F1’s Minardi Memorial Shield heats up Down Under – Australian GP review
Should there be a new prize for a team finishing sixth in the championship – just like the Jim Clark Trophy in the good old turbo times?
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Carlos Sainz’s heroic drive — overseen by his Dad; Alonso’s reputation at Mercedes takes a dent; and is the honeymoon period at Williams over for James Vowles? Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Australian GP paddock
From hospital bed to victory in a fortnight: Carlos Sainz claimed a popular win at the 2024 Australian GP, just two weeks after surgery, to end Max Verstappen’s run of F1 wins, after the Red Bull driver retired with a fiery brake problem
Alex Albon will take team-mate Logan Sargeant’s Williams at this weekend’s Australian GP after crashing his own. While the practice was more common in the past, it was no less controversial
Investigations involving Christian Horner and Mohammed Ben Sulayem, plus a criminal complaint by Susie Wolff, shows all is not well beneath the glitzy surface of F1, says Mark Hughes. And the series seems to have its head in the sand
30 years on from the controversial 1994 Australian Grand Prix, we look beyond the title-deciding crash between Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher to the fighting drive that saw Nigel Mansell clinch his final F1 victory
Shielding my eyes against the sun, I gaze back along the straight. Stretching to the horizon is a silver-black band of Tarmac spray-gunned with can and shrouded by converging lines…
It was what the French call ‘Un été de la Saint-Martin”— an Indian Summer. Across continental Europe the weather had been hot, oppressive. During our night time run into France…
When Nicola Larini got the chance, he showed that he had the pace to thrive in F1. But, writes Matt Bishop, those chances were all too rare
Should there be a new prize for a team finishing sixth in the championship – just like the Jim Clark Trophy in the good old turbo times?
Carlos Sainz’s heroic drive — overseen by his Dad; Alonso’s reputation at Mercedes takes a dent; and is the honeymoon period at Williams over for James Vowles? Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Australian GP paddock
From hospital bed to victory in a fortnight: Carlos Sainz claimed a popular win at the 2024 Australian GP, just two weeks after surgery, to end Max Verstappen’s run of F1 wins, after the Red Bull driver retired with a fiery brake problem
Alex Albon will take team-mate Logan Sargeant’s Williams at this weekend’s Australian GP after crashing his own. While the practice was more common in the past, it was no less controversial
Investigations involving Christian Horner and Mohammed Ben Sulayem, plus a criminal complaint by Susie Wolff, shows all is not well beneath the glitzy surface of F1, says Mark Hughes. And the series seems to have its head in the sand
30 years on from the controversial 1994 Australian Grand Prix, we look beyond the title-deciding crash between Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher to the fighting drive that saw Nigel Mansell clinch his final F1 victory
Shielding my eyes against the sun, I gaze back along the straight. Stretching to the horizon is a silver-black band of Tarmac spray-gunned with can and shrouded by converging lines…
It was what the French call ‘Un été de la Saint-Martin”— an Indian Summer. Across continental Europe the weather had been hot, oppressive. During our night time run into France…
When Nicola Larini got the chance, he showed that he had the pace to thrive in F1. But, writes Matt Bishop, those chances were all too rare
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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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