The rise and fall of Daniel Ricciardo: F1 title contender turned struggling star
Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career looks to be at an end with the news that he will be replaced immediately at RB, just over a year after returning to the…
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Back in 1996 I stood with John Surtees above the Albert Park pits in Melbourne, watching the Australian Grand Prix, freshly relocated from Adelaide. We were gawping up at a…
Ferrari was ‘scratching’ in Singapore as it gambled on a late qualifying run to beat the faster McLarens. But while it ended disastrously, there was nothing wrong with its approach, writes Mark Hughes — as Mercedes showed in 2019
This column is about Formula 1 accidents – and specifically the now de rigueur kneejerk reaction among TV commentators, pundits, journalists, and fans to seek always to apportion blame to…
The charismatic F1 and Le Mans driver Rupert Keegan has died at the age of 69. Andrew Marriott recalls a serious racer who also revelled in having “a great time”
“I tried to become world champion,” said an emotional Daniel Ricciardo after what’s likely to be his last F1 race. ” Some achieve it, some don’t”. Adam Cooper reports on where it all went wrong for the 8-time GP winner
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem again gets worked up about an F1 non-issue, but now drivers are angrier than ever – it all felt quite familiar at the 2024 Singapore GP
F1’s politics in Singapore were more febrile than the race: Chris Medland reports from a Marina Bay paddock awash with rumours over Daniel Ricciardo’s future and grumbles over his help for Red Bull. Plus: behind the scenes at Haas
Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn’t get close to the lead McLaren
Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career looks to be at an end with the news that he will be replaced immediately at RB, just over a year after returning to the…
Back in 1996 I stood with John Surtees above the Albert Park pits in Melbourne, watching the Australian Grand Prix, freshly relocated from Adelaide. We were gawping up at a…
Ferrari was ‘scratching’ in Singapore as it gambled on a late qualifying run to beat the faster McLarens. But while it ended disastrously, there was nothing wrong with its approach, writes Mark Hughes — as Mercedes showed in 2019
This column is about Formula 1 accidents – and specifically the now de rigueur kneejerk reaction among TV commentators, pundits, journalists, and fans to seek always to apportion blame to…
The charismatic F1 and Le Mans driver Rupert Keegan has died at the age of 69. Andrew Marriott recalls a serious racer who also revelled in having “a great time”
“I tried to become world champion,” said an emotional Daniel Ricciardo after what’s likely to be his last F1 race. ” Some achieve it, some don’t”. Adam Cooper reports on where it all went wrong for the 8-time GP winner
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem again gets worked up about an F1 non-issue, but now drivers are angrier than ever – it all felt quite familiar at the 2024 Singapore GP
F1’s politics in Singapore were more febrile than the race: Chris Medland reports from a Marina Bay paddock awash with rumours over Daniel Ricciardo’s future and grumbles over his help for Red Bull. Plus: behind the scenes at Haas
Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn’t get close to the lead McLaren
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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
Two team principals with history, a minority stake, multiple bidders, and a governance question without a proper answer – here’s what the race for the future of the Alpine Formula 1 team actually looks like
Fernando Alonso has seen enough difficult F1 seasons to know there are no shortcuts for Aston Martin, but he hasn’t lost hope
it’s leading more and more to the idea that we need to have more power from the internal combustion engine
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