Why all Colin Chapman’s F1 cars had to be ‘trick’
Colin Chapman was a man constantly driven by innovation – in the latest episode of ‘Engineering the Greats’, Tony Southgate explains just how much the Lotus boss lived for creative design
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The Formula E world championship is coming to a close, with Jake Dennis leading the way. The Briton tells Damien Smith how he prepares to claim his first world title on home soil – a challenge largely in his own hands
Formula 1 has announced that all its world championship teams will now have a livery and junior driver each in the all-female F1 Academy series
Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll are the latest drivers to reveal their concerns over the safety of Spa-Francorchamps. Continued pressure means its tenure on the F1 calendar could be coming to a close as soon as 2024
Max Verstappen’s victory at the Hungaroring last Sunday secured – as you will doubtless have been told many times already – the 12th consecutive grand prix win for Red Bull,…
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and times for the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, including qualifying and the grand prix
Three days of wet weather are forecast for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix – a sight many have seen before. Tony Dodgins looks back at the developing history of wet weather racing, and wonders where it will head in the future
As the Formula 1 circus winds its way from Hungaroring to Spa-Francorchamps, it is hardly necessary for us to remind ourselves that it is a truth universally acknowledged that the…
Hamilton on pole with Verstappen second – is it 2021? Sadly not, it was very much the 2023 Hungarian GP
Colin Chapman was a man constantly driven by innovation – in the latest episode of ‘Engineering the Greats’, Tony Southgate explains just how much the Lotus boss lived for creative design
The Formula E world championship is coming to a close, with Jake Dennis leading the way. The Briton tells Damien Smith how he prepares to claim his first world title on home soil – a challenge largely in his own hands
Formula 1 has announced that all its world championship teams will now have a livery and junior driver each in the all-female F1 Academy series
Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll are the latest drivers to reveal their concerns over the safety of Spa-Francorchamps. Continued pressure means its tenure on the F1 calendar could be coming to a close as soon as 2024
Max Verstappen’s victory at the Hungaroring last Sunday secured – as you will doubtless have been told many times already – the 12th consecutive grand prix win for Red Bull,…
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and times for the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, including qualifying and the grand prix
Three days of wet weather are forecast for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix – a sight many have seen before. Tony Dodgins looks back at the developing history of wet weather racing, and wonders where it will head in the future
As the Formula 1 circus winds its way from Hungaroring to Spa-Francorchamps, it is hardly necessary for us to remind ourselves that it is a truth universally acknowledged that the…
Hamilton on pole with Verstappen second – is it 2021? Sadly not, it was very much the 2023 Hungarian GP
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
Leclerc goes quickest as several teams continued to impress with their mileage
Ferrari quickest as rivals spend most of the morning in the garage
As the 2026 season approaches, Formula 1 must find a way to resolve its compression ratio controversy – but every possible solution comes with a cost somebody isn’t willing to pay
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