Formula 1
Riders having valid contracts torn up because a team or series sees a more useful option is too common in motorcycle racing. The MotoGP world needs to copy how F1 deals with these controversies
Formula E
Formula 1 convert Antonio Giovinazzi spent much of his first Formula E weekend in last place. Sam Smith looks at how to judge the Dragon driver’s performance and gets Giovinazzi’s take
Formula 1
The engine freeze concept returns to Formula 1 for 2022. The previous version was a success, but this time the consequences for anyone who’s got an element of their power unit wrong could be greater
Formula 1
The design rules are very different, but the teams themselves aren’t. The Race F1 Podcast looks at all 10 Formula 1 teams’ potential weak points as the 2022 car launches looms
IndyCar
IndyCar’s most successful active driver had what some deemed to be a dire 2021 campaign by his standards. But not only was it better than it looked, the stats say to be ready for a fightback this year
Formula 1
Max Verstappen said he wanted to stay at Red Bull forever after becoming Formula 1 world champion. But even team/driver relationships that seem unbreakable in their prime rarely last
MotoGP
When it comes to Darryn Binder’s surprising, scepticism-generating move from Moto3 to MotoGP in 2022, the one obvious comparison that crops up is Jack Miller doing the same to start his premier-class career. But Binder finds a different – more unlikely – source of inspiration
Formula E
Friday: the works Mercedes team begins its last Formula E season with an imperious 1-2. Saturday: Its polesitter is bundled down to 10th and its other car only qualifies 12th. What went wrong?
Formula 1
One of the most obvious visual changes to Formula 1 for 2022 is the long-awaited introduction of 18-inch wheel rims. Gary Anderson explains what difference the bigger wheel rims will make to car handling and tyre wear
Formula E
Hugely varied fortunes for the two teams that had been pre-season favourites, some positive surprises and a career low for a past champion – here is Sam Smith’s pick of the stars and flops from Formula E’s 2022 season-opener
MotoGP
Before MotoGP’s 2022 pre-season gets properly underway, there’s a three-day shakedown at Sepang for the teams to utilise. Simon Patterson explains everything you need to know about the shakedown
Formula E
“There are people who crashed into each other because nobody told us that there was a crane on track” – Sam Smith got enraged drivers’ views and the race director’s apology after concerning recovery vehicle incidents in Formula E’s Diriyah opener