Extract: F1 Retro 1980 part 4
The fourth in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, Mark Hughes looks back at Ligier – not quite…
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A list of on-track penalties handed out to this season’s most unruly F1 drivers The 2017 Formula 1 season included some memorable spats, both on and off track, and we’ve…
The third in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, former Williams engineering director Patrick Head opens up about…
Williams’ rich history of Formula 1 success but recent fall from grace bears comparison to that of Nottingham Forest… Sergey Sirotkin’s emergence as frontrunner to partner Lance Stroll is little more than…
The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association now has 100 per cent membership among Formula 1 drivers Every Formula 1 driver on the grid has signed up to their union, the Grand…
The second in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. While Formula 1 was safer than ever before, it was still a lethal motor sport, and…
Design legend Gordon Murray joins Motor Sport editor Nick Trott, editor-at-large Gordon Cruickshank and features editor Simon Arron for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show. From Brabham and Bernie…
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…
The fourth in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, Mark Hughes looks back at Ligier – not quite…
A list of on-track penalties handed out to this season’s most unruly F1 drivers The 2017 Formula 1 season included some memorable spats, both on and off track, and we’ve…
The third in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, former Williams engineering director Patrick Head opens up about…
Williams’ rich history of Formula 1 success but recent fall from grace bears comparison to that of Nottingham Forest… Sergey Sirotkin’s emergence as frontrunner to partner Lance Stroll is little more than…
The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association now has 100 per cent membership among Formula 1 drivers Every Formula 1 driver on the grid has signed up to their union, the Grand…
The second in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. While Formula 1 was safer than ever before, it was still a lethal motor sport, and…
Design legend Gordon Murray joins Motor Sport editor Nick Trott, editor-at-large Gordon Cruickshank and features editor Simon Arron for the latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show. From Brabham and Bernie…
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…
Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest
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
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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