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Sebastian Vettel’s victory this weekend was not the first time Ferrari has unexpectedly beaten a dominant Mercedes-Benz racing team, but it was the first I can recall in which Ferrari…
By Lee McKenzie I bet you never thought you’d look forward to seeing the pointing, celebratory finger of Sebastian Vettel after four years of consecutive world titles. But who wasn’t…
When Ferrari watched both Mercedes head out in Q1 on option tyres, it began to believe for the first time that it might be able to win this race. That…
Fernando Alonso, on his return to F1, has immediately gone off-message regarding McLaren’s position on the cause of his testing accident at Barcelona in February that left him hospitalised with…
Formula 1 was undeniably underwhelming Down Under. The lead battle in Melbourne was cagey rather than a cage fight; the rest were nowhere; and now everybody – not just Sauber…
Every time we record a podcast there are always a load of great questions from readers that never get asked. So this time we sat Nigel Roebuck and Mark Hughes…
“We have reached a settlement with Sauber and my driver contract with the team has been ended by mutual consent. As a passionate race driver, I feel sad and am…
By Lee McKenzie F1 is a sport used to making the news as much for its off-track dramas as the on-track excitement and before the weekend had even started, the…
It’s not your usual month here at Motor Sport – hence my appearance at the helm of this newsletter. Our editor Damien Smith’s absence is wholly excusable because he has just become…
Sebastian Vettel’s victory this weekend was not the first time Ferrari has unexpectedly beaten a dominant Mercedes-Benz racing team, but it was the first I can recall in which Ferrari…
By Lee McKenzie I bet you never thought you’d look forward to seeing the pointing, celebratory finger of Sebastian Vettel after four years of consecutive world titles. But who wasn’t…
When Ferrari watched both Mercedes head out in Q1 on option tyres, it began to believe for the first time that it might be able to win this race. That…
Fernando Alonso, on his return to F1, has immediately gone off-message regarding McLaren’s position on the cause of his testing accident at Barcelona in February that left him hospitalised with…
Formula 1 was undeniably underwhelming Down Under. The lead battle in Melbourne was cagey rather than a cage fight; the rest were nowhere; and now everybody – not just Sauber…
Every time we record a podcast there are always a load of great questions from readers that never get asked. So this time we sat Nigel Roebuck and Mark Hughes…
“We have reached a settlement with Sauber and my driver contract with the team has been ended by mutual consent. As a passionate race driver, I feel sad and am…
By Lee McKenzie F1 is a sport used to making the news as much for its off-track dramas as the on-track excitement and before the weekend had even started, the…
Lando Norris delivered a flawless Mexico City Grand Prix to take a one-point lead in the title chase, as Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri struggled to find the balance that defined the winner’s dominance, as Mark Hughes explains
When he was 104 points behind in the F1 title race Max Verstappen had nothing to lose. But now he’s back in contention, the opposite is true, writes Mark Hughes. Can he win the championship without risking a crash that would end his hopes?
Caught out by his own car, and facing a resurgent Red Bull: Oscar Piastri’s 2025 season is increasingly resembling Jenson Button’s 2009 championship winning year
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
Norris stamped his authority on the title fight in Mexico, as Verstappen battled back, Piastri faltered and Bearman announced himself with a standout drive
Claire Williams, who was born in the hot and arid summer of 1976 in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, has faced both advantage and disadvantage throughout…
The delicate equilibrium at McLaren as the team endeavours to give Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris fair shots at the world title is coming under increasing tension from Max Verstappen’s…
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