Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
Good Month Incredible Sulk Verstappen was delightfully off-message in Vegas, calling it “99% a show”. And this after winning the F1 world title. You wouldn’t like him when he’s actually…
Although the red flags for the Kevin Magnussen crash in Mexico neutralised it, there was potentially a fascinating strategy battle unfolding between two-stopping Max Verstappen and one-stopping Charles Leclerc. The…
The very first session on the new Las Vegas track lasted just nine minutes before it came grinding to a halt, not to be restarted. Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari had pulled…
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a lessening in wheel-rim diameter from 18in to 16in. This is…
Mexico City GP São Paulo GP Las Vegas GP Mexico City GP Even as the season closed into its last few races, talk about whether Sergio Pérez would retain…
I have long maintained that 5.2sec is the perfect 0-60mph time. Brief enough to be exciting, long enough to be savoured, for there is unquestionably a trade-off between the intensity…
A hugely impressive McLaren Old Boys’ and Girls’ 60th Anniversary bash highlighted early November, organised by former team staffers Matthew Jeffreys and Richard West, attended by nearly 350 McLaren veterans…
Aston Martin F1’s CEO Andy Cowell has made himself its team boss too, demoting Mike Krack to a trackside role. Mark Hughes explains how the brilliant former Merc engine guru can make the difference
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
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
The late summer light cast by the setting sun over the foothills of the Serra de Monchique mountains make for a tranquil view. Yet standing on the balcony of a…
Almost 40 years before Lewis Hamilton’s F1 move to Ferrari, John Barnard made the switch. And quickly discovered the special attention foisted on team members
Lewis Hamilton will become Ferrari’s first full-time British F1 driver in over 30 years this season – here are the other Brits to race Maranello cars
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