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After two F1 world titles, Max Verstappen believes that a team-mate who can’t match him week in, week out, is only a support driver. And that creates a tension between him and Perez for 2023, writes Mark Hughes
Red Bull had the greatest success but was it the strongest F1 team of 2022? Allan McNish and Lawrence Barretto join Chris Medland for a podcast with some surprising verdicts
Two designers of the most successful F1 car of all time, the McLaren MP4/4, explain how the car was borne of brilliant creativity and practical thinking
After previously allowing drivers to make personal protests on matters such as race and LGBTQ+, the FIA has followed FIFA in banning such statements – this is a grave error, says Chris Medland
Which of this year’s 22 grands prix stands out as the best? Jolyon Palmer and Jack Nicholls join Chris Medland to pick the race that combined drama, excitement and overtaking
Max Verstappen’s back-to-back world championship success has been followed by a fervent travelling fanbase – his manager Raymond Vermeulen explains how the ‘Orange Army’ has been mobilised
Mika Häkkinen became a double F1 world champion in his own inimitable style – read why he should be voted into this year’s Hall of Fame, and see the other candidates
Frédéric Vasseur inherits a Ferrari team with a strong car but huge expectations, whilst other team bosses have different kinds of challenges in their new roles
Good Month Auf wiedersehen, Seb! So, farewell Sebastian Vettel. The four-time world champ went from wunderkind and youngest driver to win the title to outspoken elder statesman in a mere…
After two F1 world titles, Max Verstappen believes that a team-mate who can’t match him week in, week out, is only a support driver. And that creates a tension between him and Perez for 2023, writes Mark Hughes
Red Bull had the greatest success but was it the strongest F1 team of 2022? Allan McNish and Lawrence Barretto join Chris Medland for a podcast with some surprising verdicts
Two designers of the most successful F1 car of all time, the McLaren MP4/4, explain how the car was borne of brilliant creativity and practical thinking
After previously allowing drivers to make personal protests on matters such as race and LGBTQ+, the FIA has followed FIFA in banning such statements – this is a grave error, says Chris Medland
Which of this year’s 22 grands prix stands out as the best? Jolyon Palmer and Jack Nicholls join Chris Medland to pick the race that combined drama, excitement and overtaking
Max Verstappen’s back-to-back world championship success has been followed by a fervent travelling fanbase – his manager Raymond Vermeulen explains how the ‘Orange Army’ has been mobilised
Mika Häkkinen became a double F1 world champion in his own inimitable style – read why he should be voted into this year’s Hall of Fame, and see the other candidates
Frédéric Vasseur inherits a Ferrari team with a strong car but huge expectations, whilst other team bosses have different kinds of challenges in their new roles
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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