Formula 1

Mercedes may need ‘6-12 months’ to close F1 knowledge deficit

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says it will take “between six and 12 months” to catch up with Red Bull’s depth of understanding of the fine aerodynamic detail needed to maximise the performance of the current generation of Formula 1 cars

MotoGP

Marquez’s least favourite bit of MotoGP’s new weekend format

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has an issue with the series’ new weekend format for 2023 – but not with the sprint itself

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Should you believe in McLaren’s big overhaul?

James Key out, Ferrari’s David Sanchez in and a new structure – The Race F1 Podcast discusses McLaren’s tech management revamp

Formula 1

Bring Back V10s Q&A special: Senna/Ferrari, Adelaide ’94 and more

Questions about Ayrton Senna, Jacques Villeneuve and an alternate 1994 F1 title decider in the season finale of the Bring Back V10s podcast

Formula 1

Our verdict on McLaren’s drastic action and Key’s exit

Recent McLaren regression and an awful start to 2023 have led to major changes. Here’s what we make of James Key’s exit and the new structure

Formula 1

Gary Anderson: McLaren shake-up risks repeat of past failure

Ditching James Key and rejigging its technical structure isn’t actually going to solve McLaren’s current Formula 1 problems, reckons Gary Anderson

Formula 1

McLaren’s major tech team exit – and its timing – explained

McLaren’s technical development did not match its Formula 1 ambitions. That is the blunt reasoning for a significant restructuring and its first axing of a major technical figure in several years

Formula 1

Key leaves McLaren as part of major F1 technical reshuffle

McLaren Formula 1 technical director James Key has left the team and will be replaced with a revised technical structure that includes David Sanchez joining from Ferrari

Formula 1

Why Porsche couldn’t command an F1 entry on its own terms

Formula 1 seemed to have created the perfect situation for a long-awaited Porsche return. But now the project is effectively dead. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains why

Formula 1

Video: Vulnerabilities threatening Red Bull’s perfect start

Red Bull has enjoyed a dominant start to the 2023 Formula 1 season. Could anything jeopardise that? We take a look at the areas of vulnerability it will have to manage

MotoGP

How sprints are about to change MotoGP – and who will thrive

MotoGP will take its first plunge into its sprint era this weekend at Portimao – but who will thrive with the new format and how it will change MotoGP?

Formula 1

Can Perez do to Verstappen what Rosberg did to Hamilton?

How realistic is it that Sergio Perez could be a threat to Max Verstappen taking a third successive F1 title? When a car’s as good as the RB19 is the chances of the ‘second’ driver scoring a shock become exponentially better, as Mark Hughes explains