Formula 1

Bahrain GP will exaggerate ‘league of its own’ Red Bull’s lead

Ferrari and Mercedes drivers expect Red Bull to be “in a league of their own” in Formula 1’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but there’s a faith the track may be exaggerating the gap

Formula 1

Last but a better last – Albon’s pessimistic Williams assessment

Williams will start the 2023 F1 season bottom of the pile and its main aim at present is to be a less distant last. That’s the “bit more pessimistic than optimistic” opinion of Alex Albon ahead of the Bahrain GP season opener

Formula 1

‘Existential threat’ – FIA’s six-point plan against online hate

A six-point plan for combatting the “existential threat” of online toxicity has been published by the FIA, which includes the results of an AI trial conducted using its social media accounts and those of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Formula 1

Stroll intends to race in Bahrain GP, explains accident

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll intends to race in the 2023 season opener in Bahrain, saying he has sufficiently recovered from a “minor surgery” on his wrist

Formula 1

Why the team that was slowest in F1 testing is so optimistic

In F1 testing, Alpine was at the bottom in peak laptimes and near the bottom in mileage. Yet the team is clearly optimistic – and convincingly so

Formula 1

Mercedes is more threatening than ever. But when can it win?

The lessons Mercedes learned during its at-times painful 2022 F1 season should make it a potent force this season – it’s just a question of when the conditions needed to get there can be met

Formula 1

Bring Back V10s: The mystery of Frentzen’s Williams failure

Williams had so much faith in Heinz-Harald Frentzen it sacked 1996 world champion Damon Hill to make way for him – but he flopped. Bring Back V10s looks at why

Formula 1

Video: The big question that still hangs over AlphaTauri’s future

AlphaTauri insists Red Bull has no plans to sell its second F1 team – but what about moving it away from Faenza?

Formula E

Formula E driver debut as Lotterer vacates seat for Jakarta

Andre Lotterer will miss Formula E’s Jakarta double-header in June and be replaced at the Avalanche Andretti team by former Formula 2 driver David Beckmann

Formula 1

Haas’s big decision looks a success – but ‘stress test’ awaits

The seamless way Nico Hulkenberg has slotted back into F1, with Haas, is impressive. But we’ll need to wait for the “honeymoon phase” – to use his words – to finish to properly judge that relationship

IndyCar

Herta must exploit hype ‘hush’ to reach IndyCar (and F1) goals

Right now, Colton Herta finds himself in a bit of a sweetspot where there’s no immediate F1 attention and he can focus on the IndyCar season ahead with Andretti. Nail that, and he can achieve what he wants for 2023 while setting himself up for the future

Formula E

What Formula E teams discussed in first Gen4 concept meeting

The first significant meeting discussing the concept of the Gen4 Formula E car – and the Gen3.5 evolution model for 2025 – took place at the Cape Town E-Prix last week