Formula 1: good month, bad month — November 2022
Good month Pantomime villain Burning £80 Mercedes baseball hats might be too far, but nothing wrong with Monza fans booing winner Verstappen. Thumbs up for partisan pantomime antics. De…
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F1 Retro August 2005 Manfred Winkelhock would have celebrated his 70th birthday this month. He might not have been the absolute fastest on the 1980s Formula 1 scene, but certainly was…
It’s relatively easy to have great strategy with the fastest car. But when scratching for pace, somewhere close but not quite there, sometimes circumstances can favour you, allowing you to…
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…
Good month Pantomime villain Burning £80 Mercedes baseball hats might be too far, but nothing wrong with Monza fans booing winner Verstappen. Thumbs up for partisan pantomime antics. De…
F1 Retro August 2005 Manfred Winkelhock would have celebrated his 70th birthday this month. He might not have been the absolute fastest on the 1980s Formula 1 scene, but certainly was…
It’s relatively easy to have great strategy with the fastest car. But when scratching for pace, somewhere close but not quite there, sometimes circumstances can favour you, allowing you to…
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…
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says Mark Hughes
The real story behind Adrian Newey’s changing role at Aston Martin has nothing to do with the F1 team’s struggles, as Mark Hughes explains
The Melbourne spectacle was tough to digest, but Shanghai exposed an upside to Formula 1’s new rules, showing that the series can deliver racing that’s thrilling and skilful, as Mark Hughes explains
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
Ferrari has emerged in front at the start of both 2026 F1 races so far, thanks to its turbo. Does it have enough to challenge Mercedes all season?
It began with a clash at the top of Aston Martin. Now Adrian Newey is set to step down as F1 team boss, with Jonathan Wheatley his likely replacement. Mark Hughes explains the full story behind the headlines in our latest podcast
Formula 1’s current qualifying problem is hardwired into the fundamental architecture of the new rules. Is there anything that can be done?
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