F1’s new Madrid circuit: grand prix racing returns to Spanish capital
F1 has announced the Spanish GP will move to a new street circuit at Madrid for 2026 – the championship’s CEO Stefano Domenicali says it’s a sign of the times
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Brazil has produced multiple F1 champions and grand prix winners but named the Interlagos circuit after one of its more obscure — Carlos Pace. Matt Bishop ponders the unrealised promise of a life cut cruelly short
Relative to his own usual high standards, Lewis Hamilton has just endured a difficult two F1 seasons – but, James Elson argues, the seven-time champion’s brilliant on-track performances show he’s still operating at the highest level
F1 cars generate maximum downforce where it’s unwanted — on straights. But this aero pressure is critical when cornering at similar speeds. Mercedes’ James Allison details the conundrum that taxes racing’s greatest minds
The hit Netflix F1 series Drive to Survive is set to return on Friday with season six, but what will be in it? James Elson runs through some of last year’s main events that could feature
Ayao Komatsu has been appointed as Haas’s new team principal, replacing Guenther Steiner. But as Chris Medland asks, does he face an uphill battle against a team owner who doesn’t realise what it needs to succeed?
He wanted to thank the charity that supported him through cancer – and to fund his budding racing career. So Alex Waters teamed up with Matt Bishop to do both, raising tens of thousands for CLIC Sargeant in the process, with the help of every F1 driver on the grid
The 2024 season is almost here, with pre-season testing just around the corner and the first race of the season set to get under way on March 2. To get…
After 70 years, the Surrey shed that was Tyrrell’s first F1 factory is on the move — saved from demolition thanks to Goodwood
F1 has announced the Spanish GP will move to a new street circuit at Madrid for 2026 – the championship’s CEO Stefano Domenicali says it’s a sign of the times
Brazil has produced multiple F1 champions and grand prix winners but named the Interlagos circuit after one of its more obscure — Carlos Pace. Matt Bishop ponders the unrealised promise of a life cut cruelly short
Relative to his own usual high standards, Lewis Hamilton has just endured a difficult two F1 seasons – but, James Elson argues, the seven-time champion’s brilliant on-track performances show he’s still operating at the highest level
F1 cars generate maximum downforce where it’s unwanted — on straights. But this aero pressure is critical when cornering at similar speeds. Mercedes’ James Allison details the conundrum that taxes racing’s greatest minds
The hit Netflix F1 series Drive to Survive is set to return on Friday with season six, but what will be in it? James Elson runs through some of last year’s main events that could feature
Ayao Komatsu has been appointed as Haas’s new team principal, replacing Guenther Steiner. But as Chris Medland asks, does he face an uphill battle against a team owner who doesn’t realise what it needs to succeed?
He wanted to thank the charity that supported him through cancer – and to fund his budding racing career. So Alex Waters teamed up with Matt Bishop to do both, raising tens of thousands for CLIC Sargeant in the process, with the help of every F1 driver on the grid
The 2024 season is almost here, with pre-season testing just around the corner and the first race of the season set to get under way on March 2. To get…
After 70 years, the Surrey shed that was Tyrrell’s first F1 factory is on the move — saved from demolition thanks to Goodwood
Formula 1 history shows that success and failure alike can rupture partnerships. Could Ferrari and Leclerc be next? Mark Hughes wonders
In a race where McLaren colluded with Williams against Ferrari, David Coulthard was ordered to move over for team-mate Mika Häkkinen — a raw wound reopened three decades on by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s Monza switch
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
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
Only a few modern F1 drivers have raced outside the championship mid-season. As Max Verstappen prepares to race at the Nürburgring, here’s how his predecessors did
Robert Kubica was poised to become one of F1’s leading lights when a violent rally crash during the off-season ended his hopes. Eric Boullier, his then team manager, has described the aftermath to Motor Sport
More than 30 years after his podium at Estoril, Berger has been reunited with the very Honda V12 engine that powered his McLaren
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