Why winner of first F1 race this year probably won’t be champion
There’s no better way to start the F1 season than with a victory. But as Andrew Frankel discovers, most drivers who win the first race of the year don’t go on to take the championship
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The first race of 2023 is yet to be run, but Ferrari is already downplaying its chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix, and pinning its hopes for the F1 season on catching up with upgrades
Ferrari’s ability to challenge the searing pace of Max Verstappen and Red Bull in 2023 rests on it remedying its engine reliability woes, says Mark Hughes. Speaking in this month’s…
We know who could win the F1 championship in 2023, but who will have the car to maximise their talent? asks Mark Hughes. It won’t be long until we find out…
All the new 2023 F1 helmet designs ahead of the season opener in Bahrain
Sergio Perez has said he won’t help Max Verstappen if the favour isn’t returned, but it’s not the only potential team-mate rivalry on the F1 grid
Second place wasn’t good enough for Ferrari in last year’s #F1 title race and Mattia Binotto has given way to Fred Vasseur. The new boss says that decades of running teams puts him at an advantage, even though he has plenty to learn about the Scuderia
The Aston Martin AMR23 was the surprise package of testing: Fernando Alonso and Mike Krack analyse their push to the front of the F1 field
Nico Hülkenberg’s F1 career has been long and eventful – but not overly successful at the highest level. He talks about his comeback with a Haas team on the up
There’s no better way to start the F1 season than with a victory. But as Andrew Frankel discovers, most drivers who win the first race of the year don’t go on to take the championship
The first race of 2023 is yet to be run, but Ferrari is already downplaying its chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix, and pinning its hopes for the F1 season on catching up with upgrades
Ferrari’s ability to challenge the searing pace of Max Verstappen and Red Bull in 2023 rests on it remedying its engine reliability woes, says Mark Hughes. Speaking in this month’s…
We know who could win the F1 championship in 2023, but who will have the car to maximise their talent? asks Mark Hughes. It won’t be long until we find out…
All the new 2023 F1 helmet designs ahead of the season opener in Bahrain
Sergio Perez has said he won’t help Max Verstappen if the favour isn’t returned, but it’s not the only potential team-mate rivalry on the F1 grid
Second place wasn’t good enough for Ferrari in last year’s #F1 title race and Mattia Binotto has given way to Fred Vasseur. The new boss says that decades of running teams puts him at an advantage, even though he has plenty to learn about the Scuderia
The Aston Martin AMR23 was the surprise package of testing: Fernando Alonso and Mike Krack analyse their push to the front of the F1 field
Nico Hülkenberg’s F1 career has been long and eventful – but not overly successful at the highest level. He talks about his comeback with a Haas team on the up
McLaren’s disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix led to speculation about a conspiracy to bring Max Verstappen back into the title fight. But there’s a more realistic explanation
F1’s 2025 championship leader said he had to go to real set-up extremes to make his car competitive in the final Las Vegas Grand Prix stint last year – could that be key to Lando Norris’s success in the race this season?
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the current F1 generation is the most competitive in history and called on reporters to scrutinise the claim. Mark Hughes didn’t need any more encouragement
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
In this month’s magazine, Guenther Steiner tells Matt Bishop about the waves Haas made on its F1 entry
The Qatar Grand Prix will be a pressure-packed penultimate round of the 2025 F1 season. Here’s what to watch out for at the Lusail event
Peter Wright was with Lotus for some of the greatest F1 highs, but also witnessed its demise – he told the story to Motor Sport in this month’s magazine
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