United States Grand Prix – prologue
For two days the skies have been cloudless, the sun blinding, in central Texas, but the temperatures have been a surprise. In November you don’t expect to find frost on…
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Whisper it: the United States Grand Prix might at last have found a new spiritual home. The Circuit of the Americas’ difficult birth was eased by the enthusiastic response of…
I always adored Watkins Glen. The circuit itself was one of the best on the World Championship trail, and to go to upstate New York in the autumn – excuse…
McLaren’s factory has its ornamental lake, a couple of swans and endless identikit corridors borrowed from one of Pinewood’s James Bond sets, but such are not presently the design details…
Mission Complete in the 2.40 at Chepstow: there could be no better name for AP McCoy’s 4000th winner. Destiny called. Except that the seven-year-old gelding was withdrawn because the going…
Why are we drawn to this sport? Through my 20-odd years as a Grand Prix journalist, I have been repeatedly surprised by the drivers’ lack of childhood enthusiasm for motor…
This is the time of year when people get sick. The long season, back-to-back races and constant travel through switching time zones all start to take their toll. Add in…
Christmas is coming fast and Mrs Frankel doesn’t have a clue what to get me. As ever my request for a Lola T70 MkIIIB has fallen on deaf ears so…
Whether you like the Abu Dhabi track or not, you can’t fail to be impressed by the buildings and facilities that surround it. The rumoured cost of Yas Island –…
For two days the skies have been cloudless, the sun blinding, in central Texas, but the temperatures have been a surprise. In November you don’t expect to find frost on…
Whisper it: the United States Grand Prix might at last have found a new spiritual home. The Circuit of the Americas’ difficult birth was eased by the enthusiastic response of…
I always adored Watkins Glen. The circuit itself was one of the best on the World Championship trail, and to go to upstate New York in the autumn – excuse…
McLaren’s factory has its ornamental lake, a couple of swans and endless identikit corridors borrowed from one of Pinewood’s James Bond sets, but such are not presently the design details…
Mission Complete in the 2.40 at Chepstow: there could be no better name for AP McCoy’s 4000th winner. Destiny called. Except that the seven-year-old gelding was withdrawn because the going…
Why are we drawn to this sport? Through my 20-odd years as a Grand Prix journalist, I have been repeatedly surprised by the drivers’ lack of childhood enthusiasm for motor…
This is the time of year when people get sick. The long season, back-to-back races and constant travel through switching time zones all start to take their toll. Add in…
Christmas is coming fast and Mrs Frankel doesn’t have a clue what to get me. As ever my request for a Lola T70 MkIIIB has fallen on deaf ears so…
Whether you like the Abu Dhabi track or not, you can’t fail to be impressed by the buildings and facilities that surround it. The rumoured cost of Yas Island –…
Mexico City’s thin air and tricky tyre temperatures could turn the usual competitive order on its head. Mark Hughes explains why
Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
August 5, 1973 Nürburgring, West Germany A busy scene in the Lotus garage at the 1973 German Grand Prix, Round 11 of 15 of the F1 World Championship. Drivers Emerson…
When it comes to sports car racing, it’s not just the American tracks that are markedly different from most of their international counterparts. The overall philosophy used by the FIA…
5. 2003: Solberg vs Loeb vs Sainz Subaru’s Norwegian star Petter Solberg, above – ‘Hollywood’ – lay a point adrift of Citroën pair Carlos Sainz and Sébastien Loeb going into…
Ferrari knows where its weakness lies, but is unsure whether it can find a short-term solution
Russell admits that Antonelli has operated at a higher level, but he believes his struggles go deeper than simply being outperformed by his young team-mate
As Formula 1 arrives in Mexico City, the stage is set for a weekend that could deliver not only Antonelli’s title, but also a long-awaited showdown
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