F1
The signs pointing to Red Bull’s 2026 decision – What you missed at the Qatar GP
From 2026 driver moves to stewarding debates and Newey’s puzzling new role, Qatar delivered plenty beyond the title permutations
F1
Clive Rose/Getty Images
Latest F1 news and analysis
F1
Mark Hughes: McLaren’s attempt at fairness gifted Qatar win to Verstappen
A lap-seven safety car forced a simple choice – and McLaren got it wrong, throwing away Piastri’s win and giving Verstappen a shot at the title, as Mark Hughes explains
F1
Abu Dhabi F1 showdown: How Norris, Verstappen, or Piastri can win the 2025 title
Lando Norris is still in control of the F1 world championship, but he’ll face a nervous weekend in Abu Dhabi following a disappointing Qatar GP. Here are the latest permutations
F1
Verstappen wins Qatar GP to set up three-way title fight in F1 finale
Verstappen clinches Qatar Grand Prix victory ahead of Piastri, and the championship will be decided in Abu Dhabi next weekend
F1
Piastri closes in on Norris with comfortable Qatar GP sprint win
Piastri boosted his championship hopes with a straightforward victory from Russell and Norris
F1
MPH: Did resurgent Red Bull force McLaren into Las Vegas ride-height error?
McLaren ran its cars with a ride-height safety margin in Las Vegas, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive plank wear. But, asks Mark Hughes, was that based on a more aggressive set-up to tackle Red Bull’s renewed threat?
F1
F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Qatar GP
Who will win F1 Fantasy’s duel in the desert at the 2025 Qatar GP? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
F1
2025 Qatar GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix could be this season’s title decider. Here’s how to watch the sprint weekend live: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
F1
Newey’s team principal move is Stroll’s riskiest F1 gamble
Aston Martin’s call to make Adrian Newey team principal marks Lawrence Stroll’s boldest decision yet
F1
The signs pointing to Red Bull’s 2026 decision – What you missed at the Qatar GP
From 2026 driver moves to stewarding debates and Newey’s puzzling new role, Qatar delivered plenty beyond the title permutations
F1
Mark Hughes: McLaren’s attempt at fairness gifted Qatar win to Verstappen
A lap-seven safety car forced a simple choice – and McLaren got it wrong, throwing away Piastri’s win and giving Verstappen a shot at the title, as Mark Hughes explains
F1
Abu Dhabi F1 showdown: How Norris, Verstappen, or Piastri can win the 2025 title
Lando Norris is still in control of the F1 world championship, but he’ll face a nervous weekend in Abu Dhabi following a disappointing Qatar GP. Here are the latest permutations
F1
Verstappen wins Qatar GP to set up three-way title fight in F1 finale
Verstappen clinches Qatar Grand Prix victory ahead of Piastri, and the championship will be decided in Abu Dhabi next weekend
F1
Piastri closes in on Norris with comfortable Qatar GP sprint win
Piastri boosted his championship hopes with a straightforward victory from Russell and Norris
F1
MPH: Did resurgent Red Bull force McLaren into Las Vegas ride-height error?
McLaren ran its cars with a ride-height safety margin in Las Vegas, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive plank wear. But, asks Mark Hughes, was that based on a more aggressive set-up to tackle Red Bull’s renewed threat?
F1
F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Qatar GP
Who will win F1 Fantasy’s duel in the desert at the 2025 Qatar GP? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
F1
2025 Qatar GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix could be this season’s title decider. Here’s how to watch the sprint weekend live: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
F1
Newey’s team principal move is Stroll’s riskiest F1 gamble
Aston Martin’s call to make Adrian Newey team principal marks Lawrence Stroll’s boldest decision yet
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
Mark Hughes
View all
F1
Mass frustration at the US GP – but Kimi just looked like a kid having fun
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
F1
MPH: The revelation in Horner’s book – how he turned Red Bull from no-hopers into F1 winners
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
F1
Mark Hughes: Did Ferrari have pace to beat Red Bull? We’ll never know…
Mark Hughes analyses how Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to victory in Singapore, and how Lewis Hamilton’s strategic gamble turned a promising Ferrari result into a costly disappointment
Race Reports & Analysis
View all
Subscriber
Archive
Jackie Stewart wins at the Nürburgring as Fittipaldi finishes sixth
August 5, 1973 Nürburgring, West Germany A busy scene in the Lotus garage at the 1973 German Grand Prix, Round 11 of 15 of the F1 World Championship. Drivers Emerson…
Subscriber
Archive
Do safety cars make races boring or more exciting? Dilemma for US series as it considers cutting back cautions
When it comes to sports car racing, it’s not just the American tracks that are markedly different from most of their international counterparts. The overall philosophy used by the FIA…
Subscriber
Archive
Two corners from becoming champion: Oliver Solberg’s heartbreaking crash tops the most thrilling WRC deciders
5. 2003: Solberg vs Loeb vs Sainz Subaru’s Norwegian star Petter Solberg, above – ‘Hollywood’ – lay a point adrift of Citroën pair Carlos Sainz and Sébastien Loeb going into…
F1
View all
Subscriber
Archive
Felipe Massa’s 2009 crash tested the resilience of a Richard Mille watch
It was back in 2009 when Felipe Massa suffered life-threatening injuries during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, losing control of his Ferrari at 175mph as a result of being…
Subscriber
Archive
Desiré Wilson’s battle to be F1’s first female winner: ‘Sponsors couldn’t accept their star men being beaten by a woman’
Desiré Wilson is the only woman ever to have won a Formula 1 race, and for all I know she may always carry that mantle. OK, her famous victory in…
Subscriber
Archive
Enzo Ferrari: the making of a legend
Where their sons are concerned, mums have much to answer for. Certainly none other than Enzo Ferrari was deeply influenced, indeed in many ways shaped, by his formidable mother, Adalgisa…
The Motor Sport archive
Every word and picture published by us since 1924
×