Only Tsunoda can save F1 in 2025: Japan GP – Going up, going down
In the face of soul-destroying boredom, only one driver can bring the entertainment needed to rescue a sport which resembles a broken AI tribute to itself
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Sainz nearing a 2025 F1 team decision; Vettel return rumours look slim; Williams’ bad luck continues; and an F1 dream come true. Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Japanese GP paddock
2024 Japanese Grand Prix analysis: F1 was back to a familiar Red Bull 1-2 in Suzuka, says Mark Hughes. But a different qualifying result could have brought Carlos Sainz into play
Active aerodynamics and heightened electrical power delivery — the 2026 F1 regulations are well on their way. But as Mark Hughes points out, the drivers share similar opinions on what changes should be prioritised
Carlos Sainz could have many options for a 2025 F1 race seat, with 13 drivers out of contract at the end of this season. But where will the Spaniard end up? Here are his most realistic choices
Mika Häkkinen was simply McLaren’s test driver for most of 1993 but, when thrown into the deep end, he caused one of F1’s great upsets by out-qualifying his legendary team-mate
Everything you need to know about Mercedes F1 senior race engineer Peter Bonnington, including his early days in the F1 paddock with Jordan and his time managing two seven-time world champions
It is not often we witness an F1 team seemingly trying to tear itself apart even as it is setting new records of on-track success. The complaint by a female…
After two years with Team Lotus Mika Häkkinen signed for McLaren in 1993 knowing that he would have to spend a season on the sidelines as test and reserve driver.…
In the face of soul-destroying boredom, only one driver can bring the entertainment needed to rescue a sport which resembles a broken AI tribute to itself
Sainz nearing a 2025 F1 team decision; Vettel return rumours look slim; Williams’ bad luck continues; and an F1 dream come true. Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Japanese GP paddock
2024 Japanese Grand Prix analysis: F1 was back to a familiar Red Bull 1-2 in Suzuka, says Mark Hughes. But a different qualifying result could have brought Carlos Sainz into play
Active aerodynamics and heightened electrical power delivery — the 2026 F1 regulations are well on their way. But as Mark Hughes points out, the drivers share similar opinions on what changes should be prioritised
Carlos Sainz could have many options for a 2025 F1 race seat, with 13 drivers out of contract at the end of this season. But where will the Spaniard end up? Here are his most realistic choices
Mika Häkkinen was simply McLaren’s test driver for most of 1993 but, when thrown into the deep end, he caused one of F1’s great upsets by out-qualifying his legendary team-mate
Everything you need to know about Mercedes F1 senior race engineer Peter Bonnington, including his early days in the F1 paddock with Jordan and his time managing two seven-time world champions
It is not often we witness an F1 team seemingly trying to tear itself apart even as it is setting new records of on-track success. The complaint by a female…
After two years with Team Lotus Mika Häkkinen signed for McLaren in 1993 knowing that he would have to spend a season on the sidelines as test and reserve driver.…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
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
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
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