2024 F1 drivers ranked: Is Verstappen really No1?
2024 has been the most competitive F1 season on record – but which driver has been the best this year? We rank them all
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All ten F1 teams are back in action in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday for 2024 post-season testing, with at least 13 rookie drivers appearing on track. Here’s everything you need to know about each one
Who stood out in F1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of an eventful 2024 season
Just 24 hours after the chequered flag dropped at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, all teams and many drivers will be returning to their garages this week for critical…
Verstappen’s prang at the first corner of the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi vindicated George Russell’s recent rant
As the season winds towards its conclusion and the Formula 1 paddock becomes ever-more exhausted by the schedule, it was perhaps not surprising that there were some blunt comments and…
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
McLaren is favourite to win a ninth F1 constructors’ title at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Ferrari’s hopes dwindle. Here’s how each title contender can claim the top spot
A heated feud between Max Verstappen and George Russell has broken out before the Abu Dhabi GP. Here are the charged words that the pair have exchanged so far
2024 has been the most competitive F1 season on record – but which driver has been the best this year? We rank them all
All ten F1 teams are back in action in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday for 2024 post-season testing, with at least 13 rookie drivers appearing on track. Here’s everything you need to know about each one
Who stood out in F1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of an eventful 2024 season
Just 24 hours after the chequered flag dropped at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, all teams and many drivers will be returning to their garages this week for critical…
Verstappen’s prang at the first corner of the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi vindicated George Russell’s recent rant
As the season winds towards its conclusion and the Formula 1 paddock becomes ever-more exhausted by the schedule, it was perhaps not surprising that there were some blunt comments and…
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
McLaren is favourite to win a ninth F1 constructors’ title at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Ferrari’s hopes dwindle. Here’s how each title contender can claim the top spot
A heated feud between Max Verstappen and George Russell has broken out before the Abu Dhabi GP. Here are the charged words that the pair have exchanged so far
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, says Mark Hughes
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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
In 1975, Lella Lombardi was the last — and only — woman F1 driver to finish in the points. 50 years on and we’re nowhere near seeing another, says Katy Fairman. In fact, progress seems to have reversed
Whether it was the tragedy of the 1975 Spanish GP, the controversy at Monaco in 1984, or the farcical scenes at the 2021 Belgian GP, the handful of F1 races to award half world championship points have become legendary footnotes in F1’s history
Try to imagine your ideal street track, and the only limits are your imagination. It would be fast and challenging; a touch daunting. It would have sharp gradient changes –…
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