Stuart studied history at the University of Kent and had a brief career as a road tester on car/bike magazine Redline until he ended up in a ditch with a Ducati 748 on top of him. He joined the Autosport ecosystem as deputy editor of sister title Le Mans & Sportscar Racer in 1999. Most recently he was the editor of GP Racing magazine. He's also the author of 15 books on automobiles and motor racing, including the award-winning Art of The Formula 1 Race Cars. No Ducatis were harmed during its production.
Latest articles by Stuart Codling
Hamilton and Leclerc explain what went wrong for Ferrari in Italian GP qualifying
What makes Hamilton's 'barn find' Ferrari F40 so important
What next after Briatore’s explosive McLaren rant?
F1 races set to be shortened to 290km in 2027
Why Monza, F1's "Temple of Speed", could be slower than the Hungaroring
Alonso on his F1 future: "It is more about the regulations"
Making sense of Wolff's claim that Mercedes "haven't got the money" for car development
Haas rules out switch to 2027 development as VF-26 updates coming in Monza
Why F1 fans need fewer sprints, not more
What makes Norris say “I don't have a car to fight for the championship”?
Hamilton explains Dutch GP radio outburst over Ferrari team orders
What caused Verstappen’s F1 Dutch GP crash
Why Norris was “surprised” to claim Dutch GP pole position
Why Williams problems are worse than previously known
Why Alpine is banking on ‘powerful’ F1 car upgrade only Gasly will get in Zandvoort
The themes to watch for the rest of F1 2026
Switch off or ramp up? How the smartest F1 drivers managed the summer break
The subtle but significant changes McLaren will make for its 2027 F1 car
How driver talent still makes a big difference under F1 2026 rules
How Cadillac is ‘building its plane while flying in it’ in F1
The standout tech innovations of F1 2026 so far
Why it will “take years” for Cadillac to reach the level F1 rivals are operating at
The last person you should ask about F1 TV graphics is George Lucas
Why McLaren has been coy about introducing its rotating F1 rear wing
Why the 2026 F1 season won’t end in Las Vegas
How Ferrari's Hungarian GP meltdown cost a shot at the F1 podium
Where to next after the Bahraysian Grand Prix?
What McLaren thought of Piastri's explosive F1 Hungarian GP radio outburst
Piastri slams "unacceptable" Sainz blue-flag incident, accepts McLaren strategy in Hungarian GP
Why Hungarian GP pole position was an ‘overachievement" for Norris – and Ferrari still has a better car
Russell to undergo Mercedes engine change but avoids F1 Hungarian GP grid drop
Alonso explains how the impact of Aston Martin’s upgrades go further than Hungarian GP qualifying breakthrough
F1 Hungarian Grand Prix track repaired overnight following driver complaints
Why fans don't get true picture of driver performance with 2026 F1 rules - but it is fixable, according to Haas boss
Russell: Data shows software calibration behind recent F1 struggles, not driving style
Aston Martin's Hungarian GP upgrade is big – but not as big as F1 insiders expected it to be
Welcome to the jungle? When Formula 1.5 came to Spa
Ferrari criticises "mega harsh" penalty for Hamilton in F1 Belgian GP
How Antonelli found half a second to thwart Verstappen in Belgian GP qualifying
Mercedes working to resolve “serious issue” behind Russell’s deficit to Antonelli
"Not getting ahead of ourselves" - Why Norris was downbeat in Belgium despite F1 practice pace
Why Williams is still feeling the weight of expectation
How Silverstone exposed Formula 1's dire need for speed
Why Verstappen is 'right to be angry' after another "super dangerous" wing failure
Verstappen "fed up" with Red Bull issues as he reveals cause of British GP crash
How “stressed” Antonelli beat his nerves – and Leclerc – in British GP qualifying
F1 drivers criticise ‘dangerous’ yo-yo racing in British GP sprint race
Why Russell believes energy-starved Silverstone will have better racing - like Australia and China
Indecent proposal? How Sainz's big idea to change F1 qualifying might work
Alonso: Silverstone will be "not fun to drive" with 2026 F1 cars
Why this looks like Russell’s best chance yet at the British GP
How Silverstone played its part in Bearman’s learning curve
Is Verstappen to McLaren a genuine possibility?
Mercedes boss questions Ferrari's "limitless" F1 upgrades amid budget cap era
Why F1's engine-upgrade picture is becoming ever more ludicrous
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