Formula 1
Leclerc and Russell lead final morning of F1 testing
Charles Leclerc led George Russell at the halfway point of the final day of Formula 1’s sole 2023 pre-season test in Bahrain as McLaren and Alfa Romeo hit trouble
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Formula E
Five cars withdraw from Cape Town FE race, one more in doubt
The Cape Town Formula E field has lost five of its 22 cars and one more is in doubt after Mahindra withdrew its whole quartet during qualifying and a controversial crash left Edoardo Mortara and Sam Bird with wrecked cars
Formula 1
The main 2023 target McLaren missed and how it happened
McLaren is performing as expected in F1 testing, it’s just not competitive enough. The target it missed with the MCL60 was caused by a change of development direction – which means its early 2023 aero performance will be compromised
Formula 1
Podcast: Who’s in trouble in F1 testing?
McLaren’s problems, Mercedes’ puzzlement, Red Bull’s serene progress, Aston Martin’s strong form and the real story of the laptimes – all topics tackled on The Race F1 Podcast’s latest Bahrain testing episode
Formula 1
Mercedes F1 testing pace loss prompts ‘investigations’
George Russell’s lost mileage wasn’t the only concern in a “not strong” second day of F1 testing for Mercedes
Formula 1
Trackside trends that emerged on F1 test day two
The second day of Formula 1’s 2023 Bahrain test reinforced the pre-season favourite but displayed the merits of its rivals, as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains in his trackside observations
Formula 1
Zhou sets new Bahrain F1 test benchmark, Mercedes breaks down
Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu was the surprise pacesetter of the second day of F1’s test in Bahrain, while George Russell’s Mercedes broke down
IndyCar
All you need to know about IndyCar’s big 2023 upgrade package
Car design tweaks, rule changes and new set-up options have been announced for IndyCar’s impending 2023 season
Formula E
Envision’s appeal against contentious Buemi penalty dismissed
The Envision Racing Formula E team has had an appeal against the penalty that cost Sebastien Buemi a podium place at the recent Hyderabad E-Prix dismissed
MotoGP
MotoGP sprint impasse would be strike territory in other sports
MotoGP’s new sprint format has created a rider compensation quandary – and it’s one series promoter Dorna really shouldn’t stay out of
Formula 1
Ex-F1 racer could get Mercedes team management role
Ex-Formula 1 and Formula E driver Jerome d’Ambrosio may be given a role at the Mercedes Formula 1 team after “observing” from inside at pre-season testing
Formula 1
Vowles reflects Williams’s tough reality with aero head gone too
Williams has a new team principal, but no technical director or head of aero right now. James Vowles isn’t sugar-coating the reality of the challenge he’s taking on