New year and a new world for F1
The start of another year may find you feeling a little ramfeezled. I borrow this wonderful word from the great Scottish poet Robert Burns who was no stranger to the…
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They’re saying we haven’t seen a financial crisis like this since 1929. Good news is thin on the ground, and it’s hardly surprising that life is getting tough in motor…
This is risky business. But I have carried out the necessary risk assessment and, just for a laugh, I’m hitting you with some lists. First, a confession. I make a…
While in Monaco, for the Motor Sport Business Forum, I heard the address given by Simon Gillett on the plans to hold the British Grand Prix at Donington Park, and…
Not long till Christmas, so may I draw your attention to a couple of books for those of you wondering what to give a motor racing nut. The first is…
The FIA has recently announced major cost-cutting plans for the Formula 1 World Championship. As it stands the Formula 1 grid is another team down for next season. First Super…
Just back from a few days in Wales. The trip was an eye-opener. There were two main topics of conversation in the service areas, and around the bars, during the…
It seems that attempts to save the Canadian Grand Prix have failed, at least in terms of 2009, and thus we have a World Championship calendar without a single race…
I have just surfaced after a bout of enforced inactivity. First, an operation on my right hand, with subsequent physiotherapy. Then came a rather nasty ‘lurgy’ which rendered me listless…
The start of another year may find you feeling a little ramfeezled. I borrow this wonderful word from the great Scottish poet Robert Burns who was no stranger to the…
They’re saying we haven’t seen a financial crisis like this since 1929. Good news is thin on the ground, and it’s hardly surprising that life is getting tough in motor…
This is risky business. But I have carried out the necessary risk assessment and, just for a laugh, I’m hitting you with some lists. First, a confession. I make a…
While in Monaco, for the Motor Sport Business Forum, I heard the address given by Simon Gillett on the plans to hold the British Grand Prix at Donington Park, and…
Not long till Christmas, so may I draw your attention to a couple of books for those of you wondering what to give a motor racing nut. The first is…
The FIA has recently announced major cost-cutting plans for the Formula 1 World Championship. As it stands the Formula 1 grid is another team down for next season. First Super…
Just back from a few days in Wales. The trip was an eye-opener. There were two main topics of conversation in the service areas, and around the bars, during the…
It seems that attempts to save the Canadian Grand Prix have failed, at least in terms of 2009, and thus we have a World Championship calendar without a single race…
I have just surfaced after a bout of enforced inactivity. First, an operation on my right hand, with subsequent physiotherapy. Then came a rather nasty ‘lurgy’ which rendered me listless…
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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
Keeping the first F1 2026 testing session private may protect appearances, but it also deprives the series of a rare opportunity to show how a new era truly begins
With more factory-backed teams than customers and a ruleset that rewards integration, 2026 could mark Formula 1’s return to a manufacturers’ championship
The covers are about to come off the new generation of grand prix racers: F1 2026 car and livery launch dates announced so far
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