Word on the beat, November 2022
Sebastian Vettel, on his last visit as an active F1 driver to Monza – the venue of his first victory in 2008 – wasn’t shy about voicing his environmentally-driven displeasure…
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The timing of a safety car in the Dutch Grand Prix for Yuki Tsunoda’s broken-down AlphaTauri – allowing Max Verstappen to make a pitstop without losing the lead – led…
🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix 🇱🇺 Dutch Grand Prix 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix After the summer break, the title campaigns of Max Verstappen and Red Bull really kicked on, to the…
Race report Max paints the town orange, both home and away, in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy Word on the beat Vettel slams fly-bys, Elkann blasts Ferrari guys and Drugovich gets…
Following on from last month’s column about Oscar Piastri, Alpine and McLaren, the contract recognition board’s publication of its findings has painted Alpine in an unflattering light and actually vindicated…
Monza marked its centenary year with a string of celebratory events, plus the small matter of a grand prix, at the start of September. First opened in 1922, Monza has…
Having conquered endurance racing, Audi has now set its sights on Formula 1 glory after agreeing to join the sport as an engine supplier for the first time in more…
This year brought another classic British Grand Prix, another sell-out crowd and ample evidence that a new, youthful contingent of fans were eager to see live racing. So Silverstone was…
Antonio Giovinazzi has spent a year on the F1 sidelines, but is now in the frame at several teams for 2023 – we assess his best performances
Sebastian Vettel, on his last visit as an active F1 driver to Monza – the venue of his first victory in 2008 – wasn’t shy about voicing his environmentally-driven displeasure…
The timing of a safety car in the Dutch Grand Prix for Yuki Tsunoda’s broken-down AlphaTauri – allowing Max Verstappen to make a pitstop without losing the lead – led…
🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix 🇱🇺 Dutch Grand Prix 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix After the summer break, the title campaigns of Max Verstappen and Red Bull really kicked on, to the…
Race report Max paints the town orange, both home and away, in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy Word on the beat Vettel slams fly-bys, Elkann blasts Ferrari guys and Drugovich gets…
Following on from last month’s column about Oscar Piastri, Alpine and McLaren, the contract recognition board’s publication of its findings has painted Alpine in an unflattering light and actually vindicated…
Monza marked its centenary year with a string of celebratory events, plus the small matter of a grand prix, at the start of September. First opened in 1922, Monza has…
Having conquered endurance racing, Audi has now set its sights on Formula 1 glory after agreeing to join the sport as an engine supplier for the first time in more…
This year brought another classic British Grand Prix, another sell-out crowd and ample evidence that a new, youthful contingent of fans were eager to see live racing. So Silverstone was…
Antonio Giovinazzi has spent a year on the F1 sidelines, but is now in the frame at several teams for 2023 – we assess his best performances
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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