F1’s 2026 development ban: how FIA stops teams from cheating
The 2026 F1 rules are now close to being finalised, but teams are banned from working on them until the start of 2025 – here’s how the FIA stops any competitors from jumping the gun
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Mercedes’ return to competitiveness has been a hard and gruelling journey. Key figures from the team tell Motor Sport what went wrong and how it clawed its way back to the front
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Lotus founder Colin Chapman was the team boss, engineer and innovator who pushed design to the limits – read the Motor Sport profile
The 2026 F1 rules are now close to being finalised, but teams are banned from working on them until the start of 2025 – here’s how the FIA stops any competitors from jumping the gun
Thai royal Prince ‘B Bira’ was an accomplished racer, an aviator, an Olympian and gifted artist. And yet, after a life of adventure, he died anonymously at a London Tube station, as Matt Bishop recounts
Loud, brash, controversial and devastatingly successful – Red Bull has trod its own winning path over 20 years in F1. Some of its key players look back on two decades of racing with James Elson
Mercedes’ return to competitiveness has been a hard and gruelling journey. Key figures from the team tell Motor Sport what went wrong and how it clawed its way back to the front
F1 heads to Hungary this weekend for a 70-lap tour of the Hungaroring — a circuit which often delivers plenty of racing action despite its narrow street-like nature. Viewers in…
In this month’s magazine, Karun Chandhok takes the Lotus 49 to the Hethel test track to find out why it’s the Race Car of the Century
One has the jitters, one has hope after years of agonising defeat and the other is struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes analyses how three key figures on the F1 grid are trying to overcome their confidence crises
Adrian Newey is heralded by many as the greatest F1 designer of all time. But what makes him so special? Cambridge Kisby identifies a common theme amongst his title-winning drivers that may provide an answer
Lotus founder Colin Chapman was the team boss, engineer and innovator who pushed design to the limits – read the Motor Sport profile
George Russell will drive for Mercedes in 2026 but behind the announcement of their renewed F1 commitment, both sides are looking at alternative options
Kalle Rovanperä is quitting rallying to move to single-seaters with the aim of reaching Formula 1, and Mark Hughes reckons the Finn’s goal is within reach
When Lando Norris pitted to avoid being overtaken by Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, he closed off the strategy that could have won him the F1 race; one that was proven by Lewis Hamilton back in 2014
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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
A catastrophic start to the 2025 United States Grand Prix sprint race saw Oscar Piastri bumped into Lando Norris, taking both McLarens out of the race. Victory for Max Verstappen saw him close in the title race
Start time for qualifying ahead of the 2025 United States Grand Prix: Saturday schedule, including how to watch and stream
Neither of Ben Sulayem’s opponents have been able to meet the new requirements introduced by the FIA president earlier this year
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