Mark Hughes: Overhyped flexi-wing clampdown repeated a 2001 F1 story
Just like the much-anticipated traction control rule change in 2001, F1’s latest flexi-wing clampdown in Spain proved more hype than genuine shake-up, as Mark Hughes explains
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In the opening seconds of the Miami Grand Prix it looked like Lando Norris was going to wrest the lead from Max Verstappen into Turn 2, as the McLaren driver…
This sequence gave us three very distinct circuit characteristics to further piece together the competitive jigsaw of how the 2025 cars compare. Miami confirmed with more certainty two things suggested…
Just like the much-anticipated traction control rule change in 2001, F1’s latest flexi-wing clampdown in Spain proved more hype than genuine shake-up, as Mark Hughes explains
Pedro Rodríguez delivered one of F1’s most legendary drives at the old Spa in 1970, taming one of the world’s fastest circuits to claim his second GP win after a relentless duel with Chris Amon
When you consider that Jody Scheckter’s driving style earned him the nickname ‘Sideways Scheckter’ in his early days, that he continued to drive racing cars that way right up to…
May 13, 1950: Drivers including Juan Manuel Fangio, Reg Parnell and Nino Farina gather at the start of Farm Straight at Silverstone before the Grand Prix of Europe. May 13,…
Were he to have his time again and had the blessing of choice, would Sir Jackie Stewart have raced in a different era? He’d surely have enjoyed the money Formula…
The resignation of Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes on the Sunday of the Miami Grand Prix was initially assumed to be an outcome of his disagreement with executive director Flavio…
After last year’s Monaco Grand Prix was red-flagged on the opening lap following a three-car accident between Sergio Perez and the two Haas cars up the hill out of Ste…
In the opening seconds of the Miami Grand Prix it looked like Lando Norris was going to wrest the lead from Max Verstappen into Turn 2, as the McLaren driver…
This sequence gave us three very distinct circuit characteristics to further piece together the competitive jigsaw of how the 2025 cars compare. Miami confirmed with more certainty two things suggested…
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