Formula 1: Good month, bad month — October 2023
Good Month Free at last Otmar Szafnauer is finally free of the Gallic corporate nightmare that is Alpine. Extra-long holiday incoming. Piastri podium Piastri truly delivered on his promise by…
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Because it has been devoting its resources to the MCL60’s extensive recent upgrades, McLaren did not really have a suitable rear wing for Spa. The track places bigger demands on…
In a bid to lighten car weight, discussion is ongoing about whether to reduce wheel and tyre sizes as part of the new 2026 regulations. This could be a complication…
The F1 commission met on the weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix and one of the main topics of discussion was a proposed engine equalisation for Renault in balance of…
Max Verstappen was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother. But a Dutch father. He says he feels Dutch. So he had two consecutive home grands prix, one at Spa…
Williams has seen so many false dawns since the ’90s. It was a cottage industry team bolstered and patched as required to encompass whatever technology was needed to keep it…
Questions have been raised about Renault’s future in Formula 1 following a fresh round of management upheaval at its Alpine-branded team. Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, team principal Otmar…
Rewind to Baku, and Sergio Perez was the faster Red Bull driver, with hopes of an F1 championship run. But that win actually ended Perez’s hopes by being the catalyst for Max Verstappen’s domination, explains Mark Hughes
The 2023 Italian Grand Prix will trial a new qualifying format for the second time, aiming to mix up the running order. Here’s everything you need to know, including how it works and where it could be used
Good Month Free at last Otmar Szafnauer is finally free of the Gallic corporate nightmare that is Alpine. Extra-long holiday incoming. Piastri podium Piastri truly delivered on his promise by…
Because it has been devoting its resources to the MCL60’s extensive recent upgrades, McLaren did not really have a suitable rear wing for Spa. The track places bigger demands on…
In a bid to lighten car weight, discussion is ongoing about whether to reduce wheel and tyre sizes as part of the new 2026 regulations. This could be a complication…
The F1 commission met on the weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix and one of the main topics of discussion was a proposed engine equalisation for Renault in balance of…
Max Verstappen was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother. But a Dutch father. He says he feels Dutch. So he had two consecutive home grands prix, one at Spa…
Williams has seen so many false dawns since the ’90s. It was a cottage industry team bolstered and patched as required to encompass whatever technology was needed to keep it…
Questions have been raised about Renault’s future in Formula 1 following a fresh round of management upheaval at its Alpine-branded team. Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, team principal Otmar…
Rewind to Baku, and Sergio Perez was the faster Red Bull driver, with hopes of an F1 championship run. But that win actually ended Perez’s hopes by being the catalyst for Max Verstappen’s domination, explains Mark Hughes
The 2023 Italian Grand Prix will trial a new qualifying format for the second time, aiming to mix up the running order. Here’s everything you need to know, including how it works and where it could be used
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
The 2026 regulations have not just changed how Formula 1 cars are driven, they have changed what it is possible to see
McLaren has quietly acquired a significant part of the human architecture behind Red Bull’s F1 dynasty
For a decade, Lambiase was the fixed point around which Verstappen’s career at Red Bull turned. Now the race engineer is leaving
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