December’s audio podcast (2009)
Here we are: the last of the Motor Sport audio podcasts of 2009. For those of you who were upset about John Watson’s views on Kimi Raikkonen in the last…
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The British Racing Drivers’ Club has announced that it has secured a deal to host the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next 17 years. Following Donington Park’s failure…
So now we know. Murray Walker is the greatest commentator of all time. Well, we’re happy with that, aren’t we? Maybe not the other commentators, but Mr Walker himself will…
Everyone I know was delighted to hear last Friday’s news that the Canadian Grand Prix will return to Montréal’s le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2010. A five-year contract has been…
The headline’s the big question, isn’t it? Jenson Button’s confirmed move to McLaren for 2010 will make him number one at the team in a physical sense – it’ll be…
Mercedes has bought a majority stake in Brawn GP and next year the squad will be a full-factory run team called Mercedes Grand Prix. The car company has bought a…
It was no surprise to learn that Flavio Briatore was to sue the FIA. The former Renault team principal alleges that the World Council, chaired by then-president of the FIA…
It has always interested me whether a great racing driver can be taught, or whether he must have some special natural talent. I suspect it is a mixture of the…
“Even the slow ones are fast.” So said Denis Jenkinson as we stood watching final practice for the Grand Prix of Monaco in the early summer of 1978, our feet…
Here we are: the last of the Motor Sport audio podcasts of 2009. For those of you who were upset about John Watson’s views on Kimi Raikkonen in the last…
The British Racing Drivers’ Club has announced that it has secured a deal to host the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next 17 years. Following Donington Park’s failure…
So now we know. Murray Walker is the greatest commentator of all time. Well, we’re happy with that, aren’t we? Maybe not the other commentators, but Mr Walker himself will…
Everyone I know was delighted to hear last Friday’s news that the Canadian Grand Prix will return to Montréal’s le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2010. A five-year contract has been…
The headline’s the big question, isn’t it? Jenson Button’s confirmed move to McLaren for 2010 will make him number one at the team in a physical sense – it’ll be…
Mercedes has bought a majority stake in Brawn GP and next year the squad will be a full-factory run team called Mercedes Grand Prix. The car company has bought a…
It was no surprise to learn that Flavio Briatore was to sue the FIA. The former Renault team principal alleges that the World Council, chaired by then-president of the FIA…
It has always interested me whether a great racing driver can be taught, or whether he must have some special natural talent. I suspect it is a mixture of the…
“Even the slow ones are fast.” So said Denis Jenkinson as we stood watching final practice for the Grand Prix of Monaco in the early summer of 1978, our feet…
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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
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
Try to imagine your ideal street track, and the only limits are your imagination. It would be fast and challenging; a touch daunting. It would have sharp gradient changes –…
For an Italian F1 driver, few roles are more coveted than a Ferrari race seat, but Giancarlo Fisichella had the misfortune of joining the team during a testing 2009 season
F1 moves closer to changing its rules in a bid to avoid one engine manufacturer dominating for years, and looks to spark out the grass fires that plagued Suzuka
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