Sergio Perez has now left the Red Bull F1 team with immediate effect, his GP career looking possibly over. James Elson details the Mexican’s spectacular fall from hero to zero

18 years ago, Clay Regazzoni lost his life in a road accident in Parma, Italy. Matt Bishop remembers the charismatic Swiss driver, as well as the other three former Ferrari pilots to lose their lives outside of a race track

The Sao Paulo changed the face of both F1 world championships. Adam Cooper recalls the chaos of Interlagos with Alpine race engineers Josh Peckett and John Howard

Carlos Sainz has battled against ‘chosen’ team-mates like Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc for all his F1 career — and thrived. Now, at Williams, he finally has a team centred on him, says Mark Hughes. But the fight goes on

There was a lot to think about. But Bruce Leslie McLaren — boss / designer / engineer / tester / racer — preferred it that way. Three years of his…

Emerson Fittipaldi’s language dates him, reminding you of a time in motor-racing more violent and dangerous, yet also gentler, less hard-nosed. ‘Dice’, for example, is a favourite word of his,…

Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz would have made for a stellar Red Bull driver line-up in 2025. Adam Cooper reveals why it extended Sergio Perez’s contract early in the year — but has now apparently changed its mind

In Abu Dhabi, McLaren was crowned F1 constructors’ champion for the first time since its MP4-13 delivered the title 26 years ago. Matt Bishop recalls what made Adrian Newey’s first McLaren masterpiece ‘seriously rock’

2024 has been the most competitive F1 season on record – but which driver has been the best this year? We rank them all