Lewis’s leap of faith

There is a school of thought that George Russell earned his promotion to Mercedes at precisely the wrong time, for it coincided with that team’s plunge from frontrunner to also-ran in the new ground-e

A scarcely believable 17 years ago this Sunday, I was sitting in my parents’ conservatory with my eyes glued to the TV, hoping that my Formula 1 hero would become a world champion. With Lewis Hamilton

When Lando Norris pulled his McLaren on to the grass in a puff of oil smoke at Zandvoort back in August, all appeared lost. Mechanical retirements in Formula 1 are so rare these days that we feared th

WHILE ON THE motorway bound for Silverstone and a meeting with reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, one thought takes hold. An opportunity like this is rare for me, yet for him it’s just part o

In 2016 McLaren was at a low competitive and commercial ebb, locked in a toxic cycle of mutual recrimination with its engine partner, Honda, and struggling to attract high-value sponsors – and retain

Going behind the headlines in the GP paddock