Motor Racing

When a sport’s governing body has its integrity questioned, you just know that big trouble is around the corner. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has been a major force in motor racing for more than a century, acting as the governing body for Formula One and other competitive racing concerns. Its primary objective is […]

There has been a modern trend in many sports to broaden the horizons and try to tap into new global markets and audiences – unsurprisingly, those countries with lots of money have been highest on the agenda. Qatar, the fourth-richest country on the planet for GDP per capita as of 2022, welcomed the football World […]

Even the most ardent Formula One fan will, reluctantly, admit that the sport has become rather predictable and one-dimensional. From Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ period of dominance to the current monopoly of F1’s silverware of Max Verstappen and Red Bull, it just feels that motor racing’s most popular pursuit is in need of a shake […]

The governing body of Formula One, the FIA, have made the extraordinary decision to increase the potential fines their drivers could be hit with by a mammoth 400%. It means that the worst offenders could be sanctioned for a sum of up to €1 million (£870,000), which is up from the previous ceiling of €250,000 […]

Some bold new ideas in sport seem doomed to fail from the start, whereas the failure of others to gain traction can come as a complete surprise. A1GP was a perfect case in point. Get a handful of quality drivers, hand them F1-style cars and then get them to compete for their countries, rather than […]

Football fans are used to the richest clubs in the beautiful game making an absolute mockery of Financial Fair Play rules, which as regulations go have to be some of the most ‘loosely’ implemented in the world of sport. There’s no such liberties taken in rugby union, where a number of Premiership teams find themselves […]

The journey from family hatchbacks to F1 doesn’t seem like a straight line, and yet many car manufacturers have gone on to compete in a sport where speeds of 186mph are not usual. Audi are the latest of the ‘traditional’ car makers to signal their intent of joining Formula 1, with the German firm indicating […]

The sight of Zhou Guanyu’s Alfa Romeo crushed like a tin can at the 2022 British Grand Prix would send a shiver down even the hardest-hearted of observers. The Chinese driver took the first bend of the Silverstone circuit at around 160mph, and the sheer velocity forced his vehicle to flip upside down and overturn, […]

Another year of the Isle of Man TT, another tragedy. Mark Purslow, a 29-year-old rider from Wales, was involved in a crash that would ultimately cost him his life on the first Wednesday of the meeting. The experienced Welshman had competed in the TT races before, and his death came just hours after another rider, […]

For a sport with so many races and so many points on offer, it’s amazing to see how many F1 campaigns have ended in a last race shootout for the drivers’ title. And that’s a situation that will conclude the 2021 season as well, with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen – fast becoming bitter enemies […]

Live sport on terrestrial TV in the UK is becoming something of a relic to a bygone age, but the purse-holders at the BBC have announced that they have secured the rights to a brand new sport to televisual viewers. Formula E has been around since 2014, but it hasn’t really capture the attention of […]

It was the news that the people of Vietnam, not a country known for its sporting infrastructure, were dreading. They should have been welcoming their very own Grand Prix to the country in April 2020, but sadly the coronavirus pandemic put pay to that. And now, with the F1 schedule released for the 2021 season, […]

In informal conversation but without any real conviction, Lewis Hamilton has mentioned the r-word: retirement. Whether imminent or in a few years’ time, the sport of Formula One will be left with a major hole when the Brit finally decides to hang up his helmet, and purists will be hoping that a new star emerges […]

For neutrals and non-fans of Formula One, there’s a question that gets frequently asked: why don’t the slower cars just copy the design and spec of the fastest? There are rules against it, is the simple answer, and Racing Point came a-cropper recently when they were found guilty of imitating the triumphant Mercedes car that […]

After a delay dating back to March, the 2020 Formula One season finally got underway on July 5. This was supposed to be a landmark moment for the sport, with 22 races on the schedule making it the biggest ever campaign in F1 history. Sadly, as has been the case with many things, COVID-19 has […]

Whether a Formula One fanatic or somebody who occasionally watches motorsport inspired films at the cinema, you will already be aware that F1 is rife with combustible characters who have a habit of taking their frustrations out on others. Call it testosterone, machismo, competitive spirit or whatever you like, even as rule changes shift the […]

As fans of motorsports, we have to accept that to the incredible feats of speed and ingenuity on the track there is the dark side that, occasionally, comes to the fore. That was in evidence in tragic fashion recently with the death of Anthoine Hubert, the young Formula 2 driver who lost his life in […]