Why can’t F1 cars race in heavy rain? The reasons we rarely see full wet tyres
Heavy rain still stops grands prix, and F1’s 2026 cars have yet to show they’re any better in it. But that’s not necessarily Pirelli’s fault…
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February 19, 2020 Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain Pierre Gasly cuts through the air in his AlphaTauri AT01 at F1 pre-season testing, around the time the World Health Organization was declaring a nasty…
Nyck de Vries’ journey through the modern motor sport ecosystem has been neither smooth nor conventional, for he clawed his way to Formula 1 via talent, charm and graft; he…
The Formula 1 silly season was stopped in its tracks when, shortly before August’s Dutch GP, Red Bull confirmed that Max Verstappen will be on board until at least 2030.…
The first few months of this season were nervous ones for the bosses of Red Bull’s Formula 1 team. Victories were not on the agenda. The car Red Bull had…
Who knows what riches Max Verstappen was offered to lure him away from Red Bull Racing? A blank cheque, the keys to any kingdom he might desire and all the…
I must confess I have a lot to be thankful to Gordon Murray for in keeping the ‘who designed the MP4/4’ debate alive and kicking. You will be aware, I…
Kimi Antonelli called Baku his worst weekend by far, yet fifth place and a 66-point lead suggest it may have shown him at his best
A Formula 1 race being won by Stirling Moss in 1961 was nothing unusual. But what has firmly positioned the Oulton Park Gold Cup of that year into motor sport…
Heavy rain still stops grands prix, and F1’s 2026 cars have yet to show they’re any better in it. But that’s not necessarily Pirelli’s fault…
February 19, 2020 Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain Pierre Gasly cuts through the air in his AlphaTauri AT01 at F1 pre-season testing, around the time the World Health Organization was declaring a nasty…
Nyck de Vries’ journey through the modern motor sport ecosystem has been neither smooth nor conventional, for he clawed his way to Formula 1 via talent, charm and graft; he…
The Formula 1 silly season was stopped in its tracks when, shortly before August’s Dutch GP, Red Bull confirmed that Max Verstappen will be on board until at least 2030.…
The first few months of this season were nervous ones for the bosses of Red Bull’s Formula 1 team. Victories were not on the agenda. The car Red Bull had…
Who knows what riches Max Verstappen was offered to lure him away from Red Bull Racing? A blank cheque, the keys to any kingdom he might desire and all the…
I must confess I have a lot to be thankful to Gordon Murray for in keeping the ‘who designed the MP4/4’ debate alive and kicking. You will be aware, I…
Kimi Antonelli called Baku his worst weekend by far, yet fifth place and a 66-point lead suggest it may have shown him at his best
A Formula 1 race being won by Stirling Moss in 1961 was nothing unusual. But what has firmly positioned the Oulton Park Gold Cup of that year into motor sport…
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
The first few months of this season were nervous ones for the bosses of Red Bull’s Formula 1 team. Victories were not on the agenda. The car Red Bull had…
Who knows what riches Max Verstappen was offered to lure him away from Red Bull Racing? A blank cheque, the keys to any kingdom he might desire and all the…
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy – established a decade ago by the seven-times MotoGP king to create a new generation of Italian talent – has so far produced one MotoGP…
A slow stop, a wrong tyre, a failing radio and a car that wouldn’t behave: how Red Bull’s day came apart in small pieces in the US GP
Kimi Antonelli is likely to win the Formula 1 title at the Mexican Grand Prix. With a lead of 123 points, he’s on the cusp of becoming F1’s youngest-ever world champion. Just two drivers remain in mathematical contention. Here are the permutations
Mark Hughes on why the usual pre-race denials have reached a new dimension in Austin, with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes each insisting someone else will be the team to beat
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