Senna’s stretched McLaren-Lamborghini: F1’s greatest ‘what-if?’
30 years ago today, Ayrton Senna tested the MP4/8B – a McLaren F1 car with a monstrous Lamborghini engine in the back – and fell in love. Its project leaders remember the tale
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Red Bull looks likely to clinch the 2023 F1 constructors’ championship at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, but the team’s struggles in Singapore have raised doubts. is another upset on the cards? And which drivers have all to play for with spaces still remaining on the 2024 grid? Here’s what to watch for
Red Bull’s hopes of winning every F1 race this year ended at the Singapore Grand Prix. But, says Chris Medland, a weekend where trouble followed trouble highlighted the high level that the team has been working at this year
F1 Retro
Red Bull suffered a stunning lack of pace in Singapore – as Mark Hughes writes, Mercedes was afflicted by a similarly mysterious lack of form in 2015
Felipe Massa did everything he could at the 2008 Brazilian GP to win that year’s F1 championship, writes Matt Bishop. Now he’s fighting for the same title again, with potential court action on the horizon, and chaos if he wins
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix from Suzuka, including qualifying and the grand prix
Carlos Sainz led Ferrari to F1 victory in Singapore — breaking Red Bull’s win streak. While the lead battle was enjoyable for some, the long-suffering tifosi nervously waited for it all to come crumbling down. Cambridge Kisby provides an insight
2023 Singapore GP diary: Why the electrifying battle between Sainz, Norris and the Mercedes’ wouldn’t have been the same if Verstappen was leading; Daniel Ricciardo’s return; and where was Stroll?
Record runs were ended, but ‘traditions’ continued at the 2023 Singapore GP
30 years ago today, Ayrton Senna tested the MP4/8B – a McLaren F1 car with a monstrous Lamborghini engine in the back – and fell in love. Its project leaders remember the tale
Red Bull looks likely to clinch the 2023 F1 constructors’ championship at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, but the team’s struggles in Singapore have raised doubts. is another upset on the cards? And which drivers have all to play for with spaces still remaining on the 2024 grid? Here’s what to watch for
Red Bull’s hopes of winning every F1 race this year ended at the Singapore Grand Prix. But, says Chris Medland, a weekend where trouble followed trouble highlighted the high level that the team has been working at this year
F1 Retro
Red Bull suffered a stunning lack of pace in Singapore – as Mark Hughes writes, Mercedes was afflicted by a similarly mysterious lack of form in 2015
Felipe Massa did everything he could at the 2008 Brazilian GP to win that year’s F1 championship, writes Matt Bishop. Now he’s fighting for the same title again, with potential court action on the horizon, and chaos if he wins
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix from Suzuka, including qualifying and the grand prix
Carlos Sainz led Ferrari to F1 victory in Singapore — breaking Red Bull’s win streak. While the lead battle was enjoyable for some, the long-suffering tifosi nervously waited for it all to come crumbling down. Cambridge Kisby provides an insight
2023 Singapore GP diary: Why the electrifying battle between Sainz, Norris and the Mercedes’ wouldn’t have been the same if Verstappen was leading; Daniel Ricciardo’s return; and where was Stroll?
Record runs were ended, but ‘traditions’ continued at the 2023 Singapore GP
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
Poised with a commanding points lead, McLaren is on the brink of securing the 2025 title in Baku
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
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