August 2023: Word on the beat
Bridgestone has made a bid for the F1 tyre supply contract running from 2025-27. Existing supplier Pirelli has also made its bid to be retained as the contracted supplier. Bridgestone…
The actual geometry of Barcelona’s final corner was unchanged. But its nature had been transformed from a third-gear acceleration zone to a near-flat-in-seventh blast by the changes made preceding the…
The rampant Red Bulls are in no need of a home-field advantage in 2023, but Max Verstappen will nevertheless feel the full might of his Orange Army of fans during…
Sprint racing in F1 is still up for debate, but it does suit some venues more than others. Here are the six circuits that should host a sprint race in the coming future
In a new Motor Sport podcast, Patrick Head reveals how Frank Williams nearly passed over its future world champion Damon Hill for an F1 drive
The very different demands of Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya and those of Montréal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve would be an important litmus test for the three closely matched teams directly behind…
Rejoining our Engineering the Greats podcast, legendary F1 designer Patrick Head lifts the lid on Williams' landmark 1993 season, which featured the one of the most technically-advanced racing cars ever: the FW15C
Eddie Irvine’s race comes to a dramatic end during a pitstop at a damp Belgian Grand Prix. While refuelling, Irvine’s Jordan erupted in flames but the fire was quickly extinguished…
Aston Martin's successful start to the 2023 F1 season will see it lose a chunk of aerodynamic testing time, but the team insists it won't hold it back in the race to catch Red Bull, writes Adam Cooper
In this season of Verstappen dominance, the most intriguing competition is that between the three teams directly behind - Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari – where the initiative has swung…
He arrived in F1 virtually unknown, but wild, bushy-haired Jody Scheckter made his name in more ways than one after a stellar — but controversial — rookie campaign. The 1979 champion recalls his early races with McLaren
F1 Retro
A topsy-turvy 2010 Canadian GP was so unpredictable, that it formed the basis of Pirelli's tyre development direction for the years to come – and shaped F1 as we know it today, writes Mark Hughes
Even rivals can't help but admire Red Bull's runaway success after its 100th GP win in Canada, with Lewis Hamilton describing its performance as "amazing". There's no sign of change either, writes Chris Medland with talk growing of an unbeaten 2023 season
Alex Albon delivered a stunning drive to secure seventh for Williams in Canada – Project F1 analyses how he did it
A tribute to its namesake, champions on the podium and another Red Bull masterclass: the Circuit Gillies Villeneuve delivered another action-packed grand prix in 2023 - something, as Tony Dodgins writes, it has done numerous times before
The talented Olivier Panis's F1 career was a case of 'what if?' after one fateful day at Montreal in 1997
It might be time for an F1 'Division 2' category as we revel in the golden age of Max Verstappen