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This week, we kick off with another of Pirelli’s preview videos. Hopefully this should go some way to preventing the confusion experienced by many fans during the Chinese race. Pirelli…
“I’m afraid all our navigation systems have been rented, but we do have a map.” The map from the rental car office consisted of no more than a few roads…
Recently there has been a worry that F1 drivers were simply robots, primed to say only what the team tells them to regardless of their own opinions, that they were…
There was, I’ll admit, a slight sense of disorientation. About 35 minutes before a Grand Prix starts, custom dictates that I leave the media centre, make my way across the…
Next weekend in the heart of the Los Angeles basin I’ll have the pleasure of covering the 39th Long Beach Grand Prix. I’ve been to every one of them since…
When the Shanghai circuit was built in 2003 it could easily have been argued that it wasn’t anywhere near the Chinese city. In fact, the track is the same distance…
In only his third qualifying session for Mercedes Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix. A great lap by Kimi Räikkönen meant that he will line…
A little over five laps? Is that really as long as Pirelli’s soft tyre is going to last this weekend? According to Pirelli it is. When Rosberg was asked how…
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
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
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
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