How to be a racing driver… with arrive-and-drive karting
How much do you think it costs these days to take a kid from cadet karting to Formula 1? We recently asked someone who should know, and the reply was…
It’s a hot Thursday in late 1985, and the sleepy city of Adelaide is about to be changed forever. Nineteen eighty world champion Alan Jones, only the second Australian to…
Australia Albert Park, Melbourne / March 14-16 Back in its rightful place as season opener. Carlos Sainz will not be expecting a repeat of his 2024 win. China Shanghai /…
1974 McLaren switch from Lotus pays off for Emerson Fittipaldi. But he only just beats 1974 German GP victor Clay Regazzoni by three points. McLaren 1 Ferrari 0 1976 When…
Every team sport has its clash of the titans; Springboks vs All Blacks in rugby, England against Australia for The Ashes, the eternal footballing rivalry of Real Madrid and Barcelona.…
I thought it was a very, very strong Formula 2 grid in 2024… This is why there are so many drivers moving to Formula 1, because they know that they…
McLaren MCL39 The next step beckons, to win a drivers’ title for the first time since 2008 Driver Lando Norris Oscar Piastri Car No 4 81 Wins 4 2 Poles…
Neon signs flicker as young fans gaze up at the enlarged posters of Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. There’s a sharp chill in the air but for thousands…
What’s the most intriguing question hanging over the 2025 season? Lewis Hamilton’s fortunes at Ferrari, perhaps? Forty years old as he joins the sport’s highest-profile team and off the back…
As I write this we’re a week away from rounds three and four of the Formula E season in Jeddah, after which we’ve a gap until we race in Miami…
Rouen-les-Essarts was one of the finest circuits in Europe at one time, both feared and revered by drivers for the challenges it posed. The track, established at Orival near the…
The next two years are critical for Aston Martin. In the early races of ’23, Fernando Alonso and his green squad were the feel-good story of Formula 1, racking up…
Even when McLaren and Williams were vying for which could dominate F1 back in the 1990s, Williams was a less structured place, much more of an artisan workshop than the…
Bathurst, Australia It’s dawn at New South Wales’s Mount Panorama Circuit as the Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo speeds towards the rising sun in the opening stages of the Bathurst…
It’s going to be hard to miss Formula 1’s celebrations this year. Twenty twenty-five marks the 75th anniversary of the World Drivers’ Championship (as distinct from Formula 1 itself which…
Mercedes 2025 F1 car launch: date and location of reveal, plus driver line-up and key personnel
Mercedes has been on the back foot since 2022. But, George Russell says that the F1 team is placing its faith in a new approach — and he'll need just five laps to know if it has succeeded