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Races had always been against the clock. Practice was a more leisurely pursuit: a chance to (re)acquaint and rehearse and, hopefully, to fine-tune and, at worst, rebuild. Until the Monaco…
The Red Bull controversy in Sepang has unsurprisingly dominated Formula 1 conversation in recent days, and the rights and wrongs of it will doubtless figure in my next Motor Sport…
‘Pay drivers’ have been a hot topic among motor sport fans for decades, perhaps now more than ever. But the notion that money equals an easy route to Formula 1…
There were definitely more plus points than negatives about being a student, from what I remember. The biggest downside, of course, was a severe lack of cash and correspondingly, the…
Our new website columnist Lee McKenzie came into the office yesterday to record her first Motor Sport podcast. First up was the aftermath of the Malaysian Grand Prix, but we…
You knew where you were with Luigi Fagioli: in his bad books – unless, that is, you were helping to ensure he was winning. Because of his generally grumpy demeanour,…
Whenever I’m watching a Grand Prix I’m trying to come up with a ‘story of the race’ for every driver. It begins at the start and ends wherever they do…
Sunday’s headline drama triggered all manner of outrage (or, in some instances, indifference), but Sebastian Vettel’s disobedience masked a milder strain of anarchy that appeared to pass almost unnoticed. There…
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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