From DFV to Red Bull: Ford’s glorious F1 timeline
The announcement of Ford’s 2026 return to F1 is the latest chapter in a grand prix involvement which has ultimately brought huge success
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Why did Ford re-enter Formula 1 with Red Bull? It makes technical and marketing sense, writes Andrew Frankel, but don’t discount the enthusiasm of its racer boss
The Red Bull – Ford announcement sees the link-up of two organisations which have tasted victory together before, as Johnny Herbert remembers
Red Bull has announced a partnership with Ford, which returns to F1 for the first time in over 20 years. The deal is the final step in the team becoming a truly independent F1 constructor, writes Mark Hughes
An application process for new F1 teams is opening, so does this signal that an Andretti team will soon be on the grid? “We’ve got a lot to lose if not,” says Mario
Modern F1 drivers rarely race outside their series, so can any claim to be the greatest driver of all time? asks Morgan Holiday
In our March 2023 issue, Mika Häkkinen reveals how illustrious team-mate Ayrton Senna reacted to the Finn’s scintillating McLaren F1 debut
Christian Horner is starting his 19th season in charge of Red Bull. The longest-serving F1 team principal tells Chris Medland about his “remarkable journey” since taking over and gives his verdict on the latest team boss changes
Nico Hülkenberg will join Kevin Magnussen to form the oldest F1 driver pairing in 2023. But will the promise of experience outweigh Haas’s lack of youth in guaranteeing its future?
The announcement of Ford’s 2026 return to F1 is the latest chapter in a grand prix involvement which has ultimately brought huge success
Why did Ford re-enter Formula 1 with Red Bull? It makes technical and marketing sense, writes Andrew Frankel, but don’t discount the enthusiasm of its racer boss
The Red Bull – Ford announcement sees the link-up of two organisations which have tasted victory together before, as Johnny Herbert remembers
Red Bull has announced a partnership with Ford, which returns to F1 for the first time in over 20 years. The deal is the final step in the team becoming a truly independent F1 constructor, writes Mark Hughes
An application process for new F1 teams is opening, so does this signal that an Andretti team will soon be on the grid? “We’ve got a lot to lose if not,” says Mario
Modern F1 drivers rarely race outside their series, so can any claim to be the greatest driver of all time? asks Morgan Holiday
In our March 2023 issue, Mika Häkkinen reveals how illustrious team-mate Ayrton Senna reacted to the Finn’s scintillating McLaren F1 debut
Christian Horner is starting his 19th season in charge of Red Bull. The longest-serving F1 team principal tells Chris Medland about his “remarkable journey” since taking over and gives his verdict on the latest team boss changes
Nico Hülkenberg will join Kevin Magnussen to form the oldest F1 driver pairing in 2023. But will the promise of experience outweigh Haas’s lack of youth in guaranteeing its future?
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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
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
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