This week in motor sport – November 21
Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
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As Felipe Massa heads into his final Formula 1 weekend as a driver, he ponders his retirement and what he has acheived.
Mike Costin, as half of the revolutionary Cosworth, all but dominated Formula 1 during the late ’60s and throughout the ’70s. The Cosworth DFV won 12 drivers’ titles, helped win 10…
Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo swapped his Yamaha for a Mercedes at Silverstone in October, getting behind the wheel of a Mercedes W05 to realise one of his childhood dreams. Tackling the International circuit,…
Mark Hughes looks at the effect Zak Brown’s McLaren appointment will have on the team’s fortunes The news that Zak Brown has accepted a role in the running of the…
Fernando Alonso’s rumoured switch to Porsche may have moved a step closer The rumours have been circulating for the past few years, but Fernando Alonso has implied he is to move to the…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring the birth of one of the sport’s greatest November 14 1945: The man one spot behind Luca Badoer in…
Nigel Roebuck on Ron Dennis, the fallout, and the fallings out The rumours had been circulating for a long time that moves were afoot to remove Ron Dennis from the…
Max Verstappen had Paul Fearnley enthralled at Interlagos, bringing to mind some of the sport’s most gifted Not since Villeneuve. I refer to Gilles, although Jacques to be fair had his…
Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
As Felipe Massa heads into his final Formula 1 weekend as a driver, he ponders his retirement and what he has acheived.
Mike Costin, as half of the revolutionary Cosworth, all but dominated Formula 1 during the late ’60s and throughout the ’70s. The Cosworth DFV won 12 drivers’ titles, helped win 10…
Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo swapped his Yamaha for a Mercedes at Silverstone in October, getting behind the wheel of a Mercedes W05 to realise one of his childhood dreams. Tackling the International circuit,…
Mark Hughes looks at the effect Zak Brown’s McLaren appointment will have on the team’s fortunes The news that Zak Brown has accepted a role in the running of the…
Fernando Alonso’s rumoured switch to Porsche may have moved a step closer The rumours have been circulating for the past few years, but Fernando Alonso has implied he is to move to the…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring the birth of one of the sport’s greatest November 14 1945: The man one spot behind Luca Badoer in…
Nigel Roebuck on Ron Dennis, the fallout, and the fallings out The rumours had been circulating for a long time that moves were afoot to remove Ron Dennis from the…
Max Verstappen had Paul Fearnley enthralled at Interlagos, bringing to mind some of the sport’s most gifted Not since Villeneuve. I refer to Gilles, although Jacques to be fair had his…
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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