Formula 1

Vettel was ‘definitely’ too ill to race in opening grands prix

Sebastian Vettel says it would not have been possible for him to race in the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix and that it was “definitely the right decision” to miss the first two Formula 1 races of the season

Formula 1

What upgrades have F1 teams brought to the Australian GP?

Formula 1 teams have declared their Australian Grand Prix updates as part of the new ‘show and tell’ format introduced for the 2022 season. Mark Hughes explains what’s new and what it’s all intended to achieve

MotoGP

Crash and relapse left Marquez ‘scared’ and robbed of confidence

As he makes his MotoGP return in Texas, Marc Marquez admits his confidence has been severely shaken by his crash and diplopia relapse

Formula E

Venturi’s deal to become Maserati Formula E team explained

The Venturi name will disappear from Formula E later this year as it becomes the official Maserati Formula E team, but the majority of the present team structure will stay

Formula 1

Alfa Romeo’s strong start to F1 2022 ‘burns a little’ – Herta

Colton Herta says it “burns” to see how well Alfa Romeo is performing in Formula 1 this year, after he missed out on a seat for this season when Andretti failed to buy the Sauber-run outfit

Formula 1

‘Jinxed’ but very fast – Haas’s bizarre Australian GP history

Haas has a remarkable record of two sixth places and six retirements in its eight starts across four Australian GPs. Edd Straw explains the team’s bizarre history in Melbourne

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

IndyCar

Six IndyCar drivers already facing a make-or-break Long Beach

The 2022 IndyCar season is only two races old, but a selection of drivers are already in need of a big result this weekend at Long Beach – some for their title aspirations, others for their future in the series

MotoGP

MotoGP 2022’s ‘chaos’ is as historically odd as it feels

What we’ve seen from the 2022 MotoGP season so far feels unmistakably stranger than the unpredictable season starts that have come before it

Formula 1

F1 stars Alonso and Perez drive an Australian Supercar

Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez sampled an Australian Supercar for the first time at Albert Park on Thursday

Formula E

Has Formula E’s struggling giant solved its woes?

Jaguar’s 2022 points tally after three rounds is its worst since its debut Formula E season. But it thinks it’s found something affecting its one-lap pace and can rectify its form in Rome this weekend

Formula 1

Melbourne track and DRS tweaks could make cars ‘quite loose’

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen expects Formula 1 cars to be “quite loose” when running with the DRS open in the new zone through the flat-out left-hand kink on the run to Turn 9 in Melbourne