Ron Dennis’s calm and reserved air has led some to make entirely incorrect assumptions about him. Matt Bishop recalls experiences of working in F1 with the former McLaren boss which disprove his cold image
Gilles Villeneuve wrestled the Ferrari 126C to two grand prix wins in 1981, but his podium finish at that year's Canadian Grand Prix in torrential conditions, with a damaged car, should be celebrated too, says Matt Bishop
Felipe Massa did everything he could at the 2008 Brazilian GP to win that year's F1 championship, writes Matt Bishop. Now he's fighting for the same title again, with potential court action on the horizon, and chaos if he wins
Think of the great Formula 1 champions and Jody Scheckter is unlikely to feature. But, writes Matt Bishop, the 1979 title-winner deserves more acclaim for a career in which he was once the best driver, bar none
Monza is one of the original world championship F1 circuits – Matt Bishop writes that the legends of the past can still be felt as the 'Temple of Speed' reverberates to modern-day machines
F1's original Flying Finn made his name with a ragged, opposite-locking and fast driving style. Behind the scenes, Keke Rosberg is no less entertaining, writes Matt Bishop
At the 1976 Dutch GP James Hunt battled against some of F1's fiercest '70s heroes and a crumbling McLaren M23 to win at Zandvoort – its greatest race, says Matt Bishop
Entering F1 together in 2007, Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton were both tipped as hot prospects. Many races later, Matt Bishop remembers the Finn's only grand prix victory
Alpine has lost a capable F1 leader after sacking Otmar Szafnauer — and for no good reason, writes Matt Bishop
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
As the Formula 1 circus winds its way from Hungaroring to Spa-Francorchamps, it is hardly necessary for us to remind ourselves that it is a truth universally acknowledged that the…
F1 once again proved that it's tougher than most sports when Nyck de Vries was dropped by AlphaTauri mid-season. It was premature, says Matt Bishop, who points out that even the greats spend most of their career losing