Formula 1 Mercedes’ ‘rather risk everything’ Dutch GP strategy defence Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes’ strategy in the final laps of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix, saying he would “rather risk everything for winning the race than cement second and third”
Formula 1 Williams F1 junior third F2 driver to receive a ban in 2022 Williams Formula 1 development driver Roy Nissany has become the third Formula 2 driver to receive an event ban in 2022
Formula 1 Did Mercedes cost Hamilton Dutch GP victory? Our verdict Lewis Hamilton was furious with Mercedes’ strategy at the end of the Dutch GP but did he have a point and could he have won the race with a different strategy? Our writers give their verdict
Formula 1 F1 Podcast: The mistakes Alpine made that lost it Piastri We explain how Alpine got it so wrong with its Oscar Piastri deal in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast
Formula 1 Ricciardo didn’t know McLaren signed Piastri on July 4 Daniel Ricciardo says he was not aware that McLaren had completed an agreement with Oscar Piastri one week before Ricciardo publicly declared his intent to remain with the Formula 1 team in 2023.
Formula 1 Our verdict on McLaren beating Alpine to Piastri F1 contract After weeks of debate over Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 future, the Contract Recognition Board has ruled in McLaren’s favour. Our writers give their verdict, including on how Piastri will perform at McLaren
Formula 1 Where Verstappen sees ‘big value’ from new Red Bull F1 sim driver Max Verstappen says the adaptability new Red Bull Formula 1 simulator driver Rudy van Buren has to replicate driving styles means the World’s Fastest Gamer winner brings “such a big value” to the team
Formula 1 Alonso regrets Hamilton remarks – but claims media bias at play Fernando Alonso regrets the comments aired after his clash with Lewis Hamilton at Spa – but hints Hamilton being British inflated the reaction
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s: A shock Schumacher win that enraged McLaren Imola 1999: An underappreciated piece of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari brilliance? Or a race cruelly robbed from McLaren? The latest episode of the classic F1 podcast Bring Back V10s discusses that question and more
Formula 1 McLaren has ‘pretty shocking’ DRS deficiency – Norris McLaren’s pace with DRS deployed is “pretty shocking” compared to its F1 midfield rivals, says Lando Norris after the Belgian GP
Formula 1 Winners and losers from F1’s 2022 Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1’s 2022 Belgian Grand Prix featured some of the most clear-cut winners and losers of any race this Formula 1 season
Formula 1 Hamilton: Spa gap ‘kick in the teeth’ with car ‘I won’t miss’ Mercedes being seventh and eighth in Belgian GP qualifying one round after taking pole is a “kick in the teeth”, says Lewis Hamilton – who “won’t miss” the team’s 2022 Formula 1 car
Formula 1 What the Belgian GP grid will actually look like With seven of the 20 Formula 1 drivers facing major Belgian Grand Prix grid penalties, the grid looks vastly different to the final qualifying order. So, who’s starting where at Spa?
Formula 1 Verstappen fastest but Sainz to start from Belgian GP pole Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, but Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s race from pole position due to the Red Bull driver’s back-of-the-grid penalty
Formula 1 Video: Audi’s already made the first mistake with its F1 entry Audi has finally confirmed its first ever Formula 1 entry and will join the grid in 2026 but has it already made a critical error?
Formula 1 Podcast: Is Audi’s initial F1 target unrealistic? Audi has finally confirmed it will come into Formula 1, but has it set too ambitious a timeline to be successful? Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw discuss it on a bonus episode of The Race F1 Podcast
Formula 1 Everything that happened in first Belgian GP F1 practice Carlos Sainz put Ferrari on top at the start of the Belgian GP weekend, with a pause in the running for Kevin Magnussen’s stranded Haas and a late shower at Spa preventing any further improvements
Formula 1 Bring Back V8s Podcast: Maldonado’s sensational F1 giant-killing The Bring Back V10s Podcast ventures forward into the V8 era to discuss Pastor Maldonado and Williams’ epic Spanish Grand Prix victory in 2012, with Karun Chandhok and Edd Straw joining Glenn Freeman to discuss it.
Formula 1 F1 boss pushing for ‘aggressive’ weekend format changes Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali wants every session outside of FP1 on a grand prix weekend to count for something to add more “intensity” to the weekends
Formula 1 Our verdict on what Ricciardo should do after his McLaren exit Now it’s official that Daniel Ricciardo is leaving McLaren at the end of 2022, where should he go next? Our writers give their verdict
Formula 1 Domenicali can’t see female driver in F1 in next five years It’s “very unlikely” that there will be a female driver in Formula 1 within the next five years according to championship CEO Stefano Domenicali
Formula 1 Podcast: Ricciardo’s struggles and post-McLaren future explored Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to explain why McLaren gave up on Daniel Ricciardo and what Ricciardo might do after leaving McLaren at the end of 2022
Formula 1 How Williams’s car reset ‘sets a baseline’ for 2023 design There are early signs of progress at Williams with its 2022 Formula 1 car. The real test of its progress will be whether it can harness the potential of its upgrade package in the second half of this year and into 2023
MotoGP ‘Mad donkey’ Aprilia adaptation isn’t finished for Vinales Two MotoGP podiums in a row marks good progress for Maverick Vinales, but he doesn’t think he has finished the process of adapting to the Aprilia, which he needs to ride like a “mad donkey” to be fast
MotoGP Suzuka mission might’ve taken Honda’s eye off the MotoGP ball Honda ended its win drought in the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race, but had its focus on that taken resources away from solving its MotoGP problems? One of its riders thinks so
MotoGP Bagnaia fights off Vinales to win Silverstone MotoGP thriller Francesco Bagnaia rebuffed a late attack from Maverick Vinales to win MotoGP’s Silverstone epic, with points leader Fabio Quartararo only eighth
MotoGP Honda’s ‘lost’ – and pining for its absent MotoGP star With Marc Marquez out, Honda has endured another brutal day of MotoGP 2022 action – and it’s clearly counting the days until he’s back
MotoGP Zarco on Silverstone pole, bruised Espargaro salvages sixth Johann Zarco posted a record Silverstone MotoGP lap to claim British GP pole, as a hurt Aleix Espargaro managed to score sixth place
MotoGP What went on in second MotoGP practice at Silverstone Fabio Quartararo led fellow MotoGP champion Joan Mir in the second practice session at the British Grand Prix
MotoGP Pol Espargaro reveals he has signed new two-year MotoGP deal Pol Espargaro has all but confirmed he’ll exit Honda’s factory MotoGP team and switch to the satellite Tech3 KTM squad from 2023. Espargaro has struggled to get to grips with his Honda since he exited KTM at the end of 2020 to partner six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez. He only finished on the po
MotoGP ‘No fights anymore’ – MotoGP riders worried by penalty precedent MotoGP riders say they’re worried about the precedent set by the long-lap penalty that was handed to points leader Fabio Quartararo
MotoGP Shock MotoGP return for Crutchlow as Dovizioso retires early Andrea Dovizioso will call an early halt to his unsuccessful MotoGP comeback with RNF Yamaha after next month’s Misano race, with Cal Crutchlow returning to racing in his place
Formula 1 Alpine announces Piastri hours after hinting at complications Alpine has announced Oscar Piastri as its second 2023 Formula 1 driver following Fernando Alonso’s shock move to Aston Martin, despite earlier in the day suggesting Piastri’s management might have other options
Formula 1 Podcast: Will Alonso’s final F1 switch gamble pay off? Fernando Alonso’s decision to swap Alpine for Aston Martin will surely be his last Formula 1 driver market gamble, but will it pay off?
Formula 1 Genius or doomed? Our verdict on Alonso’s bombshell Aston move Aston Martin rocked the Formula 1 paddock by announcing Fernando Alonso will join the team from 2023 on a multi-year deal. Our writers give their verdict on the bombshell news
Formula 1 Leclerc: Ferrari ‘needs to get better’ at executing F1 weekends Charles Leclerc says Ferrari must be “better at putting a weekend together” and needs to take “another step” if it wants to challenge for the Formula 1 world championships after an erroneous strategy at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Verstappen wins from 10th, another Ferrari strategy blunder Max Verstappen charged from 10th on the grid and overcame a mid-race spin to win the Hungarian Grand Prix as an ill-fated Ferrari race strategy left Charles Leclerc sixth
Formula 1 Alpine F1 junior second 2022 F2 driver to get race ban Alpine Formula 1 junior Olli Caldwell has become the second Formula 2 driver to receive a race ban this season after he accumulated 12 penalty points
Formula E Giovinazzi earns rare highlight amid bleak Formula E season Antonio Giovinazzi finally delivered a highlight in an otherwise miserable rookie Formula E season by qualifying third on the grid for the second race of the London double-header weekend
Formula 1 Hamilton: ‘No progression’ from W Series needs fixing Lewis Hamilton says guaranteeing the W Series champion an F2 drive would help fix the championship’s “no progression” issue
