Paddock talk in Singapore
‘Kimi Rӓikkӧnen is back’ and Kimi Rӓikkӧnen’s back summed up much of the paddock conversation this weekend. The fact that the Finn could even take part in qualifying on Saturday…
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It was approaching 1.30am as I walked from the paddock and threaded my way between scaffolding trucks and deconstruction staff on the long run between Turns Five and Seven. Little…
Mark Webber’s exploding engine apart, there were rather more fireworks after the Singapore Grand Prix than occurred during its course. As a lesson in race management, though, Sebastian Vettel’s third…
The question wasn’t so much who would be on pole, but by how much. Sebastian Vettel was six tenths clear of rivals after his first run during qualifying’s final phase,…
The organisation is thorough – and so is the security: bag and body checks at the main entrance to Marina Bay, then an airport-style scanner every time you enter the…
For a city that regards sleep as optional, Singapore seems quite somnolent at times. As a captive audience drifts from the Marina Bay racetrack on three nights a year, many…
Taken from the September 1997 issue of Motor Sport On July 17 1937, during practice for the German Grand Prix, Bernd Rosemeyer fought his wayward Auto Union around the Nürburgring…
Forty years ago next Monday, Jackie Stewart contested his 99th Grand Prix. A messy affair, it did not sit well with the neat, spring-heeled Scot. The inaugural Safety Car in…
It wasn’t a violent temper tantrum, more a petulant stamp. Fernando Alonso wasn’t expecting to win Formula 1’s inaugural night race, around the streets of Marina Bay, Singapore, but he’d…
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
Almost 40 years before Lewis Hamilton’s F1 move to Ferrari, John Barnard made the switch. And quickly discovered the special attention foisted on team members
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
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