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Hungarian GP briefing
Can Newey’s big upgrade gamble boost “terrible” AMR26 and salvage a disastrous start to the season?
George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix was wrecked by a software fault buried deep in Mercedes’ code. Mark Hughes explains what really happened
Twenty years after Jenson Button’s breakthrough grand prix win at the Hungaroring, Matt Bishop reflects on rain, redemption, and why patience remains F1’s most underrated virtue
There are few names more steeped in Le Mans lore than Porsche, with the company firmly cemented at the top of the charts for overall wins. Yet in the first…
The Toyota Celica ST185 has an unmatched record in the WRC – Nicky Grist and engineer Don Woolfield remember a superlative car
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Time was running out. On several levels. The most pressing problem, however, was to qualify. This process would have been straightforward — until just a few days ago. Which is…
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The Subaru Impreza 555 swept all before it in the WRC, and became an icon in the hands of Colin McRae – its design team leader remembers the epic tale
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Max crashed out at Silverstone due to a rear wing issue. Is this the last straw that causes him to lose faith with Red Bull and look to join another team — or leave F1 altogether?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
High-speed Silverstone is an Formula 1 favourite, but this year’s British Grand Prix will see cars slowing on the straights as they run out of electrical energy. What does that mean for the race?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s innovative new wheels have been credited for the team’s success by some observers. We have the full story
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Mark and Bryn Lucas on Lewis Hamilton’s breakthrough Ferrari win in Barcelona, the upgrade that’s reignited the title fight, and the Monaco appeal saga rumbling on
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Formula 1’s silly season is in full swing. But suggestions of a shock move by Max Verstappen don’t seem that daft: see the latest episode to find out why
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Max crashed out at Silverstone due to a rear wing issue. Is this the last straw that causes him to lose faith with Red Bull and look to join another team — or leave F1 altogether?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
High-speed Silverstone is an Formula 1 favourite, but this year’s British Grand Prix will see cars slowing on the straights as they run out of electrical energy. What does that mean for the race?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s innovative new wheels have been credited for the team’s success by some observers. We have the full story
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Mark and Bryn Lucas on Lewis Hamilton’s breakthrough Ferrari win in Barcelona, the upgrade that’s reignited the title fight, and the Monaco appeal saga rumbling on
Max Verstappen’s driving standards haven’t dipped at all, but in a formula built on energy management over instinct, even the four-time F1 champion appears unable to out-drive his car anymore
Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year’s cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is
This year’s F1 cars have never raced in the rain – which Spa’s unpredictable mini-climate could deliver at the Belgian GP. Is the combination of high-torque, low downforce cars a recipe for disaster, or a chance for wet-weather aces to shine?
As MotoGP gets ready to shed its technical skin for 2027, how much innovation still exists? Ducati’s secret project with suspension experts Öhlins shows hidden levels of commitment to competition.
Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso’s dreams of fighting for the F1 title were shattered by their underperforming cars. It could mean both leave Formula 1 at the end of the season, but Mark Hughes wonders whether silly season could see them involved in a shock deal
Belgian GP briefing
Mercedes protecting a lead, Ferrari aiming for a second win in a row, Red Bull bracing for more pain – Spa’s demands look set to punish whoever’s weakest
George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix was wrecked by a software fault buried deep in Mercedes’ code. Mark Hughes explains what really happened
Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year’s cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is
Pat Hennen’s first MotoGP win and Barry Sheene’s first title were the start of the USA’s MotoGP empire and the beginning of the end of Britain’s, so what explains these generational changes?
Sachsenring is Marc Márquez’s happiest hunting ground – on Sunday he equalled the all-time circuit wins record of ten victories, set by Giacomo Agostini at Finland’s Imatra street circuit –…
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
Where do you begin when you are interviewing a man who has started 322 Formula 1 grands prix, who has won 11 of them, who has stood on 68 F1…
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Giancarlo Fisichella notched up more than 200 starts over a 14-season Formula 1 career that took him from Minardi to Ferrari via Jordan (twice), Benetton, Sauber, Renault and Force India.…
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10. Mario Andretti + Ronnie Peterson 1978 Win rate: 57% Win count: 6 + 2 out of 14 GPs One drivers’ title One constructors’ title In the mid-70s, Mario Andretti…
On Sunday, July 25, 1976, Barry Sheene won the Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp, crossing the finish line with both hands raised in V-for-victory salutes to celebrate securing his first…
Aside from his regular report on the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, won by James Hunt for McLaren, Motor Sport devoted a page to Denis Jenkinson’s take on a new…
