F1

If I was given a pound every time someone told me that they ‘didn’t watch Formula 1 because it is just an expensive procession’, I would now be in a…

After qualifying, McLaren looked to be on the back foot. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen had qualified third and fourth, which was hardly a disgrace in itself, but one and…

It's all change from last year when the Ferraris struggled to match the pace of the McLarens, as Massa took pole with his team-mate alongside him. It looked like the…

The Formula 1 circus has come to Monaco and so far, apart from a few gentle brushes with the walls, the whole grid has managed to complete the opening two…

A week or so after the sad, but perhaps predictable, demise of the Super Aguri team, Tony Purnell (the former Jaguar team principal, and now, as an FIA consultant, something…

First, a note of thanks. Last week I was talking about mechanics – you know, the guys who get all the messing around and none of the credit. I was…

Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 18 1958. Roy Salvadori, Cooper T45-Climax, retired, and Jack Brabham, Cooper T45-Climax, 4th position, talk to a mechanic. The eagle-eyed amongst you will know that I…

As you can imagine, the hot topics of the weekend included Massa scoring his third consecutive victory in Turkey, the fact that McLaren has made progress in catching their rivals…

It looks like Massa is almost unbeatable at Istanbul Park after a decisive victory this year, giving him a hat trick of wins there. He drove a great race and…

Massa is certainly in the right position to go for a hat trick of wins in Istanbul after he put his car on pole, ahead of McLaren driver Kovalainen. Hamilton,…

So here we are in Istanbul, Turkey. The sun isn't quite shining, but it certainly looks like we'll be in for a good race on Sunday – this being one…

The night before the Formula One British Grand Prix, many of the drivers (Jarno Trulli, David Coulthard and Giancarlo Fisichella have been confirmed so far) will be attending the Grand…

I try to avoid being on holiday during a Grand Prix weekend. That’s not always easy once the European season gets underway, as you will appreciate. Looking at the diary…

So how much faster do we think the Ferraris could have gone yesterday in the Spanish Grand Prix? Kimi Räikkönen, in the post-race press conference, hinted that the Italian squad…

Kimi Raikkonen handled the post-race press conference as he always does, unemotionally, and with a complete lack of hyperbole. He doesn’t try to use words to impress: games of intimidation…

What a qualifying session! Massa, having set a quick time early on in Q3, failed to improve on it and was nudged down to P2 when none other than Alonso,…

So the European season has begun. Almost all 22 cars completed the two Friday practices without incident and the Ferraris look like they are the pace setters at the moment.…