Edd Straw

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Why one driver’s best F1 weekend yet ended in a telling off

Williams F1 driver Nicholas Latifi was closer to star team-mate George Russell than ever in Brazil, but his weekend ended with a scolding. Edd Straw explains why

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Mercedes’ ‘on another planet’ straightline speed unnerves RBR

Red Bull-Honda driver Sergio Perez described the Mercedes Formula 1 car’s straightline speed as being “on another planet” after the Brazilian Grand Prix. What does that mean for Qatar this weekend?

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Our take on the missing Verstappen and Hamilton footage

The Max Verstappen onboard camera footage that the Formula 1 stewards didn’t have when assessing his Brazilian Grand Prix incident with Lewis Hamilton has now been released. Edd Straw examines what it tells us about the case – and what it didn’t

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Alpine pushed ‘tactics to the ultimate limit’ to match rival

Alpine “pushed team tactics to the ultimate limit” in the Brazilian Grand Prix to try to beat its Formula 1 rival AlphaTauri, according to Esteban Ocon. Edd Straw explains how the team did it – and why it still fell short

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Edd Straw’s Brazilian Grand Prix driver ratings

A very rare perfect score for one Formula 1 driver in Edd Straw’s Brazilian Grand Prix ratings, on a weekend when many others underwhelmed

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Sainz’s breakthrough solves a rare weakness of his Ferrari move

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz attributed his third place in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race partly to intensive work to improve his starts, which he has seen as a weak point since early in his first Formula 1 season with Ferrari

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Red Bull confident Hamilton rule breach wasn’t deliberate

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is “sure that there wasn’t” any intent to circumvent the regulations from Mercedes in the rear-wing infringement that resulted in Lewis Hamilton’s exclusion from qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix

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Verstappen escapes with fine for parc ferme incident

Max Verstappen has been fined €50,000 for breaching Formula 1’s parc ferme rules by touching title rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes after Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying, but gets no on-track penalty

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‘I f***ed up’ – Why qualifying left Mazepin tearful

Haas driver Nikita Mazepin was left holding back tears after qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix after a mistake cost him potentially his strongest Formula 1 qualifying performance

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Szafnauer’s curious Alpine denials create new intrigue

Aston Martin Formula 1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer initially firmly shut down a story that he’s moving to Alpine. But then things got cloudier when he was actually quizzed about it

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Would it really matter if a collision decided 2021 F1 title?

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 Formula 1 title fight being decided by a collision might not be great in sporting terms, but it’s hard to genuinely argue that outcome would be bad for F1

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F1 curfew waived as freight delays leave teams awaiting cars

The Formula 1 curfew has been waived at the Brazilian Grand Prix to allow personnel to remain in the Interlagos circuit overnight to build up their cars after the late arrival of air freight from Mexico City

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Ricciardo now has ‘more natural connection’ with McLaren car

Daniel Ricciardo now has a “more natural connection” with his car thanks to progress made in the second half of the Formula 1 season, according to McLaren executive racing director Andrea Stella

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Russell offers first hints of how good Miami F1 track will be

Formula 1 has big ambitions for its new Miami Grand Prix in 2022. But will the track be any good? George Russell’s offered some hints

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‘Perfect’ GP no anomaly for F1 2021’s most underrated package

Surprised by Pierre Gasly and AlphaTauri comfortably beating the Ferraris to the ‘best of the rest’ spot in the Mexican Grand Prix? You really shouldn’t be

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How a slow Mercedes led to Giovinazzi’s Alfa fury

Antonio Giovinazzi’s miserable F1 season was denied a much-needed boost by an unexpectedly slow Mercedes and McLaren in Mexico

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Edd Straw’s 2021 Mexican Grand Prix driver ratings

As good as F1’s duo of title contenders were in the Mexican GP, there is one driver that outshone even them

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Mexican GP Podcast: Was there any way Mercedes could’ve won?

The Race F1 Podcast tackles Red Bull and Mercedes’ Mexican Grand Prix swings and every other team’s performance

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Bottas to get early Alfa Romeo F1 debut in Abu Dhabi test

Valtteri Bottas is set to make his testing debut for the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi, with talks ongoing for Mercedes to release him to run for his new team

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Mazepin: Haas has ‘different rules’ for Schumacher

Nikita Mazepin questioned the Haas team’s handling of Mexican Grand Prix qualifying after he was denied permission to pass team-mate Mick Schumacher on an outlap after the red flag during Q1, leading him to suggest that “it seems like the rules are a bit different on the different sides of the garag

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What’s happening with the final 2022 F1 driver vacancy

There’s just one space left on the 2022 Formula 1 grid, and it’s about to be filled now that Alfa Romeo/Sauber’s Andretti talks are over. But is Guan Yu Zhou back to being favourite for it? And when will it be settled? Edd Straw found out

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F1 extends Chinese GP contract to 2025

Formula 1’s contract with the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai has been extended until 2025, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic meaning the race is not part of the 2022 world championship calendar

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Senna/Prost collision comparison stokes Horner and Wolff feud

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he was “disappointed” to read a suggestion from Toto Wolff that whichever of Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen led the 2021 Formula 1 title fight into a last-round decider would be willing to cause a “Senna-Prost years” collision

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Perez ‘pretty sure’ Red Bull wants him to win Mexican GP

Sergio Perez says he is “pretty sure” the Red Bull team wants him to win F1’s Mexican GP, despite its backing of Max Verstappen for the title

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Is Williams’s 2021 F1 car really only the ninth fastest?

George Russell’s F1 qualifying heroics have been impressive but may mask Williams’s true performance level. Edd Straw investigates

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The suspension trick that got FIA to appeal against its stewards

The Mercedes suspension system that recently fascinated F1 is perfectly legal, as was the Renault-pioneered mass damper – for a while, anyway

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Why 2022 F1 cars are set to be much faster than expected

The 2022 F1 cars are now expected to be much, much closer in speed to the current crop than originally anticipated. Here are the likely reasons behind that

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How Ferrari hybrid upgrade is giving it an edge over McLaren

The McLaren drivers reckon Ferrari’s recent hybrid upgrade has edged it ahead in the constructors’ title battle. Edd Straw assesses the claim and what it could mean long-term for the two teams

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Why Russell’s new aggressive strategy has been proven wrong

George Russell reckons his new aggressive F1 approach in recent grands prix has been proven wrong, and Edd Straw explains why

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Perez’s best weekend yet? His US GP breakthrough analysed

Did a third place in both qualifying and the race mark Sergio Perez’s strongest weekend as a Red Bull F1 driver? Edd Straw takes an in-depth look at his weekend

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How ‘clever’ Sainz helped Ferrari deal a heavier blow to McLaren

Carlos Sainz’s deliberately ceded positions to both Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris in the early stages of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix, a double penalty for his brief excursion onto the Turn 12 runoff on the opening lap

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Edd Straw’s 2021 United States Grand Prix F1 driver ratings

After a US GP in which the F1 title rivals (and a cranky Fernando Alonso) stole the show, Edd Straw rates all the drivers’ performances

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Perez now trying to follow Verstappen’s lead less at Red Bull

Sergio Perez says his and his Red Bull crew are “trying to do our own thing a bit more” compared to team-mate Max Verstappen, having spent much of the 2021 Formula 1 season following his lead

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Haas’s current state does its glorious F1 start a disservice

Haas’s strong start to its F1 career is all but forgotten amid its current struggles. Edd Straw examines its rapid early rise

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Why Michael Andretti failed in F1 the first time around

With Michael Andretti potentially on the cusp of a sensational Formula 1 return as a team owner, we look back at his time as an F1 driver

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The factor Albon believes will offset his F1 sabbatical

When Alex Albon returns to the Formula 1 grid with Williams next year it will mark his first F1 start in over 15 months. But he believes some key experience picked up during 2021 will offset that disadvantage

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Mercedes or Red Bull: Which car is better for F1’s final tracks?

Six races across eight weekends will decide the destination of the Formula 1 titles. But which tracks will best suit Mercedes and Red Bull? Edd Straw gives his verdict

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Gasly’s doing to Tsunoda what Verstappen did to Gasly in 2019

Formula 1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda is stuck in a downwards confidence spiral because of AlphaTauri team-mate Pierre Gasly’s performances. It’s a situation Gasly experienced himself against Max Verstappen at Red Bull

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How it feels to be heading for the F1 exit door

Driver market shocks permitting, Antonio Giovinazzi is heading into the final few races of his Formula 1 career. And he’s frustrated but fatalistic about that, as Edd Straw discovered

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Is Perez’s F1 slump over at the perfect time for Red Bull?

Sergio Perez’s poor mid-2021 run of form has cost Red Bull dearly in the F1 constructors’ battle, but there’s time yet to make amends