Archive
F1 Retro: Rene Arnoux – Blinded by the Light
F1 Retro – May 2001 F1 seemingly used to have a select yet steady flow of drivers like René Arnoux on tap – charisma-bottled with talent to spare, but a…
Latest F1 news
Read the latest Formula 1 news and analysis direct from the paddock
Archive
Good month – Bad month: September 2023
Good Month F1 star power Sell-out Silverstone, drivers treated like rock stars, the British GP gripped by its own Hollywood fever – F1 really has hit the ‘big time’. Saturday…
Archive
Word on the beat: AlphaTauri design team to move in with Red Bull as Hamilton-Mercedes contract talks near conclusion
Lewis Hamilton at the Austrian Grand Prix: “I think the FIA should probably put a time when everyone is allowed to start developing next year’s car. Say August 1. That’s…
Archive
1,200 track limits violations in Austria causes race control ructions
There were a total of 1200 possible track limit breaches during the Austrian Grand Prix. They were occurring faster than race control could keep up with and although several penalties…
Archive
McLaren steals a march on F1’s ‘best-of-the-rest’ as Verstappen still dominates
For a team in the midst of setting new Formula 1 records, Red Bull had quite a few headaches to deal with in this part of the season – and…
F1
Hamilton penalty defeats point of F1 Sprint – Belgian GP diary
The Belgian GP weekend had headlines both on and off the track – from Red Bull’s radio tension and Alpine’s changing faces to harsh sprint race penalties. Chris Medland reports
Mark Hughes
How Red Bull achieved F1 perfection as trailing field squabbled in Belgium
The Red Bull’s pace advantage at Spa was big even by its own 2023 standards. The circuit – with its long straights but fast corners – demands aero efficiency above…
Mark Hughes
MPH: Should Spa lose Eau Rouge to save its place in F1?
At the heart of Spa-Francorchamps sits Eau Rouge – one of motor sport’s most infamous corner sequences. But, amid growing safety concerns, even Mark Hughes is wrestling with whether it, or even Spa itself, should be cut from F1 entirely
F1
Why all Colin Chapman’s F1 cars had to be ‘trick’
Colin Chapman was a man constantly driven by innovation – in the latest episode of ‘Engineering the Greats’, Tony Southgate explains just how much the Lotus boss lived for creative design
Standings – 2024 F1 World Championship
Mark Hughes
View all
F1
MPH: Ferrari’s big F1 car changes — why team is convinced of major advance
F1’s frontrunners were so closely matched last year that minor gains could give one team an advantage in 2025, says Mark Hughes. Where might that leave Ferrari which believes it’s significant advances after an extensive rethink?
F1
MPH: Will Norris fight like Verstappen for F1 crown?
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen look set go head-to-head in the F1 drivers’ title. But, as Mark Hughes asks, should he draw an aggressive line in the sand or play the long game?
Subscriber
Archive
Lewis Hamilton’s crucial first 100 days at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton’s first 100 days at Ferrari – from January 1 to April 10 – will be crucial in setting the tenor of his season and maybe even the tone…
Race Reports & Analysis
View all
F1
One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
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
F1
Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
F1
F1’s season opener where racing took a back seat: 2024 Bahrain GP diary
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
F1
View all
F1
Russell fastest as stray bus and smashed window bring bizarre end to F1 pre-season testing
George Russell ended the final day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing fastest — but only just. The session is likely to be better remembered for a bus that drove onto the live circuit, however
F1
Who completed most laps in 2025 F1 pre-season testing at Bahrain?
After 3,896 laps of Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit, F1 pre-season testing is over. Here’s the data on how many laps each driver, team and power unit managed
F1
F1 Drive to Survive Season 7: Netflix trailer, 2025 release date, and preview
The trailer is out for Season 7 of Netflix’s Drive to Survive Formula 1 series, with the release date set for March 7. Here’s the latest news on the 2025 edition of the hit documentary, including likely trailers and big storylines
The Motor Sport archive
Every word and picture published by us since 1924
