Mind gains: inside the psyche of F1’s greatest drivers
David Brabham remembers asking his dad Jack what it takes to be a truly great racer. It was a big question for the young driver, but if he was expecting…
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In the late 1990s, there were rumours of a Nigel Mansell comeback. Would it be with Jordan in Formula 1; with Porsche at Le Mans? In 1998, the answer arrived, as Mansell lined up alongside Ari Vatanen at Chamonix
Could Formula 1 return to the Nürburgring? After a five-year hiatus, the Nürburgring has been in talks with Formula 1 regarding a return to hosting a round in 2019. There are…
One of the greatest technical directors and designers of his Formula 1 era, Adrian Newey conjured up formative solutions to the rapidly encroaching F1 rulebook. Here are four of his most inspired…
Jim Clark’s last Grand Prix victory in South Africa carried far more weight than anyone could know at the time The 1968 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami marked a…
The numbers behind Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 rivalries with team-mates past and present With the dust well and truly settled upon the 2017 season but the opening race of 2018…
Faster, stronger, better? Did Formula 1 deliver on its promise in 2017? Back in March I wrote a column just after the Australian Grand Prix. In it I asked some…
The Motor Sport editorial team voted for its top five Formula 1 drivers of 2017… 5 Esteban Ocon Essentially a rookie, Esteban Ocon was thrust into the Force India seat…
A round-up of the week’s motor sport news, including McLaren’s lack of title sponsor, Ferrari’s latest quit threat, Aston Martin’s new WEC driver, Loeb’s return to WRC and more… McLaren without title…
David Brabham remembers asking his dad Jack what it takes to be a truly great racer. It was a big question for the young driver, but if he was expecting…
In the late 1990s, there were rumours of a Nigel Mansell comeback. Would it be with Jordan in Formula 1; with Porsche at Le Mans? In 1998, the answer arrived, as Mansell lined up alongside Ari Vatanen at Chamonix
Could Formula 1 return to the Nürburgring? After a five-year hiatus, the Nürburgring has been in talks with Formula 1 regarding a return to hosting a round in 2019. There are…
One of the greatest technical directors and designers of his Formula 1 era, Adrian Newey conjured up formative solutions to the rapidly encroaching F1 rulebook. Here are four of his most inspired…
Jim Clark’s last Grand Prix victory in South Africa carried far more weight than anyone could know at the time The 1968 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami marked a…
The numbers behind Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 rivalries with team-mates past and present With the dust well and truly settled upon the 2017 season but the opening race of 2018…
Faster, stronger, better? Did Formula 1 deliver on its promise in 2017? Back in March I wrote a column just after the Australian Grand Prix. In it I asked some…
The Motor Sport editorial team voted for its top five Formula 1 drivers of 2017… 5 Esteban Ocon Essentially a rookie, Esteban Ocon was thrust into the Force India seat…
A round-up of the week’s motor sport news, including McLaren’s lack of title sponsor, Ferrari’s latest quit threat, Aston Martin’s new WEC driver, Loeb’s return to WRC and more… McLaren without title…
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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