Ferrari introduces crucial F1 car update – but it’s wasted a year
Both Ferrari and Mercedes are ringing the technical changes in a bid to catch Red Bull – but they’ve already spent too long going in the wrong direction, writes Mark Hughes
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Three of Formula 1’s greatest-ever drivers shared a podium only once — at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix. In the middle of a season of varying fortunes, there was little camaraderie between Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, writes Damien Smith
What may be the most hated corner in F1 is no more: the final Barcelona chicane has been axed from GP racing. Now we suggest six more turns that should go the same way
Max Verstappen’s 2023 Monaco GP win was a triumph of performance, tyre management and strategy — in stark contrast to Ayrton Senna’s experience 35 years earlier, writes Mark Hughes:”there was a time when the driver could largely do whatever the hell he wanted”
Small errors cost Ferrari and Mercedes dearly at the Monaco GP, as closely-matched rivals took advantage. It’s evidence the F1 field is closing up under the cost cap, writes Chris Medland — even Red Bull can’t be complacent
From the ashes of the W Series concept, the new all-female F1 Academy series has begun, however you may not even have noticed… The new championship was founded by Formula…
The Jim Clark Trust has announced plans for a new major event to mark the 60th anniversary of the Scotsman’s landmark Formula 1 world championship victory in 1963. To be…
Even when he isn’t winning Lewis Hamilton still dominates the headlines. Shortly after the cancelled race at Imola reports surfaced that the seven-time world champion was in talks to join…
An Aston Martin powered by Honda? Only in Formula 1. At first glance, a partnership that will mate Honda powertrains to Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin-badged F1 cars from 2026 could…
Both Ferrari and Mercedes are ringing the technical changes in a bid to catch Red Bull – but they’ve already spent too long going in the wrong direction, writes Mark Hughes
Three of Formula 1’s greatest-ever drivers shared a podium only once — at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix. In the middle of a season of varying fortunes, there was little camaraderie between Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, writes Damien Smith
What may be the most hated corner in F1 is no more: the final Barcelona chicane has been axed from GP racing. Now we suggest six more turns that should go the same way
Max Verstappen’s 2023 Monaco GP win was a triumph of performance, tyre management and strategy — in stark contrast to Ayrton Senna’s experience 35 years earlier, writes Mark Hughes:”there was a time when the driver could largely do whatever the hell he wanted”
Small errors cost Ferrari and Mercedes dearly at the Monaco GP, as closely-matched rivals took advantage. It’s evidence the F1 field is closing up under the cost cap, writes Chris Medland — even Red Bull can’t be complacent
From the ashes of the W Series concept, the new all-female F1 Academy series has begun, however you may not even have noticed… The new championship was founded by Formula…
The Jim Clark Trust has announced plans for a new major event to mark the 60th anniversary of the Scotsman’s landmark Formula 1 world championship victory in 1963. To be…
Even when he isn’t winning Lewis Hamilton still dominates the headlines. Shortly after the cancelled race at Imola reports surfaced that the seven-time world champion was in talks to join…
An Aston Martin powered by Honda? Only in Formula 1. At first glance, a partnership that will mate Honda powertrains to Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin-badged F1 cars from 2026 could…
A perfectly executed tow gave Pierre Gasly pole at Monza, but behind it lay a familiar F1 story of team-mate distrust, which is sometimes justified, as Mark Hughes explains
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
Under 2026’s energy-starved rules, Monza’s tow is way too valuable, and that, Mark Hughes writes, is set to make controversial qualifying shenanigans for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix almost inevitable
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
From Antonelli’s “impossible” Monza victory to the paranoia gripping Ferrari and McLaren’s driver pairings, this week’s biggest Formula 1 questions answered
As Formula 1 arrives at Madring for the first time, Max Verstappen has highlighted two key worries. Will they come true?
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix
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