An error and poor timing hampered McLaren’s front-row bid in sprint qualifying at the Chinese GP. But the earlier practice session revealed its pace advantage, says Mark Hughes, who has an idea of where the car’s superiority comes from

2025 could boil down to a title fight between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri – will the McLaren mates keep it cordial?

McLaren had the fastest car at the 2025 Australian GP and found the elusive perfect tyre balance, says Mark Hughes. But Lando Norris still had his work cut out to win — and warned that the car will struggle later this season

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

For the second F1 race in a row, Liam Lawson will start the Chinese GP last, struck by the Max Verstappen’s team-mate curse. Meanwhile Racing Bulls’ Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar are flying, staking their claims to the seat

Oscar Piastri’s McLaren will lead the start of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, but the polesitter will face a raft of challengers behind him. Here’s how the starting grid looks ahead of the Sunday race

“Would you rather be in a room full of Ron Dennises, or a room full of Eddie Jordans?” It’s that weighty philosophical question which GP winner John Watson – the…