Karun Chandhok on his nightmare year at Lotus: ‘I fell out of love with F1’
Racing at your home grand prix for Lotus? Karun Chandhok thought he’d landed an ideal ride, but as he describes in the torrid tale, it soon all turned sour
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How Colin Chapman’s Lotus fought rivals as F1 innovation took off – an extract from Karl Ludvigsen’s Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator
Sebastian Vettel scored another popular podium finish but his team’s breaking of rules cannot be ignored says Chris Medland, despite fan outcry
An idiosyncratic F1 car and a superstar team-mate in the form of his life – Daniel Ricciardo has been up against it so far in 2021, but explains how he aims to use the time off as a chance to regroup
It’s been one of the tightest, most intense title battles in a generation – but who is MPH’s driver of the season so far?
Aston Martin will appeal Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian Grand Prix disqualification – but what does the process look like?
Esteban Ocon has weathered the storm of recent poor form – tech boss Marcin Budkowski hopes with the now winning-driver embedded in a team with winning DNA, the team can kick on in 2022
Speaking in a new Motor Sport interview, Gordon Murray has expressed his anger at other people in McLaren’s late ’80s design team apparently claiming credit for what he believes is his design
Should Mercedes choose Russell or Bottas? Will Red Bull keep Perez? Is Hamilton or Verstappen on the front foot? The Hungarian GP failed to answer any of these pressing questions, writes Chris Medland
Racing at your home grand prix for Lotus? Karun Chandhok thought he’d landed an ideal ride, but as he describes in the torrid tale, it soon all turned sour
How Colin Chapman’s Lotus fought rivals as F1 innovation took off – an extract from Karl Ludvigsen’s Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator
Sebastian Vettel scored another popular podium finish but his team’s breaking of rules cannot be ignored says Chris Medland, despite fan outcry
An idiosyncratic F1 car and a superstar team-mate in the form of his life – Daniel Ricciardo has been up against it so far in 2021, but explains how he aims to use the time off as a chance to regroup
It’s been one of the tightest, most intense title battles in a generation – but who is MPH’s driver of the season so far?
Aston Martin will appeal Sebastian Vettel’s Hungarian Grand Prix disqualification – but what does the process look like?
Esteban Ocon has weathered the storm of recent poor form – tech boss Marcin Budkowski hopes with the now winning-driver embedded in a team with winning DNA, the team can kick on in 2022
Speaking in a new Motor Sport interview, Gordon Murray has expressed his anger at other people in McLaren’s late ’80s design team apparently claiming credit for what he believes is his design
Should Mercedes choose Russell or Bottas? Will Red Bull keep Perez? Is Hamilton or Verstappen on the front foot? The Hungarian GP failed to answer any of these pressing questions, writes Chris Medland
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
Max Verstappen is just one offence away from an F1 race ban and a pattern has emerged in the way he’s racked up penalty points, says Mark Hughes
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
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
Twenty years on from the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix, Matt Bishop revisits how a catastrophic tyre failure, leadership deadlock, and political infighting turned an F1 race into a global embarrassment
Lando Norris’s wrecked McLaren was some metaphor for his racing aptitude over the last 12 months
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