Edd Straw

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'F**k that guy' - Ricciardo furious with Stroll’s crash reaction

An incensed Daniel Ricciardo has slammed Lance Stroll’s reaction to their bizarre incident in Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, when Stroll rear-ended Ricciardo during a safety car restart

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Ricciardo's F1 breakthrough - is it real and what's behind it?

After a tricky start to his first full-time F1 campaign back in Red Bull's junior team, Daniel Ricciardo's had a much better weekend so far in Shanghai

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What we learned from F1's raucous first 2024 sprint race

Though the final Chinese Grand Prix sprint race result wasn't a shock, the route to it contained some excellent action. Here's what it told us about Formula 1's revised sprint format

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What we know about why Chinese GP track keeps catching fire

The first Chinese Grand Prix in five years has brought with it an unexpected problem

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F1 - and Red Bull - facing biggest unknown of 2024 yet

Track changes and a hint of a Red Bull weakness mean it's not just the five-year absence from Shanghai making the Chinese Grand Prix a potential 2024 F1 curveball

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How worried should Ricciardo really be about losing his F1 seat?

Daniel Ricciardo finally gets the new chassis he’s been waiting for at the Chinese Grand Prix, a race in which he seriously needs to kickstart his Formula 1 season. But just how worried should he be about losing his seat?

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The only winner at F1's worst team in 2024

Alpine's 2024 season has been relentlessly bleak so far. But for one of the key players in the team there is a clear silver lining...

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How Ferrari became Red Bull’s biggest F1 threat

Edd Straw gives detailed insight into how Ferrari has improved on its weaknesses to be the clear 'best of the rest' threat to Red Bull in F1, and looks at what else it needs to do to close the gap

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Edd Straw's 2024 Japanese Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

With multiple contenders potentially worthy of the top spot, Edd Straw ranks the performances of all 20 Formula 1 drivers across the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix weekend

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Red Bull supremacy? Everything that happened in Suzuka FP3

Max Verstappen underlined his status as favourite for pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix by topping FP3, with team-mate Sergio Perez backing up Red Bull’s supremacy in second place

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Everything pointing Mercedes to a clear Hamilton F1 replacement

Mercedes appears in no rush to reach a final decision on who takes the seat Lewis Hamilton will vacate for 2025. The fact it's willing to potentially miss out on candidates such as Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso by waiting is proof the 'next Verstappen' is favourite for the seat

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Another Williams crash - All that happened in FP1 at F1's Japanese GP

Williams and Logan Sargeant suffered a nightmare start to the Japanese Grand Prix that's going to lead to a nervy damage assessment

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Hamilton's worst-ever start to an F1 season explained

Edd Straw assesses Lewis Hamilton's claim that this is his worst start to an F1 season, looks back at 2009 for reference and examines the shortcomings of this season so far amid a Mercedes struggle

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F1 drivers divided over Alonso penalty: Who's on which side?

Fernando Alonso’s 20-second penalty for driving in a “potentially dangerous” manner was a big talking point in the Suzuka paddock on Thursday ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, with opinion on whether it was justified split among rivals

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Red Bull's overlooked F1 driver still isn't doing enough

Yuki Tsunoda has never seriously been in consideration for promotion to Red Bull Racing, but given his strong start to the 2024 Formula 1 season, it’s fair to ask whether he should be - here's Edd Straw's view...

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F1's lack of leadership has been brutally exposed

Formula 1 has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2024, brutally exposing the lack of leadership at a time when it’s needed most

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A badly-backfiring F1 move is a warning to others

Pierre Gasly was moving up the grid when he joined Alpine from AlphaTauri - but now finds himself in the slowest car in F1

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What's caused Sauber's terrible F1 pitstops in 2024

Sauber has had a historically bad start to the F1 season in terms of pitstops. That's actually the result of attempts to make them quicker for 2024 - and the issue at heart is likely to linger for a few more races

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Edd Straw's 2024 Australian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

Who made the best of the Australian Grand Prix's surprise twists and who contributed to the messiness? Here's Edd Straw's judgement on the Formula 1 field's Melbourne performances

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Perez loses third on Australian GP grid with impeding penalty

Red Bull faces at least a small inconvenience to overcome in its pursuit of a third straight 1-2 at the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season with Sergio Perez having been demoted from third to sixth on the Australian GP grid for impeding Nico Hulkenberg

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Ricciardo despair has first worrying echo of McLaren nightmare

A track limits violation dumped Daniel Ricciardo out of Q1, but there was something far more troubling for Ricciardo - and it's an echo of the start of his McLaren nightmare

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All the consequences for Williams beyond Sargeant sacrifice

The problems that forced Williams to sideline Logan Sargeant at F1's Australian GP will cost it a spare chassis in Japan as well and further delay its upgrade plan. Now team principal James Vowles has spoken to the media, here's what we know about how big a setback Williams has suffered

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Sainz reveals recovery details ahead of F1 return

Carlos Sainz will return to Formula 1 action in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix just 14 days after having an appendectomy, confident that his “strong recovery plan” means he will be fully fit for the whole weekend

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McLaren's plan for weakness it won't fully fix until 2025

McLaren has revealed plans for its first major upgrade of the 2024 Formula 1 season which will be the latest step in tackling a weakness that might not be fully fixed until 2025

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10 weird things that only happened in F1 once

Over 1,100 Formula 1 grand prix events have been held in the championship's 74-year history - but some oddities have only occurred once. Here are 10 of them...

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What's so worrying about Mercedes' stumbling start to 2024

This Formula 1 season was meant to be a fresh start for Mercedes - but the results are familiar so far, and so are some of the specific problems

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F1 Tech Show: How worried should Mercedes be?

There were worrying signs in Saudi Arabia that Mercedes' W15 was suffering from an affliction that has haunted the team since the start of the current ground effect era: Porpoising.

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F1's new penalty fix has already failed its first test

A new fix for a much-maligned Formula 1 penalty arrived in time for the 2024 season - but it already faltered upon its first stress test in Jeddah, as Edd Straw explains

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Edd Straw's 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix driver rankings

The Saudi Arabian GP may have been another straightforward Red Bull 1-2 at the start of the 2024 F1 season, but ranking the drivers was a task that involved a couple of curveballs. Here's Edd Straw's final verdict

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Verstappen issues Red Bull warning amid fresh crisis over Marko

Red Bull’s Formula 1 team faces a fresh crisis with a dispute involving Helmut Marko that Max Verstappen hints could have repercussions for his own future

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Untangling Verstappen's view on 'Jos vs Horner' and Red Bull turmoil

Jos Verstappen's post-Bahrain GP comments were a grenade that's ignited the image of a crisis within Red Bull. But how is Max Verstappen dealing with it all? Edd Straw explains his impression after hearing from Verstappen...

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Why Renault's F1 team is descending into chaos yet again

The combination of its Bahrain GP humiliation and yet another upheaval when it comes to the leadership positions inevitably comes as another blow to the credibility of the Group Renault-owned F1 team. So what's gone so wrong?

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Three technical directors: Big change at Alpine after key exits

A new "three-pillared" tech leadership structure is being introduced within Alpine, following an awful debut for its 2024 F1 car and major resignations

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Edd Straw's 2024 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix driver rankings

A new Formula 1 season means it's once again time for Edd Straw to rank the performances of all 20 drivers across qualifying and the grand prix, starting with the Bahrain GP:

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Why Alpine is starting F1 2024 even worse than expected

Alpine knew Bahrain was going to be a struggle, but last on the grid has to hurt. So what's gone so wrong for the team? Edd Straw explains...

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The F1 team furthest behind where it should be

Alpine's new F1 car was the slowest in testing, didn't complete a full race simulation, and looked the least impressive trackside. It gets the benefit of the doubt for some current deficiencies but changes going on behind the scenes really must bear fruit

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Everything we learned from 2024 F1 testing

From Ferrari and Mercedes' progress to the biggest disappointment in the paddock, here's everything the 2024 Formula 1 pre-season testing week revealed

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McLaren and Red Bull are both wrong in their messy row

McLaren's continued lobbying against F1 multi-team ownership has been met with Red Bull defiance - but this is a debate where the goalposts have been moved carelessly

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10 things we learned from opening day of 2024 F1 testing

Formula 1's sole pre-season test began with a metric ton of laps, the chance to examine new designs up close - and a statement of intent from Red Bull

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Russell can't fluff his unexpected golden opportunity

Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes hands George Russell a golden opportunity, one he must ensure he makes the most of...