Podcast: 2021 F1 season review with Medland, Hughes and Smith
Formula 1 produced a season like no other in 2021 and we’ve done our best to review it all in our 90-minute end-of-year podcast. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battled…
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With the tensions of the 2021 season dying down, focus is already switching to next year as Formula 1 introduces a new generation of car. The new set of rules…
It was a memorable F1 season but some of the controversies won’t be forgotten any time soon. Chris Medland says the FIA has to address some major issues before next season
My verdict on the last-lap shootout that decided the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship? The FIA needs to have a hard think about how it operates grands prix. This should…
Red Bull’s Christian Horner was adamant during the Brazilian Grand Prix that Mercedes had somehow got around the tougher rear wing flexibility tests introduced earlier this season. These were brought…
Good month Haas anyone seen Gene? Diehard budget F1 outfit Haas decided not to fly owner Gene Haas in for the final race of the season, but just Photoshop him…
There was a weird positive tactical implication for Red Bull of the five-place grid penalty taken by Max Verstappen in Qatar. He received the penalty for having not slowed at…
15 years after the little Super Aguri squad made its debut, Takuma Sato reflects on a shoestring team that performed miracles
In addition to his race seat at Haas, Mick Schumacher will perform 2022 reserve driver duties for Ferrari, sharing the role with Antonio Giovinazzi
Formula 1 produced a season like no other in 2021 and we’ve done our best to review it all in our 90-minute end-of-year podcast. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battled…
With the tensions of the 2021 season dying down, focus is already switching to next year as Formula 1 introduces a new generation of car. The new set of rules…
It was a memorable F1 season but some of the controversies won’t be forgotten any time soon. Chris Medland says the FIA has to address some major issues before next season
My verdict on the last-lap shootout that decided the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship? The FIA needs to have a hard think about how it operates grands prix. This should…
Red Bull’s Christian Horner was adamant during the Brazilian Grand Prix that Mercedes had somehow got around the tougher rear wing flexibility tests introduced earlier this season. These were brought…
Good month Haas anyone seen Gene? Diehard budget F1 outfit Haas decided not to fly owner Gene Haas in for the final race of the season, but just Photoshop him…
There was a weird positive tactical implication for Red Bull of the five-place grid penalty taken by Max Verstappen in Qatar. He received the penalty for having not slowed at…
15 years after the little Super Aguri squad made its debut, Takuma Sato reflects on a shoestring team that performed miracles
In addition to his race seat at Haas, Mick Schumacher will perform 2022 reserve driver duties for Ferrari, sharing the role with Antonio Giovinazzi
F1 has trimmed its 2026 regulations ahead of Miami. Mark Hughes points out that these minor changes don’t address the real issues — and pretending otherwise helps no-one
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
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
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
On the 25th anniversary of Michele Alboreto’s death, Matt Bishop makes a case for the former Ferrari F1 driver and Le Mans winner as one of racing’s most unjustly forgotten talents
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
There is a simple solution to F1’s current issues, but it would also make the best drivers redundant
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