Seven Frenchmen were at Kyalami for the 1980 South African Grand Prix, and three of them ended up on the podium. Matt Bishop looks back at the exceptional Gallic line-up in the race that had everything
Three years on from her ground-breaking F1 test, Jessica Hawkins is still determined to normalise women's place in an F1 cockpit. Matt Bishop speaks with the Aston Martin development driver on what the future may hold
Alex Wurz's racing CV includes F1 podium finishes, two Le Mans victories and extensive testing mileage. But, says Matt Bishop, few know how accomplished he's been out of the cockpit
Lewis Hamilton caught the F1 paddock by surprise when he announced his future move to Ferrari. But Matt Bishop recalls a conversation several years earlier when the seven-time champion made his intentions clear
F1 fans were cheering Andretti's bold effort to join the grid — and so were insiders. And yet its bid was abruptly rejected this week. Matt Bishop unpicks the reasoning given by Formula 1 and finds himself unconvinced by the "scarcely relevant" logic
Jean-Pierre Jabouille developed Renault's first F1 car, then raced it in its debut grand prix. He became the team's first Formula 1 winner as well. But, writes Matt Bishop, bad luck disguised his even greater potential
Brazil has produced multiple F1 champions and grand prix winners but named the Interlagos circuit after one of its more obscure — Carlos Pace. Matt Bishop ponders the unrealised promise of a life cut cruelly short
He wanted to thank the charity that supported him through cancer - and to fund his budding racing career. So Alex Waters teamed up with Matt Bishop to do both, raising tens of thousands for CLIC Sargeant in the process, with the help of every F1 driver on the grid
It has been a decade since the untimely death of the charismatic John Button. Matt Bishop remembers the successful rallycross driver whose profound influence shaped his son's career
A series of stunning drives in junior categories saw Kevin Magnussen take Sergio Perez's McLaren F1 seat. The stage was set for the young hotshot, writes Matt Bishop, but a decade on he's yet to drive a car that matches his talent
His rivals rated him among the best of his generation; he could have won multiple grands prix and at least one title. But, writes Matt Bishop, Chris Amon ended his F1 world championship career with just 11 podiums
Jacques Villeneuve's searing F1 debut was a prelude to a scintillating run where he dispatched distinguished opponents and won the title. But then, writes Matt Bishop, he made one bad decision that he never recovered from