The Irish Times

Lewis Hamilton admits ‘I’m struggling with the car’ after qualifying sixth in Spain

Charles Leclerc recovers from spin to clinch Spanish Grand Prix pole

Sat May 21 2022 - 16:57

Fractious atmosphere and accusations as F1 sets up in Barcelona

Alonso accuses race stewards of incompetence over five-second penalty at race in Miami

Fri May 20 2022 - 19:36

Leclerc seizes Miami pole in Ferrari front row sweep

Pole was Monegesque’s third in five races this Formula One season

Sun May 08 2022 - 12:53

Verstappen storms to win at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Red Bull driver cuts Leclerc’s championship lead to 27 points on miserable day for Ferrari

Sun Apr 24 2022 - 19:33

Raising F1 budget cap would ‘tilt playing field’ claims Alpine team chief

Top teams want cap raised again from $140m to $147m due to inflationary pressure

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 17:29

Formula One’s form book is all at sea

Red Bull appear to be in front, but the key will be taming the porpoise

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 20:33

War in Ukraine hits car factories and electric car production

Ford, VW and BMW among manufacturers to slow production amid conflict

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 14:12

BMW brings electric power to classic Minis

Electric ‘restomods’ will be factory-approved and individually numbered

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 10:14

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Hamilton pips Verstappen in practice

Top three divided by less than 0.1 seconds on Jeddah streets – a track with no margin for error

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 20:23

How deep a footprint do we leave with our digitally dominated lives?

Dig into online activity and data centres and the environmental results may surprise you

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 16:02

Lewis Hamilton qualifies quickest but Bottas takes pole in Istanbul

Mercedes driver takes the hit for a new engine that exceeded his season’s allocation

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 15:07

Raikkonen ruled out of Dutch Grand Prix after positive test

Raikkonen becomes the seventh F1 driver known to have contracted Covid-19

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 12:43

European stocks climb after upbeat earnings reports

Smurfit Kappa, Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Gucci owner Kering among the risers

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 18:44

Max Verstappen storms to front of Styrian Grand Prix grid with another F1 pole

Lewis Hamilton moves up to front row after Valterri Bottas penalised for Friday incident

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 15:45

Morgan’s Plus Four shines a ray of bright retro sunshine

Most affordable Morgan is reassuringly old-fashioned up top but modern underneath

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 07:16

Rimac’s all-electric hypercar: 0-100 in two seconds, a 400km/h top speed, and yours for €2m

Nevera has the performance to rival a Bugatti Chiron but with no prickling of your eco-conscience

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 06:00

Pérez wins dramatic Azerbaijan race as Hamilton blunders in thrilling finish

Max Verstappen crashes out as focus turns to issues with Pirelli tyres

Sun Jun 06 2021 - 16:14

Charles Leclerc takes pole after chaotic qualifying session in Azerbaijan

Lewis Hamilton delighted to take a front row slot in Baku

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 14:46

Aston Martin’s €280,00 DBX: The best high-end SUV money can buy?

It’s an impressive beast, although the electric versions will prick our conscience rather less

Wed May 26 2021 - 06:45

Max Verstappen lays down a marker with Monaco GP win

Lewis Hamilton left fuming in fifth while grid leader Charles LeClerc is ruled out of race

Sun May 23 2021 - 17:16

Remember when Ian Botham was going to be ‘the next James Bond’?

Donald Clarke: For 60 years we have been living with Next James Bond speculation

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 05:00

Lewis Hamilton holds off Max Verstappen to start season in style

Defending world champion narrowly holds on to take curtain-raising GP in Bahrain

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 18:59

Vettel confident new Aston Martin team will give him licence to thrill

German driver to chase another title as British carmaker returns to F1 after 61 years

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 22:30

European shares dip after taking lead from Wall Street

Markets report: Irish housebuilders out of sorts as construction remains in lockdown

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 18:17

Car making to return to Ireland with hypercars built in Wicklow

Entrepreneur Norman Crowley brings car design greats together to create new electric vehicles built here

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 19:18

Toyota unveils its new 24-hour party piece for Les Mans campaign

The GR010 Hybrid will take part in the endurance race in June, coronavirus allowing

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 11:16

Electric cars may be even cleaner than makers claim

Study suggesting EVs need 77,000km on clock to be ‘greener’ than conventional car debunked

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 07:05

Enduring mystery of those missing magical cars continues to baffle

The world’s most valuable car could be out there, somewhere … just waiting to be found

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 07:05

Dominant Lewis Hamilton takes Tuscan Grand Prix pole

He edged Valtteri Bottas by 0.059 seconds as Mercedes secured another front-row lockout

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 15:47

Ford Kuga: Impressive plug-in hybrid SUV underlines motor giant’s renaissance

US carmaker’s new offering comes with nice styling, sharp price and lots of electric miles

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 07:15

Charles Hurst car dealer group plans 200 job cuts

Belfast-based dealer group suffering as car sales recovery stutters

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 15:55

Aston Martin chief to leave as part of shake-up

Luxury carmaker is expected to name Tobias Moers, who runs the AMG performance arm of Mercedes-Benz, as its new chief executive

Sun May 24 2020 - 17:27

All in the game: Jet washing with Sean Dyche

Steve Bruce gets in the tractor while Peter Crouch reminisces about Keano’s glare

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 10:00

#NotGeneva 2020: The motor show new car unveilings move online

Car companies go ahead with global reveals, even in the absence of an actual, physical motor show

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 21:01