This week in motor sport – April 21
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring some of Formula 1’s fastest and Lauda wins for the first time in F1 April 24 1937: Reinhold Joest, founder of…
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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…
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…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring some of Formula 1’s fastest and Lauda wins for the first time in F1 April 24 1937: Reinhold Joest, founder of…
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…
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
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
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 first pre-season test of the 2026 Formula 1 season is complete – here is every lap turned at Bahrain, broken down by driver, team and engine supplier
Antonelli and Russell finish on top as the first Bahrain test ends
Mercedes made up for Thursday’s problems with a lot of laps in the final morning
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