F1’s toughest team-mate: Is Leclerc ready for Hamilton fight?
Leclerc erupted after feeling wronged one time too many by Sainz in Vegas – but the challenge posed by his team-mate next year, Lewis Hamilton, will be much greater writes James Elson
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Franco Colapinto spoke to Red Bull about a 2025 F1 drive after a stunning F1 debut. Then he made a major error in Las Vegas. His manager tells Adam Cooper that the Argentine has two races to prove his worth
With the Formula 1 drivers’ title fight now done and dusted, the fight for the constructors’ championship looks set to take centre stage in Qatar — with harsh conditions and new-looks kerbs possibly playing a key role
Max Verstappen set his unerring sights on the task in hand in Vegas and was rewarded with an F1 title – Mark Hughes looks back on an uncannily similar performance over four decades ago at the same location
The Formula 1 paddock might be bleary-eyed this weekend after an 8000 mile journey from Las Vegas to Losail, but European viewers will watch the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix well-rested…
Divina Galica never meant to be a racing driver. On the contrary, skiing was her first sporting enthusiasm, and in many ways it remains her greatest sporting love. Born in…
Although the Mexico City GP was an unambiguous one-stop race, the strategy challenge was based around the cooling levels chosen for the car in Mexico’s thin air. At an altitude…
Between Austin and Mexico, conversations between the drivers and the FIA led to a clarified understanding about how stewards would judge wheel-to-wheel contests for position. This followed the Austin incident…
In Mexico Max Verstappen earned censure for his style of racing against title rival Lando Norris. In the rain of Brazil a week later he produced a virtuoso masterclass to…
Leclerc erupted after feeling wronged one time too many by Sainz in Vegas – but the challenge posed by his team-mate next year, Lewis Hamilton, will be much greater writes James Elson
Franco Colapinto spoke to Red Bull about a 2025 F1 drive after a stunning F1 debut. Then he made a major error in Las Vegas. His manager tells Adam Cooper that the Argentine has two races to prove his worth
With the Formula 1 drivers’ title fight now done and dusted, the fight for the constructors’ championship looks set to take centre stage in Qatar — with harsh conditions and new-looks kerbs possibly playing a key role
Max Verstappen set his unerring sights on the task in hand in Vegas and was rewarded with an F1 title – Mark Hughes looks back on an uncannily similar performance over four decades ago at the same location
The Formula 1 paddock might be bleary-eyed this weekend after an 8000 mile journey from Las Vegas to Losail, but European viewers will watch the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix well-rested…
Divina Galica never meant to be a racing driver. On the contrary, skiing was her first sporting enthusiasm, and in many ways it remains her greatest sporting love. Born in…
Although the Mexico City GP was an unambiguous one-stop race, the strategy challenge was based around the cooling levels chosen for the car in Mexico’s thin air. At an altitude…
Between Austin and Mexico, conversations between the drivers and the FIA led to a clarified understanding about how stewards would judge wheel-to-wheel contests for position. This followed the Austin incident…
In Mexico Max Verstappen earned censure for his style of racing against title rival Lando Norris. In the rain of Brazil a week later he produced a virtuoso masterclass to…
The real story behind Adrian Newey’s changing role at Aston Martin has nothing to do with the F1 team’s struggles, as Mark Hughes explains
The Melbourne spectacle was tough to digest, but Shanghai exposed an upside to Formula 1’s new rules, showing that the series can deliver racing that’s thrilling and skilful, as Mark Hughes explains
After artificial-looking overtaking in Melbourne, the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix saw a return to F1 drivers following closely and then out-braking each other. Mark Hughes on the Shanghai spectacle
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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
Aston Martin’s vibration crisis has drawn inevitable comparisons to 2022’s F1 porpoising controversy
Japanese Grand Prix briefing
Max Verstappen is chasing a fifth successive Japanese Grand Prix win at Suzuka, an F1 circuit where his talent has always stood out. Even he will struggle to make the difference in this year’s Red Bull, however
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