Edd Straw

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Ferrari in clear after rival query over Imola F1 test legality

The FIA is satisfied Ferrari’s use of two different floors in a recent Formula 1 tyre test was legitimate after rivals queried the matter ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

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Where Renault has got to with its 2026 F1 engine work

Renault is already conducting preliminary work on its 2026 Formula 1 power unit, with Alpine Racing executive director Bruno Famin saying the firm has “started exploring some topics”

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The year Hamilton says he had a (slightly) worse car than 2022

Lewis Hamilton says some people reckon he’s never had a bad F1 car. Edd Straw examines the year Hamilton offers as proof he has suffered, and how McLaren turned things around in 2009

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Vettel seems – and sounds – closer to F1 exit than ever before

Sebastian Vettel might stick it out beyond 2023 in F1 – but it definitely feels like the prospect of retirement looms larger than ever before

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How COVID forced Alpine to overcome a key F1 weakness

Communication practices forced by the COVID-19 pandemic helped to improve a key weakness of Alpine’s Formula 1 project. as its executive director Bruno Famin explains to Edd Straw

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The truths and myths behind latest Hamilton F1 exit talk

Lewis Hamilton’s deal with Mercedes might last until the end of 2023, but speculation over his Formula 1 future is beginning to rise

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What’s left Sainz ‘fighting to get it together’ at Ferrari

Carlos Sainz’s first season in race-winning machinery in Formula 1 has got off to a difficult start thanks to a combination of mistakes, misfortune and difficulty adapting to the 2022 ground effect F1 cars that have left him “fighting to get it together”

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The F1 driver struggling most in 2022

A lot of crashes, outperformed by a new team-mate, and worst of all so short of confidence in the car that he’s only happy with it when “flat-out on a straight”. It’s pretty clear which Formula 1 driver is having the worst start to 2022

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Vettel’s new appreciation (and odd analogy) for F1’s midfield

Sebastian Vettel admits he once “did not appreciate” how hard teams at the back of the grid work in Formula 1

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Thriving Albon has helped Williams kick its Russell hangover

Replacing George Russell was never going to be an easy task, but Alex Albon has already replicated a lot of the underdog magic that Russell built his reputation on at Williams. Edd Straw explains why Albon is thriving and how his approach differs from Russell’s

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Ocon’s already convinced by Alpine F1 upgrade Alonso got first

Esteban Ocon expects to benefit from the “good gain” of the upgrade package Alpine introduced on team-mate Fernando Alonso’s car at Imola when he also runs it in the next Formula 1 event in Miami

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Mercedes could have key new F1 upgrades as soon as Miami

Mercedes could bring new parts designed to move a step closer to solving its Formula 1 porpoising problems as soon as the next grand prix in Miami

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How Tsunoda overcame his F1 confidence crisis

Now in his second Formula 1 season, Yuki Tsunoda believes he’s “much more in control” than as an AlphaTauri rookie in 2021 – a campaign that was derailed by a confidence crisis

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F1 reveals its plan for major 2026 chassis rule changes

The FIA has revealed its preliminary objectives for Formula 1’s 2026 chassis regulations, which will be introduced alongside the next-generation power unit

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Two moments cost Bottas an Imola F1 podium shot

Valtteri Bottas gave the Sauber-run Alfa Romeo its best Formula 1 result since 2019 by finishing fifth at Imola, but could he have been on the podium? Edd Straw assesses the factors that support and count against that hypothesis

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Did stray ‘tube’ in pitlane cause Ocon’s penalty?

Esteban Ocon’s Imola unsafe release penalty for hindering Lewis Hamilton looked a slam dunk – but was there a mitigating AlphaTauri factor?

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Why Vettel’s eighth place at Imola was “like a victory”

Given how uncompetitive Aston Martin’s AMR22 has been at the start of the 2022 Formula 1 season, it’s little surprise Sebastian Vettel described his eighth place in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as “like a victory”

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Edd Straw’s 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix F1 driver ratings

The sprint race format gave drivers more opportunities to slip up over Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend, but two of them ended up just a half-mark away from the maximum score in Edd Straw’s ratings

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Russell had back and chest pains from Imola porpoising

The level of porpoising Formula 1 drivers are currently dealing with is “not sustainable” according to Mercedes’ George Russell, who experienced “almost like chest pains” from the bouncing at Imola

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Wolff explains his ‘undriveable’ car apology to Hamilton

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has explained his apology to seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton for his “undriveable” car after he finished 14th at Imola

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Why McLaren’s ‘nice surprise’ got even better at Imola

A pair of top-six finishes in the Imola F1 sprint marked another high point in McLaren’s sooner-than-expected 2022 resurgence

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Williams gaining ‘quite a lot’ from reduced F1 livery

Williams is gaining a “significant” benefit from having reduced the amount of paint on its Formula 1 car as part of its ongoing efforts to lower the weight of its car

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What Mercedes can salvage from ‘complete write-off’ Imola weekend

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has declared the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend “a complete write-off” despite being hopeful of the team scoring points in the race at Imola

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The Alpine upgrade Alonso’s running ‘blind’ at Imola

The sprint format and unusual weather conditions at Imola mean Fernando Alonso is flying ‘blind’ with Alpine’s new floor

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Albon’s Imola qualifying wheel explosion explained

Williams put Alex Albon’s dramatic Imola qualifying brake fire down to an “incorrect switch position”. What did that mean exactly, why did it happen and why did it lead to a wheelrim exploding? Edd Straw found out

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Why Aston is more limited by porpoising than even Mercedes

Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll believes the AMR22 is suffering more from porpoising than even Mercedes despite it being less visible

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How F1 sprints are – and aren’t – changing for 2022

Formula 1 holds its first sprint race of 2022 at Imola this weekend. There are some significant changes from the 2021 trial, but also a lot more that F1 wanted to do

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How McLaren started the B-team trend it’s now fighting

McLaren has been a vocal critic of the increasing prevalence of technical alliances between Formula 1 teams in recent years. There’s an irony to that as, although its current management structure has few links to the past, it’s a trend it helped start

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What will decide whether Alonso stays in F1 into his mid-40s

Fernando Alonso said in the build-up to the Australian Grand Prix that he expects to race in Formula 1 for another “two or three more years”. Alpine might not have been anticipating that when it signed him

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Why Ferrari didn’t race its first upgrade of the F1 season

Ferrari brought its first update of the Formula 1 season to the Australian Grand Prix, trialling a modified diffuser on Charles Leclerc’s car during Friday practice. But it didn’t ever plan to race it

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Aston Martin repairs may take up F1 development capacity

Aston Martin’s four crashes during the Australian Grand Prix weekend are going to have implications for its 2022 Formula 1 development programme

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How ‘grafting’ Russell is impressing Mercedes

George Russell’s become a full-time Mercedes Formula 1 driver just as the team nosedived. But looking at the elements of the job he can actually control, life at Mercedes has started well

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‘Funny decisions’: Why Stroll/Bottas verdict pleased neither

Lance Stroll doesn’t think he should’ve been penalised for weaving in front of Valtteri Bottas – while Bottas’s Alfa team thinks Stroll should’ve been penalised twice

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The full story of Albon’s against-all-odds Melbourne point

Their Australian GP predictions left Alex Albon and his Williams team ‘a bit sad’. So they rolled the dice

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Edd Straw’s 2022 Australian Grand Prix F1 driver ratings

A host of self-inflicted disasters mean a lot of low scores as Edd Straw rates all 20 Formula 1 drivers’ Australian Grand Prix performances

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What’s gone wrong for the underdog heroes of F1 2022 so far

Haas and Alfa Romeo have been the underdog heroes of the 2022 Formula 1 season so far, but it’s all gone wrong for them at the Australian Grand Prix

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Why Mercedes can’t handle porpoising like Ferrari

Porpoising is visable on both the Mercedes and Ferrari this year. But why does it negatively impact Mercedes so much more? Edd Straw investigates…

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Verstappen’s not enjoying qualifying in the 2022 Red Bull

Max Verstappen says that set-up struggles have made Formula 1 qualifying “not very enjoyable” this season, describing his Australian Grand Prix weekend so far as “terrible” after losing out on pole position to Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc by 0.286s

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Red Bull makes major change to its F1 engineering line-up

Red Bull’s Formula 1 head of race engineering Guillaume ‘Rocky’ Rocquelin will move into a new role working with the team’s roster of young drivers after the Australian Grand Prix

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F1 cuts Melbourne DRS zones from four to three

Formula 1 has dropped the fourth DRS zone on the high-speed run to Turn 9 “for safety reasons” for the rest of the Australian Grand Prix weekend