F1’s highs and lows
Marshals are the unsung heroes of motor sport. Regardless of category or country, the sentiment and passion is the same. It transcends languages and come rain or shine they are…
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The Canadian GP at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal is one of the world’s most popular motor sport events. The race always draws big crowds throughout the weekend and its…
Saturday in Montreal, so qualifying day, with the emphasis finally on track action, rather than endless talk of Mercedes, Pirelli and FIA Tribunals. Alleluia! For a second day, though, the…
The forecast for Friday was ceaseless rain, but it turned out rather better than that. Certainly it was wet at first, and the first practice session began on a very…
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism – a 22-year-old who bounced his way through Grand Prix…
To Montréal, then, where three years ago all this nonsense inadvertently began. The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix was all about tyres, and whereas now every Grand Prix is all about tyres, at…
Montréal is a fair city. Its Grand Prix circuit ain’t too shabby either: interesting location, quirky backdrop; layout conducive to good racing. The Wall of Champions, the big stops, the…
In the last 20 or so years of Formula 1, few within the sport have aroused more passion – and controversy – than Michael Schumacher. His record – seven World…
Ross James Brawn knows quality when he sees it. And so he should – he used to watch as a goggle-eyed kid Manchester’s Belle Vue Aces in their Hyde Road…
Marshals are the unsung heroes of motor sport. Regardless of category or country, the sentiment and passion is the same. It transcends languages and come rain or shine they are…
The Canadian GP at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal is one of the world’s most popular motor sport events. The race always draws big crowds throughout the weekend and its…
Saturday in Montreal, so qualifying day, with the emphasis finally on track action, rather than endless talk of Mercedes, Pirelli and FIA Tribunals. Alleluia! For a second day, though, the…
The forecast for Friday was ceaseless rain, but it turned out rather better than that. Certainly it was wet at first, and the first practice session began on a very…
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism – a 22-year-old who bounced his way through Grand Prix…
To Montréal, then, where three years ago all this nonsense inadvertently began. The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix was all about tyres, and whereas now every Grand Prix is all about tyres, at…
Montréal is a fair city. Its Grand Prix circuit ain’t too shabby either: interesting location, quirky backdrop; layout conducive to good racing. The Wall of Champions, the big stops, the…
In the last 20 or so years of Formula 1, few within the sport have aroused more passion – and controversy – than Michael Schumacher. His record – seven World…
Ross James Brawn knows quality when he sees it. And so he should – he used to watch as a goggle-eyed kid Manchester’s Belle Vue Aces in their Hyde Road…
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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 Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix are the first F1 races to be cancelled for three years. We look back at the practical, financial – and more unusual reasons – for grand prix weekend cancellations
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
As tensions remain high in the Middle East, Formula 1 has announced that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be cancelled, reducing this year’s calendar to 22 races
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