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Unpredictable weather delivered much-needed drama at the 2024 Canadian GP. As Mark Hughes recalls, a similar day in Montreal over 40 years ago helped create a winning-opportunity for Gilles Villeneuve on a circuit which would later bear his name
Jenson Button defied the odds in 2011 by winning the longest race in F1 history with a dramatic last-lap overtake. Matt Bishop arguably had the best seat in the house, as he watched the race’s final moments with McLaren’s speechless team boss
Team players? No one wants to see that, as the 2024 Canadian GP proved
The paddock gives its feedback on the 2026 regulations; Zak Brown’s impact on McLaren’s resurgence; Mercedes’ change in attitude; and the good and bad of Montreal. Chris Medland with his 2024 Canadian GP diary
An epic 2024 Canadian Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen back on the top step of the F1 podium after an intense battle with Mercedes and McLaren, while Ferrari trailed at the back. Mark Hughes examines the state of the frontrunners
The Canadian Grand Prix’s Wall of Champions is in famous in F1 – but who has crashed there?
Downforce levels on 2026 F1 cars will be slashed to accommodate a new generation of power unit. Aerodynamicist Chris Bull explains why the new regulations will have designers tearing their hair out
F1 has had to design its 2026 chassis regulations around the limitations of a new hybrid power unit. But in doing so, says Mark Hughes, it may have found a way to reduce cut the downforce that cars generate — for the long term
Could Red Bull re-establish its dominance in Barcelona? Full details on how to watch the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, plus live stream, TV schedule, and highlights
Unpredictable weather delivered much-needed drama at the 2024 Canadian GP. As Mark Hughes recalls, a similar day in Montreal over 40 years ago helped create a winning-opportunity for Gilles Villeneuve on a circuit which would later bear his name
Jenson Button defied the odds in 2011 by winning the longest race in F1 history with a dramatic last-lap overtake. Matt Bishop arguably had the best seat in the house, as he watched the race’s final moments with McLaren’s speechless team boss
Team players? No one wants to see that, as the 2024 Canadian GP proved
The paddock gives its feedback on the 2026 regulations; Zak Brown’s impact on McLaren’s resurgence; Mercedes’ change in attitude; and the good and bad of Montreal. Chris Medland with his 2024 Canadian GP diary
An epic 2024 Canadian Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen back on the top step of the F1 podium after an intense battle with Mercedes and McLaren, while Ferrari trailed at the back. Mark Hughes examines the state of the frontrunners
The Canadian Grand Prix’s Wall of Champions is in famous in F1 – but who has crashed there?
Downforce levels on 2026 F1 cars will be slashed to accommodate a new generation of power unit. Aerodynamicist Chris Bull explains why the new regulations will have designers tearing their hair out
F1 has had to design its 2026 chassis regulations around the limitations of a new hybrid power unit. But in doing so, says Mark Hughes, it may have found a way to reduce cut the downforce that cars generate — for the long term
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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