A turning point for Michael Schumacher, and for Formula 1 in America as well. Matt Bishop remembers the monumental weekend when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first F1 grand prix
When Juan Pablo Montoya gets into a car, people sit up and take notice, from F1 to IndyCar and NASCAR to IMSA. As the gifted, instinctive racer turns 50, is there still time for one more dazzling drive?
On one side of the Aston Martin garage is one of F1's most devastatingly effective drivers. On the other is one who's frequently lacklustre. And yet Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are about to hit a historic benchmark
The 'grand chelem' indicates total F1 mastery – but Matt Bishop ponders whether it still matters in today's grand prix world
The charismatic Giuseppe Farina won the battle of the 'Three Fs' to become F1's first ever world champion – but he's now a forgotten racing hero, writes Matt Bishop
40 years ago the Dutch GP held its last F1 race, until the Verstappen phenomenon brought it back in 2021 – Matt Bishop remembers a fine contest between two grand prix legends
So often treated as an afterthought among Britain’s Formula 1 champions, Damon Hill’s story proves he was anything but, as Matt Bishop explains
Vittorio Brambilla won just a single grand prix in his Formula 1 career but, writes Matt Bishop, it was a spectacularly skilful and determined victory at an Austrian race blanketed by rain and tragedy
Didier Pironi's devil-may-care attitude brought tragedy and disaster to his short career. What could he have achieved in an alternate version of his story? asks Matt Bishop
Hungary has hosted thrilling duels between Tazio Nuvolari and Bernd Rosemeyer; between Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet. Will 2025 bring another battle between Formula 1's brightest talents? asks Matt Bishop
Even those who recognise the name will know him simply as 'The other Ascari', but this pre-war racer who died a century ago was one of the all-time greats. Matt Bishop tells the tragically short tale of Antonio Ascari
Will Max Verstappen decide to leave Red Bull at the end of the year or put his faith in the team that has delivered him four F1 world titles? Decision time is imminent
