
2025 is F1’s most polite title battle ever – Up/Down in Austria
Describing this year's championship race as a 'battle' might be slightly over-egging it, writes James Elson
From our cover feature film, go onboard – right on top of the gearbox – with Dario Franchitti in a Porsche 917 at Donington Park.
No music, just Porsche’s iconic flat-12 providing the soundtrack.
We often say in the Motor Sport offices that our sport is about the people more than the machines.
Well, some of us say that.
Others argue that actually it is all about the car. For every time someone contends that motor racing is defined by the courage, passion and romance of the drivers, someone else will scoff that if you really want to distil the glory of racing you need only stand in front of a McLaren MP4/4.
Describing this year's championship race as a 'battle' might be slightly over-egging it, writes James Elson
Lando Norris's wrecked McLaren was some metaphor for his racing aptitude over the last 12 months
When will the FIA take serious action against dangerous F1 driving? asks James Elson
For all the huff-and-puff about strategy at the 2025 Monaco GP, the race showed pitstops aren't F1's main problem there