Single-Seaters

In this month's magazine, Karun Chandhok takes the Lotus 49 to the Hethel test track to find out why it's the Race Car of the Century

One has the jitters, one has hope after years of agonising defeat and the other is struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes analyses how three key figures on the F1 grid are trying to overcome their confidence crises

Adrian Newey is heralded by many as the greatest F1 designer of all time. But what makes him so special? Cambridge Kisby identifies a common theme amongst his title-winning drivers that may provide an answer

Lotus founder Colin Chapman was the team boss, engineer and innovator who pushed design to the limits – read the Motor Sport profile

The 2024 F1 season has been a breath of fresh air, with six different race winners across the first 12 grands prix. But the scale of the competition — and Red Bull's early advantage — are giving Max Verstappen few concerns in the championship

Ferrari has lost its way on the F1 development path in recent months, while its race strategy has fallen apart too – Leclerc, Sainz and Vasseur explains the team's plan to get back on track

On an F1 grid obsessed by youth, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are outliers — but not just in terms of age. "I've never encountered any other driver nearly as competitive," says Matt Bishop. "Both remain supremely capable"

January 26, 1975 Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil Familiar faces from almost 50 years ago at round two of the 1975 F1 season. Hometown hero Carlos Pace, back row, third from…

After two painful years, a lot of soul-searching and a fair few blind alleys, Mercedes has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel in Formula 1. In…

The tension’s almost unbearable as a chilling breeze sweeps down the old Silverstone pitlane. Will it, won’t it? Silence descends for a second, and the atmosphere ratchets up one more…

In the end it came down to a two-car race between cult heroes. In the red corner was the car many regard as the ultimate expression of 1980s simplicity and…

The era that made me fall in love with Formula 1 was the late 1980s and early 1990s. People often ask me about my favourite F1 cars at which point…

Ask any F1 engine designer for their name these days and chances are the management of the team concerned will need to hold an urgent meeting before giving any consent.…

F1 Retro - October 2014 Click here to read After a couple of lacklustre seasons, the Mercedes F1 team now looks to be back on track with recent podium finishes.…

Good Month Flav’s back Controversial playboy team boss Flavio Briatore has returned to Alpine as a special adviser – and is already rumoured to be engineering a final-hour Carlos Sainz…

At the end of the first stint, I caught quite a bit of traffic and we should have just boxed because I gave up free lap time,” complained Max Verstappen…

Audi has given an update in the development of its 2026 F1 power unit. It has reportedly completed race distance stints on the test bench in Audi’s facility in Neuburg,…