Formula 1

Gary Anderson: Should Mercedes bin its 2022 F1 car concept?

Does Mercedes need a complete rethink of its 2022 Formula 1 car design? Gary Anderson looks at how the champion team might have got into its current plight – and how to get out of it

Formula 1

1950s F1 great Tony Brooks dies aged 90

Tony Brooks, the last surviving 1950s Formula 1 grand prix winner, has died at the age of 90

MotoGP

Exit shock might end Suzuki’s faltering 2022 MotoGP title bid

Suzuki may be quitting MotoGP, but right now it’s leading the championship. Its impending exit won’t help its faltering title bid, though

Formula 1

Mercedes hints at Miami upgrades as it plans ‘experiments’

The troubled Mercedes Formula 1 team plans “experiments” at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix that it hopes will begin its return towards the front of the field

IndyCar

IndyCar podcast: Grosjean/Rahal spat, O’Ward’s big turnaround

Graham Rahal and Romain Grosjean’s collision and post-race spat is the main topic of the Barber edition of The Race IndyCar Podcast

IndyCar

Herta and Andretti need a change of mindset to win a title

The way Colton Herta and Andretti Autosport go racing is great for crushing and demoralising the opposition when it works. But they need to rethink it to win IndyCar championships, reckons Jack Benyon

Formula E

Formula E Podcast: McNish’s verdict on Monaco, Vandoorne, Gen3

A jam-packed post-Monaco edition of The Race Formula E podcast dissects an intricately executed win for Stoffel Vandoorne and Mercedes with special guest Allan McNish

Formula 1

Alpine recruits Powell to help find future female F1 prospects

W Series frontrunner Alice Powell has joined the Alpine Formula 1 team as a talent identification and development mentor with a focus on bringing female drivers into its junior programme

Formula E

Porsche reveals cause of Wehrlein retirement from Monaco lead

Porsche says a complete electrical shutdown prompted Pascal Wehrlein to slow then retire while leading the Monaco E-Prix last weekend, but it is yet to find out precisely why it occurred

Formula 1

How COVID forced Alpine to overcome a key F1 weakness

Communication practices forced by the COVID-19 pandemic helped to improve a key weakness of Alpine’s Formula 1 project. as its executive director Bruno Famin explains to Edd Straw

MotoGP

Dorna contacts Suzuki to remind it of contract conditions

Dorna says it has contacted Suzuki to remind it of the “conditions of their contract to race in MotoGP” following its decision to withdraw after 2022, something the promoter says cannot be taken “unilaterally” by the manufacturer

Formula 1

The truths and myths behind latest Hamilton F1 exit talk

Lewis Hamilton’s deal with Mercedes might last until the end of 2023, but speculation over his Formula 1 future is beginning to rise