McLaren dodges pitfall to tighten grip on F1 title
With McLaren’s advantage very apparent into the nitty-gritty mid-part of the season, there was hope among rivals that the new technical directive regarding front wing flex (which took effect from…
Clive Rose/Getty Images
Cricket’s inaugural Test of March 1877 set the tone. An England party that was already exhausted by a hectic schedule – this match in Melbourne was to be the 19th…
Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris? Unless Max Verstappen pulls off an Alain Prost 1986-style miracle, this year’s world championship battle will answer that question. The Australian seized the initiative in…
From long-overdue milestones to costly misjudgements, the 2025 British Grand Prix delivered plenty of drama and emotion
Racing films have always had a reputation for being comedically unrealistic, and unfortunately this production is another to add to the list.There’s no denying that it is beautifully shot, with…
Sometimes known as the ‘Reims of the South Pacific’ due to its long, fast straights and undulations, Longford has a special place in the hearts of Australian motor racing fans…
Legacy is a fascinating topic in the motor racing world. For knowledgeable and passionate Formula 1 fans, which the readers of Motor Sport magazine are, ranking a driver in the…
The inability of the rear damper to control the Ferrari’s ride height has snowballed into a tricky political situation for team principal Frédéric Vasseur, one in which he may be…
From a Sauber fairytale to a Lego trophy, political tremors to paddock surprises, the 2025 British Grand Prix weekend delivered drama, emotion and headlines on and off the track that few saw coming
With McLaren’s advantage very apparent into the nitty-gritty mid-part of the season, there was hope among rivals that the new technical directive regarding front wing flex (which took effect from…
Cricket’s inaugural Test of March 1877 set the tone. An England party that was already exhausted by a hectic schedule – this match in Melbourne was to be the 19th…
Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris? Unless Max Verstappen pulls off an Alain Prost 1986-style miracle, this year’s world championship battle will answer that question. The Australian seized the initiative in…
From long-overdue milestones to costly misjudgements, the 2025 British Grand Prix delivered plenty of drama and emotion
Racing films have always had a reputation for being comedically unrealistic, and unfortunately this production is another to add to the list.There’s no denying that it is beautifully shot, with…
Sometimes known as the ‘Reims of the South Pacific’ due to its long, fast straights and undulations, Longford has a special place in the hearts of Australian motor racing fans…
Legacy is a fascinating topic in the motor racing world. For knowledgeable and passionate Formula 1 fans, which the readers of Motor Sport magazine are, ranking a driver in the…
The inability of the rear damper to control the Ferrari’s ride height has snowballed into a tricky political situation for team principal Frédéric Vasseur, one in which he may be…
From a Sauber fairytale to a Lego trophy, political tremors to paddock surprises, the 2025 British Grand Prix weekend delivered drama, emotion and headlines on and off the track that few saw coming
Lando Norris’s soaring confidence and an improved McLaren mean we’re witnessing a Formula 1 driver at his outer limits, Mark Hughes argues
Fast enough to build an unassailable lead, Lando Norris was too quick to catch the VSC pit window. And so his flawless F1 Madring weekend ended cruelly, as even the winner acknowledged, Mark Hughes says
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
A secret Teddington wind tunnel shared with torpedo tests and a particle accelerator gave McLaren its first taste of porpoising four decades before the sport rediscovered it
There’s no version of the VSC rule that’s fair to everyone, and the Spanish GP just proved it again
The 2027 Formula 1 season will include ten sprint races, including a Monaco round: here’s what it means for next year
Every word and picture published by us since 1924