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Sebastian Vettel will demonstrate his own F1 car collection at this year’s Festival of Speed, featuring some driven by Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell
Double points, a ban on tyre changes and elimination qualifying – Baku’s tedious sprint race weekend format earns a place next to some of F1’s strangest rule changes
Max Verstappen stepped onto an F1 podium for the 81st time in Baku, surpassing Ayrton Senna’s tally of 80. But there’s a lot more that links the Red Bull driver with the three-time world champion, writes Matt Bishop
He may have been a prolific rock star, but Chris Rea preferred quiet anonymity. Not for him the outrageous clothes and outlandish comportment exhibited by many of his ilk. Paradoxically,…
My family car as a boy was… Well, my favourites were always the Aston Martins, the DB2 especially, and I’m still restoring my own DB2/4 Mark I. My father had…
Good Month Russell-ing up 0.25sec off VER in qualifying, then leading before PU blowout. Is Russell giving the title fight hope? Sassy Ted No holding back from Sky’s Ted Kravitz…
Three red flags, four safety cars and a bizarre ending caused by a hole in the sporting regulations created lots of distraction on a sunny race day in Albert Park.…
The numbers work in a very different way when the points battle for a world championship is between two drivers in the same very dominant car. Take Ayrton Senna and…
F1 drivers shivered at a cold and windy Sakhir circuit during 2025 F1 preseason testing, writes Mark Hughes. The weather conditions put paid to anyone’s hope of a suntan — or of establishing a competitive order
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?
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?
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
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
Major mishaps were few and far between for the new 2025 cars in F1 pre-season testing. But there was plenty in the paddock that caught the eye of Chris Medland
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
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
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