Formula 1 Sainz deal gives Ferrari what Red Bull and Mercedes don’t have While Red Bull and Mercedes have some difficult decisions and negotiations coming up, Ferrari has secured enviable medium-term stability by extending Carlos Sainz’s contract
Formula 1 What Aston Martin’s awful start means for Vettel’s F1 future Sebastian Vettel joked that things couldn’t get much worse for Aston Martin than his miserable delayed start to the 2022 Formula 1 season. But there’s also little reason to expect them to get any better any time soon. How does that affect the chances of him still being in F1 in 2023?
Formula 1 Zhou’s curiosity is making it easier for Bottas to help him As the only rookie in the 2022 Formula 1 field, Zhou Guanyu has a steep learning curve. But the way he and Valtteri Bottas are interacting is making that process of both giving and receiving feedback much easier
Formula 1 The major AlphaTauri upgrade Gasly’s ‘big time’ excited for AlphaTauri’s start to the Formula 1 campaign has been middling, but it will introduce what it’s billing as its first major upgrade of 2022 at Imola this weekend – with both the team and Pierre Gasly expecting “a clear step forward”
Formula 1 The development bet paying off with Ferrari’s 2022 F1 car Ferrari took something of a gamble with its 2022 F1 development strategy, but it’s paying off so far. What were the risks? Why is its tactic working? And how does Ferrari’s scope for improvement compare with its rivals’?
Formula 1 ‘If I ask for something, it happens’ – Bottas’s new authority Valtteri Bottas is experiencing something for the first time in Formula 1. After nine seasons, almost 200 races and 10 grand prix victories, he is finally top dog. And he’s relishing that authority, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 ‘Whinging’ drivers have a point about F1 calendar drift With new races in Las Vegas and Miami and a 419,000-strong weekend crowd in Melbourne, there’s plenty of excitement over F1’s calendar. But that’s tempered by concerns from drivers
Formula 1 Monaco’s place on the F1 calendar is no longer untouchable Whether Monaco suffers a “bit of a shocker” by falling off the Formula 1 calendar or concludes a new deal on revised terms, the famous race is no longer untouchable, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 McLaren now has ‘clear plan’ to improve its 2022 F1 car McLaren admits its progress from Bahrain misery to the Australia top six is entirely down to circuits suiting its car rather than any tangible improvement. It thinks it now knows how to change that
Formula 1 The F1 engine row triggered by Porsche/Audi plans Red Bull wants more concessions for new engine manufacturers entering F1, but the possible overlaps between potential Red Bull Powertrains, Porsche and Audi projects are making rivals wary
Formula 1 Why Ferrari didn’t race its first upgrade of the F1 season Ferrari brought its first update of the Formula 1 season to the Australian Grand Prix, trialling a modified diffuser on Charles Leclerc’s car during Friday practice. But it didn’t ever plan to race it
Formula 1 Aston Martin repairs may take up F1 development capacity Aston Martin’s four crashes during the Australian Grand Prix weekend are going to have implications for its 2022 Formula 1 development programme
Formula 1 Audi’s F1 entry plan and how it’s taken a twist Audi’s potential Formula 1 entry with a separate engine project to a Porsche collaboration with Red Bull is a significant shift away from the Volkswagen Group’s original plan
Formula 1 F1 expected to return to Kyalami with South African GP Formula 1 is likely to return to Kyalami with a revival of the South African Grand Prix
Formula 1 What odd rate of Vettel incidents said about car and driver Sebastian Vettel’s belated start to the Formula 1 season was wrecked by an appalling mix of misfortune and mistakes. But how much responsibility should Vettel and the team take?
Formula 1 The big concern in Verstappen’s Red Bull reliability verdict Max Verstappen has expressed a concern there is no “clear fix” to Red Bull’s reliability problems that are plaguing its start to the 2022 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 Verstappen: Aston Martin F1 safety car ‘like a turtle’ Max Verstappen joked the Aston Martin F1 safety car was “like a turtle” in Melbourne, arguing it is too slow versus the Mercedes version
Formula 1 What Williams was thinking with its quirky Melbourne strategy It took a very unconventional strategy for Williams to score its first point of the season, but the team sees the Australia result as “confirmation”
Formula 1 Fuel leak was likely cause of Verstappen Australian GP DNF Max Verstappen is believed to have retired from the Australian Grand Prix with a fuel leak on his Red Bull Formula 1 car
Formula 1 Sainz critical of himself and Ferrari after nightmare weekend Carlos Sainz was highly critical of both himself and the Ferrari Formula 1 team after a nightmare Australian Grand Prix ended with an early spin into the gravel
Formula 1 McLaren’s leap is ‘80%’ unrelated to its F1 car McLaren’s sudden performance leap is “80%” down to the Australian Grand Prix track layout, reckons Lando Norris, rather than a major improvement by the Formula 1 team
Formula 1 Leclerc keeps Australian GP pole after F1 stewards investigation Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has kept his Australian Grand Prix pole after the stewards deemed no further action was necessary over him allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying
Formula 1 Albon thrown out of Australian GP qualifying over fuel breach Alex Albon has been excluded from qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix as his Williams Formula 1 car did not have enough fuel for the required post-session FIA sample
Formula 1 Alonso believes Australian GP pole was possible before crash Fernando Alonso believes his Alpine Formula 1 car could have taken pole position had it not broken down and crashed in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Disgruntled Vettel questions use of scooter fine Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has questioned where the fine he’ll pay for his unauthorised scooter ride back to the paddock at the Australian Grand Prix will go
Formula 1 Stroll punished for causing bizarre Latifi qualifying crash Lance Stroll has been given a grid penalty for causing a heavy crash with Nicholas Latifi that interrupted Australian Grand Prix qualifying.
Formula 1 FIA outlaws F1 safety car restart move used by Verstappen The FIA has told Formula 1 drivers that getting alongside another car ahead of a safety car restart, as Max Verstappen has done for three races in a row, will no longer be permitted
Formula 1 Wolff leads new calls for F1 team partnership rules ‘reform’ As Haas thrives and personnel switch between teams amid the budget cap, there’s fresh scrutiny on rules over alliances, with Mercedes, McLaren and Alpine arguing Formula 1 needs to tighten up
Formula 1 Why F1’s point leader dislikes and refutes ‘Leclerc 2.0’ tag Formula 1 world championship leader Charles Leclerc believes he has improved as a driver since last season but does not like being labelled ‘Charles 2.0’
Formula 1 Vettel called to F1 stewards over scooter use Sebastian Vettel has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards for the unauthorised use of a scooter on the track after his Aston Martin suffered an engine failure in Australian Grand Prix practice
Formula 1 Red Bull close to dyno run for single-cylinder 2026 F1 engine Red Bull’s first Formula 1 engine project is “on plan” and a single-cylinder engine will run “imminently”, even though the 2026 rules have not been finalised
Formula 1 Red Bull-Porsche F1 deal increasingly likely if VW commits Red Bull and Porsche look increasingly likely to partner up for Formula 1’s new engine regulations, with Christian Horner admitting Volkswagen Group talks are “logical”
Formula 1 Melbourne return joy is a glimpse of F1’s ‘ideal world’ Formula 1’s collective joy at being back in Melbourne is visible at almost every turn – and it couldn’t have come at a better time as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 Alonso can’t use Saudi engine anymore due to failure Fernando Alonso is likely to have a new Renault power unit in the Australian Grand Prix as the one that failed in his Alpine Formula 1 car in Saudi Arabia can no longer be used
Formula 1 What Ferrari must avoid repeating from recent F1 title failures Ferrari looks to be back in Formula 1 title contention for the first time since 2018. Now it must avoid a repeat of the errors that cost it so dearly then, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 Track changes Ricciardo aided will mean ‘totally different’ GP Daniel Ricciardo reckons the new Australian Grand Prix track layout will mean a “totally different” race, after assisting in the process of the Melbourne circuit’s redesign
Formula 1 The long-awaited changes intended to transform Australian GP The Albert Park track that Formula 1 will race on when it returns to Australia this weekend is significantly different to the previous version, with changes introduced in the hope of transforming the quality of the grand prix
Formula 1 Schumacher’s main F1 weakness now costs more than just money Mick Schumacher peppered some pretty hefty crashes through his otherwise stellar rookie F1 season. But any accidents are much costlier now
Formula 1 ‘Crystal clear’ other F1 teams did better job than McLaren A better understanding of the MCL36 allowed McLaren to run more respectably in Saudi Arabia. But the package itself still badly needs to improve
Formula 1 Why ‘flagship’ Las Vegas race is a high-upside gamble for F1 Fittingly, F1 is rolling the dice with its new Las Vegas race, which isn’t guaranteed to succeed – but has an enormous potential upside
