1976 F1 season: Hunt vs Lauda in a battle that caught the attention of the world
In terms of Formula 1’s mass appeal, this was its genesis. A human story that catapulted the sport from minority interest to a global phenomenon. It had every bit as…
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Few knew: ‘Uncle Ken’, firm of handshake and belief, kept a mean secret; and, with views to his past, present and, wisely, future, Jackie Stewart had let a couple of…
I’d been in the world 14 years and one month when, on January 4, 1967, I watched Donald Campbell’s fatal Bluebird somersault on Coniston Water, on our black and white…
What’s blue-and-white and red all under? John Surtees’ Ferrari 158 wore North America’s racing colours at a topsy-turvy Mexico City decider, its welfare ostensibly catered for by influential US importer…
Faulty steps and tragic dark shadows cast the still-young world championship in a peculiar and troubled light, especially from this distance of 66 years. This was also a season that…
Formula 1 is back to its best in 2024. But does that means this season should be bracketed among the most outstanding in the world championship’s near-75 years? That we…
Lewis Hamilton last said farewell to a Formula 1 team 12 years ago, after his final race for McLaren in Brazil. Matt Bishop recalls an emotional goodbye
The triple-header across the Americas was an intense period for the Formula 1 circus. So much seemed to happen both on and off the track that on reflection it’s actually…
Dan Fallows has been released from his position of technical director at Aston Martin after a very disappointing season for the F1 team. He will “remain with the group”, his…
In terms of Formula 1’s mass appeal, this was its genesis. A human story that catapulted the sport from minority interest to a global phenomenon. It had every bit as…
Few knew: ‘Uncle Ken’, firm of handshake and belief, kept a mean secret; and, with views to his past, present and, wisely, future, Jackie Stewart had let a couple of…
I’d been in the world 14 years and one month when, on January 4, 1967, I watched Donald Campbell’s fatal Bluebird somersault on Coniston Water, on our black and white…
What’s blue-and-white and red all under? John Surtees’ Ferrari 158 wore North America’s racing colours at a topsy-turvy Mexico City decider, its welfare ostensibly catered for by influential US importer…
Faulty steps and tragic dark shadows cast the still-young world championship in a peculiar and troubled light, especially from this distance of 66 years. This was also a season that…
Formula 1 is back to its best in 2024. But does that means this season should be bracketed among the most outstanding in the world championship’s near-75 years? That we…
Lewis Hamilton last said farewell to a Formula 1 team 12 years ago, after his final race for McLaren in Brazil. Matt Bishop recalls an emotional goodbye
The triple-header across the Americas was an intense period for the Formula 1 circus. So much seemed to happen both on and off the track that on reflection it’s actually…
Dan Fallows has been released from his position of technical director at Aston Martin after a very disappointing season for the F1 team. He will “remain with the group”, his…
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
The best Formula 1 home race wins, roared on by partisan crowds: these are the moments when racing legends achieve their childhood ambitions
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