Formula 1

Intelligence, speed, skill: Inside Hamilton’s charge

Lewis Hamilton’s charge from last to fifth in Formula 1’s final sprint race of the year in Brazil was one of his best for quite some time. Scott Mitchell followed Hamilton’s whole race and explains how he made up 15 places in 24 laps

Formula 1

Winners and losers of F1’s Brazil sprint race

Formula 1’s final sprint race of 2021 is complete. From title contenders to disappointments in the midfield, here’s who our writers think are the winners and losers from Brazil’s sprint race

MotoGP

Espargaro says phantom yellows wrecked his qualifying

A furious Aleix Espargaro has hit out at MotoGP race control and alleged yellow flags shown in error wrecked his Valencian Grand Prix qualifying

Formula 1

Gary Anderson: Key lessons from the Hamilton wing controversy

There’s scope to change the way Formula 1 tests rear wings and DRS slots, suggests Gary Anderson as he looks into potential causes of Mercedes’ Interlagos breach and how the case was handled

MotoGP

Miller’s attitude to yellows shows mess MotoGP has created

A throwaway line from Jack Miller shows how casual MotoGP riders have become about ignoring yellow flags – and that’s the fault of the penalty rules, says Simon Patterson

Formula 1

Red Bull made separate query before Hamilton’s Brazil DSQ

Red Bull made a separate query about Mercedes’ rear wing with the FIA prior to qualifying and Lewis Hamilton’s failed test that led to his disqualification from the session

Formula 1

Bottas wins Brazil sprint race, Hamilton goes from last to fifth

Valtteri Bottas fended Max Verstappen off to claim victory in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix sprint, as Lewis Hamilton produced a remarkable charge from last to fifth

Formula 1

Red Bull confident Hamilton rule breach wasn’t deliberate

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is “sure that there wasn’t” any intent to circumvent the regulations from Mercedes in the rear-wing infringement that resulted in Lewis Hamilton’s exclusion from qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Our verdict on Hamilton’s DSQ and Verstappen’s fine

Formula 1 world championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen both faced stewards’ hearings at the Brazilian Grand Prix but with very different outcomes. Our writers give their snap verdicts on Hamilton’s qualifying disqualification and Verstappen’s fine.

Formula 1

Mercedes’ failed defence and why Verstappen was irrelevant

The Brazilian Grand Prix stewards determined the problem with Lewis Hamilton’s rear wing was “something gone wrong, rather than an intentional act or design” but his disqualification from qualifying was still mandatory

MotoGP

Rossi gets a farewell favour from his most successful protege

MotoGP runner-up Pecco Bagnaia helped mentor Valentino Rossi out in his final qualifying session at Valencia, but it wasn’t pre-planned

Formula 1

Hamilton thrown out of Interlagos qualifying over wing issue

Lewis Hamilton will start the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race from the back after being disqualified from the qualifying results because of an irregularity with his Mercedes’ rear wing