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The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix should finally reveal how the F1 order has been reshuffled over the winter, as the new season gets underway. But it’s set to be rivalled on the entertainment front by a competitive-looking F2 grid
Seven Frenchmen were at Kyalami for the 1980 South African Grand Prix, and three of them ended up on the podium. Matt Bishop looks back at the exceptional Gallic line-up in the race that had everything
May 8, 1980 Monaco Chaos at the start of the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix as midfield runners crowd into the Sainte Devote turn. Derek Daly’s Candy-sponsored Tyrrell ran into the…
The news that Lewis Hamilton is leaving Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025 came as a shock even to Formula 1 insiders and fellow drivers. In fact it was a brilliant…
Although Mercedes has won only one grand prix in the past two seasons, it notched up 111 GP victories in the previous eight: a total of 112 over the past…
With the first two free practice sessions of the 2024 F1 campaign now behind us, we’re now quickly accelerating toward both competitive action and the all important F1 Fantasy deadline…
Derek Warwick did it the hard way. He starting in stock cars, winning the British title in 1971 and World Championship in 1973. Success followed in Formula Ford, Formula 3…
1 Bahrain Sakhir / February 29-March 2 Twentieth anniversary of its first GP. Yes, really. Much better now it’s a night race. 2 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche / March…
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
Lewis Hamilton will become Ferrari’s first full-time British F1 driver in over 30 years this season – here are the other Brits to race Maranello cars
Six years after an ill-fated move to Red Bull, Pierre Gasly now looks to have what it takes to thrive at a top F1 team — apart from one crucial aspect, writes Matt Bishop
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
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