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Formula 1’s new mid-season ADUO engine exemption was built to help the strugglers close the gap. Its first ruling did something nobody predicted – and the upgrades are already on track
Mercedes’ Formula 1 cars will run without clever aerodynamic devices in Austria after being told to remove them. What did these innovative blisters do? And how much time did they bring?
A month after the Monaco Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly has his trophy, but the issue is far from settled
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has paved the way to run for re-election indefinitely by removing the three-term limit on motor racing’s most powerful role. We explore his tumultuous reign at the top of racing’s governing body so far
Formula E has joined the list of series with sprint-style races, a trend that seems unlikely to end anytime soon
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s innovative new wheels have been credited for the team’s success by some observers. We have the full story
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix
Austrian GP briefing
The Austrian GP weekend arrives with plenty of intrigue both on and off the Formula 1 track
George Russell closed the F1 title gap to 40 points with victory in the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, but championship leader Kimi Antonelli remained the class of the field
Formula 1’s new mid-season ADUO engine exemption was built to help the strugglers close the gap. Its first ruling did something nobody predicted – and the upgrades are already on track
Mercedes’ Formula 1 cars will run without clever aerodynamic devices in Austria after being told to remove them. What did these innovative blisters do? And how much time did they bring?
A month after the Monaco Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly has his trophy, but the issue is far from settled
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has paved the way to run for re-election indefinitely by removing the three-term limit on motor racing’s most powerful role. We explore his tumultuous reign at the top of racing’s governing body so far
Formula E has joined the list of series with sprint-style races, a trend that seems unlikely to end anytime soon
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s innovative new wheels have been credited for the team’s success by some observers. We have the full story
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix
Austrian GP briefing
The Austrian GP weekend arrives with plenty of intrigue both on and off the Formula 1 track
Lando Norris’s soaring confidence and an improved McLaren mean we’re witnessing a Formula 1 driver at his outer limits, Mark Hughes argues
Fast enough to build an unassailable lead, Lando Norris was too quick to catch the VSC pit window. And so his flawless F1 Madring weekend ended cruelly, as even the winner acknowledged, Mark Hughes says
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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…
A secret Teddington wind tunnel shared with torpedo tests and a particle accelerator gave McLaren its first taste of porpoising four decades before the sport rediscovered it
There’s no version of the VSC rule that’s fair to everyone, and the Spanish GP just proved it again
The 2027 Formula 1 season will include ten sprint races, including a Monaco round: here’s what it means for next year
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