McLaren’s systematic dismantling of Red Bull’s F1 team
McLaren has quietly acquired a significant part of the human architecture behind Red Bull’s F1 dynasty
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For a decade, Lambiase was the fixed point around which Verstappen’s career at Red Bull turned. Now the race engineer is leaving
We reveal why F1’s 2026 rules have penalised Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — and how the Ferrari driver has found a new advantage. Plus: a crunch meeting on the new regulations, and the best team boss in Formula 1 history
Everything you need to know about today’s regulation summit, and why it is unlikely to change as much as some hope
In 1987 and 1988, F1 ran two engine formulas side by side as a managed exit from the turbo era, and the lesson it offers the present day is not the one the critics might hope for
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
Exceptional on four wheels as well as two, in his bravery, his selflessness, and his love of a good party. The only ordinary thing about Mike Hailwood was his tragic end, writes Matt Bishop
As Max Verstappen threatens to walk away from the sport, he would not be the first champion to leave before his time was up
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
McLaren has quietly acquired a significant part of the human architecture behind Red Bull’s F1 dynasty
For a decade, Lambiase was the fixed point around which Verstappen’s career at Red Bull turned. Now the race engineer is leaving
We reveal why F1’s 2026 rules have penalised Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — and how the Ferrari driver has found a new advantage. Plus: a crunch meeting on the new regulations, and the best team boss in Formula 1 history
Everything you need to know about today’s regulation summit, and why it is unlikely to change as much as some hope
In 1987 and 1988, F1 ran two engine formulas side by side as a managed exit from the turbo era, and the lesson it offers the present day is not the one the critics might hope for
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
Exceptional on four wheels as well as two, in his bravery, his selflessness, and his love of a good party. The only ordinary thing about Mike Hailwood was his tragic end, writes Matt Bishop
As Max Verstappen threatens to walk away from the sport, he would not be the first champion to leave before his time was up
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
Fast enough to build an unassailable lead, Lando Norris was too quick to catch the VSC pit window. And so his flawless F1 Madring weekend ended cruelly, as even the winner acknowledged, Mark Hughes says
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
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
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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…
Madring promised spectacle and delivered a procession, as the new Spanish GP venue exposed just how little racing today’s Formula 1 cars and track designs actually allow
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