Why Mercedes had the right car at the right time in Vegas
Pre-race in Vegas, the expectation was unanimous: it would be a one-stop, just as it had been last year. Even Pirelli’s tyre selection of the softest combination in its range…
The major controversy of the Qatar Grand Prix was Lando Norris being awarded a 10sec stop-go penalty for not lifting off in a yellow zone as he was chasing Max…
Into the final three races Ferrari was expecting to be quick in Las Vegas. That long straight down the strip – the second-longest stretch of flat-out running on the calendar…
Flavio Briatore A few eyebrows were raised when in June it was confirmed that Flavio Briatore was returning not just to Formula 1, but to the team he left so abruptly…
We’ve seen plenty of demonstrations of Max Verstappen brilliance on his way to a fourth straight title this season. But has he become a yet-greater driver in ‘24? Yes. But…
Max Verstappen Across the entire 2024 season, there’s really no doubt that Max Verstappen has been the stand-out driver. This was a very different campaign to his previous three titles.…
Hard to believe 20 years have passed since NASCAR stopped determining its Cup Series champion by the traditional means of collecting points throughout a full season. Matt Kenseth won the…
Are single-sex racing series really a good idea? Yes, if they genuinely increase the chances of a woman racing driver making it to Formula 1 – and yes, if you…
We’ve made it to the end of the longest ever Formula 1 season with an unprecedented 24 grands prix and six sprints. Let’s be honest, after the first two weekends…
Roar into the night: McLaren’s clan congregates for a celebration photo outside its pit garage in Abu Dhabi to mark a special achievement. Lando Norris’s fourth career win, ahead of…
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
Sergio Perez has now left the Red Bull F1 team with immediate effect, his GP career looking possibly over. James Elson details the Mexican's spectacular fall from hero to zero
18 years ago, Clay Regazzoni lost his life in a road accident in Parma, Italy. Matt Bishop remembers the charismatic Swiss driver, as well as the other three former Ferrari pilots to lose their lives outside of a race track
The Sao Paulo changed the face of both F1 world championships. Adam Cooper recalls the chaos of Interlagos with Alpine race engineers Josh Peckett and John Howard
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
There was a lot to think about. But Bruce Leslie McLaren — boss / designer / engineer / tester / racer — preferred it that way. Three years of his…
Emerson Fittipaldi's language dates him, reminding you of a time in motor-racing more violent and dangerous, yet also gentler, less hard-nosed. 'Dice', for example, is a favourite word of his,…