Scott Mitchell-Malm

Formula 1

Alpine grasping for F1 shortcuts after 'French Ferrari' failure

The "French Ferrari" has failed. Now Renault's ailing F1 team is looking for shortcuts to finally succeed in Formula 1 as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains

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Is Ricciardo Red Bull's harshest F1 sacking yet? Our ranking

Nine drivers have now been ejected from a Red Bull Formula 1 team race seat mid-season. Where does Daniel Ricciardo's fate rank on the harshness scale?

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Peaky Ferrari, emotional swings, Hamilton curiosity - Leclerc interview

Ferrari star Charles Leclerc assesses his 2024 and sets out lofty ambitions for 2025 - when Lewis Hamilton will join him - in an extensive interview

MotoGP

Marquez and MotoGP track Mandalika at odds over bike fire damage

MotoGP venue Mandalika has strongly rebuffed Marc Marquez's suggestion that circuit equipment exacerbated the damage to his on-fire Ducati on Sunday.

Formula 1

When Lawson knew he was getting RB seat and how Ricciardo handled it

Sharing the RB garage with Daniel Ricciardo in Singapore knowing that he’d soon be ousting the Australian veteran was “definitely not an enjoyable weekend” for Liam Lawson

Formula 1

Lawson's Ricciardo sub is surely a 2025 Red Bull seat audition

Red Bull vacating an RB seat for Liam Lawson mid-season only makes complete sense if Lawson is still being mulled as a potential Sergio Perez replacement for 2025.

Formula 1

Red Bull's Russell admission hints at a Verstappen Plan B

Christian Horner appears to have got one back on Toto Wolff for the Mercedes boss's public courting of Max Verstappen by hinting George Russell could be a serious F1 2026 target for Red Bull. If that really is possible, it wouldn't just be "foolish" for Red Bull to ignore him - it would be negligent

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2024 Singapore Grand Prix

The driver who was first in the Singapore Grand Prix was an emphatic winner. The driver who was last is probably now out of Formula 1. But there were also plenty of other winners and losers in-between...

Formula 1

Emotional Ricciardo's F1 career on brink of ending after Singapore GP

Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career is hanging by a thread as he admitted a disappointing Singapore Grand Prix might have been his last race

Formula 1

Underwhelming Ricciardo doesn’t deserve early 2024 axe

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo gambit has failed. But not so badly that he deserves the current uncertainty around his immediate future, let alone being dropped with six Formula 1 races to go in 2024, argues Scott Mitchell-Malm

Formula 1

Norris looks dominant after final Singapore F1 practice

Lando Norris heads into Singapore Grand Prix qualifying in a league of his own after final Formula 1 practice on Saturday

Formula 1

McLaren must adapt controversial rear wing

McLaren will make adjustments to its controversial low-downforce Formula 1 rear wing, which the FIA has decided was deforming too much on track after all

Formula 1

Ricciardo's F1 place at risk with Red Bull decision imminent

Daniel Ricciardo’s place in Formula 1 is at risk as Red Bull will decide its 2025 driver line-ups after this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, and is expected to promote Liam Lawson to its second team next season

Formula 1

What next as FIA investigates McLaren 'mini-DRS' scrutiny

The FIA says it is reviewing data and evidence from Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix amid scrutiny of McLaren’s rear wing, and is open to taking action this season or more likely beyond it

Formula 1

The great Leclerc traits evident in his would-be F1 successor

Charles Leclerc blazed a trail that Ollie Bearman wants to follow. On the evidence of his second Formula 1 'debut', some traits he shares with Leclerc will help him get there as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains

Formula 1

Piastri's killer instinct will keep making McLaren's driver calls harder

In the context of a would-be Formula 1 drivers’ championship bid for Lando Norris, the wrong McLaren keeps finishing ahead. And that is only going to make it harder for McLaren as it walks a team orders tightrope

Formula 1

Alpine F1 base also under scrutiny amid engine axing

Alpine's deep review of its Formula 1 project includes the team's base at Enstone, not just the Renault engine programme, as it reaches its "most critical point for the next few years"

Formula 1

Sprint race just for F1 rookies increasingly likely this year

A non-championship Formula 1 race for young drivers looks increasingly likely to be realised in time to be held this year in Abu Dhabi

Formula 1

Red Bull's first attempt at fixing its F1 car problems

Red Bull's floor upgrade at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is a first attempt to address the development issues that have hurt its 2024 Formula 1 car, with bigger fixes yet to come

Formula 1

Revised or abolished? F1 penalty point system set for review

Following Kevin Magnussen's ban for the Azerbaijan GP, plans are afoot for F1's penalty points system to be reviewed.

Formula 1

McLaren team orders: Why now and how they will work

McLaren's decision to bias its handling of races towards Lando Norris and aid his outside F1 title bid will be managed on a case-by-case basis rather than with specific rules - which means he won't be guaranteed to win every time the team's in position to do so

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Bottas vs Bortoleto? - The latest on Sauber's 2025 F1 driver search

Sauber's quest to fill its second 2025 F1 seat seems to boil down to a choice between Valtteri Bottas and Gabriel Bortoleto. Incumbent Bottas seems confident of staying on the grid, so where's this momentum for McLaren junior Bortoleto come from?

Formula 1

McLaren decides to prioritise Norris's F1 title bid over Piastri

McLaren will now prioritise Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri in a bid to overturn Max Verstappen's 2024 Formula 1 drivers' championship lead

Formula 1

Renault's unexpected F1 option amid new engine protests

Fresh Renault staff protests will possibly aid one prospective investor's unexpected interest in keeping its F1 engine project going

Formula 1

Everything you need to know as Newey joins Aston Martin's F1 team

As Aston Martin makes Adrian Newey's 2025 arrival official, we explain how he's likely to fit into a packed design line-up plus the risks involved

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Five blunt admissions about Audi's F1 problem areas

Mattia Binotto's first appearance in his Audi role, alongside CEO Gernot Dollner, was a public reality check about the current state of the project

Formula 1

Red Bull and Ferrari chasing FIA answers over McLaren front wing

Red Bull and Ferrari want clarification from the FIA over the flexibility of the front wing used by Formula 1 pacesetter McLaren - but it has passed all legality tests so far and the governing body is not planning any “short-term” action

Formula 1

Norris hasn't earned full priority - but McLaren help is coming

Lando Norris has not done enough to earn total priority from McLaren at all costs but the reality of the Formula 1 season means McLaren looks set to assist him with team orders after all

Formula 1

Red Bull on back foot in four-team Monza pole fight after practice

Four teams look in with a shot at Italian GP pole after final practice - but Red Bull's path to said pole appears to be the most difficult.

Formula 1

Six reasons Mercedes has chosen Antonelli to succeed Hamilton

Mercedes has confirmed 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton in its Formula 1 team next season. But why has it picked Antonelli over proven free agents? Scott Mitchell-Malm explains six key factors...

Formula 1

What Antonelli got wrong in big Mercedes debut crash

Kimi Antonelli’s hotly anticipated official Formula 1 debut started with him briefly sitting atop the times and ended dramatically with a heavily damaged Mercedes in the wall and five laps to his name

Formula 1

Alpine strike and Monza protest over Renault F1 engine plan

Alpine employees in France will go on strike alongside a protest at the Italian Grand Prix, in opposition to Renault’s plan to axe its Formula 1 engine programme

Formula 1

The most damning part of Williams's ruthless F1 sacking

Logan Sargeant being dropped by Williams is not a surprise in the grand scheme of things. The timing of it, and the identity of his replacement, was unexpected – and reflects a damning final judgement by the team

Formula 1

Sargeant's Williams F1 seat doubts grow - but who'd replace him?

Williams is evaluating which drivers may be available to replace Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season

Formula 1

Haas F1 equipment not leaving Zandvoort amid Uralkali dispute

The Haas Formula 1 team will delay sending its equipment from Zandvoort to Monza pending a resolution to a multi-million dollar repayment to former sponsor Uralkali

Formula 1

Antonelli set for 2025 Mercedes F1 seat as Verstappen chase pauses

Toto Wolff has seemingly admitted defeat in trying to sign Max Verstappen for next year, which has rolled out the red carpet for junior Kimi Antonelli

Formula 1

What we learned from 'mismanaged' Alpine’s new F1 leaders

The latest round of Alpine turmoil resulted in Flavio Briatore and Oliver Oakes leading a team that's about to shed its works status. Here's what we learned when the new regime met the media for the first time...

Formula 1

Newey to Aston Martin - is it likely, and how would it work?

Aston Martin is being tipped as favourite to land Adrian Newey, and is known to have made an offer - but is there room for him in Aston's structure?

Formula 1

At risk for Monza? Bizarre Haas ex-sponsor case explained

The Haas Formula 1 team is under pressure to make a payment to former sponsor Uralkali or its equipment will be seized at the Dutch GP and its participation in next week's Italian GP will be in doubt

Formula 1

Audi or bust for the F1 driver who's never been first choice

At one stage, Valtteri Bottas was poised to be picked up by whoever was first in line in missing out on Carlos Sainz for 2025. Now his chances of staying in F1 rest on getting a new contract from his current employer, which looked a long shot not so long ago