Ben Vinel joined Motorsport's Global 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 (Kettering, UK) and Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine) but jumped at the opportunity to work full-time in motorsport journalism thereafter.
Latest articles by Ben Vinel
F1 warned of “potential for disaster” with 2026 cars in Australian GP qualifying
Red Bull on back foot at F1 Australian GP – as Max Verstappen expected
George Russell gets warning, reprimand for driving violations at F1 Australian GP
“Very impressive” Mercedes isn’t sandbagging anymore – Charles Leclerc
F1 Australian GP: Oscar Piastri leads FP2 as Aston Martin's woes continue
Mercedes: Aston Martin made “conscious decision” not to use our F1 engines anymore
Five things to look out for at F1’s Australian GP
Why Valtteri Bottas has a grid penalty for 2026 Australian GP – already
How latest Iran-US war is impacting F1 and WEC
Will Colton Herta make it to Formula 1?
‘The HANS saved my neck’ – Luke Browning on airborne Suzuka crash
What Cadillac expects from Colton Herta in F2
Honda ‘unhappy’ with its own F1 performance, not just reliability
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Ferrari tops testing overall by 0.8s
Aston Martin ends F1 Bahrain test early
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes narrowly beats McLaren, Aston Martin breaks down
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes pips McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble
Midfield “seconds away” as top F1 teams increase gap in 2026
“We want to be in charge of our destiny” – Why Cadillac isn’t following Haas’ path with Ferrari
How Charles Leclerc is finding fun in F1’s 2026 “chaos”
Pierre Gasly: ‘Turn your TV on for the start in Australia – it might be memorable’
"Maybe we’ll brake halfway down the straight” – Max Verstappen on F1’s 2026 “disaster”
Why high-speed corners are “50km/h slower” with 2026 F1 cars
Charles Leclerc’s early verdict on Ferrari in F1 2026 pecking order
F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: George Russell even faster as Cadillac causes red flag
F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Charles Leclerc fastest as unreliability hits Mercedes, Red Bull
“A very difficult decision to make” – Lewis Hamilton reacts to Ferrari engineer change
F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Max Verstappen tops opening morning
Former Lewis Hamilton manager joins Cadillac in senior F1 role
Why Cadillac isn’t aiming for points in F1 2026
How much Cadillac spent on Super Bowl ad for its F1 livery reveal
Renault slammed for “lies and betrayal” as F1 site’s future looks bleak
"We could have used it in a better way" - Esteban Ocon's take on F1 2026’s active aero
Cadillac reveals two-sided 2026 F1 livery
The undisclosed aftermath of Romain Grosjean’s infamous Suzuka F1 clash
“We expected more” from Esteban Ocon – Haas
F1 2026 energy management “annoying” and “sad” as drivers lift early
Lando Norris: 2026-spec F1 car “feels more like an F2 car”
Williams unveils 2026 F1 car livery
Kimi Antonelli: Racing will be like “speed chess” in F1 2026
Aston Martin suffered four-month delay with 2026 F1 car design
Haas signs former F1 racer as reserve driver
Jenson Button switches from Williams to Aston Martin
Esteban Ocon predicts early F1 2026 pecking order after Barcelona test
Overtaking looks “difficult” with 2026 F1 cars, Esteban Ocon warns
The challenges facing Mercedes ahead of F1 2026
Fuel system problem curtails McLaren’s day at Barcelona F1 test
Aston Martin's 2026 F1 car is finally on track, causes red flag
Lewis Hamilton: "Today I did 85 laps in the morning, which is amazing"
Audi insists F1 reliability issues "are all fixable"
Racing Bulls doing "much better than on Monday" at Barcelona F1 test
Here's what happened on day three of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown
Lewis Hamilton recaps Ferrari’s “very challenging” 121-lap day at Barcelona F1 test
Isack Hadjar crashes Red Bull’s new F1 car
How Ferrari’s Barcelona F1 test is going so far, according to Charles Leclerc
Technical issue ended Audi’s day at Barcelona F1 test
Haas 'discovering problems, but that's what we are here for' at Barcelona F1 test
Audi signs Formula Regional champion as first academy driver
Red Bull reveals actual 2026 F1 car as Barcelona test begins
F1 has “quite a lot of flexibility” to adjust new Overtake Mode for 2026