Formula 1 Brawn takes aim at ‘golden season’ argument against 2022 F1 rules Ross Brawn believes questioning whether Formula 1’s impending 2022 overhaul is needed amid a “golden” 2021 season “fails to understand” what must be improved
Formula 1 Was ‘10/10’ Bottas performance really his best F1 win? Mercedes hailed Valtteri Bottas’ dominant Turkish GP win as probably his best in F1. But is it right to do so? Scott Mitchell investigates
Formula 1 Red Bull ‘can’t get near’ surprising Mercedes straightline speed Mercedes has made a “surprising” step with straightline speed that Red Bull-Honda “can’t get near”, says Christian Horner. Scott Mitchell takes a look at the latest rhetoric over the title rivals’ engine performance and what the data shows
Formula 1 F1 medical car driver to miss races without COVID vaccine Regular Formula 1 medical car driver Alan van der Merwe is set to miss further grands prix because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19
Formula 1 Austin being altered before F1 race after MotoGP controversy The Circuit of the Americas is being altered ahead of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix to address some of the concerns raised during MotoGP’s contentious recent visit to the track
Formula 1 Why F1’s first-lap leniency didn’t apply to Gasly’s Alonso hit F1 race director Michael Masi has clarified why the policy of first-lap leniency didn’t prevent Pierre Gasly’s Turkish GP penalty
Formula 1 Ricciardo to start Turkish GP from the back Daniel Ricciardo will start from the back of the grid at the Turkish Grand Prix after McLaren opted to take a strategic penalty to bring new Mercedes Formula 1 engine components into his pool. Ricciardo had a disappointing qualifying result at Istanbul Park as he was eliminated in the opening segmen
Formula 1 Why McLaren has slumped from its winning peak After Monza win and Sochi near-win, McLaren has tumbled backwards at Istanbul. It’s not surprised by that, but it still “hurts”. Scott Mitchell looks at the reasons for its loss of pace
Formula 1 Why Alonso avoided penalty despite Vettel precedent Fernando Alonso will keep his best Formula 1 qualifying result of the season after it was found that he did slow sufficiently to respect double-waved yellow flags in Q1
Formula 1 Mercedes trying to contain ICE issue after ‘unusual noises’ Mercedes is trying to “contain” a reliability issue with its Formula 1 power unit after finding “unusual noises” within the internal combustion engine
Formula 1 Imola ready to fund multi-year F1 deal but needs a drop-out Imola claims to have the funds to be on the Formula 1 calendar until 2025 but will only be on the 2022 schedule if one of the planned races drops off
Formula 1 Andretti expected to get F1 move through Sauber deal Andretti could achieve its aim of entering Formula 1 if a deal to purchase a majority stake in Sauber’s controlling company goes through as expected
Formula 1 Tost: F1 workers should be happy with 23 races or leave AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost believes Formula 1 personnel should be happy to work in the championship and have 23 races scheduled for 2022, stating “if someone doesn’t like it, he should go”
Formula 1 F1 drivers trialling new gloves informed by Grosjean crash Five Formula 1 drivers are trialling prototype gloves in practice for the Turkish Grand Prix after an FIA research project informed by Romain Grosjean’s fiery crash in Bahrain last year
Formula 1 Hamilton to take 10-place Turkish GP penalty for new engine Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton will take a 10-place grid penalty at the Turkish Grand Prix as Mercedes has opted to make a strategic engine change
Formula 1 Why Norris is so convinced McLaren is on a title trajectory Lando Norris believes his McLaren Formula 1 team is on a trajectory that will return to the team to its former championship-contender status. Scott Mitchell explains why
Formula 1 Honda F1 boss thinks company will return in the future Honda’s Formula 1 managing director Masashi Yamamoto reckons the company will return to the championship in the future
Formula 1 ‘He should be in F1’ – Leclerc wants swift move for Piastri Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc hopes Formula 2 championship leader Oscar Piastri gets a Formula 1 drive “very soon”
Formula 1 Alonso: F1 has ‘different rules for different people’ Fernando Alonso has accused Formula 1 of having “different rules for different people” and says his Turn 2 run-off trick at the Russian Grand Prix was to get “confirmation” of that
Formula 1 Special Red Bull Honda livery started out as just race suits The special Honda tribute livery Red Bull is running for the Turkish Grand Prix grew from a much smaller idea. Here’s the full story behind it
Formula 1 Red Bull agrees Honda engine IP use, reveals post-2021 plan Red Bull has agreed the right to use Honda’s Formula 1 engine intellectual property from 2022 and the two companies have also revealed a new motorsport collaboration
Formula 1 Full Honda tribute livery for Red Bull’s Turkish GP revealed Red Bull has revealed the full Honda tribute livery it will run in this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix
Formula 1 Rule change that hurt Aston Martin will ‘impact’ 2022 car too Aston Martin expects the 2021 floor rule changes that harmed its form this year will have an impact on its 2022 car as well
Formula 1 Honda/Red Bull ‘enforced divorce’ gives livery deeper meaning The circumstances of Red Bull and Honda’s impending split make the Turkish GP livery more than just an addition to a great F1 trend
Formula 1 Red Bull to race special Honda tribute F1 livery in Turkish GP Red Bull will run in a special white livery at the Turkish Grand Prix as a tribute to its engine partner Honda, which will leave Formula 1 at the end of the season
Formula 1 Capito’s taste for F1 politics makes Williams a wildcard Williams boss Jost Capito’s straightforward approach might not appear suited to the murky world of F1 politics, but his career experience could be making Williams a wildcard in the future
Formula 1 Alfa Romeo’s getting an F1 budget boost in time for Bottas Alfa Romeo’s Formula 1 team will run “at the cost cap” for Valtteri Bottas’s arrival in 2022, a major step from the budget it currently operates on
Formula 1 Hamilton penalty possible in Turkey as Mercedes weighs options Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton could have a grid penalty at the Turkish Grand Prix as Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits a strategic engine change is a “possibility”
Formula 1 The good, the bad and the ugly in F1’s 2022 calendar plan The 2022 Formula 1 calendar will be revealed next week, but F1 has dropped some strong hints of what it will feature – and there are reasons to be concerned as well as excited
Formula 1 Leclerc and Russell show what F1’s losing with Piastri snub Oscar Piastri is closing in on a rare feat that tends to correspond with future F1 stardom – yet it’s unlikely to earn him a 2022 seat
Formula 1 Aston Martin’s bold moves say more than its current F1 ‘limbo’ Aston Martin’s Formula 1 results in 2021 leave much to be desired, but its off-track moves are backing up its big talk
Formula 1 The message Williams sent with its 2022 F1 driver decision Williams didn’t sign Alex Albon to make a point – but his arrival does convey a message that the Grove-based F1 team is happy to put forward
Formula 1 New F1 engine details revealed and what they mean for VW plan Formula 1’s new engine formula is set to begin in 2026 with significantly increased MGU-K power in place of the MGU-H in the hybrid system, a move that could lead to both Audi and Porsche entering F1
Formula 1 Where Red Bull’s pitstops are now the worst in F1 Red Bull has slipped from being Formula 1’s benchmark team at pitstops to having the worst average pitstop time since a new FIA technical directive came into force
Formula 1 F1 adds Qatar to 2021 calendar ahead of 10-year deal Qatar will host a Formula 1 grand prix for the first time this season, and will become a permanent fixture of the calendar with a 10-year deal starting from 2023
Formula 1 Did Sochi expose another area where McLaren isn’t a top team? A slow pitstop and a misguided race strategy that cost it victory at Sochi raised question marks over if McLaren is a top Formula 1 team again yet. Scott Mitchell delves into the data and gives his verdict
Formula 1 Norris shares a Leclerc heartbreak but sent the same message Charles Leclerc was robbed of a maiden F1 win in Bahrain, 2019, but proved that day he was a future winner. Lando Norris has delivered the same message no matter how long he has to wait for glory
Formula 1 A potentially defining moment in Verstappen’s F1 title bid As Lewis Hamilton hit another eye-watering landmark with his 100th Formula 1 victory in the Russian Grand Prix, title rival Max Verstappen may have enjoyed a potentially defining moment in his own pursuit of a major milestone
Formula 1 McLaren needs to work out why it didn’t ‘overrule’ Norris Did McLaren give Lando Norris enough information about the changing Russian Grand Prix weather? Should it have just ordered him to pit? That’s the focus of the team’s analysis of yesterday’s lost victory
Formula 1 Mercedes has ‘question marks’ over engine as problems mount Mercedes has “question marks” over its Formula 1 engine in the wake of Valtteri Bottas’s second grid penalty in a row at the Russian Grand Prix
