel Mansell at Lotus, in the latest podcast marking Motor Sport's 100 years

In this month's magazine Otmar Szafnauer says he's already been involved in talks to link up with the team hopeful to join the F1 grid – and reveals what went wrong at Alpine

If you feel modern Formula 1 takes itself too seriously nowadays, then blame Niki Lauda. John Watson, above, points to the three-time champion’s ruthless approach as marking the turning point…

Jean-Pierre Jabouille developed Renault's first F1 car, then raced it in its debut grand prix. He became the team's first Formula 1 winner as well. But, writes Matt Bishop, bad luck disguised his even greater potential

Max Verstappen “I like him very much because he’s a little bit different in the way he thinks and speaks. Even in Las Vegas he was focused on racing and…

Alain Prost was 38 when he retired from Formula 1 at the end of 1993. But much like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton today, he really wasn’t ready to. That’s…

He divides opinion. Always has done. And it tends to distil to a single, fundamental question: are you for Senna, or are you for Prost? Even Motor Sport can’t resist.…

It may have been necessary to leave home at some unearthly hour to reach Ketteringham Hall by 10am, but the trip was worth it. Never having been to the legendary…

Otmar Szafnauer’s journey from a small village in Romania to the Formula 1 paddock, where he’s been team principal at Force India, Aston Martin and Alpine, is one of the…

Sakhir, Bahrain, February 29-March 2 For a fourth consecutive year, Bahrain hosts the Formula 1 season opener. The 2023 race set the tone for the season to come, with a…

It’s always been a happy – and attractive – feature of anyone’s absorbing interest that it provides each of us with a comfy sanctuary from reality. Certainly that appears to…

When Gene Haas opted not to renew the contract of his team principal Guenther Steiner just before New Year, it made Mike Krack – who joined Aston Martin in 2022…

It’s not often you can get excited about some scaffolding going up around a shed and workmen stripping out an asbestos roof. But last month the team here at Motor…

Red Bull has gone from strength to strength in the past three F1 seasons, but will 2024 be the year where it's beaten in the championship? History offers a strong suggestion...

Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris have signed new contracts, but more than half of F1's 2025 seats are vacant. Mark Hughes is watching Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon for potentially seismic moves

Lando Norris has signed a new long-term contract with McLaren – it's a team built around the Brit which is putting all its chips on one driver, rather than the other way round