The impact of “great innovator” Marshall on McLaren

McLaren had been on the rise over the second half of Formula 1’s 2023 season, but the addition of Rob Marshall to its technical management structure in January 2024 is generally considered to have been a key contributor to helping the team continue its progress.
Marshall, who was recruited from Red Bull following its wealth of success across 2022 and 2023, had a hand in the in-season …Keep reading

Top 10 F1 Hungarian GPs ranked: Hamilton, Schumacher, Senna and more

The tight and twisty Hungaroring doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to wheel-to-wheel combat, but there have been some surprisingly good races there.
The Hungarian GP has been a constant on the Formula 1 world championship calendar since it first appeared on the schedule in 1986. Ahead of the 2025 edition, that gives us 39 races to choose from.
We looked at the excitement the …Keep reading

The qualities that put new Red Bull F1 team boss Mekies “up there with the best”

Incoming Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane believes his Formula 1 squad’s parent team Red Bull is in good hands with Laurent Mekies.
Mekies was appointed Red Bull F1 team boss and CEO earlier this month as Red Bull’s top management decided to remove Christian Horner after 20 years in the role.
While Red Bull has seen a slide in competitiveness over the past 18 months, with question …Keep reading

Autosport 75: The Belgian GP’s craziest finish

The Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa last Sunday was one of the most dramatic motor races in the world championship series. No one looked like touching Dan Gurney in his Brabham-Climax, who had made the lap record look rather silly and, apart for a brief period when John Surtees (Ferrari) took the initiative, led the race from start to lap 29.
The Brabham pit was caught napping when Dan called in …Keep reading

Five memorable editions of F1’s Belgian GP

First held in 1925, the Belgian Grand Prix was one of the seven original races on F1’s inaugural world championship calendar in 1950. Since then, it has played host to numerous memorable grands prix, the large majority held at Spa-Francorchamps. Here’s a look at five remarkable editions of the Belgian GP in recent history.
1992 – Schumacher’s slick gamble yields maiden win
One year on from …Keep reading

F1 heading towards Net Zero by 2030 after latest sustainability growth

Formula 1 is confident of becoming net zero by 2030 having reduced carbon emissions by 26% across the last seven years.
A recent report from F1 stated that the championship’s carbon footprint stood at 168,720 tCO2e at the end of 2024, compared to 228,793 tCO2e following 2018. 
This comes just over a year after F1 announced it had reduced carbon footprint by 13% between 2018 and 2022, as …Keep reading