Medland: 'Don't despair at Red Bull dominance — it's what F1 needs'
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…
Motor sport’s governing body used to be the FIA’s Commission Sportive Internationale – or CSI. Over many years it came in for a few brickbats from unhappy constructors and entrants,…
A friend of mine was involved in a car crash the other day. Nothing too serious and thankfully no one hurt beyond seatbelt bruising, but the point is she is adamant…
Fernando Alonso arriving at Aston Martin, at 41? You only have to look at his sprint race first laps last year to see he’s still ‘got it’: that driver awareness,…
Ahead of the new Formula 1 season, I sat down with Motor Sport’s F1 experts Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes to discuss the key talking points and themes of 2023.…
Fernando Alonso's name was once again near the top of an F1 timesheet during Friday testing. Mark Hughes is hoping that he'll still be there when racing starts
Honda branding is back on the Red Bull F1 engine cover and the company is down as a power unit supplier for 2026. But there's no guarantee that it will continue, despite plenty of interest from other teams, writes Chris Medland
In an age of heavily censored online launch events, Ferrari made a bold statement by actually running its new F1 challenger in front of a crowd of roaring tifosi
One of the most extraordinary episodes in motor racing played out 65 years ago this month. The setting was the Hotel Lincoln in central Havana where on the evening of…
One of the more pleasant tasks of the month was to go down to Vantage Engineering near Horsham and drive the ultimate version of the original Aston Martin V8 Vantage.…
The changes in Formula 1 team principals over the winter have been a little too much like the world of hiring and firing football managers. Team principals have changed since…
As a boy I remember one of the delights of the Christmas holiday was scouring the pages of the Radio Times to see what festive treats the TV would serve…
Congratulations to George Russell for his first grand prix win, in Brazil. He did a solid job and exactly what he needed to do. Very impressive. He’s always had it…