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We are in the silly season, a period of posturing and positioning. The Grand Prix teams, and their drivers, are setting out their stores, limbering up for the battles that…
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Today, in case you had not noticed, is Friday the thirteenth of January. Lucky for some, not so for others. If you were unaware, or simply don’t care, it is…
The New Year’s honours list for 2012 was, as ever, a matter of interest for the motor racing industry. This is one of those British traditions that never fails to…
It was at Monza in 1981 that I asked Chris Pook how ticket sales were going for the inaugural Formula 1 race in Las Vegas. “Terrible,” he muttered, and I…
During my time at Williams I have been privileged to compete against a number of designers whose work I have respected but tried to beat on track. Outstanding among these…
Presuming this reaches you at or around the start of the New Year, can I just wish you happy motoring for 2012: may your enjoyment be high, your bills low…
Oh no, I hear you groan, he’s surely not going to give us another list of his favourite moments of the racing season just gone by. Oh yes he is.…
It seems like only a few months ago that we recorded our 2010 Formula 1 season review in our local pub, the Chelsea Ram. But a full 12 months have…
According to that surreal 140-character world that is Twitter (I wrote it off as a waste of cyberspace, but now I’ve signed up I’m hooked), Jenson Button has been sunning…
We are in the silly season, a period of posturing and positioning. The Grand Prix teams, and their drivers, are setting out their stores, limbering up for the battles that…
Today, in case you had not noticed, is Friday the thirteenth of January. Lucky for some, not so for others. If you were unaware, or simply don’t care, it is…
The New Year’s honours list for 2012 was, as ever, a matter of interest for the motor racing industry. This is one of those British traditions that never fails to…
It was at Monza in 1981 that I asked Chris Pook how ticket sales were going for the inaugural Formula 1 race in Las Vegas. “Terrible,” he muttered, and I…
During my time at Williams I have been privileged to compete against a number of designers whose work I have respected but tried to beat on track. Outstanding among these…
Presuming this reaches you at or around the start of the New Year, can I just wish you happy motoring for 2012: may your enjoyment be high, your bills low…
Oh no, I hear you groan, he’s surely not going to give us another list of his favourite moments of the racing season just gone by. Oh yes he is.…
It seems like only a few months ago that we recorded our 2010 Formula 1 season review in our local pub, the Chelsea Ram. But a full 12 months have…
According to that surreal 140-character world that is Twitter (I wrote it off as a waste of cyberspace, but now I’ve signed up I’m hooked), Jenson Button has been sunning…
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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