The 10 worst starts to F1 title defences
Max Verstappen’s last-gasp Bahrain retirement was a painful way to begin his first Formula 1 championship defence. But other champions have fared much worse
Max Verstappen’s last-gasp Bahrain retirement was a painful way to begin his first Formula 1 championship defence. But other champions have fared much worse
Aston Martin’s muted performance in the F1 season opener was a “negative surprise” for a team that lost its lead driver in the build-up
Valtteri Bottas’s sixth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix was a dream result on his Alfa Romeo Formula 1 debut, but a recurring problem with starts almost derailed his race. Bottas qualified sixth, but dropped to 14th place on the first lap as a consequence of wheelspin off the line. This was caused b
The first big sidepod update of the 2022 F1 season proper comes courtesy of Alpine – and hints at potential Ferrari inspiration
This time last year Haas was embarking on a hopeless season that was never going to yield points on merit. Now it’s the “strongest car in the midfield” according to Kevin Magnussen. Edd Straw explains the team’s transformation
None of Mercedes’ customer Formula 1 teams were able to score a point in the 2022 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. So does it suggest the Mercedes engine has taken a relative step backwards this year?
There are no perfect 10s but plenty of star performers – as well as some underperformers – in Edd Straw’s first driver ratings of the 2022 Formula 1 season
Mercedes will not be “throwing bits” at its 2022 Formula 1 car to address its performance deficit because it still needs to understand how to get on top of its porpoising problem.
How Ferrari overturned Red Bull’s superiority in the Bahrain Grand Prix and the performance gap between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are just two of the many topics tackled in The Race F1 Podcast’s Sakhir review
Whether you love or hate Verstappen’s aggressive approach it is undeniably effective and makes him an opponent few relish getting into combat with. Charles Leclerc knows that. In Bahrain he didn’t care
