How Häkkinen outqualified Senna on his F1 debut at ‘the absolute limit’
Mika Häkkinen was simply McLaren’s test driver for most of 1993 but, when thrown into the deep end, he caused one of F1’s great upsets by out-qualifying his legendary team-mate
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Everything you need to know about Mercedes F1 senior race engineer Peter Bonnington, including his early days in the F1 paddock with Jordan and his time managing two seven-time world champions
Red Bull is tipped to bring a major upgrade to Suzuka: can it shake off Ferrari? With rain forecast, which could shake up the running order, here’s what to watch for at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix
It is not often we witness an F1 team seemingly trying to tear itself apart even as it is setting new records of on-track success. The complaint by a female…
After two years with Team Lotus Mika Häkkinen signed for McLaren in 1993 knowing that he would have to spend a season on the sidelines as test and reserve driver.…
It might not have won the 1993 Formula 1 World Championship, but nevertheless the McLaren MP4/8 holds a special place in the history of F1. Ayrton Senna’s last winning car,…
The death of Ayrton Senna was as massive a blow to racing as Jim Clark’s in 1968. Both were the clear yardsticks of their generation, though Ayrton’s occasional penchant for…
Much is written in the pages of this month’s magazine about Ayrton Senna’s fatal accident at Imola and the set of circumstances that contrived against him. A further irony is…
Good month Sarky Tsunoda Tsunoda’s incandescent radio comments in recent GPs have been a rare cockle-warmer in yawn-fest races. 200mph roadblock Magnussen solidified his position as a warp-speed wind-up-merchant by…
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
In the eye of an F1 storm that threatened to destroy his own team, Max Verstappen stayed calm and delivered a fourth consecutive title – Mark Hughes analyses how he did it in this month’s magazine
Every 2025 F1 car will be revealed at the same time next February, in a live London show, featuring all of next year’s drivers and team principals
Jacky Ickx was at his most brilliant when confronting F1’s toughest challenges with courage, yet he’s best-known as an endurance racing master. Matt Bishop struggles to explain why he didn’t have more single-seater success
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