I was there when… 2005 F1 Japanese GP
Few of Formula 1’s host nations are as dependably capricious as Japan. The ground rules were laid at Fuji in 1976, when James Hunt tiptoed through the best part of…
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We’ve been doing these podcasts for four years now and, with one a month (and sometimes more), that adds up to over 50 hours of content. In those four years…
With Red Bull on the brink of championship glory once again, here’s a look back at the videos it made which explain how the team builds an F1 car. They…
After Korea it really is all over bar the shouting. While Sebastian Vettel and Christian Horner understandably refuse to tempt fate by getting too excited about Red Bull’s title prospects,…
Twenty-eight hours door to door seems about the average when it comes to travelling to Mokpo, Korea from Europe and it is with a heavy heart and heavier eyes that…
On paper a fourth straight win for Sebastian Vettel is hardly the stuff to set the pulse racing, but in fact the Korean GP provided plenty of entertainment. The three…
Practice in Korea suggested that Mercedes had a real shot at stealing pole position from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, but in the end it was business as usual as…
All drivers completed plenty of running on a second successive sunny day at Yeongam, a track where rain has often played a part in proceedings. However, the threat of Typhoon…
The warnings had been fairly bleak. The circuit, we were told, wasn’t so much in the middle of nowhere as teetering on oblivion’s edge. Restaurants were few and far between……
Few of Formula 1’s host nations are as dependably capricious as Japan. The ground rules were laid at Fuji in 1976, when James Hunt tiptoed through the best part of…
We’ve been doing these podcasts for four years now and, with one a month (and sometimes more), that adds up to over 50 hours of content. In those four years…
With Red Bull on the brink of championship glory once again, here’s a look back at the videos it made which explain how the team builds an F1 car. They…
After Korea it really is all over bar the shouting. While Sebastian Vettel and Christian Horner understandably refuse to tempt fate by getting too excited about Red Bull’s title prospects,…
Twenty-eight hours door to door seems about the average when it comes to travelling to Mokpo, Korea from Europe and it is with a heavy heart and heavier eyes that…
On paper a fourth straight win for Sebastian Vettel is hardly the stuff to set the pulse racing, but in fact the Korean GP provided plenty of entertainment. The three…
Practice in Korea suggested that Mercedes had a real shot at stealing pole position from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, but in the end it was business as usual as…
All drivers completed plenty of running on a second successive sunny day at Yeongam, a track where rain has often played a part in proceedings. However, the threat of Typhoon…
The warnings had been fairly bleak. The circuit, we were told, wasn’t so much in the middle of nowhere as teetering on oblivion’s edge. Restaurants were few and far between……
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
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Ferrari quickest as rivals spend most of the morning in the garage
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