F1
Clever tactics in the title fight: Qatar GP what you missed
Time is running out for Hamilton to overturn Verstappen’s lead while AlphaTauri and McLaren look to be in trouble in the constructors’ standings
F1
Clive Rose/Getty Images
Latest F1 news and analysis
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 Qatar GP
The old man hauling his blue teapot into the podium places, horrific levels of sportswashing and Pirellis exploding like they’re going out of fashion were the order of the day at the Qatar GP
F1
The compromised car that made Red Bull second-best: Qatar GP analysis
It was probably the least exciting race in a season where the bar has been set high, as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes disappeared into the floodlit evening. But there were reasons…
F1
Hamilton seizes momentum as F1 title race comes to a head: 2021 Qatar Grand Prix report
There doesn’t seem to be anything you can throw at either of the championship contenders right now that is going to force them to give up significant points to their…
F1
Horner given official warning by FIA after ‘rogue marshal’ comment
Christian Horner was issued with a warning for bringing the sport into disrepute after comments he made about a marshal at the Qatar GP
F1
Assured Hamilton win closes title gap: Qatar GP lap by lap
Whilst others squabbled and several suffered punctures, Lewis Hamilton controlled the Qatar GP to reduce Max Verstappen’s championship margin
F1
Verstappen and Bottas hit with grid penalties for yellow flag rules breach
Max Verstappen has a five-place grid penalty for the Qatar GP
F1
Hamilton’s ‘beautiful’ lap lands pole but stewards investigate again: 2021 Qatar GP qualifying
Nineteen down, three to go in one of the most absorbing world championship fights in motorsport history. Coming to Qatar we’d gone from a scenario where the leading two were…
F1
Verstappen at risk of grid drop for not lifting for double yellow flags
Max Verstappen might be in hot water after footage showing him setting his fastest time in qualifying under double yellow flags emerged
F1
Clever tactics in the title fight: Qatar GP what you missed
Time is running out for Hamilton to overturn Verstappen’s lead while AlphaTauri and McLaren look to be in trouble in the constructors’ standings
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down: 2021 Qatar GP
The old man hauling his blue teapot into the podium places, horrific levels of sportswashing and Pirellis exploding like they’re going out of fashion were the order of the day at the Qatar GP
F1
The compromised car that made Red Bull second-best: Qatar GP analysis
It was probably the least exciting race in a season where the bar has been set high, as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes disappeared into the floodlit evening. But there were reasons…
F1
Hamilton seizes momentum as F1 title race comes to a head: 2021 Qatar Grand Prix report
There doesn’t seem to be anything you can throw at either of the championship contenders right now that is going to force them to give up significant points to their…
F1
Horner given official warning by FIA after ‘rogue marshal’ comment
Christian Horner was issued with a warning for bringing the sport into disrepute after comments he made about a marshal at the Qatar GP
F1
Assured Hamilton win closes title gap: Qatar GP lap by lap
Whilst others squabbled and several suffered punctures, Lewis Hamilton controlled the Qatar GP to reduce Max Verstappen’s championship margin
F1
Verstappen and Bottas hit with grid penalties for yellow flag rules breach
Max Verstappen has a five-place grid penalty for the Qatar GP
F1
Hamilton’s ‘beautiful’ lap lands pole but stewards investigate again: 2021 Qatar GP qualifying
Nineteen down, three to go in one of the most absorbing world championship fights in motorsport history. Coming to Qatar we’d gone from a scenario where the leading two were…
F1
Verstappen at risk of grid drop for not lifting for double yellow flags
Max Verstappen might be in hot water after footage showing him setting his fastest time in qualifying under double yellow flags emerged
Standings – 2025 F1 World Championship
Mark Hughes
View all
F1
MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
F1
Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
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
F1
Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
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
Race Reports & Analysis
View all
Subscriber
Archive
Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
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…
F1
McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
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
F1
One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
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
F1
View all
F1
Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
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
F1
Matt Bishop: He was Williams’ first winning driver but so few know his name
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
F1
Martin Brundle reveals his F1 driver of 2025
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
The Motor Sport archive
Every word and picture published by us since 1924
×