The halo effect
So the introduction of the ‘halo’ driver protection system now being considered as mandatory equipment on Formula 1 cars has been delayed until 2018. These devices anchor at three points…
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1. Lewis Hamilton has won each of the last four Grands Prix, uniquely all in the same calendar month. 2. His streak of six wins in the last seven races matches his season-ending…
Pirelli has released the first photos of the new wider tyres that are to be used in Formula 1 from 2017. Sebastian Vettel and Esteban Gutiérrez are on testing duty…
The national anthem had finished, the cars were in their grid places, the drivers walking towards them. Lewis Hamilton paused for a time as he reached his Mercedes and stared…
“It’s about making the driver the limit once again – which he is not at the moment, not usually,” Sebastian Vettel tells Mark Hughes in our exclusive interview, published in…
This week in motor sport from the Database and Archive, featuring numerous German Grands Prix, birthdays for Le Mans winners and much more. July 25 1982: Nelson Piquet’s retirement hands Renault a…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). If this race had played out as it started, there’s little chance the 1970 Monaco GP…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). He’d come this close, nothing would stop him now. Was this destiny? Perhaps, if you believe…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Fear of tyre failures is nothing new. But if modern Formula 1 drivers were prepared to…
So the introduction of the ‘halo’ driver protection system now being considered as mandatory equipment on Formula 1 cars has been delayed until 2018. These devices anchor at three points…
1. Lewis Hamilton has won each of the last four Grands Prix, uniquely all in the same calendar month. 2. His streak of six wins in the last seven races matches his season-ending…
Pirelli has released the first photos of the new wider tyres that are to be used in Formula 1 from 2017. Sebastian Vettel and Esteban Gutiérrez are on testing duty…
The national anthem had finished, the cars were in their grid places, the drivers walking towards them. Lewis Hamilton paused for a time as he reached his Mercedes and stared…
“It’s about making the driver the limit once again – which he is not at the moment, not usually,” Sebastian Vettel tells Mark Hughes in our exclusive interview, published in…
This week in motor sport from the Database and Archive, featuring numerous German Grands Prix, birthdays for Le Mans winners and much more. July 25 1982: Nelson Piquet’s retirement hands Renault a…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). If this race had played out as it started, there’s little chance the 1970 Monaco GP…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). He’d come this close, nothing would stop him now. Was this destiny? Perhaps, if you believe…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Fear of tyre failures is nothing new. But if modern Formula 1 drivers were prepared to…
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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