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What’s in a name? When it comes to F1, the answer is $1bn or more: Cadillac has won a lucrative 2026 grid place with a bid barely changed from the Michael Andretti proposal rejected by F1. Adam Cooper investigates the change of heart
Although it was impossible not to admire the combined brilliance of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton in the first seven years of the hybrid formula, it had been dragging on a…
Every year yields a champion, many campaigns feature a spectacular title battle, but few produce legends of heroic failure. Fernando Alonso’s near-miss for Ferrari in 2012 stands as one of…
Just imagine that a Formula 1 team was fined nearly £50m by the FIA and disqualified from the constructors’ championship, as a result of its chief designer having been caught…
It all began so smoothly. Ron Dennis invited Formula 1 reporters to the McLaren executive dining room where, over a pleasant lunch, he outlined how access to Lewis Hamilton would…
The 1997 Formula 1 World Championship was a memorable contest that saw Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher fight for the title all the way to the final race, and only…
There was neither an epic world championship fight, with Alain Prost taking his fourth and final title at a canter, nor a deluge of classic races, but some great seasons…
“And look at that!” exclaimed Murray Walker. Eighteen laps from home, we’ll never forget how Nigel Mansell’s world title hopes disintegrated along with his left-rear Goodyear. It happened just after…
Two McLaren Formula 1 chassis sit silently side-by-side in a workshop dazzlingly clean, orderly and unremittingly white in decor. Nothing unusual about such a scene at the McLaren Technology Centre,…
What’s in a name? When it comes to F1, the answer is $1bn or more: Cadillac has won a lucrative 2026 grid place with a bid barely changed from the Michael Andretti proposal rejected by F1. Adam Cooper investigates the change of heart
Although it was impossible not to admire the combined brilliance of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton in the first seven years of the hybrid formula, it had been dragging on a…
Every year yields a champion, many campaigns feature a spectacular title battle, but few produce legends of heroic failure. Fernando Alonso’s near-miss for Ferrari in 2012 stands as one of…
Just imagine that a Formula 1 team was fined nearly £50m by the FIA and disqualified from the constructors’ championship, as a result of its chief designer having been caught…
It all began so smoothly. Ron Dennis invited Formula 1 reporters to the McLaren executive dining room where, over a pleasant lunch, he outlined how access to Lewis Hamilton would…
The 1997 Formula 1 World Championship was a memorable contest that saw Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher fight for the title all the way to the final race, and only…
There was neither an epic world championship fight, with Alain Prost taking his fourth and final title at a canter, nor a deluge of classic races, but some great seasons…
“And look at that!” exclaimed Murray Walker. Eighteen laps from home, we’ll never forget how Nigel Mansell’s world title hopes disintegrated along with his left-rear Goodyear. It happened just after…
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
Round 6 of the 2025 Formula 1 season takes us to the Miami International Autodrome, Florida. These are all the dates, start times and sessions you need to know about
“No I wouldn’t say that,” said Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff on whether he was planning to negotiate with Max Verstappen. “I always say I don’t flirt outside if I’m…
History played a part in Red Bull’s attempts to bring Max Verstappen into play for the Bahrain Grand Prix. He had won both previous races here using an offset tyre…
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