F1 testing disasters: Renault’s terrible turbo & Honda’s horror show
The F1 pre-season test offers new hope to those further down the grid – but sometimes, as history has shown, it all goes wrong from the off
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We have now seen nine of the 10 new cars (the Williams has yet to be revealed) and given that they have been released approximately in reverse order of the…
From Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, here is every F1 circuit on the record-breaking 2024 grand prix calendar
Are you ready? More importantly, are they? Formula 1 is taking a collective deep breath before diving into a record-breaking 24-race season, and the drivers know their stamina and ability…
Alex Wurz’s racing CV includes F1 podium finishes, two Le Mans victories and extensive testing mileage. But, says Matt Bishop, few know how accomplished he’s been out of the cockpit
Season 6 of Formula 1 documentary Drive to Survive is released this Friday, and the reviews are now in. Here’s the latest news on the 2024 edition of the Netflix series, including the big storylines
Christian Horner’s future as Red Bull F1 boss hangs in the balance. If he does leave, how could the team replace the man who has built and led it from the very start? asks Mark Hughes
You’ve probably encountered the next generation of F1 tech on your morning commute: James Elson explores how rush hour on the railways will lead to better GP footage and the ability to ‘race’ alongside your heroes
The British Grand Prix will stay on the F1 calendar for at least another ten years, and Silverstone will remain its home after striking a ten-year extension to its current…
The F1 pre-season test offers new hope to those further down the grid – but sometimes, as history has shown, it all goes wrong from the off
We have now seen nine of the 10 new cars (the Williams has yet to be revealed) and given that they have been released approximately in reverse order of the…
From Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, here is every F1 circuit on the record-breaking 2024 grand prix calendar
Are you ready? More importantly, are they? Formula 1 is taking a collective deep breath before diving into a record-breaking 24-race season, and the drivers know their stamina and ability…
Alex Wurz’s racing CV includes F1 podium finishes, two Le Mans victories and extensive testing mileage. But, says Matt Bishop, few know how accomplished he’s been out of the cockpit
Season 6 of Formula 1 documentary Drive to Survive is released this Friday, and the reviews are now in. Here’s the latest news on the 2024 edition of the Netflix series, including the big storylines
Christian Horner’s future as Red Bull F1 boss hangs in the balance. If he does leave, how could the team replace the man who has built and led it from the very start? asks Mark Hughes
You’ve probably encountered the next generation of F1 tech on your morning commute: James Elson explores how rush hour on the railways will lead to better GP footage and the ability to ‘race’ alongside your heroes
The British Grand Prix will stay on the F1 calendar for at least another ten years, and Silverstone will remain its home after striking a ten-year extension to its current…
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
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
Cadillac is in a race against time to get its new F1 car ready for 2026 – sim driver Pietro Fittipaldi explains how it’s running in the virtual world first
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