MPH: ‘Speed chess’ and the new DNA of F1 racing
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
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Newey has opened up on Aston Martin’s bold design choices for its 2026 F1 car
Williams presents its 2026 F1 car livery after the “painful” decision to skip the Barcelona test
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton rated Robert Kubica as a future F1 champion before his brutal rally crash. But, writes Matt Bishop, his story will be remembered as one of determination and reinvention rather than loss
Girls on Track, Motorsport UK’s initiative to get more women involved in motor sport, marked ten years of progress with a triumphant event at London’s Royal Automobile Club
Three years into James Vowles’ tenure, Williams’ 2026 F1 car is no longer about recovery, but about whether the rebuild is capable of going any further
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
Newey has opened up on Aston Martin’s bold design choices for its 2026 F1 car
Williams presents its 2026 F1 car livery after the “painful” decision to skip the Barcelona test
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton rated Robert Kubica as a future F1 champion before his brutal rally crash. But, writes Matt Bishop, his story will be remembered as one of determination and reinvention rather than loss
Girls on Track, Motorsport UK’s initiative to get more women involved in motor sport, marked ten years of progress with a triumphant event at London’s Royal Automobile Club
Three years into James Vowles’ tenure, Williams’ 2026 F1 car is no longer about recovery, but about whether the rebuild is capable of going any further
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
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
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