On Monday morning after the Hungarian Grand Prix, Martin Brundle’s message on WhatsApp simply read “wow”. Fernando Alonso had signed for Aston Martin for 2023. In a media session over…
Do rebranding exercises actually work? I guess that they must because otherwise no-one would bother, but I still goggle at the millions paid to agencies full of sharp-suited, gimlet-eyed advertising…
Track limits and the rule on crossing the white line reared its head again at the Austrian Grand Prix. In the race more than 40 transgressions were recorded and five-second…
The world never stops changing and motorcycling’s elite with it. Riders and motorcycles come and go. Empires rise and crumble. And sometimes ancient empires arise from the dust. MotoGP seems…
The FIA issued Technical Directive 039 to the F1 teams ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. It addressed the vexed issue of bouncing and porpoising following complaints from drivers in…
We had a young trainee reporter in for work experience this month. Henry Hudson is in his first year studying journalism in Leeds and as his first assignment I sent…
This column has very little to do with on-track behaviours or racing action, but matters of far more importance. At the end of the day, Formula 1 is a sport.…
On not much more than a whim I toddled along to the Bentley Drivers Club annual Concours where I chanced upon a Gurney Nutting-bodied 6½-litre saloon from, I guess, around…
The Osterreichring was good for its time, but the Red Bull Ring has rightfully cemented itself as a regular on the F1 calendar
It's not said enough: F1 has delivered brilliant racing between a new-generation of visibly different cars and the thrilling British Grand Prix was another example of why the series is heading in the right direction, writes Chris Medland
Formula 1 teams are no longer just Formula 1 teams, with increasing sidelines in hypercars, submarines and electric racing projects. It's partly a creative reaction to the budget cap, writes Chris Medland
These are worrying times for Ferrari. Go back to winter testing and the team looked bulletproof. There were two early wins for Charles Leclerc in Bahrain and Australia, a 34-point…
Every year until Covid struck, myself and a few journalist mates would meet for a weekend of driving and drinking, very much in that order. How wonderful it was to…
I remember once trying to set up an interview with John McGuinness for our motorcycles editor Mat Oxley. Initially it was very straightforward – a phone call to the press…
There’s something about circuits with the walls up close which seems to suit Sergio Perez. He arrives at Baku fresh off his Monaco win, both circuits at which he has…
When I was racing, what I most enjoyed about new tracks was the differences they offered. The surfaces were usually tricky, whereas now there’s this expectation that they’ve all got…
