This week in motor sport – April 21
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring some of Formula 1’s fastest and Lauda wins for the first time in F1 April 24 1937: Reinhold Joest, founder of…
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As F1 returns to Sochi, Paul Fearnley has a plan for the calendar… Ah, Russia: heartbeat of Formula 1. Not really. Touchy-feely Liberty Media has a difficult geo-historical balancing act…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database – some greats are born, Senna wins for the first time in Formula 1, and Alain Prost claims an all-French victory…
Last weekend Bernie Ecclestone admitted to Lee McKenzie on Channel 4 that he had charged the circuit promoters too much. “I was running the company [F1],” he said “to make…
Paul Stewart joins Ed Foster, Simon Arron and Nick Trott for a podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz to talk Formula 1, Stewart Grand Prix, Ford, F3000 and much more. Download
Renault has revealed what it thinks the Formula 1 cars of the future should look like a decade from now. Labeled R.S. 2027 Vision, it is an interactive open-wheel racer with…
The team behind the upcoming Bruce McLaren documentary has released the first clip from the 90-minute film, featuring none other than Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and Lothar Motschenbacher. McLaren, from Universal Pictures, is penned…
With Alonso ditching the Monaco Grand Prix for the Indy 500 Dickie turns the clock back 60 years and heads to Monza So Fernando Alonso is doing the Indy 500.…
Karun Chandhok talks through the Grand Prix and looks at where Lewis Hamilton lost his time to Sebastian Vettel. He also talks about other star performers such as Williams’ Felipe…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring some of Formula 1’s fastest and Lauda wins for the first time in F1 April 24 1937: Reinhold Joest, founder of…
As F1 returns to Sochi, Paul Fearnley has a plan for the calendar… Ah, Russia: heartbeat of Formula 1. Not really. Touchy-feely Liberty Media has a difficult geo-historical balancing act…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database – some greats are born, Senna wins for the first time in Formula 1, and Alain Prost claims an all-French victory…
Last weekend Bernie Ecclestone admitted to Lee McKenzie on Channel 4 that he had charged the circuit promoters too much. “I was running the company [F1],” he said “to make…
Paul Stewart joins Ed Foster, Simon Arron and Nick Trott for a podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz to talk Formula 1, Stewart Grand Prix, Ford, F3000 and much more. Download
Renault has revealed what it thinks the Formula 1 cars of the future should look like a decade from now. Labeled R.S. 2027 Vision, it is an interactive open-wheel racer with…
The team behind the upcoming Bruce McLaren documentary has released the first clip from the 90-minute film, featuring none other than Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and Lothar Motschenbacher. McLaren, from Universal Pictures, is penned…
With Alonso ditching the Monaco Grand Prix for the Indy 500 Dickie turns the clock back 60 years and heads to Monza So Fernando Alonso is doing the Indy 500.…
Karun Chandhok talks through the Grand Prix and looks at where Lewis Hamilton lost his time to Sebastian Vettel. He also talks about other star performers such as Williams’ Felipe…
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, says Mark Hughes
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
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Kevin Magnussen speaks openly about his struggles after losing his McLaren F1 drive in 2015 and the “unfair” pressure he had from the team
Set against the backdrop of the Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Autodrome challenges Formula 1 teams and drivers with a mix of high-speed straights and tight chicanes. So what does it take to win there?
The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix became one of F1’s darkest days – but it was also where a groundbreaking female racer made history
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