Mike Pilbeam: ‘I wish I’d designed… the BRM P160’
I was impressed by the BRM P160, designed by Tony Southgate. I took the car over and developed it when I rejoined BRM in 1972 (I first went there in…
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It’s a slight problem to choose a car I didn’t do because I’ve been associated with so many over the years, much more than most I suppose [Lola, Brabham, Gurney-Eagle,…
The Lotus 79, the first real ground effect car was a very, very good package, the first realisation that aerodynamics were becoming crucial and that you could make ground effects…
In 1987, I had just started in Formula 1 as aerodynamicist at Leyton House. I worked a little bit on developing the 871, and then worked throughout the winter on…
I would go for the Williams FW07. Williams won their first GP with it, in 1979, and, refined for the following year, it won the championship with Alan Jones. It…
When I think back to GP design milestones, it’s pretty obvious, really: the first rear-engined F1 Cooper. Not so much from a technical point of view even though it was…
The second round of the season is fast approachingI Here are our F1 Fantasy predictions for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and an analysis of how to keep the points rolling in at Jeddah
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against Christian Horner were dismissed, but fresh rumours and an internal rift have raised doubts over whether he can remain as team principal. Here’s the background and what we know so far
The second Saturday race of the F1 season is fast approaching: full details on how to watch the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, plus live stream, TV schedule and highlights
Investigations involving Christian Horner and Mohammed Ben Sulayem, plus a criminal complaint by Susie Wolff, shows all is not well beneath the glitzy surface of F1, says Mark Hughes. And the series seems to have its head in the sand
We’ve talked here in the last couple of weeks about what Red Bull’s 2025 driver line-up might be. It’s a subject which has become extra complicated during that time because…
It’s been three seasons of struggle for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, writes Mark Hughes. But at the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP, Mercedes was on the rise. Pitted against a determined Max Verstappen, the scene was set for one of the great grands prix
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
2023 US Grand Prix diary: More lengthy post-race investigations, the challenge of COTA and Ricciardo returns with the stars — Chris Medland’s view from the F1 paddock
It took the efforts of both Ferraris to win the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Carlos Sainz earned the plaudits, but Charles Leclerc also played his support role to perfection
In 2009, Brawn raced to victory on its grand prix debut in Melbourne — with no spare chassis to fall back on. 15 years later, Williams encountered a similar yet riskier problem. Mark Hughes explains
By the turn of the decade from the 1970s to ’80s, F1 was still brimming with with top class drivers – but two were head and shoulders above the rest, writes Matt Bishop
2024 Australian Grand Prix analysis: Carlos Sainz spearheaded Ferrari’s strongest race weekend yet this season, as Red Bull boss Christian Horner suggested that the Albert Park winner would be a good fit in his team
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