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It was a pleasure last week, at a function unconnected with motor racing, to run into Martin Whitmarsh, whom I hadn’t seen since the palace coup at McLaren early in…
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Who’s the fastest driver on the Formula 1 grid at the moment? Is Audi coming to F1? Why did Lee’s father Bob do a naked lap of Silverstone? And which…
I frequently find myself straddling F1’s past and present in my writing. For Motor Sport my current assignment is to bring you all that’s happening in present day F1, in racing terms,…
Lotus employed some great names during its remarkable history. Five of its drivers won world championships, while several others went on to lift the crown after completing at least part…
By Lee McKenzie It wasn’t quite the spectacle that we had last year, but it seems that when the darkness falls in the Bahrain desert, the temperature rises in the…
Well, the Mercs still have it – Lewis Hamilton took his third win from four and the Ferraris never had quite the raw pace needed to beat him – but…
Explained by Mark Hughes Further details are emerging about the Ferrari SF-15T’s unique rear end layout. The Ferrari’s exhausts feed through a hole in the gearbox casing, lowering the centre…
On a charge World Endurance Championship The WEC got off to a great start at Silverstone, with Audi taking a close win over Porsche. Audi’s 2014 season got off to…
Main image: Angela George It had to be De Niro. The Taxi Driver playing The Godfather of motor racing. A generation’s greatest actor has announced that his biopic of Enzo Ferrari will take precedence over…
It was a pleasure last week, at a function unconnected with motor racing, to run into Martin Whitmarsh, whom I hadn’t seen since the palace coup at McLaren early in…
Who’s the fastest driver on the Formula 1 grid at the moment? Is Audi coming to F1? Why did Lee’s father Bob do a naked lap of Silverstone? And which…
I frequently find myself straddling F1’s past and present in my writing. For Motor Sport my current assignment is to bring you all that’s happening in present day F1, in racing terms,…
Lotus employed some great names during its remarkable history. Five of its drivers won world championships, while several others went on to lift the crown after completing at least part…
By Lee McKenzie It wasn’t quite the spectacle that we had last year, but it seems that when the darkness falls in the Bahrain desert, the temperature rises in the…
Well, the Mercs still have it – Lewis Hamilton took his third win from four and the Ferraris never had quite the raw pace needed to beat him – but…
Explained by Mark Hughes Further details are emerging about the Ferrari SF-15T’s unique rear end layout. The Ferrari’s exhausts feed through a hole in the gearbox casing, lowering the centre…
On a charge World Endurance Championship The WEC got off to a great start at Silverstone, with Audi taking a close win over Porsche. Audi’s 2014 season got off to…
Main image: Angela George It had to be De Niro. The Taxi Driver playing The Godfather of motor racing. A generation’s greatest actor has announced that his biopic of Enzo Ferrari will take precedence over…
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
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
F1’s biggest star Max Verstappen says the new 2026 cars are “anti-racing”, creating somewhat of a PR nightmare for the championship
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