Formula E
McLaren looks like an immediate Formula E frontrunner
McLaren had a tough start to Formula E life and expectations for its customer Nissan package were low. But by the end of Valencia testing, it looked like a 2023 title dark horse
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IndyCar
The Ferrari-themed battle for a top 2024 IndyCar seat
Ganassi’s 2023 IndyCar line-up isn’t quite full yet, but it’s the possibilities for 2024 – including a trio of past and present Ferrari F1 juniors – that are really interesting
Formula 1
F1 drivers now need FIA consent to make ‘political’ gestures
Formula 1 drivers will now need written consent to make a “political, religious and personal statement or comment” following a specific rule change by the FIA. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains a move that’s not quite a ban, but still sends a clear message
Formula 1
Debunking a nonsense Red Bull-Honda F1 engine conspiracy
There’s a theory doing the rounds that Red Bull and Honda gamed the system to get the 2022 F1 engine freeze agreed. There’s nothing to that, as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains, but the specifics of any potential Honda comeback in 2026 may yet carry real consequences
Formula 1
Vasseur and Binotto’s Ferrari roles have an ominous difference
Frederic Vasseur has replaced Mattia Binotto as team principal at Ferrari, but a subtle change of job title suggests it’s not a like-for-like swap. Does that matter?
MotoGP
Yamaha needs to prioritise a new satellite MotoGP team
Yamaha is without a satellite MotoGP team for the first time in the modern era. If it wants to lure a team it’s going to need change its ways – but it might not want either of those things
Formula 1
How having ‘no life’ in 2022 made Ocon better
Alpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon feels like he maintained a higher energy level across 2022 – but it came with a trade-off
Formula E
‘Question marks are coming up’ – shunt fuels Formula E agitation
Sebastien Buemi spearing off the track during the Valencia Formula E test has reinforced serious concerns about Gen3’s street track debut
Formula 1
Podcast: Judging the success of F1’s ground effect revolution
How effective was Formula 1’s 2022 rules revolution? That’s the question asked on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast
IndyCar
The vision guiding McLaren IndyCar team’s new ex-F1 boss
Gavin Ward has worked with Team Penske’s IndyCar outfit and Red Bull in Formula 1, but he’s keen to do things his own way as he’s effectively promoted to McLaren’s new IndyCar team leader
Formula 1
Flawed and unwieldy, 2022 McLaren was flattered by its peaks
Lando Norris and a favourable trait made the MCL36 sing in qualifying – but McLaren’s 2022 F1 offering was ultimately a disappointment
Formula 1
Why F1 2022’s shortest car had a Ferrari-esque season
The compact Alfa Romeo C42 peaked at the start of the F1 season – and, unlike supplier Ferrari, maximised said peak