Formula 1 How Albon was denied a shock Bahrain GP Q3 appearance Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon believes he could have made it into the final part of Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying if his front wing wasn’t damaged in Q2
Formula 1 Ferrari’s key Bahrain GP rival is Aston Martin not Red Bull Ferrari’s Formula 1 drivers are bracing “for a tough Sunday” at the Bahrain Grand Prix with Carlos Sainz expecting to be fighting with Aston Martin rather than the front-row starting Red Bulls
Formula 1 Red Bull sweeps Bahrain GP front row ahead of Ferraris Max Verstappen led Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying as Aston Martin’s pace didn’t quite translate into a pole shot
Formula 1 Hamilton: Hard for Mercedes to catch F1’s best with this concept The first day of 2023 F1 practice suggested Mercedes “is a long way off” the front of the field according to Lewis Hamilton, who thinks the gap can be closed but doing so will be “quite hard with the concept we have”
MotoGP Podcast: The next MotoGP stars (and who’s been snubbed) The Race MotoGP Podcast asked listeners for their predictions of the young riders who’ll make it onto the MotoGP grid before 2030
Formula 1 Ferrari/Mercedes drivers sure Aston is in F1’s lead fight Aston Martin will start the season “fully in the fight” at the front of the 2023 Formula 1 field, according to the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers
Formula 1 Nine questions F1 teams want answering in F2 this year F1’s primary feeder series will start alongside the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend – we pick out the nine key storylines to watch
Formula 1 Albon on reality of driving an F1 car ‘built around Verstappen’ Alex Albon has no problem with the way Red Bull has developed its F1 cars around Max Verstappen. But opening up about his struggles adapting in 2019 and 2020 highlights how capricious the team’s cars can be
IndyCar Podcast: IndyCar 2023 preview with Pagenaud and Armstrong In a special episode previewing the season commencing in St Petersburg this weekend, The Race IndyCar Podcast is joined by an ace rookie in a race-winning seat and a series champion turned Indy 500 winner
Formula 1 Who could buy AlphaTauri F1 team if Red Bull sells it? If Red Bull decides to sell the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team – and that remains a big if even with reports in Bahrain suggesting it’s considering it – who would buy the team? We assess some of the likely contenders
Formula 1 Leclerc and Russell lead final morning of F1 testing Charles Leclerc led George Russell at the halfway point of the final day of Formula 1’s sole 2023 pre-season test in Bahrain as McLaren and Alfa Romeo hit trouble
Formula 1 Mercedes F1 testing pace loss prompts ‘investigations’ George Russell’s lost mileage wasn’t the only concern in a “not strong” second day of F1 testing for Mercedes
Formula 1 Zhou sets new Bahrain F1 test benchmark, Mercedes breaks down Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu was the surprise pacesetter of the second day of F1’s test in Bahrain, while George Russell’s Mercedes broke down
Formula 1 Haas’s clever $250k pitwall saving and its impact on the car Haas reckons its unique three-seater pitwall set-up has saved the team a quarter of a million dollars that can be put towards developing its 2023 Formula 1 car
Formula 1 Verstappen and Alonso fastest on first F1 test day Defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was fastest on the opening day of the sole pre-season test ahead of the 2023 season in Bahrain but was only 0.029s quicker than Aston Martin’s new recruit Fernando Alonso
Formula 1 22 things that happened in F1’s wild winter Even the most hardcore of Formula 1 fans could be forgiven for forgetting just how much happened during F1’s off-season, from a team boss merry-go-round to the start of a process that could expand the current F1 grid
Formula 1 F1 Quiz: Every driver who took part in testing 10 years ago Just four drivers who participated in F1’s opening pre-season 10 years ago will take part in this week’s 2023 Bahrain test. Can you remember the 23 drivers who drove in F1 2013’s first pre-season test?
Formula 1 Live Podcast: The rivalries that will define F1 2023 The first-ever live recording of The Race F1 podcast took place in London with special guest Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz recently. He helped Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm look ahead to the key rivalries of the 2023 season.
Formula 1 Vandoorne among McLaren’s 2023 F1 reserve driver pool Stoffel Vandoorne could yet get another F1 start as a McLaren driver down the line, with the Woking team agreeing a deal to share Aston’s reserves
Formula 1 An extra benefit to McLaren’s imminent new F1 windtunnel The long-awaited arrival of the McLaren Formula 1 team’s new windtunnel later in 2023 has the potential to solve more of its problems than might be obvious
Formula 1 Gasly/Ocon are already exhausted – but spotlight won’t go away Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have stressed there is no bad blood in their relationship. Imagine the frustration, then, when the first media questions at Alpine’s 2023 F1 launch were about the new team-mates’ tense past
Formula 1 FIA clarifies driver free speech rule and possible penalties The FIA has moved to clarify its free speech regulation, outlining when drivers can make certain comments, defining which comments count, and hinting at the possible penalties for a breach
Formula 1 Alpine to support Floersch and six female karters in 2023 The Alpine Formula 1 team has established a new karting programme to find and develop young female drivers and has added Sophia Floersch to its driver academy as part of its ongoing Rac(H)er initiative
Formula 1 Podcast: Why Mercedes hasn’t abandoned its unique F1 car concept On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast Scott Mitchell-Malm and ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson join host Edd Straw to discuss the new features of Mercedes’ 2023 Formula 1 car
Formula 1 Trailer: The story of F1’s most tragic team-mate rivalry Villeneuve Pironi reveals the truth behind the breaking of an unwritten agreement between the two at the San Marino Grand Prix, and the way it transformed their relationship in the weeks that followed until Villeneuve’s death. Watch the trailer here
Formula 1 Video: Mercedes’ 2023 F1 car choices – and its lack of optimism Mercedes revealed its 2023 W14 Formula 1 car on Wednesday but there wasn’t a huge amount of optimism around the team. Our latest video features Glenn Freeman, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw discussing all the interesting features on the W14
Formula 1 Ferrari drivers’ early verdict after SF-23’s ‘high-risk’ debut Charles Leclerc feels there are “positive signs” that Ferrari has rectified some of the weaknesses that wrecked its 2022 Formula 1 title bid but it must be ‘validated in reality’ in Bahrain
Formula 1 How should Ferrari manage Leclerc/Sainz in 2023? Our verdict How should Ferrari – which launches its new car today – manage Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in 2023? The Members’ Club asked and our writers answered
Formula 1 Aston faces awkward questions if it continues to underperform Aston Martin had justifiable and reasonable excuses for why it struggled in 2022 but it can’t afford to keep underperforming in 2023
Formula 1 Williams offers first look at its 2023 F1 car Williams has become the latest team to reveal its 2023 Formula 1 car after its FW45 broke cover ahead of a shakedown run at Silverstone
Formula 1 ‘Not smart’ – F1 CEO on Andretti’s criticism of current teams Michael Andretti was “not smart” to call the existing Formula 1 teams “greedy” according to Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali
Formula 1 Video: Why AlphaTauri refuses to copy Red Bull’s F1 car in 2023 AlphaTauri may be Red Bull’s second-team, but its newly-launched 2023 car shows it’s still keen to go its own way in terms of design
Formula 1 Reminder: Oscar Piastri is not a villain As McLaren prepares to launch its MCL60 2023 Formula 1 car on Monday, the furore over its swoop for Alpine junior Oscar Piastri seems a long time ago. But it’s important to remember that Piastri wasn’t the villain in that dramatic story
MotoGP MotoGP Podcast: What each manufacturer needs from testing This week’s episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast previews this week’s Sepang test and details what each manufacturer needs to achieve
Formula 1 Alfa Romeo’s efforts to address a big 2022 backwards step Alfa Romeo went from having one of Formula 1’s best reliability records to nearly squandering its 2022 potential due to car problems. Can it fix that for 2023
Formula 1 Sauber reveals 2023 F1 car for its final Alfa Romeo season The Sauber-run Alfa Romeo outfit has revealed its C43 Formula 1 car and new livery for 2023
Formula 1 Perez has an ominous tightrope to walk in 2023 Sergio Perez faces a difficult challenge in 2023 – knowing Red Bull’s development path is always going to favour his champion team-mate and could result in car traits that Perez just can’t live with
Formula 1 Ricciardo’s absent desire to race hints at deep F1 scars Daniel Ricciardo isn’t “foaming at the mouth” to get back in an F1 car right now. That’s likely indicative of how scarring the past two years were – but if he does want a 2024 comeback he’ll need that to change sooner not later
Formula 1 Video: Ford’s F1 comeback with Red Bull explained Ford will return to Formula 1 after announcing a partnership with Red Bull for the next set of Formula 1 engine regulations
MotoGP Podcast: What we’ve learned from MotoGP launches so far MotoGP’s 2023 season has begun, with three of the five factory teams plus two satellite having held their launch events and testing now just a week away. This week’s episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast discusses what we’ve learned so far
