Formula 1

Belgian GP starting grid after penalties including Verstappen’s

A gearbox change for Max Verstappen and Red Bull means the Belgian GP grid will be the first of the 2023 Formula 1 season where the fastest qualifier has lost pole to a penalty. But have grid drops changed the Spa starting order?

Formula E

Porsche will appeal penalty that wrecked Formula E title shot

Porsche will appeal Antonio Felix da Costa’s three-minute London E-Prix penalty that’s all but ended its Formula E title bid

Formula E

‘Too kind’ – The team implosion that ended Cassidy’s title bid

Nick Cassidy’s 2023 Formula E title bid ended in messy fashion in London in a collision with Envision team-mate Sebastien Buemi while they were trying to pull off intricate team tactics. Here’s the full back story and both drivers’ views

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: How Alpine snatched its face-saving result

A first Pierre Gasly podium for Alpine – albeit in the Spa F1 sprint – could not have been better timed for a beleaguered team that had just announced a trio of high-profile exits. Mark Hughes explains how it was done

Formula 1

F1 drivers desperate for improvements to ‘pointless’ wet tyre

The rush to get rid of the “pointless” wet tyres as soon as Formula 1’s Spa sprint race began showed how their performance is regarded, and drivers’ comments afterwards emphasised that. Here’s what drivers want to happen and what Pirelli is working on

Formula 1

Hamilton ‘ruined’ Perez’s race – But did it deserve a penalty?

There was Red Bull vs Mercedes sniping after the Belgian Grand Prix F1 sprint, following contact between Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez that earned Hamilton a penalty. Did the incident merit that? Here’s all sides of the debate

Formula 1

What happened in unseen Spa incident Alonso got a warning for

A close call between Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg went largely unnoticed during the chaotic early period in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix sprint – but ended up translating into a stewards’ warning to Alonso

Formula E

Andretti’s Dennis wins Formula E title in wild London decider

Jake Dennis clinched the Formula E title with one race to spare in an at times farcical first race of the London E-Prix weekend at the ExCeL that featured two red flags and the implosion of Envision Racing and Nick Cassidy’s title hopes

Formula 1

Verstappen overcomes Piastri for Spa F1 sprint win

Max Verstappen passed Oscar Piastri to win a rain-affected sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, denying the McLaren rookie his first race win in Formula 1

Formula E

Penalised Evans boosts slim hopes of Formula E title in London

Jaguar driver Mitch Evans boosted his slender Formula E title hopes by setting the fastest time in qualifying for the first of the London E-Prix at the ExCeL and claiming three bonus points at the expense of fellow title contender Nick Cassidy

Formula 1

Prost’s incredible criticism shows depth of Renault’s F1 flaws

The depths of Renault’s flawed approach to Formula 1 and how its works team continues to be mishandled have been laid bare by scathing criticism from its former advisor Alain Prost

Formula 1

Verstappen denies Piastri Belgian GP F1 sprint pole by 0.011s

Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen denied rookie Oscar Piastri pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps by just 0.011s