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As F1 returns to Sochi, Paul Fearnley has a plan for the calendar… Ah, Russia: heartbeat of Formula 1. Not really. Touchy-feely Liberty Media has a difficult geo-historical balancing act…
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This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database – some greats are born, Senna wins for the first time in Formula 1, and Alain Prost claims an all-French victory…
Last weekend Bernie Ecclestone admitted to Lee McKenzie on Channel 4 that he had charged the circuit promoters too much. “I was running the company [F1],” he said “to make…
Paul Stewart joins Ed Foster, Simon Arron and Nick Trott for a podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz to talk Formula 1, Stewart Grand Prix, Ford, F3000 and much more. Download
Renault has revealed what it thinks the Formula 1 cars of the future should look like a decade from now. Labeled R.S. 2027 Vision, it is an interactive open-wheel racer with…
The team behind the upcoming Bruce McLaren documentary has released the first clip from the 90-minute film, featuring none other than Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and Lothar Motschenbacher. McLaren, from Universal Pictures, is penned…
With Alonso ditching the Monaco Grand Prix for the Indy 500 Dickie turns the clock back 60 years and heads to Monza So Fernando Alonso is doing the Indy 500.…
Karun Chandhok talks through the Grand Prix and looks at where Lewis Hamilton lost his time to Sebastian Vettel. He also talks about other star performers such as Williams’ Felipe…
Mark Hughes reports from Bahrain The contest rages on and for the third time in three races it was close enough between the red and the silvers that only outside…
As F1 returns to Sochi, Paul Fearnley has a plan for the calendar… Ah, Russia: heartbeat of Formula 1. Not really. Touchy-feely Liberty Media has a difficult geo-historical balancing act…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database – some greats are born, Senna wins for the first time in Formula 1, and Alain Prost claims an all-French victory…
Last weekend Bernie Ecclestone admitted to Lee McKenzie on Channel 4 that he had charged the circuit promoters too much. “I was running the company [F1],” he said “to make…
Paul Stewart joins Ed Foster, Simon Arron and Nick Trott for a podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz to talk Formula 1, Stewart Grand Prix, Ford, F3000 and much more. Download
Renault has revealed what it thinks the Formula 1 cars of the future should look like a decade from now. Labeled R.S. 2027 Vision, it is an interactive open-wheel racer with…
The team behind the upcoming Bruce McLaren documentary has released the first clip from the 90-minute film, featuring none other than Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and Lothar Motschenbacher. McLaren, from Universal Pictures, is penned…
With Alonso ditching the Monaco Grand Prix for the Indy 500 Dickie turns the clock back 60 years and heads to Monza So Fernando Alonso is doing the Indy 500.…
Karun Chandhok talks through the Grand Prix and looks at where Lewis Hamilton lost his time to Sebastian Vettel. He also talks about other star performers such as Williams’ Felipe…
Mark Hughes reports from Bahrain The contest rages on and for the third time in three races it was close enough between the red and the silvers that only outside…
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
A closer look at why Formula 1’s ambitious 2026 rules could spark as much controversy as innovation
With DRS gone and active aero and energy modes arriving, F1’s 2026 overhaul could make overtaking more unpredictable than ever
A regulation reset offers opportunity to everyone, but for several F1 teams, 2026 is less a fresh start than a moment of judgement
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