On this day in motor sport – May 11-17
This week in motor sport, from the database May 12 // May 13 // May 14 // May 15 // May 16 // May 17 May 11 1940 Swiss amateur sports car driver Herbert Müller was born. Early success came…
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Mercedes leads FP1 ahead of Spanish Grand Prix weekend ahead of Ferrari, while Red Bull has mixed session Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in first practice for the Formula…
Miami’s voted in favour of F1’s proposed Grand Prix in the city in 2019 Formula 1’s proposed Miami Grand Prix has moved a step closer as the City of Miami…
Mike Spence’s potential was never truly realised, and his 1968 season – which could have been his breakout – ended in tragedy Mike Spence was a new man in 1968.…
Williams chief designer Ed Wood departs 10th place Formula 1 constructor Ed Wood’s departure from his role as chief designer at Williams reflects the FW41’s hugely disappointing performance in the…
Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes explores the repercussions of Red Bull’s disastrous Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix collision It’s interesting to ponder if there will be ramifications from the…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 5 // May 6 // May 7 // May 8 // May 9 // May 10 May 4 1928 Wolfgang von Trips was born 90 years ago.…
Behind the cover story of our June 2018 magazine: ‘Being Jack’ – a world exclusive track test of Brabham’s greatest Formula 1 racers Most assignments for Motor…
The next podcast with Mercedes-Benz will be centred around the life and career of James Hunt Freddie Hunt and Alastair Caldwell will be joining us for the…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 12 // May 13 // May 14 // May 15 // May 16 // May 17 May 11 1940 Swiss amateur sports car driver Herbert Müller was born. Early success came…
Mercedes leads FP1 ahead of Spanish Grand Prix weekend ahead of Ferrari, while Red Bull has mixed session Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in first practice for the Formula…
Miami’s voted in favour of F1’s proposed Grand Prix in the city in 2019 Formula 1’s proposed Miami Grand Prix has moved a step closer as the City of Miami…
Mike Spence’s potential was never truly realised, and his 1968 season – which could have been his breakout – ended in tragedy Mike Spence was a new man in 1968.…
Williams chief designer Ed Wood departs 10th place Formula 1 constructor Ed Wood’s departure from his role as chief designer at Williams reflects the FW41’s hugely disappointing performance in the…
Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes explores the repercussions of Red Bull’s disastrous Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix collision It’s interesting to ponder if there will be ramifications from the…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 5 // May 6 // May 7 // May 8 // May 9 // May 10 May 4 1928 Wolfgang von Trips was born 90 years ago.…
Behind the cover story of our June 2018 magazine: ‘Being Jack’ – a world exclusive track test of Brabham’s greatest Formula 1 racers Most assignments for Motor…
The next podcast with Mercedes-Benz will be centred around the life and career of James Hunt Freddie Hunt and Alastair Caldwell will be joining us for the…
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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