Extract: F1 Retro 1980
The first in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes, in which he turns the attention to 1980 and explains why it was such an…
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A rundown of the week’s motor sport news, including controversy at the FIA, dates for Goodwood and Silverstone Classic, F1 rule tweaks Jean Todt gets third term at FIA Jean…
Robert Kubica could be on the verge of following a long line of drivers who have bred success even after suffering life-changing injuries Robert Kubica has just turned 33. That’s hardly a…
Honda has changed its Formula 1 management structure for the 2018 season Struggling F1 manufacturer Honda has eliminated the head of F1 role, which Yusuke Hasegawa occupied from March 2016.…
The latest podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz, David Brabham updates digital editor Jack Phillips and contributing editor Dickie Meaden on Project Brabham, looks back on his time at Aston Martin,…
It’s all gone quiet on the Kubica front – Mark Hughes explains why What do we know about Robert Kubica’s situation after the desert dust has settled from his Abu…
Young Brit continues up single-seater ladder – with added Ferrari backing Having become the first Briton to join the Ferrari Academy, Callum Ilott has now joined ART Grand Prix for…
Sauber has announced that Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc will race for the team next season Antonio Giovinazzi was touted to replace Ericsson but Giovinazzi will now take reserve driver…
Mark Hughes lists his top 10 Formula 1 drivers of the 2017 season 10 – 6 10. Esteban Ocon In his first full season Ocon was immediately and consistently on…
The first in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes, in which he turns the attention to 1980 and explains why it was such an…
A rundown of the week’s motor sport news, including controversy at the FIA, dates for Goodwood and Silverstone Classic, F1 rule tweaks Jean Todt gets third term at FIA Jean…
Robert Kubica could be on the verge of following a long line of drivers who have bred success even after suffering life-changing injuries Robert Kubica has just turned 33. That’s hardly a…
Honda has changed its Formula 1 management structure for the 2018 season Struggling F1 manufacturer Honda has eliminated the head of F1 role, which Yusuke Hasegawa occupied from March 2016.…
The latest podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz, David Brabham updates digital editor Jack Phillips and contributing editor Dickie Meaden on Project Brabham, looks back on his time at Aston Martin,…
It’s all gone quiet on the Kubica front – Mark Hughes explains why What do we know about Robert Kubica’s situation after the desert dust has settled from his Abu…
Young Brit continues up single-seater ladder – with added Ferrari backing Having become the first Briton to join the Ferrari Academy, Callum Ilott has now joined ART Grand Prix for…
Sauber has announced that Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc will race for the team next season Antonio Giovinazzi was touted to replace Ericsson but Giovinazzi will now take reserve driver…
Mark Hughes lists his top 10 Formula 1 drivers of the 2017 season 10 – 6 10. Esteban Ocon In his first full season Ocon was immediately and consistently on…
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
Two Australian F1 drivers who came to Europe at the same time: one became world champion, the other faded from memory. But both Alan Jones and Brian McGuire have their place in racing history
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
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