Formula 1

How Williams’s best F1 performance in two years was achieved

Williams reached Q3 for the first time in the 2023 Formula 1 season in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, leading the midfield pack thanks to a performance founded on Alex Albon’s excellence and getting the best from the tricky Pirelli rubber

MotoGP

Argentine GP reveals how much tougher new format makes MotoGP

The pre-season Portimao test made the 2023 MotoGP season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix easier than it might have been for riders and teams. The true challenge of the new sprint format is really hitting home in Argentina this weekend

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Why Red Bull’s usual 2023 F1 cushion disappeared

Red Bull might have ended up with pole in Australia, but its 2023 advantage was much reduced. This wasn’t a case of everyone catching up – it was just a variable that brought it into touching distance

Formula 1

What McLaren admits is ‘much better’ with Piastri than Ricciardo

The “closeness” McLaren is observing between its two Formula 1 drivers early in 2023 is “certainly much better than what we saw last year” when Daniel Ricciardo struggled

Formula 1

Errors, tow blunder and no rain – Leclerc’s rare qualifying blip

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said he cannot remember the last time he felt so unhappy with his own performance in qualifying after managing only seventh on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix – but what went so wrong? Edd Straw takes an in-depth look

Formula 1

Alonso suggests Mercedes overplayed car deficit. Did it?

Fernando Alonso wasn’t surprised by a two-three for Mercedes in Australian Gran Prix qualifying – he thinks the team has exaggerated how bad its 2023 Formula 1 car is

Formula 1

‘Against F1’s DNA’ – Verstappen’s fresh sprint race rant

Max Verstappen says sprint races go against the “DNA of Formula 1” and they’re about “surviving rather than racing” amid the suggestion of further format changes for 2023

Formula 1

‘I became a passenger’ – Perez suspects car issue caused shunt

Sergio Perez says he “became a passenger” as he crashed out of the first part of Formula 1 qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Verstappen beats Mercedes drivers to pole but Perez out in Q1

Max Verstappen beat the Mercedes drivers to claim pole position for the Australian Grand Prix while his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez will start last after crashing in the first part of Formula 1 qualifying

Formula 1

What happened in final F1 practice at the Australian GP

Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen led Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix, as the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez struggled to string together a lap in his RB19

MotoGP

Aprilia’s Argentina MotoGP secret: ‘Less bad than the others’

Both Aprilia MotoGP riders are super fast in the Argentina MotoGP weekend so far. Neither is at all comfortable

IndyCar

‘Multi-year’ at 42? Why Penske’s Power deal is a no-brainer

There’s nothing sentimental about Penske’s new deal for long-serving IndyCar champion Will Power. At 42, he’s still indispensable