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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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”
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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”
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
