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The last three races before Formula 1’s summer break were a confirmation of the new competitive hierarchy, one in which McLaren was the team to beat after years of Red…
The Formula 1 season heads into the summer break after a demanding run of five races in six weekends. While 2024 started off in a dominant way for Max Verstappen,…
With uncertainty at Red Bull and Mercedes, Carlos Sainz stalled his F1 contract negotiations for as long as he could. In the end, writes Mark Hughes, he had to sign with Williams or risk seeing Valtteri Bottas take the seat
George Russell’s disqualification from the 2024 Belgian GP showed there’s no leeway when it comes to F1 weight limits. As Mark Hughes recalls, it’s been that way since the shenanigans of 1982 which were tinged with tragedy
When a driver has raced at the highest level for more than a quarter of a century, choosing his least favourite car is not easy. But Emerson Fittipaldi ponders our…
It was the one time I needed not to get into a bad car. It was 1972 and I’d bought my way into Formula 1 with March; I’d agreed to…
On Sunday, while George Russell was apparently winning the Belgian Grand Prix, albeit soon to be disqualified with the result that Lewis Hamilton would inherit the victory, those of you…
Sergio Perez has earned a reprieve at Red Bull for the rest of the F1 season, but the team can’t afford a continuation in his dismal form: we trace where it has all gone wrong for him this year after a positive start
“We have to take our disqualification on the chin,” read a statement from Toto Wolff, after George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix-winning Mercedes was found to be 1.5kg underweight after the…
The last three races before Formula 1’s summer break were a confirmation of the new competitive hierarchy, one in which McLaren was the team to beat after years of Red…
The Formula 1 season heads into the summer break after a demanding run of five races in six weekends. While 2024 started off in a dominant way for Max Verstappen,…
With uncertainty at Red Bull and Mercedes, Carlos Sainz stalled his F1 contract negotiations for as long as he could. In the end, writes Mark Hughes, he had to sign with Williams or risk seeing Valtteri Bottas take the seat
George Russell’s disqualification from the 2024 Belgian GP showed there’s no leeway when it comes to F1 weight limits. As Mark Hughes recalls, it’s been that way since the shenanigans of 1982 which were tinged with tragedy
When a driver has raced at the highest level for more than a quarter of a century, choosing his least favourite car is not easy. But Emerson Fittipaldi ponders our…
It was the one time I needed not to get into a bad car. It was 1972 and I’d bought my way into Formula 1 with March; I’d agreed to…
On Sunday, while George Russell was apparently winning the Belgian Grand Prix, albeit soon to be disqualified with the result that Lewis Hamilton would inherit the victory, those of you…
Sergio Perez has earned a reprieve at Red Bull for the rest of the F1 season, but the team can’t afford a continuation in his dismal form: we trace where it has all gone wrong for him this year after a positive start
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
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
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
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