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When Nicola Larini got the chance, he showed that he had the pace to thrive in F1. But, writes Matt Bishop, those chances were all too rare
F1 action on the streets of Melbourne is fast approaching: full details on how to watch the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, plus live stream, TV schedule and highlights
The feelgood factor of Oliver Bearman’s surprise Formula 1 breakthrough with Ferrari was much-needed, wasn’t it? What a refreshing diversion from… well, you know. Everything. I was about to write…
We’ve talked here in the last couple of weeks about what Red Bull’s 2025 driver line-up might be. It’s a subject which has become extra complicated during that time because…
A move to Renault in 1984 should have been a turning point in the F1 career of Derek Warwick. But as he tells Motor Sport in our April 2024 issue, it soon turned into a disaster
It’s been three seasons of struggle for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, writes Mark Hughes. But at the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP, Mercedes was on the rise. Pitted against a determined Max Verstappen, the scene was set for one of the great grands prix
Multiple race winners, four new teams and fresh-faced rookies — the 2010 F1 season had it all. So where did it all go wrong? Matt Bishop explains how the series has changed it focus from on-track action to the best on-screen performances
At the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Ollie Bearman made his very first pieces of racing history, by becoming F1’s third youngest driver to ever enter a world championship grand…
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It was what the French call ‘Un été de la Saint-Martin”— an Indian Summer. Across continental Europe the weather had been hot, oppressive. During our night time run into France…
When Nicola Larini got the chance, he showed that he had the pace to thrive in F1. But, writes Matt Bishop, those chances were all too rare
F1 action on the streets of Melbourne is fast approaching: full details on how to watch the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, plus live stream, TV schedule and highlights
The feelgood factor of Oliver Bearman’s surprise Formula 1 breakthrough with Ferrari was much-needed, wasn’t it? What a refreshing diversion from… well, you know. Everything. I was about to write…
We’ve talked here in the last couple of weeks about what Red Bull’s 2025 driver line-up might be. It’s a subject which has become extra complicated during that time because…
A move to Renault in 1984 should have been a turning point in the F1 career of Derek Warwick. But as he tells Motor Sport in our April 2024 issue, it soon turned into a disaster
It’s been three seasons of struggle for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, writes Mark Hughes. But at the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP, Mercedes was on the rise. Pitted against a determined Max Verstappen, the scene was set for one of the great grands prix
Multiple race winners, four new teams and fresh-faced rookies — the 2010 F1 season had it all. So where did it all go wrong? Matt Bishop explains how the series has changed it focus from on-track action to the best on-screen performances
At the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Ollie Bearman made his very first pieces of racing history, by becoming F1’s third youngest driver to ever enter a world championship grand…
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
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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