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)

Members Club Articles

Meet the team – Group F1 Editor Ben Anderson

Group F1 Editor at The Race and the Editor in Chief at WTF1 Ben Anderson is the subject of our latest Meet The Team feature, available to read exclusively on The Race Members’ Club

Formula E

Why Formula E’s driver roster could change like never before

Gen3 particularities and an impending salary cap could drive some veterans out of Formula E, creating a major refreshing of the grid

Formula 1

Has Aston Martin secured its own Adrian Newey?

By grabbing Dan Fallows from Red Bull, Aston Martin has secured someone who’s been a key part of a title-winning team and worked with Formula 1’s resident design genius Adrian Newey for a very long time. What Newey magic will Fallows bring?

IndyCar

The unfinished business driving a ‘stubborn’ Indy 500 returnee

A decade-long Indy 500 hiatus and a nearly-as-lengthy single-seater absence aren’t putting off Katherine Legge. Here’s why

Formula 1

The real significance of ‘Valtteri, it’s James’

New Williams F1 boss James Vowles’ calling card is a famous and somewhat blush-making Mercedes team orders catchphrase. But he had a far bigger impact on Mercedes than the reasons for that famous meme