Formula 1
Podcast: The complete guide to 2023 F1 pre-season testing
The Race F1 Podcast goes through everything you need to know about 2023 Formula 1 pre-season testing, which begins in Bahrain tomorrow
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Formula 1
7 tales from South Africa’s last world championship car race
Formula E’s maiden Cape Town E-Prix this weekend will mark the first world championship car race in South Africa since F1’s last visit in 1993. Sam Smith remembers seven key storylines from that incredible weekend
Formula 1
Will one of these Mercedes F1 teams switch to Honda?
Multiple teams, Honda claims, have contacted it about a 2026 Formula 1 engine programme. If it does commit, it has three legitimate options – all of which, coincidentally, are existing Mercedes customers
MotoGP
‘I need to change my DNA’ – Morbidelli’s 2023 MotoGP mission
Franco Morbidelli has had to ditch the DNA of his ‘smooth’ riding style during a difficult year and a half adapting to the Yamaha factory team – but can he turn things around in 2023?
Formula 1
What to watch out for in F1 pre-season testing
For only the second time, Formula 1 pre-season testing is limited to just three days of running. Take a look at the themes to keep an eye on in Bahrain
Formula 1
Pirelli has replacement for maligned ‘safety car’ wet F1 tyre
A new wet-weather Pirelli Formula 1 tyre will be introduced in 2023 that is “much more performant” than the specification it replaces – which has jokingly been referred to as “the safety car tyre” in some quarters previously
Formula 1
What can be done about F1’s ‘unfair’ testing allocation
Some drivers are unhappy about getting fewer than two days of proper Formula 1 pre-season running. Here are a couple of potential solutions
Formula 1
Aston gives Drugovich first morning of F1 test in Stroll’s place
Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich will stand in for the injured Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain
MotoGP
Marquez finally fires back at Rossi (+ more Amazon revelations)
Marc Marquez has kept something of a poker face around his feud with Valentino Rossi. Amazon Prime Video’s new ‘Marc Marquez: All in’ documentary series changes that, and reveals plenty more too
Formula 1
‘They made their decision’ – Honda on Red Bull ending 2026 talks
Though Honda’s uncertainty about being in F1 may have contributed to discussions with Red Bull about a 2026 engine project ceasing, it has implied that it was the championship-winning team that ended talks to go with Ford instead
MotoGP
MotoGP podcast: Marquez doc, his epic past and cloudy future
As Amazon deploys its new Marc Marquez docuseries, The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at what it reveals about Marquez and what his future holds
Formula 1
Alpine is sure it’s solved Alonso’s biggest complaint
Alpine accepts Fernando Alonso suffered “the brunt” of its failures during the 2022 F1 season. But that’s not important; what matters now is that they’re fixed (and it’s confident they are)