Formula 1 Mercedes' theory for why F1 2024's lead fight will be closer Should Mercedes technical director James Allison's 2024 theory be proven right, it will be a boost for Formula 1 fans hoping for a closer season at the front. But is his theory valid in the wake of such strong Red Bull dominance last year?
Formula 1 Every Red Bull F1 car ranked Formula 1's current dominant force has already produced seven title-winning cars in just 19 seasons in the championship - but which is the best? And what's the worst F1 car Red Bull has produced?
Formula 1 How Red Bull handled Horner controversy at its launch Red Bull went into its 2024 Formula 1 car launch with its team principal Christian Horner in the middle of an internal company investigation. But it kept him front and centre
Formula 1 What makes 2024 Ferrari a risky outlier vs F1 rivals Ferrari’s "completely revamped" 2024 Formula 1 car has stayed the same in one area that leaves Ferrari as a clear outlier compared to its main rivals
Formula 1 What new Aston Martin tells us about key 2024 Mercedes changes Mercedes' 2024 F1 car won't be uncovered for a couple of days yet, but the launch of Aston Martin's AMR24 has revealed one eagerly-anticipated detail about the new W15's base concept
Formula 1 Why F1 should push Red Bull to sell its second team Formula 1 should encourage Red Bull to sell its second team and introduce measures to prevent common ownership of teams in the future, argues Edd Straw
Formula 1 The design trends to look for as 2024 F1 cars are revealed Formula 1’s 2024 launch season is underway and so too is the scramble from rival teams and journalists to pick out these all-important changes and innovations. Here are some design trends to look out for
Formula 1 Hamilton's given Mercedes a devastating vote of no confidence Signing Lewis Hamilton for 2025 is a major coup for Ferrari. But forget about that for a moment; Hamilton's Mercedes exit, before he's even had a chance to drive its latest W15, is a devastating vote of no confidence in his current F1 team
Formula 1 Massa's key F1 ally's take on his 2008 title court bid Few driver-engineer relationships in Formula 1 are as well-remembered as Felipe Massa's with Rob Smedley. So what does Smedley think of Massa's pursuit of recompense over the way the 2008 F1 title played out? He told The Race his view...
Formula 1 Norris's new deal might not be as 'long term' as McLaren hopes Lando Norris’s new "long-term" McLaren deal oddly does little to change his position in F1's driver market, as Edd Straw explains
Formula 1 Ferrari would be negligent to let Sainz slip despite Leclerc deal Ferrari has checked off a very important box by getting Charles Leclerc to pen another deal - but that doesn't mean it can de-prioritise retaining Carlos Sainz
Formula 1 Visa Cash App RB is the worst name in F1 history Visa CashApp RB is the worst team name in Formula 1 history and is an embarrassment to Red Bull and Formula 1 as a whole
Formula 1 'Only 25% improved' - The pesky issue Williams is desperate to beat Williams leaped from last in the constructors’ championship to seventh last year - but still has an area where it is "stand-out poor"
Formula 1 The telling difference between two key Red Bull rivals Mercedes and McLaren both committed to major Formula 1 car concept changes ahead of 2024 in their bids to catch Red Bull. One can be more bullish than the other as they wait to see how well they've actually done
Formula 1 'I'm not Steiner' - new boss's masterplan for fixing Haas Will Haas's leadership shake-up inspire an F1 revival? New team principal Ayao Komatsu is convinced he's yet to have "seen the ceiling" for its performance potential, as he explains to a select group of media including The Race
Formula 1 Haas reveals plan for new F1 car's track debut Haas will shake down its 2024 Formula 1 car just under two weeks before testing begins as it prepares for the first season in its history without Guenther Steiner in charge
Formula 1 McLaren wants Norris to match Verstappen in key area McLaren team boss Andrea Stella set a clear target for Lando Norris during the team's surprise early 2024 launch
Formula 1 Wolff's new deal: What's at stake for era-defining Mercedes F1 boss Amidst easily the roughest period of his tenure, Toto Wolff has signed up of three more years running the Mercedes F1 team - which makes sense for both parties
Formula 1 Why 'diluted' McLaren needs three F1 technical directors McLaren's three-pronged F1 technical management structure is now in place. Team principal Andrea Stella explains how McLaren will use that to build on its Red Bull-rivalling 2023 form, and why it's needed to move away from a diluted (arguably outdated) model
Formula 1 Haas was 'Steiner F1 Team' in all but name The Haas F1 Team never bore Guenther Steiner's name. But make no mistake - its identity is inseparable from the team boss it has now let go
Formula 1 Six things Mercedes must stop getting wrong in F1 Mercedes risks its Formula 1 slump from 2021-2023 becoming a permanent decline. Edd Straw outlines what it needs to do to reverse its fortunes and rise once again
Formula 1 The oddest moment of F1 2023's strangest weekend As The Race reflects on the 2023 motorsport season, we’ve asked our writers to recount their standout motorsport memories or feelings from the past 12 months. It's a surreal 3.30am revelation in Las Vegas that's stuck in Edd Straw's mind
Formula 1 Untangling Red Bull's major F1 problem that keeps repeating Red Bull keeps repeating a cycle of employing an underperforming driver alongside Max Verstappen, but why is it that Sergio Perez can't match Max in equal machinery and how can he become a better performer for Red Bull in 2024?
Formula 1 Gene Haas risks wasting a billion-dollar chance for his F1 team There’s never been a better time to own an F1 team, but Haas risks missing out thanks to underinvestment by its owner. Time for Gene Haas to put up or sell up
Formula 1 How Mercedes failed to exploit F1 rule changes it pushed for It was clear very early on that Mercedes' 2023 F1 car was another dud. Returning technical director James Allison explains how pushing the FIA to eliminate porpoising created a situation his team then failed to exploit to its own benefit
Formula 1 What's going on with Ferrari's 'late' F1 driver deals Charles Leclerc's said to have a huge new long-term Ferrari deal in the bag - so why's it not announced yet? And is there an impasse over Carlos Sainz's future?
Formula 1 'Great pace, dreadful results' - untangling Russell's 2023 George Russell went as far as to describe his 2023 season - perhaps the worst of his five in F1 - as "awful", as "results kept slipping through our fingers". What went wrong?
Formula 1 'Embarrassing' - Ferrari and Todt swipes heap more pressure on FIA Unity is a rare thing in Formula 1, but the current FIA regime has managed to achieve it - only not for any positive reason. Instead, that's because its governance has again been called into question, heaping further pressure on Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Formula 1 The big takeaway from Ferrari's year-end debrief is Vasseur himself A year into his tenure, Fred Vasseur doesn't seem to be any different to the team boss he was pre-Ferrari. And that's telling
Formula 1 What axing its bosses really did for F1 2023's chief mediocrity Renault's factory F1 team is stuck in mediocrity limbo. Its massive leadership reshuffle in 2023 provided a jolt - but is there enough evidence to believe the ship has been righted?
Formula 1 What will unlock F1's frozen 2025 driver market Charles Leclerc's Ferrari extension is thought to be imminent - but Carlos Sainz's may have hit a roadblock. Edd Straw explains the consequences for Sainz and the rest of F1's driver market
Formula 1 What next in FIA/Wolff case and the wider F1 implications The Formula 1 off-season has begun with a surprise early controversy, with the FIA looking into allegations about the conduct of Toto and Susie Wolff that have been emphatically rejected. What happens next, and what's at stake?
Formula 1 Williams's F1 scrapheap bargain was its most valuable investment Alex Albon was on the metaphorical Formula 1 scrapheap when Williams picked him up for 2022. He's vindicated that faith with a single-handed performance worth tens of millions of dollars
Formula 1 Winners and losers from F1's latest aero testing reshuffle The final race of the 2023 season decided several constructors' championship battles that will have an impact on the crucial aerodynamic testing allowances for early 2024
Formula 1 Bridge leaks, Russell crashes: What happened in final 2023 F1 test Esteban Ocon ended the final day of 2023 Formula 1 running fastest for Alpine, with a bridge leak that interrupted the session and a George Russell crash among the talking points in the post-race Abu Dhabi test
Formula 1 Edd Straw's 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 driver rankings The circumstances were there for drivers to trip up during F1's season-ending Abu Dhabi GP weekend, but some of them absolutely excelled. Edd Straw ranks the field one final time in 2023
Formula 1 Same set-up, 0.346s slower - why Hamilton couldn't match Russell We break down the fastest Mercedes laps of Q2 to analyse where Lewis Hamilton is losing 0.346s to George Russell, and hear the team's drivers and Toto Wolff's take on the session
Formula 1 Ex-Alpine F1 tech boss's blunt criticism of Renault ambition New Williams chief technical officer Pat Fry has explained his reasoning for walking away from the Alpine Formula 1 team earlier this year, revealing that he felt the Renault Group ownership lacked the "drive and enthusiasm" to climb higher than fourth in the championship
Formula 1 Why F1's surrogate Abu Dhabi 'title-decider' really does matter Ferrari heads into the F1 season finale knowing it has the momentum to steal second in the constructors' championship from Mercedes. Edd Straw looks at how it's got to that point
Formula 1 What Horner's revelation about Hamilton Red Bull talks really means What to make of the revelation from Christian Horner that Lewis Hamilton - or his management team, at least - held talks with Red Bull earlier this year? It's just the way the game has always worked in F1, as Edd Straw explains
