On this day in motor sport: October 5-11
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…
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And does Mercedes have a trick up its sleeve? The raw numbers from the race-stint simulation runs of Friday afternoon paint a picture of continuing Mercedes domination. But there’s an…
Simon Arron on a Japanese Grand Prix landmark that tends to be overlooked As sporting theatres go, it has few peers. From Osaka to the west or Nagoya to the…
By the time Vladimir Putin arrived and the accompanying array of binoculars and rifles appeared on the roofs, it was lap 41. He’d missed the crucial moment of the race’s…
Russian is given another chance by Red Bull and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat has been confirmed as Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly’s replacement at Toro Rosso for the 2019 Formula 1…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The 2019 F1 grid is shaping up, but few surprises still await With Haas’ confirmation that it will continue with an unchanged driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin…
Two more seats have been confirmed on the 2019 F1 grid… Haas F1 Team has announced it will field an unchanged line-up in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with Romain…
Alfa Romeo Sauber heads into 2019 with a new driver line-up, but questions remain Sauber is going to pains to point out that Antonio Giovinazzi is not Marcus Ericsson’s 2019…
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…
And does Mercedes have a trick up its sleeve? The raw numbers from the race-stint simulation runs of Friday afternoon paint a picture of continuing Mercedes domination. But there’s an…
Simon Arron on a Japanese Grand Prix landmark that tends to be overlooked As sporting theatres go, it has few peers. From Osaka to the west or Nagoya to the…
By the time Vladimir Putin arrived and the accompanying array of binoculars and rifles appeared on the roofs, it was lap 41. He’d missed the crucial moment of the race’s…
Russian is given another chance by Red Bull and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat has been confirmed as Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly’s replacement at Toro Rosso for the 2019 Formula 1…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The 2019 F1 grid is shaping up, but few surprises still await With Haas’ confirmation that it will continue with an unchanged driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin…
Two more seats have been confirmed on the 2019 F1 grid… Haas F1 Team has announced it will field an unchanged line-up in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with Romain…
Alfa Romeo Sauber heads into 2019 with a new driver line-up, but questions remain Sauber is going to pains to point out that Antonio Giovinazzi is not Marcus Ericsson’s 2019…
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
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
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
The removal of the MGU-H from Formula 1’s 2026 power units has turned race starts into one of the most technically treacherous moments ahead of the first race, and the paddock is bracing itself
As Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso question the complexity of 2026’s new cars, Matt Bishop looks back to 1991 and a Formula 1 season that struck the perfect balance between innovation and joy
It might be more raw drama, it could be a few reheated off-cuts – we examine what will be in Netflix F1: Drive to Survive Season 8
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