Formula 1
Why Verstappen’s start positions did not merit penalty
Max Verstappen is understood to be in the clear over the positioning of his car on the grid at the start of Formula 1’s chaotic Australian Grand Prix
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Formula 1
Our verdict on Australian Grand Prix’s shambolic finish
Did the mayhem at the final Australian Grand Prix restart and subsequent bizarre finish show Formula 1 is wrong to try to ensure ‘racing finishes’? Here are our writers’ takes on the destructive and puzzling Melbourne conclusion
Formula 1
‘I don’t feel well to speak’ – Sainz’s penalty anguish
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz says the penalty that relegated him from fourth to 12th in the Australian Grand Prix is “the most unfair I’ve seen in my life”
Formula 1
Alpine drivers summoned over clash, with Gasly close to ban
Alpine Formula 1 drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have been summoned to see the stewards following their clash at the end of the Australian Grand Prix – an ominous prospect for Gasly given his proximity to a race ban under the penalty points system
Formula 1
Verstappen wins messy F1 Australian GP with three red flags
Max Verstappen took a third Red Bull victory of the 2023 Formula 1 season in bizarre circumstances as a third red flag created a confusing end to the Australian Grand Prix
Formula 1
Leclerc calls 2023 his ‘worst start ever’, and he’s right
Charles Leclerc declared the start to his 2023 Formula 1 season the “worst ever” after a tangle with Lance Stroll ended his Australian Grand Prix on lap one
Formula 1
F1 Australian GP red flagged after hefty Albon crash
Formula 1’s 2023 Australian Grand Prix has been red-flagged after nine of its scheduled 58 laps following a high-speed crash for Alex Albon
Formula 1
Perez to start Australian GP from pitlane – here’s what he gains
Sergio Perez will start the Australian Grand Prix from the pitlane after engine and set-up changes following his Formula 1 qualifying crash. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains the long-term advantages behind doing so
MotoGP
Why Argentina MotoGP favourite was nowhere near a sprint win
Aprilia took a paltry three points from the Argentina MotoGP sprint after having begun the Termas de Rio Hondo weekend as a strong favourite
MotoGP
Binder’s path from 15th to 1st – and what should’ve stopped it
How exactly did Brad Binder come from 15th to first in MotoGP’s short Argentina sprint race? Valentin Khorounzhiy unpicks the KTM rider’s surreal charge, and explains why Binder still would’ve lost the race had Marco Bezzecchi had a clearer run
MotoGP
New injury fear for Honda as Mir airlifted for hospital check
Honda MotoGP rider Joan Mir has gone to hospital by helicopter after sustaining an apparent injury in an opening-lap crash in the Argentina sprint
IndyCar
Andretti intrigue amid ‘team decision’ to move Herta’s father
Just one race into the 2023 IndyCar season, Andretti Autosport’s reshuffled its line-up so Colton Herta’s father Bryan is no longer his strategist. And Colton’s making very clear that this wasn’t his decision