Edd Straw

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Nigel Mansell answers your questions

When we gave The Race Members' Club the chance to put their questions to 1992 F1 champion Nigel Mansell, it was no surprise the response was enormous. So here are the answers to your questions - as revealing and as typically 'Mansell' as you'd expect

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The throwaway remark about F1 2026 that's actually a big deal

Amid the fanfare of the FIA's 2026 rules announcement was a throwaway remark doing seriously heavy lifting in terms of the performance objectives of the next generation of F1 cars - one that's far from straightforward to achieve

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The outsider forcing his way into 2025 F1 seat contention

An Alpine seat has to be one of the least-fancied in F1 right now, but two drivers in particular are being linked with its vacancy. One of them's an 10-time grand prix winner, and the other? He'd be a rookie. But he's an option being taken very seriously by the team

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Edd Straw's 2024 Canadian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

Who passed all the tests a wet-dry Canadian GP threw at them most convincingly, and who had a miserable time in Montreal? Edd Straw passes judgement with his driver rankings

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The plan to address F1 teams' 2026 rules fears

F1's 2026 regulations will be changed to address the biggest fears teams have raised so far, but only after an initial version is approved in the "most restrictive" form

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Why Mercedes is dropping its unique F1 front wing concept

Mercedes will drop the unique Formula 1 front wing concept introduced at the start of the season for good, with both drivers set to race the new design at the Canadian Grand Prix - despite using the old specification for the rain-affected Friday practice

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What's concerning teams about F1 2026 plans

Formula 1 teams doubt how achievable some of the FIA’s objectives are for the 2026 rules. Here's everything they're concerned about

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Podcast: F1's new 2026 rules explained + why they're changing

We give our immediate reaction to the details of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations released by the FIA today in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast

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Winners and losers from F1's 2024 development war so far

A third of the way through the 2024 F1 season, we've seen significant upgrades to most teams' cars. So who's winning and losing in the development war so far this year?

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Why Mercedes has gone too far with its 2024 F1 car

Twelve months on from Mercedes abandoning its original ground effect Formula 1 car concept, just how much progress has the team actually made and did it go too far with its 2024 car?

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Edd Straw's 2024 Monaco Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

Charles Leclerc got the Monaco GP win he'd yearned for, but plenty more F1 drivers had very frustrating Sundays. Here's Edd Straw's judgement on the field

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Leclerc's pole to lose? All you need to know from Monaco FP3

Charles Leclerc cemented his status as favourite for Monaco Grand Prix pole position by topping the final free practice session on his home streets

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Does Mercedes' upgrade match its optimism? Gary Anderson's view

Mercedes' F1 drivers reckoned Friday at the Monaco GP was the best day they've had on track in 2024. But does that feedback line up with the step its made with its latest upgrade? Here's Gary Anderson's view

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Hamilton fastest, mixed fortunes for Monaco GP favourites in FP1

Lewis Hamilton topped opening practice for the Monaco GP while McLaren was fastest of the pre-weekend favourites in a session interrupted by a five-minute red flag caused by Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu shedding debris after a brush with the wall

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Alonso's rare admission should worry Aston Martin

Poor Fernando Alonso performances are rare in F1. But his admission that the Emilia Romagna GP was one of them spells bad news for Aston Martin - not because it should suddenly be expecting a decline, but because it's in keeping with concerning previous patterns

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Why even McLaren is surprised by its winning F1 upgrade

There's no doubting the effectiveness of McLaren's recent F1 upgrade package, but even the team itself has been surprised by the "extra premium" that's come with it. Edd Straw explores that, while Gary Anderson gives his take on the value of McLaren's improvements

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Audi's 2025 fallback is on the brink of saving his place in F1

With no points on the board and his team signalling he's surplus to requirements, Valtteri Bottas might've been fearing for his F1 future. But his 2024 has been surprisingly impressive - and that's why three teams are vying to get his signing over the line

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Edd Straw's 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

Who was actually most impressive in the ultra-close Imola victory battle? Edd Straw ranks the field - with a star underdog in the top five and some big names very low down

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Why Williams is admitting to a shocking F1 laptime-killer

Williams team principal James Vowles revealed the area where Williams is astonishingly losing almost half a second a lap with its current Formula 1 car

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F1 fast-tracking harsher penalties to stop Magnussen-like tactics

FIA stewards could apply exponentially harsh penalties for repeat offences of track cutting as early as Sunday’s Formula 1 race at Imola

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Ferrari's Imola F1 upgrade will test its audacious Red Bull theory

Ferrari claims it's a "small step" away from Red Bull. So will its major Imola F1 upgrade provide just that?

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Why is a 'champion-level' F1 driver committing to a point-less team?

Widely seen as a driver in demand not too long ago - even of interest to the likes of Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes - Alex Albon has committed to Williams longer-term. Why?

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Is Piastri falling short of his star-making F1 rookie season?

Most of the McLaren plaudits this season have headed for Miami Grand Prix winner Lando Norris. But how's Oscar Piastri doing? Edd Straw takes a proper look at the performance and progress beneath the results

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Every current driver's first F1 win ranked

Lando Norris added his name to an F1 winners' circle that features 12 current drivers by triumphing in the Miami GP. But how do those maiden wins stack up?

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F1's two extreme spray guard options revealed

Ferrari has tested the second version of the FIA’s experiment spray guards using a 2022 car at its Fiorano test track

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F1 Tech Show: What Newey should do next

What departing Red Bull design genius Adrian Newey should do next and McLaren's race-winning new upgrade package are among the topics on this week's The Race F1 Tech Show

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F1 Podcast: Why Newey's leaving and where he'll go next

Edd Straw is joined by Glenn Freeman and Josh Suttill on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast to explain why Adrian Newey left Red Bull and where he might go next

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Renault's F1 flaws - in the blunt words of its ousted boss

Alpine looks further than ever from being able to hit the ambitions Renault has for it in Formula 1. Former team boss Otmar Szafnauer is not surprised

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Next moves in the fight for F1 2025's least desirable seats

Audi signing up veteran Nico Hulkenberg will have a big impact on the 2025 Formula 1 silly season - primarily in the back half of the grid

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Will this upgrade rescue a team's terrible F1 season?

Alpine produced its strongest weekend of the 2024 Formula 1 season following the introduction of the first major upgrade. But was that just coincidence? Edd Straw and Gary Anderson assess Alpine's changes

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The absurdity of Sainz's 2025 F1 situation

An "uncomfortable", "frustrating" yet "exciting" uncertainty continues for Carlos Sainz for 2025 - amid an F1 season in which he has looked the best version of himself.

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F1 Tech Show: Mercedes' failed experiment and sprint changes

Formula 1's new sprint format posed a new challenge to the Formula 1 teams at the Chinese Grand Prix - but one team got it very wrong in particular

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Edd Straw's 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix driver rankings

The Chinese Grand Prix had a clear winner, a surprise second place finisher and a mixed bag of standout and forgettable weekend drives behind. But how does Edd Straw rate the performances of the field?

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Horner fed up as Wolff makes Verstappen 2026 pitch

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff ramping up his public pursuit of Max Verstappen in the aftermath of the Chinese Grand Prix has earned a sharp rebuke from Wolff's Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner

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'F**k that guy' - Ricciardo furious with Stroll’s crash reaction

An incensed Daniel Ricciardo has slammed Lance Stroll’s reaction to their bizarre incident in Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, when Stroll rear-ended Ricciardo during a safety car restart

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Ricciardo's F1 breakthrough - is it real and what's behind it?

After a tricky start to his first full-time F1 campaign back in Red Bull's junior team, Daniel Ricciardo's had a much better weekend so far in Shanghai

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What we learned from F1's raucous first 2024 sprint race

Though the final Chinese Grand Prix sprint race result wasn't a shock, the route to it contained some excellent action. Here's what it told us about Formula 1's revised sprint format

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What we know about why Chinese GP track keeps catching fire

The first Chinese Grand Prix in five years has brought with it an unexpected problem

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F1 - and Red Bull - facing biggest unknown of 2024 yet

Track changes and a hint of a Red Bull weakness mean it's not just the five-year absence from Shanghai making the Chinese Grand Prix a potential 2024 F1 curveball

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How worried should Ricciardo really be about losing his F1 seat?

Daniel Ricciardo finally gets the new chassis he’s been waiting for at the Chinese Grand Prix, a race in which he seriously needs to kickstart his Formula 1 season. But just how worried should he be about losing his seat?