Podcast: Grading every 2026 F1 driver so far: Only one A+ on the grid?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
The 2026 Formula 1 field ranked after the first half of the season. One driver stands above the rest
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A capacity crowd every year, the sport’s biggest star, and the most sustainable event haven’t been enough to keep Zandvoort on the F1 calendar. The Dutch Grand Prix’s demise carries some uncomfortable truths
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix
Dutch Grand Prix preview
Formula 1 is back from its three-week break for what is Zandvoort’s last dance. Here’s what to watch out for at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix
Matt Bishop settles the least important – and perhaps most British – debate in Formula 1: which driver was the greatest wearer of the flat cap?
While most of the Formula 1 paddock insists it’s still fighting for 2026, a handful of teams should quietly be building for the year after
Piero Drogo was behind perhaps the the most exquisite competition sports car ever seen. But few know how the racing driver came to create the Ferrari 330 P4. Matt Bishop tells his story
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
The 2026 Formula 1 field ranked after the first half of the season. One driver stands above the rest
A capacity crowd every year, the sport’s biggest star, and the most sustainable event haven’t been enough to keep Zandvoort on the F1 calendar. The Dutch Grand Prix’s demise carries some uncomfortable truths
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix
Dutch Grand Prix preview
Formula 1 is back from its three-week break for what is Zandvoort’s last dance. Here’s what to watch out for at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix
Matt Bishop settles the least important – and perhaps most British – debate in Formula 1: which driver was the greatest wearer of the flat cap?
While most of the Formula 1 paddock insists it’s still fighting for 2026, a handful of teams should quietly be building for the year after
Piero Drogo was behind perhaps the the most exquisite competition sports car ever seen. But few know how the racing driver came to create the Ferrari 330 P4. Matt Bishop tells his story
Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
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As Formula 1 arrives in Mexico City, the stage is set for a weekend that could deliver not only Antonelli’s title, but also a long-awaited showdown
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Mexican Grand Prix
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Has Kimi Antonelli finally broken George Russell? Why the gap between the Mercedes team-mates is becoming such a psychological challenge – and why Antonelli’s rise looks so special
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