The F1 drivers who need a big season in 2026
As Formula 1 resets for 2026, it’s a moment of reckoning for some drivers whose racing career has reached a crunch point
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Twelve years after Mercedes blew the field apart, we chart how F1 finally closed the gaps – and why the 2026 reset could reopen them
Every Tuesday in 2025, Matt Bishop delivered his idiosyncratic and meticulously researched stories to Motor Sport readers. Here are five of the highlights
Blazing sunshine over a mesmerising, daunting circuit with Murray Walker calling the action. Has there ever been a more glorious start to the F1 season?
From Japan to Mexico, Surfers Paradise and Milwaukee, we chart the best onboard racing shots caught in 2025
F1’s 2025 world championship delivered edge-of-the-seat drama and unpredictable twists – and you’ve chosen the standout moments that defined the year
As Sauber prepares to disappear from the Formula 1 entry list and evolve into Audi, we look back at the Hinwil team’s defining moments
Here’s a breakdown of the 2026 Formula 1 grid, where every seat is already set but the rules reset is quietly shaping the next phase of the silly season
As Adrian Newey begins sketching Aston Martin’s first clean-sheet 2026 challenger, we look back at the landmark designs that defined his career and reshaped Formula 1’s competitive landscape
As Formula 1 resets for 2026, it’s a moment of reckoning for some drivers whose racing career has reached a crunch point
Twelve years after Mercedes blew the field apart, we chart how F1 finally closed the gaps – and why the 2026 reset could reopen them
Every Tuesday in 2025, Matt Bishop delivered his idiosyncratic and meticulously researched stories to Motor Sport readers. Here are five of the highlights
Blazing sunshine over a mesmerising, daunting circuit with Murray Walker calling the action. Has there ever been a more glorious start to the F1 season?
From Japan to Mexico, Surfers Paradise and Milwaukee, we chart the best onboard racing shots caught in 2025
F1’s 2025 world championship delivered edge-of-the-seat drama and unpredictable twists – and you’ve chosen the standout moments that defined the year
As Sauber prepares to disappear from the Formula 1 entry list and evolve into Audi, we look back at the Hinwil team’s defining moments
Here’s a breakdown of the 2026 Formula 1 grid, where every seat is already set but the rules reset is quietly shaping the next phase of the silly season
As Adrian Newey begins sketching Aston Martin’s first clean-sheet 2026 challenger, we look back at the landmark designs that defined his career and reshaped Formula 1’s competitive landscape
Mark Hughes dissects F1’s first shakedown, revealing why the opening signs are far more positive than expected
F1’s 2026 regulations severely restrict designers, says McLaren. But the reigning champions have identified small areas of this year’s car where there’s an opportunity to find the ‘performance honey’
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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 Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
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