The genius behind Alonso’s Sao Paulo pass: ‘He had everyone fooled’
The 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix might have been in its dying moments, but the tension was only rising as Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez battled over the final podium…
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Renowned photographer Paul-Henri Cahier has helped draw up Motor Sport’s ‘Image of the year’ shortlist – he and fellow snapper Florent Gooden explain what makes the ideal F1 shot
James Vowles’ first season as Williams boss saw the team return to the midfield fight. But he tells Chris Medland that he’s not getting excited about its seventh-place finish, as he focuses on winning again
F1 2023 saw an unprecedented number of records fall, but also some intense battles up and down the field – Karun Chandhok picks his top performers of the year
Alpine has become the revolving door of F1, with race director Davide Brivio the latest to join a long list of senior staff shown the exit
Oscar Piastri wasn’t even born when Fernando Alonso first raced in F1. But the 42-year-old double-world champion will have to race for a decade to best Luigi Fagioli as the oldest championship GP winner, says Matt Bishop
Ayrton Senna and Jean Alesi didn’t fight often on-track. But when they did, their wheel-to-wheel F1 clashes showed how electrifying a rivalry would be
“Over-imaginative” claims that Toto and Susie Wolff had shared confidential secrets were quickly rebutted this week. It served as a distraction from the real rift in Formula 1, writes Mark Hughes
Formula 1 is working with the FIA and Extreme H to evaluate hydrogen in racing — for grand prix cars as well as event power and transportation
The 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix might have been in its dying moments, but the tension was only rising as Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez battled over the final podium…
Renowned photographer Paul-Henri Cahier has helped draw up Motor Sport’s ‘Image of the year’ shortlist – he and fellow snapper Florent Gooden explain what makes the ideal F1 shot
James Vowles’ first season as Williams boss saw the team return to the midfield fight. But he tells Chris Medland that he’s not getting excited about its seventh-place finish, as he focuses on winning again
F1 2023 saw an unprecedented number of records fall, but also some intense battles up and down the field – Karun Chandhok picks his top performers of the year
Alpine has become the revolving door of F1, with race director Davide Brivio the latest to join a long list of senior staff shown the exit
Oscar Piastri wasn’t even born when Fernando Alonso first raced in F1. But the 42-year-old double-world champion will have to race for a decade to best Luigi Fagioli as the oldest championship GP winner, says Matt Bishop
Ayrton Senna and Jean Alesi didn’t fight often on-track. But when they did, their wheel-to-wheel F1 clashes showed how electrifying a rivalry would be
“Over-imaginative” claims that Toto and Susie Wolff had shared confidential secrets were quickly rebutted this week. It served as a distraction from the real rift in Formula 1, writes Mark Hughes
Formula 1 is working with the FIA and Extreme H to evaluate hydrogen in racing — for grand prix cars as well as event power and transportation
Red Bull has reshuffled its drivers and changed development direction but its car is still too slow and months behind the progress of F1 rivals, writes Mark Hughes. Max Verstappen’s uncertain future makes the way forward even murkier
Like Michael Schumacher before him, Max Verstappen has led his team to develop a car that other drivers can’t handle. It might seem premature for Red Bull to drop Liam Lawson, writes Mark Hughes, but returning to a ‘normal’ car could revitalise the 23-year-old
An error and poor timing hampered McLaren’s front-row bid in sprint qualifying at the Chinese GP. But the earlier practice session revealed its pace advantage, says Mark Hughes, who has an idea of where the car’s superiority comes from
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Claims of McLaren F1 dominance need to be scrutinised, says Lando Norris, as his team boss warns that rivals are looking to put pressure on the championship leaders
World champion Max Verstappen has doubled down on his backing of an Instagram post criticising Red Bull’s decision to demote Liam Lawson to Racing Bulls after just two races. Former…
Carlos Sainz opens up on the driving issues that he has faced since switching to Williams’s F1 car for 2025
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