The last time I saw John Button
The last time I saw John was in the Interlagos paddock after the Brazilian Grand Prix. He was bemoaning the fact that, because of a clashing commitment, his boy Jenson…
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Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd made its race debut half a century ago. In 10 short weeks thereafter it experienced the gamut of its glorious but gladiatorial era. Not only…
Today (Friday) is Michael Schumacher’s 45th birthday and he will start the second half of his forties as he ended the first – deep in an artificially induced coma, his…
Working at Motor Sport certainly has its perks. In April I visited a BMW Classic workshop near Munich to see the unveiling of the restored Brabham BT52 that Nelson Piquet…
October 11, Suzuka There are some who complain about the time it takes to get there from Europe, but I’d be perfectly prepared to hitch. Few circuits match Suzuka’s feelgood…
In celebration of the upcoming Motor Sport Hall of Fame, we look back on the careers of our founding members and inductees. Taken from the September 2003 issue of Motor…
Like all the best awards ceremonies I’ll air my runner-up highlight first: fighting off the BBC to get time with David Coulthard. We knew things would be tight when we…
In his top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2013, published in our February issue season review, Nigel Roebuck places Kimi Räikkönen fourth behind the obvious choices of Sebastian Vettel and…
The anticipation helped. It always does. Two qualifying sessions postponed until Sunday morning because of rain didn’t do any harm either. Revved up! The armies masquerading as Formula 1 teams…
The last time I saw John was in the Interlagos paddock after the Brazilian Grand Prix. He was bemoaning the fact that, because of a clashing commitment, his boy Jenson…
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd made its race debut half a century ago. In 10 short weeks thereafter it experienced the gamut of its glorious but gladiatorial era. Not only…
Today (Friday) is Michael Schumacher’s 45th birthday and he will start the second half of his forties as he ended the first – deep in an artificially induced coma, his…
Working at Motor Sport certainly has its perks. In April I visited a BMW Classic workshop near Munich to see the unveiling of the restored Brabham BT52 that Nelson Piquet…
October 11, Suzuka There are some who complain about the time it takes to get there from Europe, but I’d be perfectly prepared to hitch. Few circuits match Suzuka’s feelgood…
In celebration of the upcoming Motor Sport Hall of Fame, we look back on the careers of our founding members and inductees. Taken from the September 2003 issue of Motor…
Like all the best awards ceremonies I’ll air my runner-up highlight first: fighting off the BBC to get time with David Coulthard. We knew things would be tight when we…
In his top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2013, published in our February issue season review, Nigel Roebuck places Kimi Räikkönen fourth behind the obvious choices of Sebastian Vettel and…
The anticipation helped. It always does. Two qualifying sessions postponed until Sunday morning because of rain didn’t do any harm either. Revved up! The armies masquerading as Formula 1 teams…
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
There is a word for what happens when platforms stop serving the people who made them great. Should Formula 1 learn it?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Leading the world championship aged 19, Kimi Antonelli has proved he has the pace to win the title — and this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why Max Verstappen is serious in threatening to quit
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
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