F1’s Dirty Politics: Bernie vs Balestre, FOCA vs FISA
It is early afternoon on Saturday November 1, 1980. A call is placed to the Brabham headquarters in Chessington, Surrey. The conversation goes something like this: “’Allo?” “Ah, hello. Could…
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Karl Kling, who died recently, may never have been a great racing driver but he was certainly one who had his days. I interviewed him only once, appropriately close by…
Ambition is a funny thing. For some it burns so bright it sears a lasting scar on their personalities. Others look as if they don’t have a scrap of it…
Back in June 1980 I interviewed Patrick Depailler at Brands Hatch. He was a lovely fellow, a man out of his time, I always felt, very much a throwback to…
If a racing driver has to die young, there is an almost gladiatorial rightness that he do so in his element on the track. Gunnar Nilsson was denied even that,…
This was one of those moments Spa seems to produce. It ranks with Mika Hakkinen’s move on Michael Schumacher last year, or the first lap of the 1963 GP when…
When we speak of legendary partnerships in motor racing, perhaps the one that would spring first to most minds is that of Colin Chapman and Jim Clark: throughout his eight-year…
With his dark features and thick, curly, slightly receding hair, Gabriele Tarquini looked not unlike American comedian John Belushi during his time in Formula One. Sadly, the Italian’s machinery often…
After leaving BRM at the end of the 1970 season, Jackie Oliver had joined Don Nichols’ Shadow racing organisation in the USA to race its Can-Am sports-racing cars. Jackie was…
The landscape of F1 looks set to change significantly – will the Ferrari’s new ‘super squad’ feature Adrian Newey as well as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc?
In the last three decades, almost every F1 champion has owed part of their success to Ross Brawn or Adrian Newey, who looks set to leave Red Bull. In that way, they’ve had a greater impact on GP racing than any driver during that time, says Mark Hughes
An impatient Max Verstappen was forced off track in his rash bid to pass Lewis Hamilton at the 2018 Chinese GP. Last weekend, in the same situation, at the same corner, he bided his time. Mark Hughes examines the shifting statures of the two champions
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
2023 US Grand Prix diary: More lengthy post-race investigations, the challenge of COTA and Ricciardo returns with the stars — Chris Medland’s view from the F1 paddock
It took the efforts of both Ferraris to win the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Carlos Sainz earned the plaudits, but Charles Leclerc also played his support role to perfection
Sergio Perez’s F1 seat looked in jeopardy at some points last year, but after an assured start to the 2024 season he looks increasingly likely to stay with the team. Former boss Otmar Szafnauer explains why Perez is Red Bull’s best bet
‘Multi 21’ immediately entered the F1 vernacular when said in sheer anger by Mark Webber towards Sebastian Vettel – it came after duelling in one of grand prix racing’s most dominant cars, the Red Bull RB9
After Andretti had its bid to enter F1 controversially scrapped, a new proposal is offering a new route for prospective teams into the series. Cambridge Kisby spoke with its co-creator Tim Milne who explains why his approach could be better than simply charing a $600m anti-dilution fee
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