1980s in Focus
By Simon Arron It was a decade of contrast, conflict, controversy and change. Punk rock ceded to New Romanticism, John Lennon was assassinated in New York, America and others boycotted…
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There are more than enough recent examples that would have dissuaded Daniel Ricciardo from jumping to a rival F1 team Racing driver switches to slower team. Voluntarily. It isn’t common…
What could possibly have made Daniel Ricciardo take the bold step away from Red Bull to Renault F1? Who knows what was really going on inside Daniel Ricciardo’s mind? Having…
This week in motor sport, from the database August 3 // August 4 // August 5 // August 6 // August 7 // August 8 // August 9 August 3 1952 Alberto Ascari…
Daniel Ricciardo will part ways with Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season, the team has confirmed. He will join Renault to partner Nico Hülkenberg for the…
Force India entering administration raises the question of satellite and B-teams What should have been a relatively straightforward change of ownership for the Force India team after entering administration last…
The Netherlands hasn’t hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix since 1985, but the tides may soon be turning to form a sea of orange Not since Niki Lauda’s last show…
Ferrari and Mercedes trade places, teams fit new front wings and Williams goes multicoloured Mercedes’ George Russell set the track record at the Hungaroring in the final day of Formula 1 testing on Wednesday,…
Renault makes seasoned F1 engineer its technical advisor Bob Bell, aerodynamicist in charge of the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 and technical director in charge of the 2014 Mercedes W05, has been…
By Simon Arron It was a decade of contrast, conflict, controversy and change. Punk rock ceded to New Romanticism, John Lennon was assassinated in New York, America and others boycotted…
There are more than enough recent examples that would have dissuaded Daniel Ricciardo from jumping to a rival F1 team Racing driver switches to slower team. Voluntarily. It isn’t common…
What could possibly have made Daniel Ricciardo take the bold step away from Red Bull to Renault F1? Who knows what was really going on inside Daniel Ricciardo’s mind? Having…
This week in motor sport, from the database August 3 // August 4 // August 5 // August 6 // August 7 // August 8 // August 9 August 3 1952 Alberto Ascari…
Daniel Ricciardo will part ways with Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2018 season, the team has confirmed. He will join Renault to partner Nico Hülkenberg for the…
Force India entering administration raises the question of satellite and B-teams What should have been a relatively straightforward change of ownership for the Force India team after entering administration last…
The Netherlands hasn’t hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix since 1985, but the tides may soon be turning to form a sea of orange Not since Niki Lauda’s last show…
Ferrari and Mercedes trade places, teams fit new front wings and Williams goes multicoloured Mercedes’ George Russell set the track record at the Hungaroring in the final day of Formula 1 testing on Wednesday,…
Renault makes seasoned F1 engineer its technical advisor Bob Bell, aerodynamicist in charge of the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 and technical director in charge of the 2014 Mercedes W05, has been…
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
F1 final standings Who finished where in the final points… No. Driver Team Points 1 Lando Norris McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 421 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 410…
10. Pierre Gasly He never gave anything less than his all in an outclassed, underpowered car. But Pierre Gasly’s fast corner prowess combined with the Alpine ’s good high-speed downforce…
Mark Hughes – This year was Mark’s last full season of day-to-day Formula 1 race reporting after 30 years of following the F1 circus The surface colours of the season constantly…
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