How to make a hash of Suzuka: Goin’ up & down at the Japanese GP
Drivers, fans and viewers were overjoyed to return to Suzuka for the first time in three years, so what went wrong? There’s one overriding factor…
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Max Verstappen has driven beautifully and barely been challenged on his way to a second F1 championship. It won’t always be this way, writes Damien Smith, but he looks destined for even more titles
It wasn’t just the spray that clouded the 2022 Japenese Grand Prix: safety errors, points confusion and the rapidly approaching evening brought disarray. Mark Hughes explains why
One day, Max Verstappen will get to win a world championship in normal, uncontroversial circumstances. 2022 had none of the controversy of 2021, but it completely outdid it in terms…
Margins were wafer-thin in F1 qualifying for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen secured pole by 0.01sec over Charles Leclerc — and narrowly avoided a crash with Lando Norris
Since Max Verstappen’s F1 career came into full flower last year and Lewis Hamilton’s run of titles came to an end, the perception has inevitably been that we are seeing…
Max Verstappen stands on the brink of a second F1 world championship but as the Suzuka skies threaten another wet race, how will he — and the rest of the grid — deal with it?
Why did it take so long to investigate Sergio Perez in Singapore? What happened to the F1 cost cap report? The FIA has rightly come under fire this week, writes Chris Medland but it hasn’t got everything wrong
His final action would be typical of the man. He didn’t like fuss. Inured by an upbringing devoid of shows of emotion – taskmaster father Clive had won a VC…
Drivers, fans and viewers were overjoyed to return to Suzuka for the first time in three years, so what went wrong? There’s one overriding factor…
Max Verstappen has driven beautifully and barely been challenged on his way to a second F1 championship. It won’t always be this way, writes Damien Smith, but he looks destined for even more titles
It wasn’t just the spray that clouded the 2022 Japenese Grand Prix: safety errors, points confusion and the rapidly approaching evening brought disarray. Mark Hughes explains why
One day, Max Verstappen will get to win a world championship in normal, uncontroversial circumstances. 2022 had none of the controversy of 2021, but it completely outdid it in terms…
Margins were wafer-thin in F1 qualifying for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen secured pole by 0.01sec over Charles Leclerc — and narrowly avoided a crash with Lando Norris
Since Max Verstappen’s F1 career came into full flower last year and Lewis Hamilton’s run of titles came to an end, the perception has inevitably been that we are seeing…
Max Verstappen stands on the brink of a second F1 world championship but as the Suzuka skies threaten another wet race, how will he — and the rest of the grid — deal with it?
Why did it take so long to investigate Sergio Perez in Singapore? What happened to the F1 cost cap report? The FIA has rightly come under fire this week, writes Chris Medland but it hasn’t got everything wrong
His final action would be typical of the man. He didn’t like fuss. Inured by an upbringing devoid of shows of emotion – taskmaster father Clive had won a VC…
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
Aston Martin’s call to make Adrian Newey team principal marks Lawrence Stroll’s boldest decision yet
Over four decades Adrian Newey has become F1’s most successful car designer, his longevity ensured by a host of technological innovations. Now he’s the Aston Martin F1 team boss – read his story
Adrian Newey is the latest — surprise — appointment to Aston Martin’s F1 team principal role, and the fourth to hold that position under Lawrence Stroll. Here’s the timeline of Aston’s F1 bosses
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