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Podcast: Grosjean on his start to life in IndyCar

Romain Grosjean joins The Race IndyCar Podcast this week ahead of his return to the championship at Indianapolis this weekend, to discuss how he has adapted to life after Formula 1

Formula 1

The unknown visionary leading Ferrari out of F1 turmoil

Ferrari switched from follower to leader in the F1 design stakes with its landmark 2017 car. The man behind that crucial design is now leading the team out of the hole it fell into last year, but he’s still not widely known for someone with such an important role

Formula 1

10 classic F1 races you should watch – Bring Back V10s podcast

The Bring Back V10s podcast has returned between series for a special episode where we discuss 10 classic Formula 1 races fans should watch in the F1TV archive

MotoGP

MotoGP 2021 Spanish Grand Prix rider ratings

It’s been a tough start to the 2021 MotoGP season for Ducati rider Jack Miller, and it’s been reflected in the scores he’s taken home in our post-race ratings so far. But, the Australian was able to put that behind him with an excellent victory at the Spanish Grand Prix

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: Hamilton’s key tricks to win Portuguese GP brawl

Lewis Hamilton didn’t want to “say too much” about how he managed to defeat Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas in an almost flat-out Portuguese GP. But looking back at some of the things he was doing differently offered some pretty clear hints of how he gave himself a crucial advantage

Formula 1

Alonso used ‘anger’ to finally get the most out of Alpine

Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso says the Portuguese Grand Prix marked the first race of his return where he “was extracting the maximum of the car”, which was aided by him channeling the “anger” of his Saturday disappointment

Formula 1

Is Norris emerging as F1’s next elite driver? Our verdicts

Lando Norris is undefeated in the battle for best of the rest in Formula 1 in 2021, having come home as the first non-Mercedes or Red Bull driver in every grand prix so far. Our writers discuss if he has taken a step to join the small group of elite drivers on the grid

MotoGP

Miller leads Ducati 1-2 at Jerez after Quartararo drama

Jack Miller scored his first MotoGP win since 2016 in the Spanish Grand Prix as a dominant-looking race for Fabio Quartararo unravelled dramatically. The now-former championship leader looked en route to a dominant third consecutive win of the year – and a third straight win at Jerez – but faded mas

Formula 1

Ricciardo’s shock Q1 exit ‘came out of nowhere’

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo was perplexed by his exit from the first stage of Formula 1 qualifying in Portugal, believing it “came out of nowhere”

MotoGP

Frustrated Mir puts pressure on Michelin to solve problems

Michelin has once again been forced to downplay consistency issues with its MotoGP tyres, following complaints by reigning world champion Joan Mir in free practice for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez

MotoGP

Why Ducati wants to sign Rossi’s team or Gresini for 2022

Ducati MotoGP boss Paolo Ciabatti has confirmed to The Race the Italian manufacturer is exploring options to keep a six-bike presence on the 2022 MotoGP grid, despite plans by series bosses to have a line-up comprised of six manufacturers each providing four bikes

Site news

The Race joins social media blackout for this weekend

The Race will join other sports, athletes and media companies in supporting a social media blackout this weekend

Formula 1

Promoted: F1TV app gets revamp for 2021 season

Formula 1 is shaping up to have one of its best seasons in years in 2021, and fans can enjoy all the action and exclusive insight with a revamped F1TV app

Formula 1

Russell apologises to Bottas and anyone else he ‘let down’

Williams Formula 1 driver George Russell has apologised to Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas after their big crash and subsequent disagreement in Sunday’s Imola race

Formula 1

Aston Martin wants FIA to undo damage of rule changes this year

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team wants an aerodynamic rule change this year as it believes lower-rake cars have suffered unfairly from new rules implemented for 2021

Formula 1

Schumacher feels like F1 downforce drops to ‘20%’ on first lap

Mick Schumacher says feeling like his Haas car’s downforce fell to “20%” at the start of the race was among “a ton of new things” he’s learned from his Formula 1 debut.

Formula 1

Promoted: Experience the F1 season finale like never before

If you’re scanning the calendar trying to pick a race to enjoy in person once things start to open up again for fans, look no further than an official ticket package with F1 Experiences to witness the last race of the year in style

Formula 1

Each F1 team’s biggest worry ahead of the new season

Ahead of the 2021 Formula 1 season starting with this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, we assess what each team might be most concerned by

Formula 1

Mercedes struggling to identify ‘out of nowhere’ problem

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says the team isn’t yet fully on top of the gearbox problem that limited it to six laps on the first morning of F1 pre-season testing

Formula 1

The bigger-than-usual impact of Mercedes’ early testing drama

Mercedes lost the first morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain with a gear shift problem that prompted a gearbox change, limiting the team to one outlap in the first three hours

Formula 1

Promoted: How to get the most out of attending F1 races in 2021

The highly-anticipated return of fans to F1 races in greater numbers in 2021 means it’s time to start thinking about how to get the most out of attending a grand prix in the very near future. And what’s where F1 Experiences can help

Formula 1

Aston Martin’s plan to be an F1 title contender in 3-5 years

Aston Martin aims to be a Formula 1 title contender in three to five years by becoming the most efficient team in the championship’s budget-cap era

Formula 1

‘Free’ Mercedes upgrade one of two key Aston focuses on AMR21

Aston Martin’s 2021 Formula 1 car will utilise Mercedes’ 2020 rear end including its “adventurous” rear suspension, which has been one of two main areas of focus on the AMR21

Formula 1

Williams to use augmented reality for FW43B F1 launch

Williams will hold an augmented reality launch of its 2021 Formula 1 car, allowing fans to project a full-size 3D model of the new FW43B into their homes

Formula 1

Why Sainz could cause a problem Ferrari signed him to solve

Ferrari signed Carlos Sainz Jr to solve a problem. But if he achieves what he doubtless intends to, he might yet end up causing one at Maranello

Formula 1

The summer that changed F1 forever

There’s a strong case for saying that Monday July 9, the day after the 1990 French Grand Prix, was a formative one that shaped a great deal in F1 in the final decade of the 21st century

Gaming

EA features F1 games could and should adopt

Following the news that Electronic Arts has acquired Codemasters, we look at the features from EA’s other sports titles that could make good additions to the F1 series

Formula 1

The F1 technology we want to see to improve TV coverage

Every new Formula 1 season brings with it an evolution of the championship’s television coverage and fan offering. With a new year upon us, what would we look to implement technologically to improve how we follow F1?

Gaming

Incident-packed return to racing for Grosjean in VCO series

Romain Grosjean’s return to competitive action after his Bahrain Formula 1 crash was incident-packed in the VCO ProSIM Series event on Saturday evening

Formula 1

Grosjean to make racing comeback in VCO esports event

Romain Grosjean will make his return to racing following his horrific Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix crash, driving for his R8G esports team in the VCO Pro Sim Series on Saturday

Formula 1

Quiz: Name every 1990s F1 debutant

Test your knowledge of Formula 1 with our latest quiz about drivers who made their grand prix debut during the 1990s

Formula 1

Albon a victim of the same Red Bull mess that got him to F1

Alex Albon has not been dropped by Red Bull unfairly. But the performances of his replacement Sergio Perez will answer a lot of questions that have been developing at Red Bull since Daniel Ricciardo left at the end of 2018

Formula 1

Picking through the wreckage of Ferrari’s 2020 F1 humiliation

Ferrari’s miserable 2020 Formula 1 season was down to more than just the tightening up of engine regulations by the FIA ahead of the campaign. Mark Hughes explains how its problems ran deeper, and what it’s doing to put things right in 2021

Formula 1

The four ‘pillars’ that made Mercedes want to stay in F1

Daimler boss Ola Kallenius says Mercedes “never seriously considered pulling out” of Formula 1 despite constant speculation to the contrary, but it did identify “four pillars” needed to guarantee its participation

Gaming

Subaru wins FIA Gran Turismo Manufacturer world finals event

Subaru became the third different marque to win the Gran Turismo Manufacturer Series as it won two of the three races in the FIA-certified World Finals

Gaming

Watch the FIA Gran Turismo World Finals live 1pm UK time

Watch the FIA Gran Turismo world finals live with The Race at 1pm UK time on Saturday December 19 and Sunday December 20

Formula 1

What happened when EA last made F1 games

Following Electronic Arts’ purchase of F1 game developer Codemasters, we look back at the short period nearly 20 years ago when EA Sports produced a series of F1 games

Formula 1

Red Bull a bigger threat with Perez – Hamilton

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes will face a tougher threat from Red Bull in 2021 now it’s replaced Alex Albon with Sergio Perez, because Max Verstappen was previously having to fight solo

Formula 1

Bring Back V8s – ask a question for our special F1 podcast

Our Bring Back V10s classic Formula 1 podcast is switching eras for a one-off special episode, where you can ask questions about the V8 era from 2006-2013

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Win great F1 gifts by entering our prize draw

The Race has launched a huge Formula 1 Christmas gift giveaway competition that readers of our website can enter for free