On this day in motor sport – March 30-April 5
Looking into the database for the news on this day March 30 1948 Formula 3 driver and Grand Prix team owner Eddie Jordan was born in Dublin 70 years ago. He…
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It’s a glimpse but a telling one. Just over nine minutes into the below film of the 1965 French Grand Prix is footage of the top guns – bar an…
Mark Hughes reports on the Formula 1 season-opener at Melbourne The race turned on a confluence of flukes, a repaying of karmic debt owed to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari from…
Sebastian Vettel holds off polesitter Lewis Hamilton for victory in Australia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne after a mid-race virtual safety car dashed…
Was it ‘party mode’ that gave Lewis Hamilton pole in Australia? Mark Hughes investigates… Lewis Hamilton’s pole-securing final qualifying run, in which he found 0.6sec while everyone else found a…
Record-breaking Hamilton takes clear opening pole of 2018 Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the 2018 Australian Grand Prix with a stunning fastest lap in qualifying, his fifth pole in a…
Formula 1 is heading to Netflix, but not how you’d think Following speculation of Formula 1 moving its broadcasting focus to streaming services, Liberty has announced a new documentary series…
Joe Dunn on Nico Rosberg’s new job, Formula 1’s streaming service, and the return of an all-time motorcycling great Sky’s the limit When Nico Rosberg retired unexpectedly after…
Delving into the database for the motor sport news that took place on this day March 23 1939 Sports car team boss and sometime racing driver Jochen…
Looking into the database for the news on this day March 30 1948 Formula 3 driver and Grand Prix team owner Eddie Jordan was born in Dublin 70 years ago. He…
It’s a glimpse but a telling one. Just over nine minutes into the below film of the 1965 French Grand Prix is footage of the top guns – bar an…
Mark Hughes reports on the Formula 1 season-opener at Melbourne The race turned on a confluence of flukes, a repaying of karmic debt owed to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari from…
Sebastian Vettel holds off polesitter Lewis Hamilton for victory in Australia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne after a mid-race virtual safety car dashed…
Was it ‘party mode’ that gave Lewis Hamilton pole in Australia? Mark Hughes investigates… Lewis Hamilton’s pole-securing final qualifying run, in which he found 0.6sec while everyone else found a…
Record-breaking Hamilton takes clear opening pole of 2018 Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the 2018 Australian Grand Prix with a stunning fastest lap in qualifying, his fifth pole in a…
Formula 1 is heading to Netflix, but not how you’d think Following speculation of Formula 1 moving its broadcasting focus to streaming services, Liberty has announced a new documentary series…
Joe Dunn on Nico Rosberg’s new job, Formula 1’s streaming service, and the return of an all-time motorcycling great Sky’s the limit When Nico Rosberg retired unexpectedly after…
Delving into the database for the motor sport news that took place on this day March 23 1939 Sports car team boss and sometime racing driver Jochen…
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
Two team principals with history, a minority stake, multiple bidders, and a governance question without a proper answer – here’s what the race for the future of the Alpine Formula 1 team actually looks like
Fernando Alonso has seen enough difficult F1 seasons to know there are no shortcuts for Aston Martin, but he hasn’t lost hope
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