Formula 1

How Haas went from last to F1’s midfield benchmark

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

Formula 1

What Bahrain’s last place fight tells us about Mercedes’ deficit

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?

Formula 1

Edd Straw’s 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix F1 driver ratings

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

Formula 1

What’s next for Mercedes after its surprise damage limitation?

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.

MotoGP

Marc Marquez is back to his MotoGP worst

Marc Marquez used to be able to win MotoGP titles even while being wild. But he became even more successful when he learned to race more wisely. Now – when he needs more than ever to be wily – he’s reverted to damaging old ways

MotoGP

Indonesian Grand Prix MotoGP 2022 rider ratings

The tricky conditions of MotoGP’s Indonesian Grand Prix produced plenty of winners and losers in equal measure. Simon Patterson rates the performances of the field

Formula 1

Podcast: What Ferrari’s Bahrain triumph means for F1 2022

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

Formula 1

‘Max is aggressive, but so am I’ – How Leclerc made his point

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

Formula 1

Mark Hughes explains the roots of Red Bull’s defeat

The disastrous end to Red Bull’s Bahrain Grand Prix could be traced back to decisions made in winter testing. The defeat it was already heading for was down to Ferrari brilliance and the tyre issues that still hamper Formula 1 racing

Formula 1

Video: What caused Red Bull’s Bahrain disaster?

Red Bull’s Bahrain Grand Prix wasn’t turning out as it hoped – and then it suddenly became a complete disaster. We look at the initial theories on what caused its “brutal” last-gasp double retirement

Formula 1

Ferrari needs ‘four or five races’ to be sure of title hopes

Ferrari believes it needs “four or five races” to assess whether it is a 2022 title contender after claiming a one-two finish in Formula 1’s dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix

Formula 1

Mercedes F1 title bid ‘a very long shot’ to even think about

It’s a “very long shot” for Mercedes “to even think about being in contention for any of the championships” in the 2022 Formula 1 season on the evidence of the Bahrain Grand Prix, believes Toto Wolff