Formula 1 Why Hamilton experienced his most ‘Mansell-esque’ season Lewis Hamilton is often compared to Ayrton Senna, but Hamilton’s failed 2021 Formula 1 title bid had the hallmarks of a different F1 champion, says Edd Straw
Formula 1 What a ‘growing up’ year means for Tsunoda’s 2022 hopes AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda’s rookie Formula 1 season was a rollercoaster of losing and rediscovering his confidence. Edd Straw spoke to Tsunoda to find out what his trying 2021 means for his second season in F1
Formula 1 Raikkonen’s F1 epilogue: How he changed and where he stood still Kimi Raikkonen has a reputation for being monosyllabic – but he had plenty to say as he sat down to reflect on his F1 career with The Race
Formula 1 Aston Martin: ‘Eye-opening’ Mercedes clone will help 2022 car Aston Martin’s decision to clone the 2019 Mercedes has been tipped to have a knock-on effect on strengthening its 2022 F1 car
Formula 1 How Mazepin leaned on 2019 F2 struggles in F1 last year Nikita Mazepin’s rookie Formula 1 season couldn’t have gone much worse. He hopes previous bad experiences from earlier in his career can help him deal with it
Formula 1 Every F1 2021 full-timer’s worst drive Edd Straw selects each full-time driver’s race day nadir of the 22 grands prix that made up the action-packed 2021 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 Schumacher’s ‘hidden wins’ a small step on long path to Ferrari In an undeveloped Haas, Mick Schumacher’s rookie Formula 1 season in 2021 was all about what he calls “hidden wins”. Edd Straw delves into some examples, and outlines what will be needed in 2022 to aid his Ferrari mission
Formula 1 Every F1 2021 full-timer’s best drive Some F1 drivers had more good races than others in 2021, but there was a zenith for each of their seasons
Formula 1 Saluting an improbable yet bittersweet F1 career Antonio Giovinazzi didn’t make himself indispensable in his long-shot three-year F1 career. But that doesn’t make it a waste
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2021 F1 season driver ratings Here’s how the performances of the 2021 Formula 1 field rank after we’ve averaged out Edd Straw’s driver ratings from all 22 races
Formula 1 Inside Mercedes’ bid to take its F1 genius onto the water Mercedes is far from the first Formula 1 team to get involved in America’s Cup yacht racing, but how does that actually work in reality? How much are F1 personnel really involved, and how big are Mercedes’ ambitions for its Applied Science division?
Formula 1 Will Abu Dhabi 2021 be remembered as a great F1 title decider? Right now, the controversy dominates conversation. But where will history rank Abu Dhabi 2021 among Formula 1’s most legendary deciders?
Formula 1 Just how quick was defeated Mercedes in F1 2021? Mercedes’ undefeated streak came to an end in 2021 courtesy of Lewis Hamilton’s drivers’ championship defeat. But why did it fail? Edd Straw investigates…
Formula 1 Every 1990s F1 backmarker team ranked As requested by The Race Members’ Club, Edd Straw ranks every 1990s backmarker Formula 1 team from most respectable to most shambolic
Formula 1 The first signs of F1’s blockbuster season In the first of our writers 2021 reflection columns, Edd Straw remembers F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain and the foundations of the sensational title fight
Formula 1 Does F1 need to end racing’s accepted evil – and how? Wheel-to-wheel combat rules in Formula 1 have long been complex and inconsistent. But one rule, in particular, caused controversy in Austria. Edd Straw assesses if the rule is fit for purpose and if not, what needs to change
Formula 1 The remaining weaknesses of a re-emerging F1 giant McLaren might have lost the third place in the constructors’ championship it secured last year to Ferrari, but 2021 was still another step in the right direction. Edd Straw looks at where the team gained and where it still needs to improve
Formula 1 Schumacher gets Ferrari F1 reserve role with Giovinazzi Mick Schumacher will be Ferrari’s Formula 1 reserve driver at 11 races next season, splitting the role with Antonio Giovinazzi
Formula 1 F1 2021’s underachieving overachiever Often the third-fastest car, yet a distant sixth in the championship – AlphaTauri didn’t make good enough use of its formidable 2021 pace, and it wasn’t all Yuki Tsunoda’s fault. But its future looks bright
Formula 1 ‘I’m a fanboy today’ – The anonymous star F1 hosted in Abu Dhabi Kyle Larson acknowledged that “probably nobody knows who I am here” when attending the F1 finale – even though he’s had an insane 2021
Formula 1 Rally champion elected Todt’s successor as FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been elected Jean Todt’s successor as FIA president, securing 61.62% of the vote
Formula 1 Todt reckons FIA has been ‘too permissive’ with F1 teams Outgoing FIA president Jean Todt has suggested Formula 1 is maybe “too permissive” with how it allows competitors to communicate with race director Michael Masi, citing a comparison with a French football ban
Formula 1 What Verstappen makes of hints Hamilton could quit F1 There have been hints a “disillusioned” Lewis Hamilton might consider his Formula 1 future after the way the 2021 title fight ended. Max Verstappen hopes he sticks around
Formula 1 Red Bull never saw Mercedes’ appeal as a ‘threat’ to title Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen have given their first public take on Mercedes dropping its last challenge to the title outcome
Formula 1 How Haas coped with its ‘sabbatical year’ of F1 racing Haas itself admits it was a non-factor this F1 season. But what did it get up to in 2021, and what can be carried over into the 2022 reset?
Formula 1 The perilous balancing act F1 risks getting wrong Balancing entertainment and sporting purity is never an easy balance for F1 to find. But right now, it’s risking getting it badly wrong as Edd Straw explains
Formula 1 Four other F1 drivers hurt by controversial Abu Dhabi restart Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen weren’t the only ones to gain or lose from how the contentious Abu Dhabi F1 restart was handled
Formula 1 Russell to drive for Mercedes on both days of Abu Dhabi F1 test George Russell will drive the Mercedes F1 ‘mule car’ on both days of the post-season Abu Dhabi test, with Lewis Hamilton absent
Formula 1 ‘He did everything right’ – Verstappen on Hamilton’s defeat Max Verstappen says he “of course” felt for rival Lewis Hamilton after “a miracle” helped him snatch the 2021 F1 title from the Brit
Formula 1 How crucial was ‘legend’ Perez to Verstappen’s F1 title? Max Verstappen suggested after clinching the Formula 1 world championship with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that he would not be world championship without his team-mate Sergio Perez’s help. Is he right?
Formula 1 Edd Straw’s 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 driver ratings No perfect scores and four drivers placed above the newly-crowned F1 champion in Edd Straw’s driver ratings for the final 2021 weekend
Formula 1 Why Russell’s last Williams qualifying session went so badly George Russell has been such a qualifying hero for Williams, and thought he might pull off another epic grid slot as a goodbye present at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Instead, he found himself outqualified by Nicholas Latiti
Formula 1 Bottas willing to ‘sacrifice my optimal race’ – but how? In his final F1 race as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate, Valtteri Bottas will start only sixth. He’s keen to help Hamilton’s title bid – but how?
Formula 1 Why new Abu Dhabi kerbs made Pirelli concerned The FIA made changes to some of the ‘pyramid’ exit kerbs in the modified parts of the Yas Marina circuit ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Pirelli raised concerns
Formula 1 Red Bull calls out ‘narrative’ aimed at pressuring Verstappen Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has backed Max Verstappen’s claim that he has been treated unfairly by F1 stewards, in doing arguing that the scrutiny on his driving standards both with F1 and in the wider world is part of a “narrative to put pressure on him”
Formula 1 Alonso: Verstappen ‘deserves’ to win 2021 F1 title Fernando Alonso says Max Verstappen “deserves” the title, describing him as “driving that Red Bull to another level” during F1’s 2021 season
Formula 1 Inside Abu Dhabi’s tougher track with new ‘signature corner’ The changes to the Abu Dhabi circuit are yet another wildcard in F1’s crazy 2021 run-in. Here’s the inside story on how and why they happened
Formula 1 Williams can join Abu Dhabi F1 test after rule tweak Logan Sargeant will make his Formula 1 testing debut for Williams in the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix test after a change to the sporting regulations made it possible
Formula 1 Ferrari has gained some off-season ‘serenity’ Ferrari’s aim of third in the constructors’ championship once looked unlikely, but with the accolade all but secured ahead of the season finale, the team has ‘serenity’ heading for 2022
Formula 1 Where Verstappen’s claim about F1 penalties is wrong Max Verstappen doesn’t like penalties in Formula 1. As he said following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, “that’s not how I grew up watching Formula 1”. But in some ways, it’s exactly what F1 has always been about
