Trackside View – December 2023
Race report All the action from Lusail and Circuit of the Americas, including a win for Oscar Piastri Word on the beat McLaren £19m compensation claim and COTA blows cold…
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F1 Retro – March 2019 As Felipe Massa builds a legal challenge to Lewis Hamilton’s debut F1 title in 2008 – the Brazilian claiming that season’s Singapore ‘Crashgate’ directly contributed…
GOOD MONTH Suits you sirs Despite its team boss’s woe-is-us protestations, Williams’ special Gulf livery plus its Stars ’n’ Stripes Austin trim cut a pretty sharp look – helped by…
There was an agonising decision on the Mercedes pitwall on lap 16 of the US Grand Prix which in hindsight they got wrong. It possibly cost Lewis Hamilton the team’s…
Alpine boss Bruno Famin has confirmed that the agreement with Michael Andretti’s team to supply it with Renault F1 power units lapsed in March of this year, the original terms…
The problem with the tyres at Qatar was announced on Saturday morning by the FIA. It would be more accurate to say it was a problem with the pyramid kerbs…
Amid this season of Max Verstappen domination, there are still moments when the chasers get a glimpse. Ferrari of course finally broke Red Bull’s domination at Singapore before Verstappen bounced…
Although the FIA, as the sport’s governing body, has given its all-clear for Michael Andretti’s IndyCar team to join F1 from 2025 or ’26, the arguments continue to rage about…
Whoever wrote the programme notes for the 1950 GP d’Europe at Silverstone, the inaugural world championship Formula 1 race, was dearly not without a sense of humour. “Only by orderly…
Race report All the action from Lusail and Circuit of the Americas, including a win for Oscar Piastri Word on the beat McLaren £19m compensation claim and COTA blows cold…
F1 Retro – March 2019 As Felipe Massa builds a legal challenge to Lewis Hamilton’s debut F1 title in 2008 – the Brazilian claiming that season’s Singapore ‘Crashgate’ directly contributed…
GOOD MONTH Suits you sirs Despite its team boss’s woe-is-us protestations, Williams’ special Gulf livery plus its Stars ’n’ Stripes Austin trim cut a pretty sharp look – helped by…
There was an agonising decision on the Mercedes pitwall on lap 16 of the US Grand Prix which in hindsight they got wrong. It possibly cost Lewis Hamilton the team’s…
Alpine boss Bruno Famin has confirmed that the agreement with Michael Andretti’s team to supply it with Renault F1 power units lapsed in March of this year, the original terms…
The problem with the tyres at Qatar was announced on Saturday morning by the FIA. It would be more accurate to say it was a problem with the pyramid kerbs…
Amid this season of Max Verstappen domination, there are still moments when the chasers get a glimpse. Ferrari of course finally broke Red Bull’s domination at Singapore before Verstappen bounced…
Although the FIA, as the sport’s governing body, has given its all-clear for Michael Andretti’s IndyCar team to join F1 from 2025 or ’26, the arguments continue to rage about…
Whoever wrote the programme notes for the 1950 GP d’Europe at Silverstone, the inaugural world championship Formula 1 race, was dearly not without a sense of humour. “Only by orderly…
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
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
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