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How long can Leclerc wait for a title tilt?
FORMULA 1
VERSTAPPEN WINS AS MCLAREN IS ENGULFED BY ‘SWAPGATE’
VERSTAPPEN GOES HIS OWN WAY TO SECOND CONSECUTIVE VICTORY
McLAREN WINS CONSTRUCTORS’ TITLE AS RUSSELL AND VERSTAPPEN OUTSHINE ITS DRIVERS
GROSJEAN BACK IN AN F1 HAAS FIVE YEARS AFTER FIRE
ENZO OSELLA 1939-2025
SPRINT RACE FOR BRITISH GP IN 2026
INSIDER • McLaren’s Singapore fight is what we needed, says Jake Boxall-Legge
INSIDER • F1 drivers should just shut up about 2026, says Oleg Karpov
INSIDER • Pat Symonds explains the key timelines in building an F1 car
LECLERC TIME TO LOOK ELSEWHERE? • For seven years Charles Leclerc has been claiming sporadic race wins for Ferrari, but the team has yet to supply him with a car that can win the world championship. So for all his loyalties, how long will one of the fastest drivers on the grid want to stick around before his competitive urge forces him to move?
THE 2025 DEVELOPMENT WAR IS STILL BEING FOUGHT • Everyone has been focused on next season’s rules for months, right? Well, as ever in Formula 1, things aren’t quite that simple…
CADILLACʼ S MOONSHOT • After announcing multiple grand prix winners Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez as its inaugural drivers, Cadillac is now hurtling towards the 2026 Formula 1 grid
THE NEXT AMERICAN F1 STAR?
GRAND PRIX RACING’S FIRST GREAT RIVALRY • The battles between Tazio Nuvolari and Achille Varzi were more like Prost-Senna than Norris-Piastri, but mutual respect remained to the very end
NOW THAT WAS A CAR LOTUS 76 • The replacement for the fabled Lotus 72 served only briefly before being dropped in favour of its predecessor. It remains something of an enigma
ALTERNATIVE VIEW • Racing rules have simply got too much, as the Italian Grand Prix showed
WHICH F1 DRIVER SHOULD COMPETE IN ANOTHER CATEGORY AND WHERE? • Max Verstappen’s GT3 exploits have grabbed people’s attention, so what other extra-curricular outings could the current F1 crop try?
ISACK HADJAR • The Racing Bulls F1 rookie on judo, Japan, and why Liam Lawson is wrong about who knows Cars best
SINGLE SEATERS
BROWNING AND CRAWFORD ON TOP
SCHUMACHER MAKES INDYCAR TEST DEBUT
SLATER STEPS UP FULL-TIME TO F3
BARNARD JOINS DS PENSKE
INSIDER • Life starts at 45 for Will Power, suggests John Oreovicz
THE BRIT MAKING A FRESH START IN JAPAN • Zak O’Sullivan seemed on the cusp of F1 at Williams before things went wrong. Now he’s taking on a new challenge away from the spotlight
SPORTSCARS
PORSCHE AVOIDS PENALTY TO BEAT FERRARI IN THE RAIN
ALPINE MAKES ITS OWN LUCK TO PIP PEUGEOT AND PORSCHE
FORD TO RUN ITS HYPERCAR PROGRAMME IN-HOUSE
PORSCHE OUT OF WEC FOR 2026 – BUT IT WILL STAY IN IMSA
ENDURO RETURN TO SILVERSTONE IS A SUCCESS
INSIDER • The WEC has a problem that’s not easy to fix, reckons Gary Watkins
THE NEXT BIG STEP FOR WORLD SPORTSCAR RACING? • Hypercar has undoubtedly brought more manufacturers to endurance competition, but there’s one key development that could really push things along…
RALLYING
PART-TIME OGIER TAKES TITLE LEAD WITH CHILE CHARGE
INSIDER • Lancia is poised to return after its Rally2 revealing, says Tom Howard
REMEMBERING STUART TURNER...