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McLaren and Mercedes have managed to exploit the grey area of elasticity in F1’s aero rules, much to Red Bull’s chagrin – if it can’t beat them, will it take the risky option of joining them?
A popular F1 rookie race proposed putting young drivers in the spotlight at Abu Dhabi this year, with backing from teams and officials. But when it came to the question of who would pay for it, nobody put their hand up, writes Adam Cooper
Netflix’s Senna is a six-episode miniseries — set for release on November 29 2024 — which will aim to tell a dramatised version of Ayrton Senna’s legendary yet tragic journey to the…
Nigel Mansell’s F1 career was a question of ‘what if?’ – until his brilliant 1992 season, as his Williams team-mates recalled to Motor Sport
A grid full of aspiring Formula 1 drivers was set to go head-to-head around Yas Marina this winter, in an event dubbed the ‘rookie race’. The concept would see eligible…
F1 2025 could be the most exciting grand prix season ever – and it’ll coincide with the world championship’s 75th anniversary
Adrian Newey will move from Red Bull to Aston Martin next year – in this month’s magazine, Mark Hughes analyses why F1’s greatest designer has picked ‘Team Silverstone’
Renault will cease making Formula 1 engines after more than four decades that have seen innovation, domination, but all-too-frequent failures
Just a few seasons ago McLaren was staring into the abyss, with a poor car and dysfunctional team – Mark Hughes explains how Zak Brown empowered some crucial staff to get it firing again
Carlos Sainz has battled against ‘chosen’ team-mates like Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc for all his F1 career — and thrived. Now, at Williams, he finally has a team centred on him, says Mark Hughes. But the fight goes on
It didn’t all go McLaren’s way at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Lando Norris ensured his team took home the F1 constructors’ championship with a resounding victory before targeting the drivers’ title in 2025, says Mark Hughes
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
Haas was an F1 team transformed in 2024: after finishing dead last the previous year, it hauled its way to the front of the midfield. An achievement that you might think deserves an F1 team of the year accolade
Here’s everything you need to know about Isack Hadjar, the flying junior who has been announced as an F1 driver for Red Bull’s sister team, Racing Bulls
All seats in the F1 2025 driver line-ups are now filled, with Isack Hadjar the last to be confirmed for Racing Bulls. After a long silly season in the F1 transfer market, here are the contracts in place and the confirmed deals
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