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
Why Horner sees history repeating itself for Newey at Aston Martin
Horner's inside story of how Red Bull built its own F1 engine
'Senior moment' or breakdown of trust? The implications of Hamilton's Singapore GP meltdown
Why Verstappen's dominance left rivals scrabbling for alternatives in Singapore
A "better job" or more engine power? Verstappen's Singapore pole unpicked
FIA reveals "human error" caused latest software glitch in Singapore sprint qualifying
Inside Alonso's decision to contest the 2027 Dakar Rally with Aston Martin
How F1 let a golden opportunity slip at Sepang
How the Bahrain GP in Malaysia exposed Red Bull’s hidden resurgence
How Verstappen’s two subtly different laps beat Hamilton in Bahrain GP in Malaysia qualifying
Why Mercedes' upgrade is still a "big question mark"
The unpredictability to expect for F1's one-off return to Sepang in 2026
Ocon fighting for his F1 future - but is adamant he deserves to stay
Audi confirms plans for new F1 base
Colapinto still has full support of Alpine and Briatore despite Azerbaijan GP clash
Why Mercedes is still quicker than McLaren
Why "dangerous" Hamilton-Lawson incident in Azerbaijan GP practice hasn't led to change
Will the "big swing" Williams F1 car upgrade be a hit or a miss?
Russell's theory on his big hope for F1 2027 – and Antonelli's reply
What’s behind the delay in cancelling the Qatar and Abu Dhabi GPs?
What were Leclerc's "other opportunities" before signing new Ferrari deal?
Italy’s next F1 world champion?
Why Norris doesn’t buy Russell’s driving style theory
How Antonelli is proving unbeatable, even when he's beaten
F1 Spanish GP live commentary and updates - Lap by lap of how Antonelli won
What the drivers think of the "crazy" Madrid F1 circuit
Why new Madrid F1 circuit will be a "challenging" test of cars and engines
What Jacques Villeneueve really learned from Gilles: “I can do this, you can’t”
Why Monza remains F1's eternal test of team bonds
Hamilton says Ferrari has left it "too late" to back him in F1 title fight
How Gasly and Alpine beat Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull to Italian GP pole
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
F1 Singapore GP live commentary and updates - Verstappen takes sprint pole
F1 Singapore GP live commentary and updates - Russell tops FP1
F1 Singapore GP live commentary and updates - Verstappen wins sprint while McLarens collide
F1 Singapore GP live commentary and updates - Verstappen on pole
LIVE: F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia - Verstappen wins from Antonelli, Russell DNFs after late engine failure
LIVE: F1 Singapore GP - Verstappen dominates to victory from Leclerc, nightmare for Hamilton
F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Verstappen dominates for pole from Hamilton
LIVE: F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia updates - FP3
F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Leclerc leads second practice from Hadjar
LIVE: F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia updates - FP1