F1’s blame game: Why most fans look at crashes the wrong way
This column is about Formula 1 accidents – and specifically the now de rigueur kneejerk reaction among TV commentators, pundits, journalists, and fans to seek always to apportion blame to…
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The charismatic F1 and Le Mans driver Rupert Keegan has died at the age of 69. Andrew Marriott recalls a serious racer who also revelled in having “a great time”
“I tried to become world champion,” said an emotional Daniel Ricciardo after what’s likely to be his last F1 race. ” Some achieve it, some don’t”. Adam Cooper reports on where it all went wrong for the 8-time GP winner
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem again gets worked up about an F1 non-issue, but now drivers are angrier than ever – it all felt quite familiar at the 2024 Singapore GP
F1’s politics in Singapore were more febrile than the race: Chris Medland reports from a Marina Bay paddock awash with rumours over Daniel Ricciardo’s future and grumbles over his help for Red Bull. Plus: behind the scenes at Haas
Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn’t get close to the lead McLaren
McLaren has been informed by the FIA that the ‘mini DRS’ rear wing it has been running recently will not in future be considered acceptable. Yet the governing body accepts…
Controversy over McLaren’s flexible rear wing has dominated the F1 conversation in recent days. Here’s how it works, why its legality was questioned and the reason it has to be changed
F1’s drivers may face a peculiar obstacle in Singapore this weekend — a 10-foot lizard. Here’s everything you need to know about the scaly Singapore locals, including how they could impact this weekend’s grand prix
This column is about Formula 1 accidents – and specifically the now de rigueur kneejerk reaction among TV commentators, pundits, journalists, and fans to seek always to apportion blame to…
The charismatic F1 and Le Mans driver Rupert Keegan has died at the age of 69. Andrew Marriott recalls a serious racer who also revelled in having “a great time”
“I tried to become world champion,” said an emotional Daniel Ricciardo after what’s likely to be his last F1 race. ” Some achieve it, some don’t”. Adam Cooper reports on where it all went wrong for the 8-time GP winner
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem again gets worked up about an F1 non-issue, but now drivers are angrier than ever – it all felt quite familiar at the 2024 Singapore GP
F1’s politics in Singapore were more febrile than the race: Chris Medland reports from a Marina Bay paddock awash with rumours over Daniel Ricciardo’s future and grumbles over his help for Red Bull. Plus: behind the scenes at Haas
Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn’t get close to the lead McLaren
McLaren has been informed by the FIA that the ‘mini DRS’ rear wing it has been running recently will not in future be considered acceptable. Yet the governing body accepts…
Controversy over McLaren’s flexible rear wing has dominated the F1 conversation in recent days. Here’s how it works, why its legality was questioned and the reason it has to be changed
F1’s drivers may face a peculiar obstacle in Singapore this weekend — a 10-foot lizard. Here’s everything you need to know about the scaly Singapore locals, including how they could impact this weekend’s grand prix
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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