F1's new sprint race format was meant to bring unmissable on-track action on the Saturday of a GP weekend. But after withering criticism from Max Verstappen, James Elson can't help but agree that the result was lacklustre
Changes to F1 sprint races have been confirmed for 2023, designed to encourage more risk-taking and intense racing, following a similar concept to MotoGP. Chris Medland explores how well that's working
Motor racing trophies embody an enormously wide range of aesthetic, commercial and cultural taste. How often has one seen an eye-popping podium presentation of some garish oversized fridge magnet to…
Adrian Newey belongs in the company of Colin Chapman and Gordon Murray when it comes to great Formula 1 designers. He’s the most amazing in my time, largely because of…
How nice it was – compensation for a fundamentally boring opening race of this year’s Formula 1 World Championship – to see the beaming 41-year-old Fernando Alonso back on the…
Twenty-five years ago, Richard Attwood let me drive his Porsche 917. At the time it was the greatest automotive experience of my life and in the quarter century of unfathomable…
Forty years ago, on April 2, 1983, a British teenager made history at Le Mans. Eighteen-year-old Alan Carter won the French 250cc Grand Prix to become the youngest-ever intermediate-class GP…
F1's 'Worst liveries in history archive' now has another entry and Ted Kravitz let loose in Australia
At the end of February it seems that the trustees of the Ruskin Museum, a modest institution in the Lake District, ran out of patience. In a post on their…
F1's free practice sessions should be scrapped in favour of a more entertaining format, according to the series' CEO, Stefano Domenicali. Is it unrealistic to demand non-stop excitement throughout a grand prix weekend? asks Chris Medland
The scale of Red Bull’s advantage this season had Max Verstappen acknowledging in Jeddah that the world championship is unlikely to go to anyone other than himself or team-mate Sergio…
The 2023 F1 season is threatening to turn into a 'boring' Red Bull walkover. What is the problem with that? asks Chris Medland
Saudi Arabia is looking to build a motor sport industry on the back of its Grand Prix, and could be a beacon for F1's expansion — but how can the race be justified when citizens are murdered, tortured and detained without trial?
Fernando Alonso has a tricky reputation in F1. But he's been reinvigorated since moving to Aston Martin and shaken off some of his old traits for a more straightforward approach writes Chris Medland
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch of its new Formula 1 racing car, the MCL60, there was a definite sense of controlling expectations for the season ahead. “There…
Harley-Davidson – the global king of chugging cruisers, beloved by Hells Angels – contesting the MotoGP world championship? You’ve got to be kidding, right?! But surely that’s no weirder than…
