The Race Team

Formula 1

Our verdict on Red Bull's Australian GP misery + Sainz excellence

How big a shot in the arm for F1 was a non-Red Bull win in the Australian GP? How high is Carlos Sainz's stock right now? And might this hint Max Verstappen is about to get more of what he's actually craving?

Formula 1

As it happened: Flawless Sainz heads Ferrari 1-2 after Verstappen DNF

Join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from the Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Final 2024 F1 Australian GP starting grid

See where each driver is starting on the grid for the third round of the 2024 F1 season, the Australian GP

Formula 1

As it happened: Verstappen beats Sainz to Australian GP pole

Join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from qualifying for the Australian GP

Formula 1

Our verdict on savage Williams F1 driver swap for Australian GP

Williams benching Logan Sargeant so team-mate Alex Albon can race is an unprecedented scenario in modern Formula 1. Has Williams made the right call?

Formula 1

Wolff says she's filed 'criminal complaint' against FIA

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff says she has "filed a criminal complaint" in relation to statements made by Formula 1's governing body the FIA in December of last year

IndyCar

Podcast: A candid conversation with IndyCar star Newgarden

IndyCar points leader Josef Newgarden joins The Race IndyCar podcast to discuss how his 2024 is different to 2023 - in which there were times he didn't even want to be in the car.

Formula 1

F1 podcast: The contrasting fortunes of Australia's star drivers

With the Australian Grand Prix looming, this week's episode of The Race F1 Podcast takes a look at the country's rising talent and its struggling star

Formula 1

What time is the Australian Grand Prix? Qualifying and F1 race start times

For the first time in the 2024 Formula 1 season, there's going to be a race on a Sunday with this weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Here's all the timings you need to know

Formula 1

Podcast: Six things we still don't know about F1 2024

The new Formula 1 season may have a very familiar feel to it, but there are still some big unanswered questions that the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast tackles.

Formula 1

Horner complainant reportedly files grievance to FIA

The Red Bull staff member who accused team boss Christian Horner of misconduct has reportedly lodged a complaint against Horner to the FIA and appealed her Red Bull suspension, according to the BBC

Formula 1

Who would lead Red Bull's F1 team if Verstappen leaves?

The chances of Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull are slim, but it's no longer an unthinkable prospect. If the three-time F1 champion did walk away from the team he's won every one of his 56 grands prix with, who could take up the slack at Red Bull?

Formula 1

Podcast: Ricciardo's slow start and F1's driver logjam

Is Daniel Ricciardo already under major pressure at RB - and does Formula 1 have a wider problem with established drivers being favoured over more exciting rookie options?

Formula 1

Video: Why F1's penalty system is too easy to game

After F1's revised penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage failed its first test, our latest video looks at the change and why it's inadequate, what allows teams to 'spend' penalties and get off lightly, and what can be done to fix the problem

Formula E

The quiet genius behind one of Formula E's best innovations

One of Formula E's best technical minds is swapping Nissan for the FIA. Sam Smith speaks to Vincent Gaillardot about devising one of the series' biggest technical innovations and letting go of the competitive urge for the first time in three decades

MotoGP

Podcast: MotoGP's next big thing steals the show

Pecco Bagnaia might have proven his champion credentials in the 2024 MotoGP season opener, but this year's sole rookie has already made his mark. The Race MotoGP Podcast asks how long it'll take Pedro Acosta to win races after his impressive debut

Formula 1

Video: Verstappen's future in question as Red Bull crisis deepens

What was already a tense situation at Red Bull has escalated, with Max Verstappen issuing a major warning about his future just days after dismissing talk he could leave early. Our latest video asks a simple question with a very complex answer: What is going on at Red Bull?

Formula 1

F1 Podcast: How soon could Bearman be racing for Haas?

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw and Samarth Kanal in Jeddah to discuss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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F1 2024 Saudi Arabian GP results: Verstappen and Red Bull dominate

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two for the second consecutive race in 2024 with a dominant display at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Our verdict on Bearman's outstanding F1 debut and his future

Ollie Bearman made a sensational F1 debut in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, earning plaudits from the current grid and giving Ferrari plenty to think about for the future. Here's what our writers made of it

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

The Saudi Arabian GP might've been a repeat of the Max Verstappen-led Red Bull 1-2 seen at the Bahrain season opener a week earlier, but that increasingly familiar trend wasn't the most impressive on-track performance in Jeddah

Formula 1

As it happened: Red Bull 1-2 and Bearman brilliance in Saudi Arabia

Join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from the second round of the 2024 Formula 1 season, the Saudi Arabian GP

IndyCar

We rank the 2024 IndyCar line-ups from worst to best

After a winter of massive IndyCar moves (and a controversial non-move), we rank how the teams have ended up

Formula 1

As it happened: Verstappen takes Jeddah pole, Bearman's Ferrari debut

Join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from final practice and qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP

Formula 1

F1 podcast: What were the best looking cars of the V10 era?

Series nine of Bring Back V10s concludes with a typically eclectic set of your F1 questions - from the 'what ifs' of Prost joining Ligier for 1992 or McLaren signing Piquet instead of Senna, to the best looking cars of the era and whether Jordan really convinced a major sponsor to change its colours

Formula 1

As it happened: Alonso tops F1 practice at the Saudi Arabian GP

Join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from the Saudi Arabian GP weekend

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Sign up now to F1 TV Pro and you can enjoy a seven-day free trial in time for this weekend's Saudi Arabian GP - giving you a taste of all the content to come across the 2024 season

IndyCar

IndyCar podcast: James Hinchcliffe + Jamie Chadwick preview 2024

With the St Petersburg season opener just days away, IndyCar race winner James Hinchcliffe and Andretti Indy NXT driver Jamie Chadwick join The Race IndyCar Podcast to preview the year ahead

Formula 1

What time is F1's 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

For the second week running there's a Formula 1 race on a Saturday as the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix hosts the second round of the 2024 season. Here's the timings you need to know for qualifying and the race

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Could Red Bull civil war really cost it Max Verstappen?

Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss the apparent civil war raging at the Red Bull F1 team

Formula 1

What Red Bull's rivals have to prove at F1's Saudi Arabian GP

There are unlikely to be any major developments brought to the Saudi Arabian GP, so what does each of Red Bull's F1 rivals need to do better in Jeddah with their existing cars?

MotoGP

Podcast: Predicting the 2024 MotoGP top 10

In this season preview episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast, our panelists predict the 2024 championship order - and argue over each other's choices

Formula 1

Ben Sulayem reportedly facing race interference probe

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is being investigated by the organisation he leads for allegedly interfering with a Formula 1 stewards’ decision at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Video: Why Red Bull’s rivals looked so bad in F1 2024 opener

For all the fighting talk from Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and Aston Martin over the winter, Red Bull and Max Verstappen still ground them into dust in the first Formula 1 race of 2024. Here's why...

Formula 1

F1 Podcast: Did Leclerc's brake problems deny a shot at victory?

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to discuss the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, in which reigning champion Max Verstappen stamped his authority with a convincing victory

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen and Red Bull were so dominant in the Bahrain Grand Prix it was tempting to make him the only winner in our usual rundown of the stars and flops. We didn’t quite go that far, but the list of disappointments is pretty big .

Formula 1

Our verdict on the scale of Verstappen's Bahrain GP domination

After pre-race hints the chasing pack might have closed on Red Bull a touch, Max Verstappen dominated the 2024 Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with ease. Does 2024 already look like 2023 repeated?

Formula 1

F1 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix results: Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two

The 2024 Formula 1 season started with reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen leading a Red Bull one-two

Formula 1

As it happened: Red Bull 1-2 in Bahrain GP season opener

The opening race of the F1 season is here - join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from the Bahrain GP

Formula 1

Five questions F1's Bahrain Grand Prix will answer

Qualifying gave us some hints but it's really Saturday's Bahrain GP that'll give us the answers to some burning 2024 F1 questions. Here's five that we'll be looking for...