Formula 1

How Mercedes failed to exploit F1 rule changes it pushed for

It was clear very early on that Mercedes' 2023 F1 car was another dud. Returning technical director James Allison explains how pushing the FIA to eliminate porpoising created a situation his team then failed to exploit to its own benefit

MotoGP

Ducati makes major MotoGP team management change

One of the three key figures behind Ducati's return to the top of MotoGP is moving to a new motocross-based role

IndyCar

More than a Palou fallback? New McLaren recruit's bold targets

McLaren's convoluted search for a replacement when Alex Palou rejected its 2024 IndyCar deal took it to the relatively low-profile David Malukas. Jack Benyon looks at why, and how Malukas intends to make sure he's not just a 'plan B' stopgap

MotoGP

A Martin/Ducati split now looks inevitable

Despite all Jorge Martin has just achieved on a Ducati, what he wants from his MotoGP future means a 2025 factory switch already looks near-certain

Formula E

Formula E podcast: Jermaine Jenas interview + listeners' questions

Hear from Formula E lead presenter Jermaine Jenas about his new broadcast gig for 2024, and listen out for the answers to your questions, on this end-of-year episode of The Race Formula E Podcast

Formula 1

Gary Anderson's verdict on each F1 team's 2023 performance

What they got right, what they got wrong, who's deluding themselves and how, and what they all need to do for 2024 - here's ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's detailed and forthright verdict on every team's 2023 efforts

Formula 1

FIA's welcome intervention on an out-of-control F1 trend

F1's right of review system has been barraged by increasingly frequent - and usually unsuccessful - bids as of late. The FIA has clearly recognised the process needed changing

Formula 1

Classic F1 quiz: A 'Bring Back V10s' Christmas special

Play along with our first-ever Christmas quiz - 11 rounds of questions based on F1's V10 era.

MotoGP

Why Binder got sloppier as KTM got better

Brad Binder was one of the heroes of the 2022 MotoGP season on an underwhelming KTM. But this year, on a better bike, did he let too many opportunities slip?

Formula 1

McLaren could have easily lost Norris this year

McLaren knows that Lando Norris is a prime target for its Formula 1 rivals. And without a crucial transformation, McLaren would have handed its prize asset to them on a silver platter

IndyCar

Podcast: Hybrids, aero, uncertain future - your IndyCar questions

The Race IndyCar Podcast rounds out the year with a bumper episode, leaving no stone unturned in answering your questions relating to tech in the series

Motorcycle racing

One half of legendary Isle of Man TT brother duo retires

Fourteen-time Isle of Man Sidecar TT-winning passenger Tom Birchall has announced that he has retired from racing effective immediately