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It’s been a strange old year, hasn’t it? Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Christian Horner lose titles that, in one case, brought television exposure to be avoided and, in the other, coverage to be embr

Formula 1 trumpeted the 75th anniversary of the world championship with a glitzy season launch at London’s O2. The first and indeed the last of its kind – for, while it was declared an incredible succ

Two points: that’s how close Max Verstappen came to equalling Michael Schumacher’s feat of winning five consecutive Formula 1 world championships, despite having fallen more than 100 points behind in

The surface colours of the season constantly changed but the background of its canvas was always papaya as McLaren delivered a formidable weapon for its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri; the unv

Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin announced that team CEO Andy Cowell was stepping away

I DIDN’T START watching motorsport until the late ’80s. It was mainly Formula 1 and Moto GP. I’ve done some competitive driving but only at a junior level. I did some karting, and whenever there have