Formula 1

Horner’s case against ‘easy card’ FIA’s using for 2023 changes

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says the safety justification being used by the FIA to force through F1 changes for 2023 is an “easy card” for the governing body to play

IndyCar

Ganassi’s options for the seat its IndyCar champion doesn’t want

It looks increasingly likely that Alex Palou won’t be at Ganassi in IndyCar in 2023. So who can the team replace its reigning champion with and what does it mean for Felix Rosenqvist at McLaren?

Formula 1

Why F1 2022’s worst driver can ‘properly’ start his season now

Nichloas Latifi is the only full-time driver on the 2022 Formula 1 grid who’s yet to score a point. After an “extremely weird” start to the season, he can at least now give a truer account of himself

IndyCar

Is Ericsson IndyCar’s best racer? His rivals’ verdict

“He’s probably the best racer in the series, in my opinion.” Praise like that is rarely given out from IndyCar veteran Will Power, and it’s a testament to Marcus Ericsson’s growth into one of the championship’s best drivers, as Jack Benyon explains

Formula 1

Only Magnussen will get major Haas upgrade for Hungarian GP

Haas will introduce its one major upgrade of the 2022 Formula 1 season at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but the package will only be available for Kevin Magnussen to use

Formula 1

French GP ‘exposed’ true nature of McLaren/Alpine battle

McLaren’s qualifying pace had Fernando Alonso ‘worried’ on Saturday but he convincingly beat them on Sunday at the French GP. And that’s telling of the nature of the battle for fourth place in the constructors’ championship, according to Lando Norris

Formula E

McLaren needs a Formula E Plan B – but its options are scant

McLaren will inherit most of Mercedes’ Formula E staff, but its drivers will be new. One is likely to be Rene Rast, and the other Felix Rosenqvist – but it needs a Plan B in case he stays in IndyCar

Formula 1

Crash takes crazy Leclerc/Verstappen swing to over 100 points

Charles Leclerc’s crash in the French Grand Prix means errors and problems at Ferrari have now swung the 2022 Formula 1 title race more than 100 points in Max Verstappen’s favour

IndyCar

Penske puts Ferrucci on standby to replace Newgarden

Penske has put Santino Ferrucci on standby to step in if IndyCar championship contender Josef Newgarden is not passed fit to race in the coming weekend’s Indianapolis road course round

Formula 1

The French GP’s uncertain F1 future beyond likely 2023 absence

The Formula 1 paddock packed up last Sunday evening after the French Grand Prix not expecting to return to Paul Ricard in 2023. But the future of the oldest national grand prix of them all remains unclear

Formula E

Formula E slashes London energy limit to avoid messy race

For the second consecutive year, Formula E has slashed how much usable energy will be available for this weekend’s London double-header shortly before the event

Formula 1

Ferrari’s defence of ‘defeatist’ Sainz strategy doesn’t hold up

The available data from the French GP doesn’t support Ferrari’s claim that pitting Carlos Sainz late on was a no-brainer