Connor McDonagh

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Connor McDonagh

F1 Journalist

Connor is a Content Executive for Crash.net, predominantly focused on F1 and other single-seaters. Since the age of 13, Connor has had a passion for F1 and working in the sport has remained at the heart of his future ambitions. With being a racing driver out of the question, journalism was the obvious route with Connor running his own motorsport website - Read Motorsport - in 2014. Alongside his three-year university degree, and on a voluntary basis alongside other aspiring journalists, he was the Editor-in-Chief of Read Motorsport with the site sending writers to various Formula E, GP2 and MotoGP events during his time in charge.

Just two weeks after finishing his journalism degree at De Montfort University, Connor found himself freelancing for ESPN F1 in 2017. After impressing during his two-weekend trial, Connor continued to freelance for ESPN at their Hammersmith office for the remainder of the season and the entirety of the 2018 F1 season. While the following year proved to be difficult in finding work in the industry, Connor remained hungry to achieve his journalism dream and joined Crash F1 in 2020 as a freelance journalist before joining full-time in March 2021. 

Besides his experience in journalism, Connor has enjoyed a wealth of success in sim racing, reaching the F1 Esports semi-final stage in 2017. He also owns the largest F1 league which races on Codemasters’ F1 titles on PlayStation and PC - Premier Sim Gaming Leagues (PSGL) - which currently has over 24,000 YouTube subscribers and is home to the best F1 sim drivers in the world such as Jarno Opmeer, Lucas Blakeley and Frederik Rasmussen. Despite being a motorsport fan and success in gaming, he still doesn't drive. Outside of motorsport, Connor is a passionate football fan, supporting his local club, Leicester City.

Articles by Connor McDonagh
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Crash.net F1 journalist Connor McDonagh runs through his driver ratings for the 2023 British Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen has joined an exclusive club among F1 legends after taking his sixth consecutive victory.

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George Russell made it clear that Oscar Piastri deserved to finish on the F1 podium at the British Grand Prix, not his teammate, Lewis Hamilton.

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Lewis Hamilton has hinted that Mercedes need to follow McLaren’s development “direction” by taking inspiration from Red Bull.

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Updated F1 drivers' and constructors' world championship standings following the 2023 British Grand Prix - Round 10.

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Full results from the British Grand Prix, Round 10 of the F1 2023 world championship.

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Max Verstappen has revealed qualifying at the British Grand Prix wasn’t the first time that he's hit the wall while exiting his pit garage.

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Valtteri Bottas has been disqualified from qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix after Alfa Romeo failed to provide a one-litre fuel sample at the end of the session.

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Charles Leclerc has addressed his sarcastic soundbite over team radio at the British Grand Prix.

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Lando Norris joked that Max Verstappen “always ruins everything for everyone” after the Red Bull claimed pole at the death in a dramatic qualifying session for the British Grand Prix.

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Results from qualifying at the British Grand Prix, Round 10 of the F1 2023 world championship.

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Army soldiers will be deployed at this weekend’s F1 British Grand Prix to ensure the on-track action isn’t interrupted by protestors.

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Results from final practice at the British Grand Prix, Round 10 of the F1 2023 world championship.

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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is ‘covering up’ his disappointment over Mercedes’ lack of pace at Silverstone, according to Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff.

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Christian Horner has revealed that FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has told his technical team to investigate Red Bull’s concerns over the new F1 regulations for 2026.

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Results from Friday practice at the British Grand Prix, Round 10 of the F1 2023 world championship.

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Toto Wolff has downplayed his public rebuke of Lewis Hamilton over team radio at the Austrian Grand Prix, stating that it was “something that only he would understand”.

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Max Verstappen has joined Red Bull team boss Christian Horner in firing a dig at Mercedes over their opinion on the new F1 technical rules for 2026.

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Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted he was impressed by Brad Pitt’s skills on a race track as the Hollywood actor looks set to drive at this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

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Lewis Hamilton has voiced his support for “peaceful protests” at this weekend’s British Grand Prix amid concerns campaigners may try to enter the Silverstone circuit on race day.

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Lewis Hamilton plans to “adjust” the way he communicates over team radio after Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was forced to intervene at the Austrian Grand Prix.

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Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu has admitted he’s only re-watched his “terrifying” first-lap crash at last year’s F1 British Grand Prix just once.