Twenty years ago, Kimi Räikkonen put in one of the finest drives of his Formula 1 career at Suzuka to win from 17th on the grid. Matt Bishop looks back at an awe-inspiring performance
The Sepang circuit was a challenging, exhilarating stage where Formula 1 greats shone brightly — but not the first to host a Malaysian Grand Prix. Matt Bishop explores the rich history of the race, and why it deserves a spot on the F1 calendar — despite the perils of the odd king cobra
Fifteen years ago, Lewis Hamilton performed a low-speed burnout in central Melbourne in front of cheering F1 fans... and two police officers. As McLaren's PR chief, Matt Bishop was in charge of dealing with the fallout of what became known as hoon-gate. He tells the inside story
The future looked rosy for McLaren after the 2014 Australian GP, with no indication of the disastrous seasons ahead; that the podium result Jenson Button couldn't celebrate had been his last; and that Kevin Magnussen had come so close to winning on his debut. Matt Bishop tells the inside story
Gamston, Cadours and Caen: Matt Bishop looks back on when non-championship F1 races were a significant part of the motor sport calendar
Matt Bishop foresaw future world championship success when Red Bull finished in the points at its first grand prix, 20 years ago. Unfortunately, he was backing the wrong horse
A strikingly small number of F1 drivers have won a grand prix in their debut season, but Matt Bishop is backing Kimi Antonelli to be the first to do it since his Mercedes predecessor, Lewis Hamilton
As F1 prepares for its glitzy launch evening, Matt Bishop recalls the lavish events that teams once staged — which were no guarantee of success
Jean-Pierre Jarier was once on the radar of F1's very best — including Ferrari. But, as Matt Bishop details, rotten luck and consistent misfortune quickly derailed a promising career
F1's Porsche Supercup support series generates little excitement amongst fans. So why not reinvent it as an F1 Masters series, and watch grand prix veterans go wheel to wheel once more, asks Matt Bishop?
Lawrence Stroll isn't the first Canadian billionaire at 'Team Silverstone'. Two decades ago, Alex Shnaider bought what was then the Jordan team and revealed his plans to Matt Bishop in an initially uncomfortable interview
If you've heard that a driver looks fast on paper... this isn't quite it. Matt Bishop casts his eye over the fastest names in F1, with his own formula to explain why Ayrton Senna and Jim Clark belong in the slow lane, lagging the nippily-named Clay Regazzoni and Lando Norris
