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 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Chinese GP
Fernando Alonso: ‘10 years ago, I looked crazy criticising Honda…’
Sergio Perez struck by technical failure Cadillac’s had for “far too long”
Why Ferrari ditched its ‘Macarena’ rear wing after FP1 at F1 Chinese GP
Red Bull’s “disaster” on Friday: how Max Verstappen lost 1.7s to Mercedes
F1 Chinese GP: George Russell takes sprint pole in Mercedes 1-2
Flavio Briatore confirms Mercedes wants to buy into Alpine F1 team
F1 Chinese GP: Mercedes on top ahead of sprint qualifying
Cadillac upgrading its F1 car at every race, as Sergio Perez sets timeline for points
20 years ago: Nico Rosberg scores points from 21st on F1 debut
Ferrari gives Haas “as much info as they can”, amid Mercedes customer questions
Aston Martin shuts down Honda F1 battery talk: ‘What’s the point of those questions?’
Sergio Perez: Cadillac values my feedback “much more” than Red Bull
“It would be a mistake” – Ferrari warns against knee-jerk reaction to 2026 F1 rules
Melbourne crash shows Kimi Antonelli is ‘learning F1 the hard way’ – Toto Wolff
How Cadillac fared on its Formula 1 debut
Liam Lawson: Bitter Sergio Perez fights me ‘like it’s for the world title’
“It was just very dangerous” – Franco Colapinto’s scary near-miss with Liam Lawson at start of F1 Australian GP
Isack Hadjar calls on Red Bull to do better: ‘I would’ve taken the lead easily but had no battery’
Why Ferrari didn’t pit under VSC in F1 Australian GP
Mercedes: “We have a fight on our hands with Ferrari”
F1 Australian GP: George Russell wins in Mercedes 1-2, Ferrari’s strategy fails
Cadillac’s main weakness revealed after Q1 exit on F1 debut
‘I can afford some mistakes’ – Red Bull F1 promotion is freeing Isack Hadjar of pressure
Lewis Hamilton ‘disappointed in FIA’ if Mercedes supremacy is down to F1 engine loophole
Max Verstappen had X-ray on hands after Melbourne F1 qualifying crash
F1 Australian GP: George Russell takes pole by 0.3s as Max Verstappen crashes out
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