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
Kimi Antonelli suffers violent 17G crash in Australian GP final practice
The litmus test for Lindblad after his rapid rise to F1
Why Charles Leclerc is refusing to board the Ferrari hype train
Why F1 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs are unlikely to be replaced if cancelled
Charles Leclerc jokes Lewis Hamilton can give him an F1 title as he delays wedding gift
Why Mercedes is so confident about overtaking in Australian GP when rivals aren't
“He’s just super excited”: Charles Leclerc plays down Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari reset
Fernando Alonso's defiant message on Aston Martin's F1 car limitations
Why Ecclestone still has the power to make F1 squirm
Why one of the biggest challenges in upgrading 2026 F1 cars isn’t technical
Can Aston Martin dig itself out of the hole – and how quickly?
Reliving Ford's F1 rollercoaster
Overlooked F2 champion who “deserved better” returns to F1 in Mercedes role
Why Honda can’t kick its Formula 1 habit
Why F1's golden age isn't what you think it is
Red Bull: Can't make Verstappen happier about 2026 F1 cars, but can build him a winning one
Why Alpine is nervous about its unique 2026 F1 rear wing set-up
What Verstappen means by warning of F1 2026 "disaster" to come
Lewis Hamilton: Fans won’t understand “ridiculously complex" F1 energy management
F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Lando Norris edges Max Verstappen on day one
Oscar Piastri's new F1 support network revealed
How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it's 1998
Why Lando Norris predicts 2026 F1 rules “will create more chaos” in racing
Oscar Piastri wants to leave "headaches" of controversial McLaren papaya rules in 2025
Progress but no title battle - Williams on its F1 2026 ambitions
The challenges facing Williams ahead of F1 2026
Fernando Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running
Aston Martin had "huge changes" to overcome to make Barcelona F1 shakedown
Miami GP unveils superyacht-themed hospitality enclosure for 2026
Here's what happened on day two of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown
Here's what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown
What to expect from F1's Barcelona test – and why the first 2026 shakedown is being held in secret
Audi F1 team launches its own driver academy
‘Hopefully, the FIA will make right decision’ - Audi joins call for action on 2026 F1 engine loophole
Why Max Verstappen is Red Bull's main "advantage" in F1's 2026 shake-up
How F1 could solve its controversial 'Driving Standards Guidelines' problem
Lewis Hamilton: "There’s not a single thing I’ll miss" about F1 ground-effect cars
Fred Vasseur: Ferrari will have to be "clever" with 2026 F1 upgrades
Fernando Alonso denies claim about Adrian Newey becoming Aston Martin F1 team boss
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc free to criticise Ferrari F1 team, says Fred Vasseur
Carlos Sainz: Lando Norris proves you can be the "nice guy" and F1 champion
How Red Bull expects Isack Hadjar to step up: “He has to control his emotions"
Red Bull ‘can't rely on mistakes’ from McLaren to win F1 title fight
Lewis Hamilton wary fans "won’t like" 2026 F1 cars as he targets fresh start
F1 drivers rally around Kimi Antonelli after online abuse "definitely hurt" rookie: What they said
Kimi Antonelli admits “ups and downs” in rookie F1 season left him doubting himself
Oliver Bearman slams "scum of the earth" abuse of Kimi Antonelli as FIA steps in
Ferrari stands by decision to stop 2025 F1 car development in April
Lewis Hamilton’s priceless reaction as Max Verstappen’s Qatar win flips F1 title fight
Lewis Hamilton fumes over Qatar GP tyre limit: “One of the worst grands prix"
Ferrari says Qatar GP struggles linked to “balloon” F1 tyre pressures
Charles Leclerc admits "most exciting part" of Qatar GP was working out title fight maths
Fernando Alonso explains bizarre Qatar GP spin: "A spirit inside the car"
Charles Leclerc fears bleak F1 winter after brutal Qatar GP leaves him frustrated
Andrea Kimi Antonelli explains how Lando Norris overtook him in F1 Qatar GP
Lando Norris rues poor strategy call from McLaren: "Just want to go to bed"
Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin naming Adrian Newey F1 team boss 'logical step'
George Russell reveals Mercedes blocked engineer from "dangerous" porpoising test
George Russell says "multibillion-dollar" F1 must stop relying on volunteer stewards
Red Bull’s "big advantage" with 2026 F1 rules