Will Ferrari startline advantage make up for lack of puff in Melbourne?
Why did Ferrari’s pre-season promise disappear in qualifying for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix? Mark Hughes has a theory that we may soon see it again
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As Aston Martin’s 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough
As conflict continues to affect the Middle East, the F1 calendar could shrink
The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet
Formula 1 has never asked this much of a driver in a single lap. Albert Park is where we find out if anyone has the answers to the new 2026 regulations
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
Why did Ferrari’s pre-season promise disappear in qualifying for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix? Mark Hughes has a theory that we may soon see it again
As Aston Martin’s 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough
As conflict continues to affect the Middle East, the F1 calendar could shrink
The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet
Formula 1 has never asked this much of a driver in a single lap. Albert Park is where we find out if anyone has the answers to the new 2026 regulations
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
Mark Hughes analyses the finely poised strategic battle that underpinned Lewis Hamilton’s landmark first Ferrari victory in Barcelona
Mark Hughes examines why Barcelona’s high-energy demands could be the perfect antidote to Russell’s Monaco misery, and why Leclerc’s brake woes are harder to solve than they appear
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
F1 has agreed a phased rebalancing of the 2026 power unit framework, but the two-year road to 60/40 raises as many questions as it answers
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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