Formula 1
Gary Anderson: F1 2021’s true pecking order
Gary Anderson crunches the numbers from the 2021 Formula 1 season to find out the season’s true pecking order
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Formula 1
Walking an editorial tightrope in F1’s most polarised year
To celebrate an action-packed year of motorsport that produced nail-biting title fights, thrilling racing, shocking twists and plenty of controversial moments, we’ve asked our writers to recount their standout motorsport memory or feeling from 2021. The Race Editor Matt Beer explains the editorial
Formula 1
What happened with McLaren’s forgotten 2021 F1 restriction
McLaren’s engine switch and resulting restrictions were a major pre-2021 talking point – but what did they actually mean for its season?
Formula 1
F1 quiz: Team-mates of every champion since 1981
Can you name every driver who had their F1 team-mate become world drivers’ champion for every season since 1981?
Formula 1
Inside Mercedes’ bid to take its F1 genius onto the water
Mercedes is far from the first Formula 1 team to get involved in America’s Cup yacht racing, but how does that actually work in reality? How much are F1 personnel really involved, and how big are Mercedes’ ambitions for its Applied Science division?
WEC/Le Mans
Robbed of Porsche win, Franchitti finally got Le Mans debut
Dario Franchitti was in talks with Porsche to finally contest the Le Mans 24 Hours when he had his career-ending accident. Last weekend he had chance to ‘scratch the itch’ and race at the track at last – but it just made that itch itchier
Formula 1
Verstappen’s huge respect for ‘on fire’ Alonso
Lewis Hamilton aside, who on the Formula 1 grid does Max Verstappen have most respect for? It might just be Fernando Alonso
Formula 1
A tragically shambolic race in a toxic F1 season – Zolder ’81
Forty years ago today, amid the political rancour of the 1981 Formula 1 season, the handling of a pre-start protest at Zolder triggered a horrific accident that left an injured mechanic sprawled on the grid as the race continued around him. Sam Smith revisits the incident with some of those caught u
Formula 1
How F1’s 2021 controversies should change its rules for 2022
F1 could use to shore up the rulebook and its implementation. Here are our writers’ suggestions, informed by specific 2021 flashpoints
IndyCar
Don’t underestimate IndyCar’s latest trailblazer
Paretta Autosport achieved something remarkable at the 2021 Indianapolis 500 and it will hopefully have long-term ramifications
Formula 1
Newey’s recovery from severe mid-2021 injuries ‘miraculous’
Red Bull F1 tech chief Adrian Newey’s cycling incident in mid-2021 was potentially life-threatening and caused “multiple skull fractures”
Formula 1
The data that cleared up a confounding F1 title rival clash
When really happened in Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix clash? We’ve got hold of some key data to find out