Racing’s greatest street circuits
Monaco, Macau or Rome: which make our top 10 list of the greatest street circuits to appear on the F1, IndyCar, sports car and junior single seater calendars? And how will Las Vegas compare?
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Max Verstappen’s overwhelming success on track this year contrasts with a drop in F1 TV viewers, says Mark Hughes. Will the series rein in Red Bull to boost competition, or can other teams catch up first?
It’s commonly accepted that F1 drivers get slower as age withers their reactions. But Fernando Alonso is proving that wrong. Mark Hughes explains how the Aston Martin driver’s competitive fire dwarfs the effect of his 42 years
Fernando Alonso narrowly won his duel with Sergio Perez at the Sao Paulo GP — not that you’d have known from the joy on both faces. Their elation is too rare in modern F1, says Damien Smith, echoing a GP-winner of the past
Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase have shared a few harsh words over the course of the 2023 season — even in the midst of overwhelming dominance. It’s not a sign of a broken relationship, but a proven winning formula
Lando Norris is often his harshest critic. But as Chris Medland writes, he could do with learning the art of letting things go rather than repeatedly punishing himself for human errors
Keanu Reeves has given Jenson Button’s against-the-odds 2009 F1 title triumph the Hollywood treatment with Brawn: The Impossible F1 Story, a new Disney documentary – does it do the ‘unbelievable’ tale justice?
Alex Ribeiro struggled to make it in F1, driving a series of sub-par cars. Only after retirement, says Matt Bishop, did the ‘Jesus Saves’ helmet-wearer find his place at the very back of the grid
The 2023 Sao Paulo GP F1 event in Brazil bore comparison to an ’80s British gameshow – naturally
Monaco, Macau or Rome: which make our top 10 list of the greatest street circuits to appear on the F1, IndyCar, sports car and junior single seater calendars? And how will Las Vegas compare?
Max Verstappen’s overwhelming success on track this year contrasts with a drop in F1 TV viewers, says Mark Hughes. Will the series rein in Red Bull to boost competition, or can other teams catch up first?
It’s commonly accepted that F1 drivers get slower as age withers their reactions. But Fernando Alonso is proving that wrong. Mark Hughes explains how the Aston Martin driver’s competitive fire dwarfs the effect of his 42 years
Fernando Alonso narrowly won his duel with Sergio Perez at the Sao Paulo GP — not that you’d have known from the joy on both faces. Their elation is too rare in modern F1, says Damien Smith, echoing a GP-winner of the past
Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase have shared a few harsh words over the course of the 2023 season — even in the midst of overwhelming dominance. It’s not a sign of a broken relationship, but a proven winning formula
Lando Norris is often his harshest critic. But as Chris Medland writes, he could do with learning the art of letting things go rather than repeatedly punishing himself for human errors
Keanu Reeves has given Jenson Button’s against-the-odds 2009 F1 title triumph the Hollywood treatment with Brawn: The Impossible F1 Story, a new Disney documentary – does it do the ‘unbelievable’ tale justice?
Alex Ribeiro struggled to make it in F1, driving a series of sub-par cars. Only after retirement, says Matt Bishop, did the ‘Jesus Saves’ helmet-wearer find his place at the very back of the grid
The 2023 Sao Paulo GP F1 event in Brazil bore comparison to an ’80s British gameshow – naturally
When Norris’s bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren’s infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
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
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
A third of the way through the 2025 F1 season, McLaren’s title fight is shaping into a psychological duel as much as a physical one — with one key element giving Oscar Piastri’s the edge over Lando Norris, says Mark Hughes
Prost, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Andretti, Mansell, Häkkinen and Villeneuve will be driving their championship-winning machinery
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