Edd Straw

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Edd Straw's 2024 Italian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

The Italian Grand Prix brought much joy to home team Ferrari and its spearhead Charles Leclerc, but Monza - despite its simple-in-theory layout - proved a real handful for many of his peers

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'Undriveable' - Red Bull's confusing Monza F1 crisis

Red Bull's struggles on Saturday at the Italian GP were such that its drivers' championship leader described the RB20 as "not driveable" while the other called it "a boat". The team's obviously concerned by that - so what's behind its confusing form?

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Five questions answered by Antonelli's other F1 debut

Kimi Antonelli could've been a rabbit in the headlights as he faced the Formula 1 media fresh from both crashing on his F1 weekend debut and being announced as a 2025 race driver. But he wasn't

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The unusual problem F1 drivers have with Monza track changes

Formula 1 drivers regularly gripe about track changes, often with good reason. But the concerns over Monza track changes are unusual...

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What we've learned about Williams's shock F1 rookie

Williams's new F1 rookie Franco Colapinto arrived in the Monza paddock on Thursday, just three days after finding out about his shock F1 debut. Here's what we learned from him...

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Three reasons Ferrari went from nightmare to shock podium

Ferrari's nightmare Zandvoort weekend turned to delight - so where on earth did that come from and what does it mean for Monza?

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Edd Straw's 2024 Dutch Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

Lando Norris dominated, but he's not Edd Straw's top performer of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend. And Max Verstappen's emphatic defeat doesn't mean a low ranking for the champion either...

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Massive Sargeant crash wipes out most of final Dutch GP practice

A huge crash for Logan Sargeant meant very little running for the rest of the Formula 1 field in final Dutch Grand Prix practice and could raise further question marks over Sargeant's season

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The outsider who forced his way into a 2025 F1 seat

Alpine's reserve put himself into a position where, with the assistance of other driver market movements in F1's wild 2025 silly season, he became the number one candidate to partner Pierre Gasly. Edd Straw looks at how Jack Doohan forced himself into contention in the first place

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Judging McLaren and Red Bull in six key F1 title battle areas

Is there a favourite heading into the upcoming 10-round F1 showdown between Red Bull and McLaren?

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Should Hamilton regret his 2025 Ferrari F1 move?

Ferrari’s strong start to the 2024 Formula 1 season relative to Mercedes appeared to vindicate Lewis Hamilton’s decision to head to Maranello. But now Mercedes looks in much better shape

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The ignored solution to Red Bull's driver crisis

Red Bull needs Sergio Perez to improve and there are at least three alternatives within its driver pool. But Edd Straw argues there's a perfect, overlooked option for what Red Bull needs, and he's available for 2025...

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Why Norris's toughest F1 rival isn't Verstappen

The defining narrative right now in F1? That of Lando Norris vs Max Verstappen. But if it comes to spearheading the McLaren challenge long-term, there's a battle he has to win before that

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Stick or twist? Red Bull's critical F1 2025 design dilemma

Red Bull has a bold decision to make. Go with a new philosophy for 2025 to fend off the rise of its rivals, or remain steadfast and try to. develop its current car better than the rest. Edd Straw explains

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Edd Straw's 2024 mid-season F1 driver rankings

The mid-season break offers a great opportunity to reflect on how each driver has performed so far this year. Here's Edd Straw's verdict, with the 2024 F1 field ranked from worst to best

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How Gasly wrestled control of Ocon's team

Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon was never likely to be a long-term pairing at Alpine given their troubled relationship. And it's the driver who'd been there since 2020 who's been squeezed out

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Five ways Sainz's choice impacts F1's 2025 driver market

Carlos Sainz has long been the key domino in Formula 1's 2025 driver market. Now he's picked Williams, there are several silly season consequences

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Sainz rejection embarrassing for already-troubled Audi F1 team

Carlos Sainz's 2025 decision isn't just a sign of where he rates Williams's potential progression. It reflects very badly on Audi - a manufacturer until now synonymous with racing success

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Edd Straw's 2024 Belgian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

The Belgian GP was the most entertaining four-way fight for victory yet in 2024. But who extracted the maximum just to be in that scrap, and who should really have done more? That plays a crucial role in determining Edd Straw's F1 driver rankings at Spa

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Everything now points to Renault selling its F1 team

Alpine and Renault insist their F1 team is not for sale. But all the steps being taken around it align with what you'd do if you were planning to sell sooner or later.

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Is Audi's surprise appointment the leader it needs?

Doubts about Mattia Binotto were raised before his Ferrari exit, and there've been more since considering how his replacement Fred Vasseur has fared. Binotto has a chance to improve his F1 reputation now's he's heading to Audi - but is he the right fit?

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Edd Straw's 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix driver rankings

Nobody had a perfect weekend at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix - so who made the best of it? Find out as Edd Straw ranks the F1 field

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Norris's response to team orders fallout reveals inner conflict

Lando Norris's attempt to brush aside McLaren's Hungary team orders tension was unconvincing. But even if he realised too late the impact his actions would have, he still made a significant point to his team and rivals

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Where Perez really stands after awfully-timed Q1 crash

A Q1 crash is not what the under pressure Sergio Perez needed in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. So why is he still (relatively) upbeat?

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Is McLaren wasting F1's best 2024 car?

McLaren could arguably have added to its 2024 F1 win tally at any of the last six grands prix, but its strike rate since emerging as a genuine frontrunner has been poor. So has McLaren been wasting this year's best car? Edd Straw dissects its lost wins

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Edd Straw: How I'd fix F1's broken racing rules

Formula 1's current racing rules aren't fit for purpose and some of the artistry of wheel-to-wheel racing is being eroded, says Edd Straw. This is how he'd fix it...

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Ferrari's 'worse than a nightmare' F1 run isn't going to end soon

Charles Leclerc didn’t grasp for positives about Ferrari’s plight as its struggles continued at Silverstone. And there's little evidence things will get better in the short-term, as Edd Straw explains

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F1 Tech Show: What's going so wrong with Ferrari?

Edd Straw and Gary Anderson are back, fresh from their trip to the British Grand Prix, where they got the chance to take a close look at the cars on track. As ever, Gary made some shrewd observations, which he reports back on in the first part of The Race F1 Tech Show

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Edd Straw's 2024 F1 British Grand Prix driver rankings

There were plenty of contenders for 'best performer' from a thrilling British GP weekend in which drivers faced a real mix of weather conditions. But who's come out on top in Edd Straw's F1 driver rankings this week?

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100 seconds slower - Ferrari's embarrassing gamble explained

Ferrari's historical reputation for nonsensical Formula 1 judgment calls was only boosted by an embarrassingly doomed tyre gamble at the British Grand Prix that ensured Charles Leclerc's miserable run of form continued

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Ferrari's 'downgrade' lays bare its big weakness

Ferrari knew the British GP weekend would be difficult. But Silverstone hasn't just exposed a weakness in fast corners - it's demonstrated how big a bouncing problem it's battling with its 2024 F1 car

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What you need to know about Ferrari's biggest hope since Leclerc

Newly confirmed 2025 Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman is Ferrari's biggest hope of producing another star for its own team since Charles Leclerc

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An emphatic response to lingering Mercedes leadership concerns

George Russell's second career grand prix win was obviously a welcome result. But it wasn't the best thing to come out of the Austrian GP weekend for a driver who has had to face questions about his execution in the past

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Edd Straw's 2024 Austrian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

A particularly eventful Austrian Grand Prix was dominated by the Max Verstappen/Lando Norris shunt - but Edd Straw's driver rankings also unveils some rollercoaster races for the rest of the Formula 1 grid

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Tsunoda's €40k fine for ableist slur lays down a marker

RB Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has been fined €40,000, half of which is suspended, for using an ableist slur over the radio during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix

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Norris's self-criticism was entirely justified after 'amateur' slip

Lando Norris may not have believed McLaren had the pace to win the Austrian Grand Prix sprint race, but he was right to admit that he “left the door open, like an amateur” because that denied him the chance to find out if it really was winnable

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How Perez became biggest loser in Austria F1 qualifying mess

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez was the big loser of the game of brinkmanship at the start of the final runs in sprint qualifying having had to do his final lap sandwiched between Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly

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Verstappen car drama: What happened in sole Austria F1 practice

Max Verstappen ground to a halt in the sole practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix - before quickly returning to the track and later setting the fastest time

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Everything worth knowing about Williams's F1 hiring spree

Williams has gone on a mass-hiring spree - bringing in 32 new recruits, including the technical director who oversaw Alpine's troubled start to the 2024 #F1 season. Team principal James Vowles tells The Race about Williams's masterplan

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Alpine gives Gasly new F1 deal - and steps up Sainz chase

Alpine has firmed up one part of its F1 2025 line-up by extending Pierre Gasly's deal - and is making a solid pitch for Carlos Sainz's services to complete the line-up