DSJ at Zolder: the near-miss that history would brutally repeat three years later
The Zolder circuit, host of the Belgian Grand Prix most years from 1973 to ’84, has always had a bad rap, primarily for two reasons: one, it has the temerity…
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Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 regulations occupied barely three pages of the FIA Yellow Book, despite appearing in both French and English. Before that, in the 1950s, effectively two…
Japan March 27-29 Kimi Antonelli’s breakthrough grand prix victory in China came too late for him to break Max Verstappen’s record as Formula 1’s youngest ever winner. But his second…
As this was written, a series of meetings between teams, Formula 1 management and the FIA was underway to decide on what changes could be made to the new-for-2026 power…
April 18, 2026 Goodwood, West Sussex Ah, those halcyon, uncomplicated days of the late 2000s, when quaint old double diffusers were the Formula 1 controversy of the day… The audience…
The regulation tweaks agreed for Miami may make things worse for some manufacturers
F1’s regulation changes for the Miami Grand Prix may just be the start of rule-wrangling that could last for years
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
The Zolder circuit, host of the Belgian Grand Prix most years from 1973 to ’84, has always had a bad rap, primarily for two reasons: one, it has the temerity…
Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 regulations occupied barely three pages of the FIA Yellow Book, despite appearing in both French and English. Before that, in the 1950s, effectively two…
Japan March 27-29 Kimi Antonelli’s breakthrough grand prix victory in China came too late for him to break Max Verstappen’s record as Formula 1’s youngest ever winner. But his second…
As this was written, a series of meetings between teams, Formula 1 management and the FIA was underway to decide on what changes could be made to the new-for-2026 power…
April 18, 2026 Goodwood, West Sussex Ah, those halcyon, uncomplicated days of the late 2000s, when quaint old double diffusers were the Formula 1 controversy of the day… The audience…
The regulation tweaks agreed for Miami may make things worse for some manufacturers
F1’s regulation changes for the Miami Grand Prix may just be the start of rule-wrangling that could last for years
A Formula 1 world championship is meant to identify the best-of-the best. But being among the greatest drivers of your era is no guarantee of a title: here are some of the legendary characters never to be crowned a world champion
Istanbul Park’s return to the calendar is welcome news, and a reminder that other venues are still available
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
Mark Hughes analyses how Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to victory in Singapore, and how Lewis Hamilton’s strategic gamble turned a promising Ferrari result into a costly disappointment
August 5, 1973 Nürburgring, West Germany A busy scene in the Lotus garage at the 1973 German Grand Prix, Round 11 of 15 of the F1 World Championship. Drivers Emerson…
When it comes to sports car racing, it’s not just the American tracks that are markedly different from most of their international counterparts. The overall philosophy used by the FIA…
5. 2003: Solberg vs Loeb vs Sainz Subaru’s Norwegian star Petter Solberg, above – ‘Hollywood’ – lay a point adrift of Citroën pair Carlos Sainz and Sébastien Loeb going into…
It was back in 2009 when Felipe Massa suffered life-threatening injuries during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, losing control of his Ferrari at 175mph as a result of being…
Desiré Wilson is the only woman ever to have won a Formula 1 race, and for all I know she may always carry that mantle. OK, her famous victory in…
Where their sons are concerned, mums have much to answer for. Certainly none other than Enzo Ferrari was deeply influenced, indeed in many ways shaped, by his formidable mother, Adalgisa…
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