Formula 1 How McLaren solved the mystery of its ‘oddball’ F1 car problem A “really strange phenomenon” caused a problem that heavily disrupted McLaren’s start to the 2022 Formula 1 season. Here’s how the team got to the bottom of it, and Gary Anderson on how easily it can happen
Formula 1 Why Leclerc may go down as an all-time F1 qualifying great Charles Leclerc only has a modest number of Formula 1 pole positions so far, but the style in which he attacks qualifying hints that this is the start of something special
Formula 1 McLaren’s F1 2022 position is more precarious than it seems McLaren has been fourth in the F1 constructors’ championship since the Australian GP, but it can’t be “fully comfortable” it’s re-emerged as the midfield leader
Formula 1 Williams’s main 2022 F1 car problem is now fully exposed Williams admits it is “difficult to hide” from the aerodynamic weaknesses made emphatically clear by its contrasting performance levels in Formula 1’s recent double-header in Spain and Monaco.
Formula 1 F1 must act on existential threat of its first cost cap impasse Just how serious the concerns Formula 1 teams are presenting about the cost cap right now are depends on who you speak to
Formula 1 What could have saved F1 from perceived Monaco start fiasco Formula 1’s delayed start to the Monaco GP angered fans, but a simple NASA-style addition to race control could have prevented it, says Edd Straw
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 Monaco Grand Prix F1 driver ratings Sergio Perez may have won the Monaco Grand Prix but he isn’t the highest-rated driver in Edd Straw’s latest Formula 1 driver ratings
Formula 1 Mercedes explains its ‘not porpoising’ Monaco bouncing issue Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says its porpoising troubles have not returned despite the evidence of a difficult Monaco GP weekend
Formula 1 ‘Held to ransom’, breaches inevitable – F1 cost cap row escalates F1’s top teams are increasingly adamant they cannot avoid a cost cap breach – but Alpine and AlphaTauri are far from sympathetic
Formula 1 Ricciardo clears up McLaren status, responds to Brown admission McLaren F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo says CEO Zak Brown’s recent claim that his stint at the team has not met expectations is “pretty true”
Formula 1 The former Monaco star team that’s a 2022 dark horse What’s now Alpine has achieved some great things at the Monaco Grand Prix – but that’s all a long time ago now. Do recent signs suggest it can recapture some of that spirit this weekend?
Formula 1 ‘Completely different from Red Bull’ – Aston’s forceful defence Aston Martin’s muted form during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend took it out of the headlines, but the controversy over similarities between its upgraded AMR22 Formula 1 car and Red Bull’s championship-leading RB18 still has some distance to run given Red Bull’s stance
Formula 1 Ricciardo comment adds to inevitable McLaren 2023 doubts Daniel Ricciardo may have let slip that his McLaren future isn’t set in stone beyond 2022 – and if so, that’s only logical
Formula 1 F1 2022’s slowest team risks falling even further behind The Spanish Grand Prix marked a new low in an already challenging 2022 Formula 1 season for Williams, who has a big challenge ahead of it as Edd Straw explains
Formula 1 De Vries to F1 isn’t as likely – or logical – as it might look Nyck de Vries’ Formula 1 weekend debut with Williams made it look like the Formula E champion is being lined up for Nicholas Latifi’s seat. But it’s not that simple, and is a 2023 Williams F1 seat actually a good aim for De Vries?
Formula 1 Could cost cap really force F1 teams to miss races? Red Bull team boss Christian Horner suggested seven Formula 1 teams would have to miss four races if the cost cap wasn’t increased to reflect inflation. Rivals say he’s exaggerating or just joking. Who’s right?
Formula 1 How Haas let Spanish GP haul escape its grasp Haas conspired to leave the Spanish GP empty handed when it might have taken its best F1 points haul of 2022 so far, meaning the team has now scored just five points since it impressed in Bahrain
Formula 1 ‘I was dreadfully slow’ – Albon’s woeful Spanish GP explained “Dreadfully slow” and in a position where five or six pitstops might have been quicker – Alex Albon suffered badly for pace in the Spanish GP, which can be traced to floor damage after his first stop
Formula 1 Hamilton charge reminded Wolff of Mercedes’ title-winning cars Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton’s Spanish Grand Prix charge reminded him of the years in which Mercedes’ had championship-winning Formula 1 cars and believes the team can “get there” back to title contention
Formula 1 Alonso apologises to stewards for ‘incompetence’ claim after all Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has revealed he apologised to the FIA stewards and governing body president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for his criticism following his Miami Grand Prix penalty
Formula 1 Ferrari running F1 car lower after upgrade helps porpoising Ferrari’s advantage over Red Bull in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying was aided by the team’s upgrades allowing the car to be run lower without porpoising as badly
Formula 1 Why Aston Martin is struggling with ‘launch car’ in Spain Aston Martin’s redesigned AMR22 produced plenty of controversy but has struggled to produce any performance in Barcelona. Edd Straw explains what the team make of its struggles
Formula 1 ‘Very costly’ FP1 absence at root of ‘on edge’ Perez qualifying Sergio Perez says his disappointing showing in Spanish GP qualifying can be traced to his “very costly” absence from opening practice on Friday, in which his Red Bull was driven by Juri Vips
Formula 1 What Red Bull can do over Aston Martin’s ‘imitation’ There are four distinct routes available to Red Bull after it expressed concerns over Aston Martin’s RB18-like new F1 car design
Formula 1 McLaren’s early upgrades verdict after scrappy track debut Lando Norris’s small mistake in second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix cost McLaren valuable running as it attempted to evaluate its extensive suite of car upgrades
Formula 1 Sainz fears long-term health problems from new F1 cars Carlos Sainz wants to open a debate on the physical price drivers may have to pay long-term if Formula 1 keeps the new generation of stiff, bouncing cars
Formula 1 Why Haas will wait two more months for F1 car upgrade The Haas Formula 1 team does not anticipate a major update to its 2022 car before July’s French Grand Prix, two months from now
Formula 1 Perez 2023 Red Bull talks under way – but they won’t be quick Red Bull has started talks with Sergio Perez for 2023, but don’t expect anything to be signed anytime soon
Formula 1 ‘Shame on them’ if F1 rejects Andretti, says Ganassi chief Mike Hull, managing director of Chip Ganassi Racing, has backed Michael Andretti’s’ ambitions to become a Formula 1 team owner, saying his aptitude for running race teams means he should not be ‘turned away”
Formula 1 Alfa’s in-house gearbox was to avoid F1 cost cap ‘killing you’ Alfa Romeo’s decision to design its own gearbox casing and rear suspension rather than using Ferrari parts was to avoid Formula 1 cost cap regulations “killing you” through the high value put on those components
Formula 1 A ‘good step’ and ‘more coming’ – Alfa’s Barcelona F1 upgrades Alfa Romeo will introduce an upgrade package for the Spanish Grand Prix that it hopes will be “a good step” as the team bids to build on its successful start to the season
IndyCar Winners and losers from IndyCar’s wet Indy GP thriller The Indy GP delivered one of the most eventful IndyCar races in recent times, so inevitably produced a long list of winners and losers as Jack Benyon and Edd Straw explain
IndyCar ‘Needs a wiper’ – IndyCar drivers on aeroscreen’s wet race debut Simon Pagenaud has called for IndyCar to introduce a windscreen wiper in the series for conditions like those faced at Indianapolis on Saturday, after the first race use of the aeroscreen in the wet
Formula 1 Williams’s Miami GP ‘anomaly’ wasn’t its lucky points haul It took a collision and a post-race penalty to give Alex Albon and Williams two points in Miami, but Albon believes that sells their effort short
Formula 1 F1’s Miami hyperbole and the alienating disconnect it created Liberty Media has taken F1 to new audiences and expanded it – and has been forthcoming in extolling its virtues. Edd Straw says that’s where the problems appear to lie with how the Miami GP was received by its wider fanbase
Formula 1 From 51G crash to points – why latest F1 ‘win’ claim is deserved Esteban Ocon isn’t the first F1 driver in 2022 to suggest a minor points finish felt like a victory, but his claim is perhaps the most legitimate so far following a turbulent Miami GP weekend
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2022 Miami Grand Prix F1 driver ratings No perfect scores but plenty of star performers alongside a host of underperformers in Edd Straw’s Miami Grand Prix Formula 1 driver ratings
Formula 1 Alonso thinks he’s in best shape since 2012 – Is he right? Fernando Alonso claims his start to the 2022 Formula 1 season has been the best for a decade but is he right? Edd Straw investigates
Formula 1 ‘Extremely painful’ – Verstappen’s Miami day one disaster Max Verstappen described it as “extremely painful” and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called it “horrible” – both fair descriptions of a day on which the reigning world champion completed only 15 laps across two free practice sessions at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix
