Michael Masi: F1 Race Disruptor – Goin’ Up, Goin’ Down in Abu Dhabi
We didn’t think it was possible after the ‘Aramco 500’ last week, but F1 outdid itself for contrived controversy in Abu Dhabi
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Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi championship decider was watched live by almost 7.4m people in the UK, as Channel 4 and Sky broadcast full coverage of the final grand prix of…
It was a weekend of goodbyes and great drives and the drama in Abu Dhabi will live long in the memory
Yes, the 2008 title finale was dramatic, but this one topped it. Max Verstappen won the race in Abu Dhabi and thereby the world championship by overtaking Lewis Hamilton on…
Max Verstappen was crowned 2021 F1 champion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, thanks to a final lap pass on Lewis Hamilton that followed a controversial safety car period
Mercedes’s appeal over the controversial race restart during the Abu Dhabi GP has been rejected
Max Verstappen will not be penalised for passing Lewis Hamilton under the safety car after stewards ruled that he had only moved slightly in front of his title rival for…
An emotional Max Verstappen joked that he would celebrate with “one drink” after clinching the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship in a dramatic final lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton. The…
George Russell has put in his feelings on the outcome of today’s Abu Dhabi GP in no uncertain terms, whilst others drivers gave their views too
We didn’t think it was possible after the ‘Aramco 500’ last week, but F1 outdid itself for contrived controversy in Abu Dhabi
Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi championship decider was watched live by almost 7.4m people in the UK, as Channel 4 and Sky broadcast full coverage of the final grand prix of…
It was a weekend of goodbyes and great drives and the drama in Abu Dhabi will live long in the memory
Yes, the 2008 title finale was dramatic, but this one topped it. Max Verstappen won the race in Abu Dhabi and thereby the world championship by overtaking Lewis Hamilton on…
Max Verstappen was crowned 2021 F1 champion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, thanks to a final lap pass on Lewis Hamilton that followed a controversial safety car period
Mercedes’s appeal over the controversial race restart during the Abu Dhabi GP has been rejected
Max Verstappen will not be penalised for passing Lewis Hamilton under the safety car after stewards ruled that he had only moved slightly in front of his title rival for…
An emotional Max Verstappen joked that he would celebrate with “one drink” after clinching the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship in a dramatic final lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton. The…
George Russell has put in his feelings on the outcome of today’s Abu Dhabi GP in no uncertain terms, whilst others drivers gave their views too
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
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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