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Suzuka is an F1 driver’s dream, with high-speed twists, technical corners and an exhilarating 200mph sweep. Here’s why the Japanese Grand Prix is so popular — in the drivers’ own words
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’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?
The best circuit in the world? It’s a contender. Certainly in terms of the tracks on the modern Formula 1 calendar, Suzuka is almost universally the one the drivers love…
Suzuka is an F1 driver’s dream, with high-speed twists, technical corners and an exhilarating 200mph sweep. Here’s why the Japanese Grand Prix is so popular — in the drivers’ own words
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’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?
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
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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