Formula 1 ‘A lot of crashes’ – F1 drivers want tyre blanket plan scrapped Formula 1 drivers do not want to persevere with a phased-in tyre blanket ban and world champion Max Verstappen claims it risks “a lot of crashes”
Formula 1 Hakkinen’s warning for Ricciardo ahead of 2023 F1 sabbatical Few people are better placed to talk about Formula 1 drivers taking sabbaticals than two-time F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen. He gives his reaction to Daniel Ricciardo’s struggles and explains why he made his initial sabbatical a retirement
Formula 1 Red Bull’s ‘second coming’ cements its F1 legend status Red Bull’s 2022 F1 double puts it on a list filled up by nothing short of the greatest teams in grand prix racing history
Formula 1 The 10 key moments in Sauber’s F1 history ahead of Audi deal The Swiss team founded by Peter Sauber has started nearly half of all F1 races ever. Here are its biggest moments during that time
Formula 1 ‘He’d set the vision’ – Red Bull’s F1 future without Mateschitz Since the loss of Dietrich Mateschitz, one question that has come up time and again is what it means for Red Bull’s motorsport projects
Formula 1 ‘Choosing to laugh as I don’t want to cry’ – Ricciardo’s US GP Daniel Ricciardo said he was left feeling “helpless” during the United States GP after a race that vindicates his decision to remain on the sidelines in 2023
Formula 1 Alonso’s wasted drive that recalls a McLaren masterclass Though a brutal post-race penalty rendered it moot, Fernando Alonso’s drive was another big performance from F1’s great entertainer
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 United States Grand Prix driver ratings Max Verstappen ultimately prevailed in a United States Grand Prix that proved to be far livelier than it first looked like it might be. But did the Red Bull driver – or any of those he had to pass en route to victory – score best in Edd Straw’s F1 driver ratings?
Formula 1 ‘He could have moved earlier’ – Stroll’s defence of Alonso clash Lance Stroll says he left his 2023 Formula 1 team-mate Fernando Alonso “plenty of room” before they collided in dramatic fashion midway through the United States Grand Prix
Formula 1 Has Alfa Romeo found the key to recapturing early 2022 form? Alfa Romeo’s six-race run without making Q3 came to an end at the US Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas, who achieved that appearance, put it down to a floor upgrade – so can the team hope for a return to the form it showed earlier in 2022?
Formula 1 Mateschitz wielded huge influence on F1 with such subtlety Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz was the closest thing modern Formula 1 had to an Enzo Ferrari figure in terms of influence levels. Yet he changed the face of F1 while keeping a remarkably low profile
Formula 1 Ricciardo gives update on 2023 F1 reserve role chances Daniel Ricciardo says talks about staying around Formula 1 in a reserve driver role in 2023 are ongoing but nothing has been signed yet
Formula 1 Mercedes front wing may need tweaking after FIA ‘exchange’ Mercedes is in discussions with the FIA over whether its upgraded Formula 1 wing design needs to be adjusted before it can legally be used in a race
Formula 1 Giovinazzi’s crash stance did his faint F1 hopes no favours Antonio Giovinazzi insisted his crash just four laps into US GP practice wouldn’t make any difference to his chances of a 2023 F1 return. That’s probably true given how slim his hopes are – but that doesn’t mean Haas wasn’t irritated
Formula 1 US GP’s F1 2023 tyre test practice session explained Second practice for the United States Grand Prix at Austin was a bit of an anomaly – devoted almost entirely to trying Formula 1’s 2023 Pirelli tyres
Formula 1 Gasly driving in ‘reckless manner’ exposed key F1 blindspot Pierre Gasly was found to be driving in a “reckless manner” under the safety car on the second lap of the Japanese Grand Prix, according to the FIA’s review of the handling of the race. But it also highlights a blindspot in the regulations
Formula 1 What is an accepted breach agreement in F1’s cost cap rules? The accepted breach agreement (ABA) option – which has been offered to Red Bull – exists in Formula 1’s financial regulations effectively as a plea-bargain mechanism
Formula 1 Haas will actually reach F1’s cost cap with MoneyGram deal Having secured its biggest sponsor so far, Haas can actually afford to spend all of the Formula 1 budget cap amount in the 2023 season
Formula 1 McLaren to run ‘game-changing’ dynamic branding at Austin McLaren will run dynamically changing branding technology it describes as “a game-changer” on its cars during Friday practice for the rest of Formula 1 season, starting with this weekend’s United States Grand Prix
Formula 1 What’s behind an early-2022 F1 midfield standout’s slump Edd Straw explains why Alfa Romeo’s decline is tough for the team to battle, and Gary Anderson gives his take on its new front wing
Formula 1 De Vries was on AlphaTauri’s radar earlier than you might think AlphaTauri may not have expected to end up with Nyck de Vries in its 2023 Formula 1 driver line-up, but boss Franz Tost has had an eye on him for a very long time
Formula 1 Hulkenberg is a good choice for Haas – if he wants it enough Nico Hulkenberg is favourite to replace Mick Schumacher at the Haas Formula 1 team for 2023. Is a 35-year-old who’s not had a full-time F1 drive in the 2020s a good choice? Edd Straw says yes, given Haas’s situation and options
Formula 1 Could Ricciardo really return to F1 after a 2023 sabbatical? Daniel Ricciardo recently admitted he won’t be on the Formula 1 grid next season. But given he has not found a suitable drive for 2023 after being dropped by McLaren, what are the chances of him actually finding one for 2024?
Formula 1 What happens next in Red Bull/FIA cost cap standoff After the FIA’s update stating Red Bull has overspent and breached the F1 cost cap, The Race answers some of the questions about what will happen next
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings Max Verstappen may have won the Japanese Grand Prix as well as his second F1 title and Sebastian Vettel may have earned driver of the day but neither is the highest-rated driver in Edd Straw’s ratings this week
Formula 1 Why there was no reason to take Verstappen’s pole away Was Max Verstappen in the wrong in his Japanese GP qualifying incident with Lando Norris? Yes. Should the stewards have denied him pole position? No. Edd Straw explains why
Formula 1 Alpine move is Gasly’s shot at redemption – but will he use it? A move to Alpine for 2023 signals the perfect time for Pierre Gasly to finally get a shot at proving himself outside of the Red Bull family and properly atone for his miserable half-season with Red Bull in 2019
Formula 1 Suzuka return is a warning of what F1 must not lose F1’s return to Suzuka is a reminder of what it risks losing with its calendar expansion and focus on city centre races, says Edd Straw
Formula 1 Steiner’s reaction to ‘self-inflicted’ Schumacher F1 crash Haas Formula 1 team boss Guenther Steiner has labelled Mick Schumacher’s costly crash in opening practice at the Japanese Grand Prix “self-inflicted”
Formula 1 Hakkinen’s advice to Verstappen as F1 title looms Max Verstappen should have an easier time clinching the 2022 Formula 1 title than he did last year – or than Mika Hakkinen had in any of his championship years. But Verstappen might be surprised how much title thoughts affect his driving, reckons Hakkinen
Formula 1 An unexpected Tsunoda ‘weak point’ and his plan to fix it AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda might be well known for his radio outbursts, but it’s in the more nuanced communication with the team he feels he can take his next step in F1
Formula 1 Why F1’s divisive ‘necessary curveball’ is worth fighting for F1’s ‘necessary curveball’ cost-cap system is in the news and causing division, but Edd Straw argues its implementation – and the policing of the regulations – are vital to F1’s future
Formula 1 Gasly on result AlphaTauri ‘threw away’ + Gary Anderson’s view Calling the strategy in Sunday’s Singapore GP was tough, but Pierre Gasly was probably right to say AlphaTauri “threw away” a good result by stopping early. Gary Anderson considers the challenge of making such calls in changing circumstances
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Haas’s ‘over the top’ penalties are self-inflicted Haas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen criticised the FIA for showing him another black-and-orange flag in Singapore – but is he right to be angry? Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson gives his verdict
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 Singapore Grand Prix driver ratings Sergio Perez emerged the winner but does he receive the highest score in Edd Straw’s F1 driver ratings this week?
Formula 1 Hamilton’s strategy ire and why Mercedes overruled him Lewis Hamilton complained about his Mercedes team’s tyre choice in the early stages of the Singapore Grand Prix but Mercedes was right to overrule him as Edd Straw explains
Formula 1 Ferrari and Mercedes: ‘Minor’ cap breach can have huge impact Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff argue the use of the word “minor” to describe a Formula 1 cost cap regulations breach of less than 5% of the permitted budget is misleading given the size of the advantage that can be gained by such an overspend
Formula 1 Latifi explains difficulties that led to his terminal F1 decline Williams will not retain Nicholas Latifi for a fourth F1 season in 2023. And it’s easy to see why on the evidence of his 2022 so far following a failure to adapt to what’s required of an F1 driver in this new era, as Edd Straw explains
Formula 1 F1 rules will be tightened to stop Aston Martin rear wing design The reward for innovation in Formula 1 can sometimes be short-lived. That’s the case for Aston Martin, as a tightening of the regulations for 2023 means its clever rear-wing endplate solution introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix won’t be seen beyond this year
Formula 1 Eight F1 champions who wouldn’t have got a superlicence As seven-time IndyCar race-winner Colton Herta has discovered, gaining an F1 superlicence is crucial if you want to make it onto the grid. And a look through the history books tells us that plenty of F1 champions wouldn’t have qualified for a licence following their junior career
