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F1’s annual game of musical chairs is approaching its end, with several more hopeful drivers than there are seats. We look at who is in line for the vacant spaces on next year’s grid
With 24 races on the 2023 F1 calendar, there will be a record number of grands prix next year. Will it still leave fans wanting more or feeling weary? asks Chris Medland
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The fall-out from Sebastian Vettel’s retirement continues in the driver market as the vacant 2023 seats at Alpine and Williams are negotiated over. There is a direct link between those…
After the shocks in the 2023 Formula 1 driver market caused by Sebastian Vettel’s retirement, Fernando Alonso’s move to replace him at Aston Martin and then the Oscar Piastri/Daniel Ricciardo…
The US racing ladder has teams to help both women and ethnic minorities get into motor sport – why is F1 not doing the same?
The fastest championship in the world taking four hours to decide its own grid is poor, and compromise is needed on safety car regs, writes Chris Medland
Why Nyck de Vries’s Italian GP performance wasn’t simply a drive in the park, F1’s superlicence controversy, and Red Bull’s faux pas: Tony Dodgins reveals more on the big talking points from Monza
Has Formula 1 been overlooking older talent in its constant search for the next junior star? Nyck de Vries makes the case for late developers, writes Mark Hughes
F1’s annual game of musical chairs is approaching its end, with several more hopeful drivers than there are seats. We look at who is in line for the vacant spaces on next year’s grid
With 24 races on the 2023 F1 calendar, there will be a record number of grands prix next year. Will it still leave fans wanting more or feeling weary? asks Chris Medland
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Sponsored by Betstation.com Gambling comes naturally to a Formula 1 driver with taking risks an occupational hazard when you are pushing a 1000bhp monster of a machine to its very…
The fall-out from Sebastian Vettel’s retirement continues in the driver market as the vacant 2023 seats at Alpine and Williams are negotiated over. There is a direct link between those…
After the shocks in the 2023 Formula 1 driver market caused by Sebastian Vettel’s retirement, Fernando Alonso’s move to replace him at Aston Martin and then the Oscar Piastri/Daniel Ricciardo…
The US racing ladder has teams to help both women and ethnic minorities get into motor sport – why is F1 not doing the same?
The fastest championship in the world taking four hours to decide its own grid is poor, and compromise is needed on safety car regs, writes Chris Medland
Why Nyck de Vries’s Italian GP performance wasn’t simply a drive in the park, F1’s superlicence controversy, and Red Bull’s faux pas: Tony Dodgins reveals more on the big talking points from Monza
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
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
Lost alongside Graham Hill on a foggy November night 50 years ago, Tony Brise was already seen as “something special” in F1. All that’s left is the hint of what might have been
Guenther Steiner is that rare thing in modern motor sport: a genuine character; a straight-talking, old-school racer in an era of corporate jargon and marketing polish. Not despite that, but…
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