Formula 1 The legend trait that Verstappen has added this season The Formula 1 title might inevitably be heading the way of Max Verstappen, but by crushing the opposition – even if not as fierce a prospect in 2021 – the Red Bull driver has displayed a trait rarely seen
Formula 1 How Alfa’s sharp 2022 decline has hidden Zhou’s F1 progress Zhou Guanyu will be an Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver again in 2023 – there’s little surprise there. But how good has his rookie season been, and how much has his progress been masked by Alfa Romeo’s slip down the pecking order?
Formula 1 Mercedes’ bogey F1 track will be a test of its optimism By its own high standards, Mercedes doesn’t have the best Singapore Grand Prix record. Yet it thinks this weekend might be one of its best chances of the 2022 Formula 1 season – if the W13 can handle the bumps
Formula 1 Mercedes reserve role would be win or bust move for Ricciardo Should Daniel Ricciardo sacrifice a place on the 2023 Formula 1 grid and bet everything on getting a Mercedes reserve role? Edd Straw assesses the arguments for and against a high risk but high reward gamble
Formula 1 Every F1 driver of the 2010s ranked Sixty six drivers contested Formula 1 grands prix in the 2010s – some in all-conquering Red Bulls or Mercedes, some in Hispanias or Virgins. Edd Straw ranks them all
Formula 1 The key contenders for second Alpine F1 seat amid three-day test Alpine’s three-day with a 2021 Formula 1 car at the Hungaroring has become one of the most talked-about and eagerly-anticipated in years given its potential impact on the destiny of the best remaining seat on the 2023 grid. But which of the contenders are taking part? And which of them aren’t?
Formula 1 F1’s driver drought is catching up with it Some Formula 1 teams are struggling to find drivers for 2023. That’s not because of the superlicence system, argues Edd Straw, but because F1 rules don’t give enough opportunities for new drivers to get ‘race ready’
Formula 1 Red Bull admits altering set-up for Perez costs it performance As Sergio Perez’s performances continue to drift away from his Formula 1 dominating team-mate Max Verstappen’s level, Red Bull admits it will usually “lose a bit of performance” when it sets the car up for Perez’s style
Formula 1 What F1’s Monza finish angst tells us about Abu Dhabi The fallout from the anticlimactic finish to F1’s Italian GP at Monza was a glimpse into several alternate Abu Dhabi ’21 scenarios
Formula 1 Why ‘one of my best drives’ didn’t get reward Norris deserved Seventh for Lando Norris in the Italian Grand Prix gave McLaren some hope in its fight for fourth in the Formula 1 constructors’ standings. But three factors conspiring against Norris prevented an even better result
Formula 1 Drugovich on Aston Martin’s ‘radar’ for 2023 F1 role Newly-crowned Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich is “on the radar” as a contender for the Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team’s reserve driver role for 2023
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 Italian Grand Prix driver ratings Max Verstappen may have romped to an impressive fifth successive win at the Italian Grand Prix but Edd Straw feels there were two drivers who were even more impressive this past weekend
Formula 1 Every Williams F1 stand-in driver ranked Nyck de Vries makes his Formula 1 debut today as Alex Albon’s stand-in at Williams. Here’s what he’s got to live up to
Formula 1 Why Ricciardo’s miracle McLaren outlier was even possible It was never as good before or since – but the Daniel Ricciardo/McLaren partnership bore fruit at Monza in 2021. But how much of that was the stars aligning – and how much was performance?
Formula 1 Tost exasperated at Tsunoda over ‘not clever’ FP2 penalty AlphaTauri Formula 1 team principal Franz Tost has warned that Yuki Tsunoda needs to become “more disciplined” after being hit with a penalty for ignoring yellow flags in second Italian Grand Prix practice
Formula 1 Ferrari’s stern warning to FIA amid Herta F1 licence debate Ferrari is firmly against the FIA making any kind of Formula 1 superlicence exception for IndyCar star Colton Herta’s proposed 2023 AlphaTauri move
Formula 1 Red Bull: Porsche got ‘ahead of themselves’ over 50% stake Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Porsche got “a little bit ahead of themselves” with talk of buying a 50% stake in the Formula 1 organisation, following the collapse of their negotiations
Formula 1 De Vries: Exception for Herta could ‘almost kill’ F1 ladder Nyck de Vries has warned that tweaking the superlicence regulations or making an exception to allow Colton Herta to race in Formula 1 next year would “almost kill” the F1 ladder
Formula 1 Why Red Bull set terms Porsche refused to accept Red Bull is confident enough about its Formula 1 future that it’s allowed a potential Porsche partnership to fall through. Edd Straw explains its stance
Formula 1 Tsunoda says conspiracy theorists need brain scans Yuki Tsunoda says those suggesting the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team used him deliberately to create a virtual safety car period to help Red Bull stablemate Max Verstappen win the Dutch Grand Prix should be scanned in an MRI “to see what’s wrong”
Formula 1 Herta case contains the fix for F1’s broken superlicence system Colton Herta is not eligible for a Formula 1 superlicence as it stands. But circumstances – and precedents outside of motorsport – do exist where he could be granted one without making such access a free for all
Formula 1 What’s going on with Alfa, as pointless streak reaches six races Alfa Romeo has now gone six Formula 1 races without a point, and the Dutch GP weekend was arguably its least convincing weekend yet. Even if it found performance later on, the team concedes it came “a bit too late”
Formula 1 Ferrari needs to address its worrying F1 trend Ferrari has had the pace to be on pole at two of the last three Formula 1 races – even if it hasn’t managed to do so – but it’s failing to extract its potential in the races. The team concedes that’s a concern that needs addressing
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 Dutch Grand Prix driver ratings Max Verstappen earned a second Formula 1 victory on home soil but he wasn’t the best-performing driver of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend according to Edd Straw who delivers his verdict on all 20 drivers
Formula 1 Why Ferrari’s so upset by Dutch GP penalty that looked clear cut Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has criticised the penalty Carlos Sainz was hit with for an unsafe release as “very harsh”, arguing that both the car’s release and the way it was driven to avoid endangering the McLaren pitcrew were safe
Formula 1 Latest swing in McLaren/Alpine battle isn’t what it seems After a resounding Spa defeat, McLaren outpaced Alpine in Dutch GP qualifying – but it’s unlikely to be too encouraged
Formula 1 Where Leclerc lost Dutch GP pole to Verstappen Charles Leclerc missed out on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix by a tiny margin – which made a time-sapping moment in the middle sector an obvious source of frustration after qualifying
Formula 1 Verstappen: Throwing flares onto track ‘dangerous’, ‘stupid’ Max Verstappen has criticised the “stupid” throwing of flares onto the track during qualifying for Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix
Formula 1 McLaren wants F1 licence ‘flexibility’ for drivers like Herta McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes the FIA superlicence points regulations should be changed to allow competitive IndyCar drivers to move directly to Formula 1
Formula 1 Piastri cites ‘breakdown in trust’ among reasons for Alpine exit Oscar Piastri says that “a breakdown in trust” with Alpine amid the “lack of clarity” about his Formula 1 future contributed to his decision to join McLaren
Formula 1 The state of F1’s 2023 silly season now McLaren has Piastri Now McLaren has won Oscar Piastri from Alpine, what’s the next big move in F1’s rollercoaster 2023 silly season?
Formula 1 Where Verstappen sees ‘big value’ from new Red Bull F1 sim driver Max Verstappen says the adaptability new Red Bull Formula 1 simulator driver Rudy van Buren has to replicate driving styles means the World’s Fastest Gamer winner brings “such a big value” to the team
Formula 1 Aston Martin’s had a glimpse of the breakthrough it needs Aston Martin isn’t many points away from gaining two spots in the constructors’ championship. But it also isn’t scoring many points – and there’s one big reason for that
Formula 1 Mercedes reveals Hamilton’s Belgian GP vertical impact was 45g The Mercedes Formula 1 team has revealed Lewis Hamilton’s car sustained a 45g vertical impact after his first-lap collision with Fernando Alonso in the Belgian Grand Prix
Formula 1 The performance swings troubling Mercedes as 2023 decisions loom Mercedes’ “massive swings of performance” and the “big question marks” the team has about its current struggles are making it difficult for the Formula 1 team to commit to its 2023 car concept with confidence
Formula 1 Ocon says Spa was Alpine’s best since he joined. Is he right? Alpine’s 16-point haul at the Belgian GP wasn’t its biggest since Esteban Ocon joined, but it was significant in its battle with McLaren for fourth in the constructors’ standings – so is it a surprise he thinks it’s the team’s best during his time there?
Formula 1 Albon’s ‘pure race’ showed what an asset he now is to Williams Alex Albon rated the Belgian Grand Prix as one of his best Formula 1 drives yet. Edd Straw agrees – and explains why it showed the value Albon now brings to Williams
Formula 1 Red Bull’s throwback Spa win eclipses even its glory days Christian Horner described Red Bull’s Spa supremacy as “one of the most dominant performances” it has produced since its glory years of 2010-13. So are we witnessing the second era of Red Bull dominance?
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 Belgian Grand Prix driver ratings Max Verstappen made F1 bend to his will at Spa and stole the headlines, while some of his peers did better than others in his shadow
Formula 1 How ‘cheap’ Williams upgrade helped Albon to sixth on Spa grid Alex Albon’s first Q3 appearance of 2022 and his resulting sixth-place starting position is something Williams didn’t foresee. That’s owed to a confluence of factors, including a “relatively cheap upgrade” for the Belgian Grand Prix
