Takeover of the tech-heads: new trend in F1 team bosses
F1 team principals often used to be former racers who owned their squad, but the model is rapidly changing in favour of staff with engineering or management qualifications, writes Adam Cooper
Read the latest Formula 1 news and analysis direct from the paddock
Most halfway serious race fans know that the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix – technically the US Grand Prix West – ushered in the age of modern street circuits in…
John Wickham, who has died aged 73, won Le Mans with Bentley, as well as the BTCC title with Frank Biela and Audi, after running the 1980s Spirit F1 team
Kudos to Williams and Mercedes. It’s been the off-season and therefore there are fewer opportunities to bump into F1 team members and get whispers of what’s going on, but the…
There’s good reason to think Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be fighting for the F1 title in 2023. But with a resurgent Ferrari and two capable team-mates, their no-compromise approach could hole both their efforts, writes Mark Hughes
F1’s departing managing director Ross Brawn believes the championship is going in the right direction – and says the results are there to see
Carroll Shelby proved himself a savvy racing driver in a hectic career cut short by a heart condition, laying the foundations for his even greater achievements to come, writes Paul Fearnley
The rift between F1’s governing body and its promoter has become obvious in the wake of Andretti and Cadillac’s bid to join the grid. The squabbling is set to continue but they need each other, writes Chris Medland
Saudi Arabia targets top F1 teams and staff as it aims to rival UK’s motor sport valley
In the new book Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane by Matt Whyman, Toto Wolff says that he liked the situation of Lewis Hamilton informing him at the…
Mercedes hit the jackpot at the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, where the track surface and temperature gave a double boost to its W15 F1 car. The rest didn’t stand a chance, writes Mark Hughes
McLaren was in the F1 doldrums six years ago, but now heads the constructors’ championship, led by Andrea Stella, who’s created a very different atmosphere to the Ron Dennis era, says Mark Hughes
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
2023 US Grand Prix diary: More lengthy post-race investigations, the challenge of COTA and Ricciardo returns with the stars — Chris Medland’s view from the F1 paddock
Although the Mexico City GP was an unambiguous one-stop race, the strategy challenge was based around the cooling levels chosen for the car in Mexico’s thin air. At an altitude…
Between Austin and Mexico, conversations between the drivers and the FIA led to a clarified understanding about how stewards would judge wheel-to-wheel contests for position. This followed the Austin incident…
In Mexico Max Verstappen earned censure for his style of racing against title rival Lando Norris. In the rain of Brazil a week later he produced a virtuoso masterclass to…
Every word and picture published by us since 1924