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I must admit, I didn’t expect to be the one who broke the news to Max Verstappen that he was a two-time Formula 1 world champion. While I prepared for…
The controversial end to the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship will live long in the memory, and the sport returns to Abu Dhabi almost a year since the course of…
Jenson Button MBE, or ‘JB’ as he’s known on Planet F1, did not have a job in the winter of 2008. A year later he was world champion, having won…
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This might sound big-headed but when it came to my rivals I always believed I was as good as, if not better, than all of them. You have to have…
This is the transmission and right-rear corner – plus nose cone – from Philippe Alliot’s Lola on their way back to the Larrousse Calmels pit after an enormous shunt during…
Volkswagen will be on the Formula 1 grid come 2026. Its Audi brand has confirmed its entry to the motor sport big time, while sister marque Porsche may or may…
Ferrari’s Jean Alesi lights up the Circuit de Catalunya – the first season this track had been used for the Spanish GP. Alesi finished fourth, with team-mate Alain Prost second…
Getting rebuffed by Brad, waiting for the FIA archive to load, and Spice Boy losing his cool
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
After a strong showing in pre-season testing, McLaren looks to pick up where it left off last year — unless its F1 rivals can pull something out of the bag between now and the Australian Grand Prix, writes Chris Medland
The new series of Netflix series F1: Drive to Survive shows Christian Horner reacting to a key moment in the 2024 Red Bull controversy, when messages purporting to be from him were leaked
Matt Bishop foresaw future world championship success when Red Bull finished in the points at its first grand prix, 20 years ago. Unfortunately, he was backing the wrong horse
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