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Everybody likes a fairy tale, and the 2009 Australian Grand Prix will go down as just that. When Jenson Button learned last November, after all 2009 seats had been settled,…
Like a bird on the back of a buffalo, I am watching my little world move around me. Life can be like baseball, or perhaps that should be cricket where…
FOTA has reacted to the FIA World Council’s tough new measures to force cost cuts in Formula 1. The governing body has rejected FOTA’s proposal of the 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 points system…
This week sees the first day of spring. And that’s official. Even if it snows. In my neck of the woods spring arrived last weekend and suddenly there is work…
On March 5, in Geneva, FOTA – Formula One Teams Association – had its inaugural press conference, and my immediate impression was to feel a touch underwhelmed. Luca di Montezemolo,…
This is quite simply, brilliant. Bear with it and you may well see a rather novel way of cost cutting in Formula 1. Who needs the drivers anyway… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLoANg6nNY[/youtube] How…
Finally we have news on Honda Racing. It’s taken a fair bit of time, with rumours of various buyouts including a Richard Branson/Virgin takeover, but finally Ross Brawn released a…
This week has been all about James and Darren. James and Darren are carpenters. Their task this week has been to give our kitchen what I believe is known as…
That hoary old racing cliché ‘cut him and he bleeds petrol’ does not apply to Flavio Briatore. He’s a businessman, pure and simple. But he also happens to be the…
Everybody likes a fairy tale, and the 2009 Australian Grand Prix will go down as just that. When Jenson Button learned last November, after all 2009 seats had been settled,…
Like a bird on the back of a buffalo, I am watching my little world move around me. Life can be like baseball, or perhaps that should be cricket where…
FOTA has reacted to the FIA World Council’s tough new measures to force cost cuts in Formula 1. The governing body has rejected FOTA’s proposal of the 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 points system…
This week sees the first day of spring. And that’s official. Even if it snows. In my neck of the woods spring arrived last weekend and suddenly there is work…
On March 5, in Geneva, FOTA – Formula One Teams Association – had its inaugural press conference, and my immediate impression was to feel a touch underwhelmed. Luca di Montezemolo,…
This is quite simply, brilliant. Bear with it and you may well see a rather novel way of cost cutting in Formula 1. Who needs the drivers anyway… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLoANg6nNY[/youtube] How…
Finally we have news on Honda Racing. It’s taken a fair bit of time, with rumours of various buyouts including a Richard Branson/Virgin takeover, but finally Ross Brawn released a…
This week has been all about James and Darren. James and Darren are carpenters. Their task this week has been to give our kitchen what I believe is known as…
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
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
Two team principals with history, a minority stake, multiple bidders, and a governance question without a proper answer – here’s what the race for the future of the Alpine Formula 1 team actually looks like
Fernando Alonso has seen enough difficult F1 seasons to know there are no shortcuts for Aston Martin, but he hasn’t lost hope
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