Ben Vinel joined the Autosport team as a news writer and editor in January 2024 after eleven years at Motorsport France and its predecessor ToileF1.com, specialising in Formula 1 and junior formulae. Ben previously taught French at Bishop Stopford School in Kettering and Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine) but jumped at the opportunity to work full-time in motorsport journalism thereafter.
Latest articles by Ben Vinel
Ex-F1 race director Wittich defends Masi's decision-making at 2021 Abu Dhabi GP
The questions that still need answering from the start of the 2026 F1 season
McLaren confirms signing of Verstappen's F1 race engineer Lambiase
How Bearman is already securing his Ferrari F1 future
Where Leclerc thinks Ferrari can achieve "huge gains" on F1 2026 car
Alpine F1 team denies Colapinto sabotage claims in open letter
Why Red Bull doesn’t regret F1 2025 title charge it’s now ‘paying the price’ for
‘Stop beating yourself up,’ Haas tells Bearman after 50G Japanese GP crash
Red Bull F1 car so undriveable it was “dangerous” at Suzuka - Hadjar
F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Antonelli to victory
Verstappen: “I'm not even frustrated anymore, I'm beyond that”
F1 Japanese GP: Antonelli on pole again, Verstappen out in Q2
Why Hamilton believes 2026 F1 rules are “what racing should be” – unlike Verstappen
How April F1 break will impact Red Bull and Aston Martin
Eight shock Formula 1 team principal changes
Wheatley officially leaves Audi ahead of expected Aston Martin move
Opel enters Formula E for Gen4 era
Why Ferrari believes F1 engine rules tweak won't stop Mercedes
Why Hamilton is 'back to his best' in F1 2026
McLaren drivers explain what led to double DNS at F1 Chinese GP
Why Ferrari didn't use its 'Macarena' rear wing after FP1 at Chinese GP
F1 Chinese GP: Russell grabs sprint race pole in Mercedes 1-2
Briatore confirms Mercedes hoping to buy Alpine F1 team share
F1 Chinese GP: Russell tops only practice session as Sainz, Lindblad suffer issues
Mercedes has "a fight on our hands with Ferrari" as true F1 pace order revealed
F1 Australian GP: Russell leads Mercedes 1-2, Ferrari’s strategy fails
Verstappen undergoes X-ray on hands after Australian GP qualifying crash
F1 Australian GP: Russell takes pole from Antonelli as Verstappen crashes out
F1 Australian GP: Piastri leads FP2 as Aston Martin's woes continue
The drivers to watch out for in F2 and F3
How latest Iran-US war is impacting F1 and WEC
‘The HANS saved my neck’ – Browning on airborne Super Formula crash
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Ferrari fastest as Aston Martin ends running early
Aston Martin ends F1 Bahrain pre-season test early after six laps on final day
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli quickest on day five as Aston Martin's woes continue
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes heads McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble
Why Cadillac isn’t using as many Ferrari F1 parts as it could
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Russell fastest from Hamilton in morning session
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Leclerc fastest as unreliability hits Mercedes, Red Bull
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Verstappen fastest on opening morning
Why Cadillac isn't aiming for points in F1 2026
Former Hamilton manager Hynes joins Cadillac in senior F1 role
Cadillac reveals cost of Super Bowl advert for its F1 livery reveal
Cadillac reveals two-sided livery for its maiden F1 season
Komatsu: "Nobody's satisfied" with Ocon's F1 2025 - but not all his fault
Williams launches 2026 F1 car livery
Aston Martin was four months late with 2026 F1 car design, Newey reveals
Haas signs Doohan as reserve driver for F1 2026
Button switches from Williams to Aston Martin in F1 team ambassador role
Why overtaking still looks "difficult" with 2026 F1 cars
The challenges facing Mercedes ahead of F1 2026
What happened on day three of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown
Why Hadjar's Red Bull testing crash doesn’t mean a Gasly 2019 repeat
Hadjar crashes Red Bull’s new F1 car
Audi signs Slater as first academy driver
Red Bull reveals actual 2026 F1 car as Barcelona test begins
Williams to miss Barcelona test as 2026 F1 car is late
Alpine launches livery for 2026 F1 season on a cruise ship
Fallows joins Racing Bulls after short-lived Aston Martin F1 stint
The challenges facing Alpine ahead of F1 2026