Bottas on Sauber’s F1 downfall: ‘When Vasseur left, it all fell to pieces’
Since the departure of team principal Fred Vasseur, Sauber’s Formula 1 team has crumbled — leaving Valtteri Bottas to struggle for a return to the front of the grid
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Max Verstappen drove Lando Norris off the road in the past two GPs and did the same to Lewis Hamilton in 2021. It’s an effective tactic, even when penalised, says Mark Hughes. So F1 stewards need tougher sanctions
Picture the scene. You’re in the depths of a Sao Paulo nightclub, surrounded by hundreds, when suddenly you’re transported back through F1 history as the voice of Ayrton Senna begins…
Ayrton Senna won the 1991 F1 championship with McLaren’s MP4/6, the only V12 car to win the title. Team members tell James Elson of the chaotic efforts to defeat the superior Williams — a fight where Senna made the difference
In just 60 days, Franco Colapinto has gone from being a low-key midfield F2 driver to a hot new F1 talent who’s in demand from the likes of Red Bull…
Ferrari’s rich vein of form since Monza – interrupted only by its mis-step in Singapore qualifying – continued in Mexico last weekend. In this phase of the season it’s vying…
Liam Lawson collided with Sergio Perez in the Mexican GP, but may still have improved his odds of taking the Red Bull F1 seat. Time seems to be up for Perez, after a disastrous race and lukewarm backing from Christian Horner
Unlike during the summer, the four-week gap between the races in Singapore and Austin was not used as a break by the teams. They were flat-out – and that had…
Jochen Mass, grand prix winner, Le Mans winner and still racing historic cars, is a man who can look back on a career that has seen him on the grid…
Since the departure of team principal Fred Vasseur, Sauber’s Formula 1 team has crumbled — leaving Valtteri Bottas to struggle for a return to the front of the grid
Max Verstappen drove Lando Norris off the road in the past two GPs and did the same to Lewis Hamilton in 2021. It’s an effective tactic, even when penalised, says Mark Hughes. So F1 stewards need tougher sanctions
Picture the scene. You’re in the depths of a Sao Paulo nightclub, surrounded by hundreds, when suddenly you’re transported back through F1 history as the voice of Ayrton Senna begins…
Ayrton Senna won the 1991 F1 championship with McLaren’s MP4/6, the only V12 car to win the title. Team members tell James Elson of the chaotic efforts to defeat the superior Williams — a fight where Senna made the difference
In just 60 days, Franco Colapinto has gone from being a low-key midfield F2 driver to a hot new F1 talent who’s in demand from the likes of Red Bull…
Ferrari’s rich vein of form since Monza – interrupted only by its mis-step in Singapore qualifying – continued in Mexico last weekend. In this phase of the season it’s vying…
Liam Lawson collided with Sergio Perez in the Mexican GP, but may still have improved his odds of taking the Red Bull F1 seat. Time seems to be up for Perez, after a disastrous race and lukewarm backing from Christian Horner
Unlike during the summer, the four-week gap between the races in Singapore and Austin was not used as a break by the teams. They were flat-out – and that had…
Jochen Mass, grand prix winner, Le Mans winner and still racing historic cars, is a man who can look back on a career that has seen him on the grid…
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
Kimi Antonelli’s outstanding Monaco GP victory was worthy of the legendary drivers who have won in Monte Carlo, writes Mark Hughes. At the same time, team-mate George Russell’s form is disintegrating
Charles Leclerc has been one of F1’s fastest drivers in the seven seasons he’s raced for Ferrari, but has just eight wins to his name, writes Mark Hughes. Will his faith finally be rewarded with his latest contract extension?
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will see a number of young stars getting a taste of Formula 1 cars in Friday practice
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