Bernie’s strategic American blunder
One thing’s for sure about this year’s Bahrain GP. It got Formula One much more mainstream media coverage than usual, even in America. The New York Times led last Saturday’s…
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It’s been more than 56 years – plus 111 starts for Nico – and yet it was as if it had never been away. Rosberg’s über-composed maiden Grand Prix win…
So news out this morning that the Bahrain Grand Prix is going ahead next weekend. We’ve been waiting for a viewpoint from the FIA for sometime now, and this morning…
Football is a simple game, complicated by idiots. These are the words of the legendary, and I mean legendary, Liverpool team manager Bill Shankly who was never afraid to call…
I’m looking forward to Long Beach next weekend, America’s greatest street race. Founded by Chris Pook in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race, Long Beach was the scene of the…
Here is a happy story to start a new month. In fact, this is happy speculation, but it does involve Bernie Ecclestone, the Prime Minister of France, and many millions…
The handbagging afters between Sebastian Vettel and Narain Karthikeyan in Malaysia were pure sanitised Formula 1: nothing more savage than a sound bite or two. Idiot. Crybaby. Hardly bare-knuckle. Neither…
Ben Edwards had been commentating for the British Touring Car Championship for nearly 10 years when he got the call from the BBC in November 2011. He’s now the lead…
The sudden resignation of Adam Parr as chairman of Williams Grand Prix Holdings is not the only challenge still facing their fast-improving F1 team after the first two races. As…
One thing’s for sure about this year’s Bahrain GP. It got Formula One much more mainstream media coverage than usual, even in America. The New York Times led last Saturday’s…
It’s been more than 56 years – plus 111 starts for Nico – and yet it was as if it had never been away. Rosberg’s über-composed maiden Grand Prix win…
So news out this morning that the Bahrain Grand Prix is going ahead next weekend. We’ve been waiting for a viewpoint from the FIA for sometime now, and this morning…
Football is a simple game, complicated by idiots. These are the words of the legendary, and I mean legendary, Liverpool team manager Bill Shankly who was never afraid to call…
I’m looking forward to Long Beach next weekend, America’s greatest street race. Founded by Chris Pook in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race, Long Beach was the scene of the…
Here is a happy story to start a new month. In fact, this is happy speculation, but it does involve Bernie Ecclestone, the Prime Minister of France, and many millions…
The handbagging afters between Sebastian Vettel and Narain Karthikeyan in Malaysia were pure sanitised Formula 1: nothing more savage than a sound bite or two. Idiot. Crybaby. Hardly bare-knuckle. Neither…
Ben Edwards had been commentating for the British Touring Car Championship for nearly 10 years when he got the call from the BBC in November 2011. He’s now the lead…
The sudden resignation of Adam Parr as chairman of Williams Grand Prix Holdings is not the only challenge still facing their fast-improving F1 team after the first two races. As…
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, says Mark Hughes
Ambition is a funny thing. For some it burns so bright it sears a lasting scar on their personalities. Others look as if they don’t have a scrap of it…
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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
The 2025 Saudi Arabian GP delivered a pivotal shake-up in the title battle, as Piastri claimed victory in Jeddah to take the lead the lead in the standings. Here are the main topics from the fifth round of the season
Speculation about Max Verstappen’s future was a topic again in Jeddah, but that’s nothing new. George Russell was also the centre of attention as the silly season continued to heat up. What you missed from the 2025 Saudi Arabian GP
Max Verstappen lost his chance of winning the Saudi Arabian GP after being penalised for his Turn 1 incident. But would he have stayed on track given him a chance of winning or was it all lost at the start? Mark Hughes analyses the Jeddah race
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