Jack Cozens

MotoGP

MotoGP Podcast: Marini on VR46 realities and the weight debate

VR46 Ducati MotoGP rider Luca Marini joins The Race MotoGP Podcast to discuss the case for a minimum weight rule and what makes him one of the most eloquent figures in the field

Formula 1

Success or failure? Seven F1 eras ending in Abu Dhabi

Seven Formula 1 ‘eras’ – of varying lengths of time – end at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. But which of them will be viewed as successes, and who’ll be glad to see the back of theirs?

Formula 1

Mercedes’ 2022 F1 ‘onion-peeling’ worth over a second

Brazilian GP winner George Russell thinks Mercedes has improved its 2022 F1 car by more than a second since the Bahrain opener

Formula 1

Podcast: Red Bull’s post-Mateschitz F1 future

The Race F1 Podcast discusses the significance of Dietrich Mateschitz’s death to Red Bull – including how its two F1 teams might be affected, and the future of the Austrian GP and Red Bull’s junior driver scheme

IndyCar

Podcast: Who we’d pick for the perfect fantasy IndyCar team

How would you construct the perfect IndyCar team? The Race IndyCar Podcast hosts submit the crack squads they think could take on the championship’s best on this week’s episode

Formula 1

The problems that made Perez’s home qualifying a ‘total mess’

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez blamed an electrical issue for his “total mess” of a qualifying session for his home Mexican Grand Prix

Formula 1

Two reasons Alonso’s so confident he’ll get US GP points back

Fernando Alonso has little doubt that the penalty that cost him seventh place in the United States Grand Prix will be overturned. This is why

Formula 1

Can Audi really win in F1 with Sauber? Our verdict

Audi has finally made its deal with Sauber to enter Formula 1 from 2026. But what can be expected from the partnership? Our writers give their verdict

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: Ducati set for 2022 title – and 2023 headache

The latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at a Francesco Bagnaia win that leaves him on the brink of the 2022 title – and one that reinforces how monumental the intra-team challenge at Ducati next year will be

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Controversy, confusion overshadow Verstappen title

The Race F1 Podcast looks at title number two for Max Verstappen on a day where controversy and confusion at Suzuka stole the headlines

Formula 1

Hakkinen’s advice to Verstappen as F1 title looms

Max Verstappen should have an easier time clinching the 2022 Formula 1 title than he did last year – or than Mika Hakkinen had in any of his championship years. But Verstappen might be surprised how much title thoughts affect his driving, reckons Hakkinen

Formula 1

Podcast: The first step in Honda’s possible full F1 return

Honda will have increased visual presence on Red Bull’s cars from this weekend – so is it the first step towards a recommitment? That question’s asked by The Race F1 Podcast, which also feature Mika Hakkinen’s look ahead to the Japanese Grand Prix

MotoGP

Podcast: Is momentum enough to make Bagnaia title favourite?

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia has cut Fabio Quartararo’s points lead from 91 to two. Among other big topics this week, The Race MotoGP Podcast debates if Bagnaia’s form makes him the title favourite

IndyCar

Podcast: The juniors making the most of the IndyCar ladder

Get to know some of the IndyCar stars of tomorrow as the winners of this year’s Road to Indy titles – Linus Lundqvist, Louis Foster, and Michael d’Orlando – join The Race IndyCar Podcast

Formula 1

Video: Why war has broken out among F1’s top three teams

A bitter dispute over the Formula 1 cost cap has emerged between Red Bull and rivals Mercedes and Ferrari – and it could have big consequences.

Formula 1

Mercedes’ three-year fear amid Red Bull F1 cost cap row

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says any breach of the Formula 1 cost cap in the first year it was enforced has ramifications for three seasons’ worth of developments

Formula 1

McLaren favours Norris over Ricciardo with Singapore upgrade

Daniel Ricciardo will contest the Singapore Grand Prix without McLaren’s latest Formula 1 update package, after the team chose to favour his team-mate Lando Norris with limited parts

MotoGP

Five-year deal for Kazakhstan race announced by MotoGP

MotoGP has announced a five-year deal to race in Kazakhstan at the Sokol circuit, which will begin in 2023

Formula 1

McLaren introduces special livery for F1’s ‘return to Asia’

McLaren will run a special orange-and-pink livery on its Formula 1 cars in Singapore and Japan that has been created in conjunction with its partner OKX to mark the championship’s “return to Asia”

IndyCar

Dramatic Indy Lights prize reduction has huge consequences

The sudden large decrease in Indy Lights’ prize offerings is complicating its champion’s IndyCar graduation – and is bound to impact its future

Formula 1

Podcast: Did AlphaTauri have any option but to re-sign Tsunoda?

Now Yuki Tsunoda is heading for a third year in F1, what are his strengths and weaknesses? How much progress has he made? And was there anyone more suitable for the second AlphaTauri seat? The Race F1 Podcast asks those questions

Formula 1

Aston Martin’s ex-Red Bull tech lead highlights what it’s missing

Aston Martin is still establishing a completely “unified clarity of purpose” as it attempts to become a major Formula 1 force according to its new technical director Dan Fallows

Formula 1

Williams, Alpine, or forget F1? What De Vries should do next

From having the door slammed in his face as a Formula 2 champion to having two opportunities three years later, via a Formula E title too, Nyck de Vries has not had a conventional route to the Formula 1 periphery. Now he’s on the cusp of making it, what should he do?

Formula 1

Video: What now for Porsche and Red Bull after talks collapse?

Why did the Formula 1 talks between Red Bull and Porsche break down? Where does Porsche go from here? And is the door open to another manufacturer? Our video answers those questions

Formula 1

F1 podcast: Alpine’s 2023 options + what its test will achieve

Who should Alpine sign to join Esteban Ocon in 2023? That’s the question asked on The Race F1 Podcast, which considers the case for Alpine’s third ‘first choice’, Pierre Gasly, plus its other candidates.

IndyCar

Podcast: Power’s triumph in five-way IndyCar title shootout

In the first of two episodes of The Race IndyCar Podcast this week, the team look back on Will Power’s route to the 2022 title and outgoing champion Alex Palou’s victory in the Laguna Seca season finale

Formula 1

What we’d do to fix F1’s grid penalty mess

The significant number of component-related grid penalties dished out at the Belgian Grand Prix and the way in which they’ve been applied led to both criticism and confusion. Should Formula 1 consider a different solution?

Formula 1

What went on in second Italian GP F1 practice session

Carlos Sainz ensured Ferrari ended both Friday practice sessions fastest at the Italian Grand Prix by beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to top spot in FP2

Formula 1

Podcast: The case for Herta’s F1 shot + remaining hurdles

The 2023 F1 driver market is the gift that keeps on giving – but what are the hurdles stopping Pierre Gasly from moving to Alpine and Colton Herta joining AlphaTauri?

Formula 1

Yellow added to special Monza anniversary Ferrari F1 livery

Ferrari will run its cars in a revised Formula 1 livery at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix to mark the 100th anniversary of the Monza circuit.

Formula 1

Aramco’s three-phase plan for 100% synthetic F2/F3 fuel by 2027

Aramco will provide a 55% sustainable fuel to Formula 2 and Formula 3 in 2023 as both championships build towards having a fully sustainable fuel by 2027

Formula 1

‘Drag, instability, no confidence’ – why Mercedes is lost again

Mercedes’ huge deficit in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying was a rude awakening after its Hungary pole with George Russell, and led team principal Toto Wolff to declare there was ‘not one positive’ about how the W13 is performing

Formula 1

All you need to know about second Belgian GP F1 practice

Max Verstappen set an untouchable pace to end second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix comfortably ahead of his 2022 Formula 1 title rival Charles Leclerc

Formula 1

The F1 teams and drivers under pressure for the rest of 2022

From drivers fighting for their Formula 1 futures to teams that need the rest of 2022 to go better than it has so far, we look at those under the most pressure as the second half of the season kicks off

Formula 1

Ricciardo/McLaren letdown a big ‘contractual’ lesson – Brown

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the early end of Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 deal has taught him to build more performance protections for the team into future driver contracts

Formula 1

Our verdict on Ricciardo’s early McLaren exit

Daniel Ricciardo’s early exit from the McLaren Formula 1 team has seemed inevitable for some time. Now it’s official there are plenty of questions to ask about where it went wrong

Formula E

Abt picks two drivers with points to prove in Formula E

Returning Formula E outfit Abt has named Robin Frijns and Nico Mueller as its 2023 drivers, saying the pair – who both have points to prove – “fit in perfectly” for a “small and powerful team” aiming to hold its own against manufacturer opposition

Formula 1

The change Ferrari needs isn’t an F1 sacking spree

Despite a run of squandered Formula 1 wins for Ferrari, there remains great respect for the culture Mattia Binotto has fostered. Sticking with its current crop and finding better ways of working, rather than returning to past bad habits, seems the way forward

Formula 1

Podcast: IndyCar’s McLaren test trio and their F1 chances

With IndyCar drivers Colton Herta, Pato O’Ward and Alex Palou all either participating in F1 test running or likely to do so soon, are any equipped to make the leap? That’s one of the questions asked on The Race F1 Podcast

Formula 1

Bring Back V10s: How Mansell’s 1992 streak was stopped by Senna

The 1992 Monaco GP and an epic tussle between Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell is the latest Formula 1 storyline to get the Bring Back V10s treatment