The story of F1’s most famous ‘taxi rides’
From Webber and Alonso to Senna and Mansell, Formula 1’s history of ‘taxi rides’ has delivered some of the championship’s most memorable – and occasionally controversial — moments
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Can Oscar Piastri fight back from his Baku disaster? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
She’s backed by McLaren and is an F1 Academy race-winner in her debut season. Ella Lloyd tells James Elson her racing career is going “pretty well”
Piastri goes fastest amid interruptions and a pitlane crash between Leclerc and Norris
Spaniard Alonso led FP1 from Leclerc and championship contender Verstappen
Christian Horner looks set on a return to Formula 1 and the timing could be perfect for Aston Martin, writes Mark Hughes. Lawrence Stroll may well agree — he’s already spoken to the ex-Red Bull boss
From Red Bull to McLaren, F1 teams are backing promising young talent with junior driver programmes. Meet the F2 hotshots jostling for a place on the Formula 1 grid
McLaren claims it was “plunged into crisis” and lost $20.7m when Alex Palou broke his contract with the team. But Palou’s lawyers say that team boss Zak Brown deceived him into believing he’d have an F1 drive
F1 rivals react to Verstappen’s incredible GT3 outing at the Nordschleife
From Webber and Alonso to Senna and Mansell, Formula 1’s history of ‘taxi rides’ has delivered some of the championship’s most memorable – and occasionally controversial — moments
Can Oscar Piastri fight back from his Baku disaster? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
She’s backed by McLaren and is an F1 Academy race-winner in her debut season. Ella Lloyd tells James Elson her racing career is going “pretty well”
Piastri goes fastest amid interruptions and a pitlane crash between Leclerc and Norris
Spaniard Alonso led FP1 from Leclerc and championship contender Verstappen
Christian Horner looks set on a return to Formula 1 and the timing could be perfect for Aston Martin, writes Mark Hughes. Lawrence Stroll may well agree — he’s already spoken to the ex-Red Bull boss
From Red Bull to McLaren, F1 teams are backing promising young talent with junior driver programmes. Meet the F2 hotshots jostling for a place on the Formula 1 grid
McLaren claims it was “plunged into crisis” and lost $20.7m when Alex Palou broke his contract with the team. But Palou’s lawyers say that team boss Zak Brown deceived him into believing he’d have an F1 drive
F1 rivals react to Verstappen’s incredible GT3 outing at the Nordschleife
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says Mark Hughes
The real story behind Adrian Newey’s changing role at Aston Martin has nothing to do with the F1 team’s struggles, as Mark Hughes explains
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
Fifty-five years ago the first Formula 1 race was held at California’s state-of-the-art Ontario Motor Speedway. The circuit attracted celebrities, vast concerts and a record-breaking Evel Knievel jump but, laments Matt Bishop, the 1971 Questor Grand Prix would be the only F1 event before the bulldozers moved in
The drivers warned that an accident like Bearman’s in Japan was coming, and now the FIA needs to act
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way?
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