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

IndyCar

Newgarden wins Texas IndyCar thriller with last lap pass

Josef Newgarden pipped long-time leader and Penske team-mate Scott McLaughlin to victory on the Texas oval with an incredible last lap overtake around the outside of the last corner

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1’s 2022 Bahrain season-opener

Formula 1’s sensational 2022 season-opener left no shortage of winners and losers with late-race heartbreaks and a feel-good comeback stories

Formula 1

Verstappen had brake, steering and fuel problems in Bahrain GP

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen said he had brake problems in the Bahrain Grand Prix even before sustaining steering damage and then the fuel-flow issue that caused his last-gasp retirement

Formula 1

Our verdict on Red Bull’s disaster and the F1 2022 opener

The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix looks like the opening episode of a Charles Leclerc/Ferrari vs Max Verstappen/Red Bull Formula 1 title fight – one in which Leclerc now has a big advantage. Here are our writers’ instant takes on it

Formula 1

Leclerc wins F1 2022 Bahrain opener as Red Bull implodes

Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari’s first Formula 1 victory for two and a half years in a 1-2 with Carlos Sainz, while champion Max Verstappen’s Red Bull dramatically dropped out with three laps to go after fighting Leclerc for victory all race

IndyCar

Harvey out of Texas IndyCar race after crash, Ferrucci called up

Santino Ferrucci will make a shock return to the IndyCar field for Sunday afternoon’s race at Texas as Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Jack Harvey has been deemed unfit to race

Formula 1

Gary Anderson: The Bahrain numbers that should worry Mercedes

Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson’s analysis of the speed trap figures in Bahrain makes for grim reading for Mercedes and its customer Formula 1 teams

MotoGP

Oliveira names two key factors behind Indonesian GP masterclass

Miguel Oliveira highlighted two factors in particular that led to his sensational shock MotoGP win at the Indonesian Grand Prix

Formula 1

A tech chief’s guide to F1 2022’s big design challenges

As Formula 1 heads into the first race of its biggest ever technical rules revolution, our former F1 team tech chief Gary Anderson quizzed one of his 2022 counterparts to get the view from the garages on what this winter has involved and what teams are learning from the new designs

MotoGP

‘I don’t care’ – Quartararo hits back over Miller call-out

Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller says he plans to talk to Fabio Quartararo over what he perceived as “unnecessary” aggressive riding in the Indonesian Grand Prix – but the reigning champion has made it clear he “doesn’t care”

Formula 1

F1 launches UNICEF appeal in support of Ukraine

All 20 Formula 1 drivers will support a championship appeal to support the work of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine, ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix