Matt Beer

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GridRival adds Daily Fantasy Sports games

Motorsport fantasy game app GridRival is expanding into Daily Fantasy Sports games

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Why Ricciardo’s willing to risk the end of his F1 career

Daniel Ricciardo explains the reasons why he feels comfortable avoiding the remaining seats even if it increases the chance that his F1 career is over after 2022

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FIA to correct Japanese GP ‘issues’ and publish its findings

The FIA says it has identified the “procedural issues” that went wrong during Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, which featured a recovery truck on the racing line in heavy rain and ended with confusing over how many points would be awarded

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Why Alpine thinks Gasly’s a better fit than Alonso or Piastri

Pierre Gasly was the third choice for the Alpine seat he’s moving into, but team principal Otmar Szafnauer suggested that maybe the third choice was a better bet than choices one and two anyway. Is he right?

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F1 title hangover lessons for Verstappen

For some F1 champions, an advance coronation – ala Max Verstappen’s this season – meant a dip in form, whether incidental or intentional

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F1 podcast: Why Ferrari’s 2022 title bid collapsed

Ferrari has failed to maintain a season-long Formula 1 title challenge despite having a car fast enough to take 11 pole positions and holding a big early points lead. We examine all the reasons for its collapse in The Race F1 Podcast

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Video: Verstappen’s making F1 excellence seem boring

On the way to a relatively easy second Formula 1 world championship, Max Verstappen has shown some traits he has in common with some all-time greats

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US GP chief’s F1 + MotoGP + IndyCar triple-header dream

The United States Grand Prix wants a stronger support package. In an ideal world, its promoter fancies getting IndyCar or MotoGP to pair up with Formula 1

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Was Japanese GP actually one (title-clinching) lap too long?

Many thought the Japanese GP should’ve run for one lap more. But if you take F1 rules literally, it may’ve actually needed to be shorter

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Eight reasons IndyCar pair’s McLaren F1 FP1 runs matter

McLaren’s 2023 F1 line-up is decided – but the impending practice debuts for Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward are both in the must-watch category

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Quartararo just had the Friday his MotoGP title defence needed

After a particularly bleak run of MotoGP form, Fabio Quartararo had the kind of Friday at Phillip Island that suggests he can strike back

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When we knew Ferrari was going to lose the 2022 F1 title

It was Charles Leclerc’s French Grand Prix crash that convinced Max Verstappen the 2022 Formula 1 championship fight was basically over. But when did our writers lose faith in Ferrari’s title bid?

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Everything that went on in Phillip Island MotoGP practice two

Pramac Ducati Johann Zarco was fastest again in second practice for MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island

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What happened in first Phillip Island MotoGP practice

Johann Zarco narrowly denied home favourite Jack Miller the top spot at the end of first practice for MotoGP’s return to Phillip Island

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‘Surprised’ Red Bull still adamant it was below F1 cost cap

Red Bull has expressed “surprise and disappointment” at the FIA’s ruling that it breached the cost cap regulations during Max Verstappen’s 2021 Formula 1 title-winning season

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How Red Bull could be punished for 2021 F1 cost cap overspend

We now know for certain that Red Bull breached Formula 1’s financial regulations during the 2021 season in which Max Verstappen won his first title but how will Red Bull be punished? Here are the FIA’s options

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Red Bull breached F1 budget cap, penalty not yet decided

The FIA has officially announced that Red Bull breached Formula 1’s cost cap limit during the 2021 season by overspending

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Binotto’s Leclerc penalty complaint doesn’t stack up

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto was sufficiently aggrieved by the handling of Charles Leclerc’s Japanese Grand Prix penalty that he personally inserted a discussion of it into his post-race media briefing – but his ire over the timing of Leclerc’s penalty is only partially justified

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F1 braced for budget cap breach details – and the fallout

The day after its 2022 world championship battle was decided, Formula 1 is braced for news that could – in its most extreme interpretation – affect the outcome of the 2021 title fight

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Video: How F1 drivers’ outrage forced truck incident review

The FIA’s initial response to the Suzuka truck near-miss was to focus on Pierre Gasly’s driving. But amid outrage from Formula 1 drivers and teams, an investigation is underway. Our video examines the incident and response

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10 moments that decided the 2022 F1 title fight

So, Max Verstappen is the 2022 Formula 1 champion with four races to spare. Even if the title was confirmed in peculiar circumstances, it’s been an inevitable run for the Red Bull driver of late. Here are the moments that gradually transformed a fascinating fight into a Verstappen steamroller

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The rule anomaly behind Verstappen’s confusing F1 coronation

Many in the Suzuka F1 paddock, including Max Verstappen himself, spent minutes in hesitation over whether he’d actually become the 2022 world champion

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Verstappen wins Japanese GP and 2022 F1 title amid confusion

Max Verstappen took victory in the interrupted, delayed and shortened Japanese Grand Prix and won the 2022 F1 title

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‘Pinballing’ Albon says first Suzuka start attempt was wrong

Alex Albon does not think it was right to start Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix at its scheduled time at all, calling it “the worst conditions I’ve experienced in my racing career”

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F1’s Japanese Grand Prix red-flagged after just three laps

The Japanese Grand Prix – which could decide the 2022 Formula 1 world title – has been red-flagged after three laps due to wet conditions

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Everything that happened in final Japanese GP F1 practice

Max Verstappen beat the Ferraris by three tenths of a second in the first dry running of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend at Suzuka

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Everything that happened in first Japanese GP F1 practice

Fernando Alonso was fastest for Alpine in a very wet first Japanese Grand Prix practice session, Formula 1’s first Suzuka track action since 2019

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Video: McLaren’s biggest update and its counterintuitive ideas

McLaren’s major upgrade will be on both its Formula 1 cars for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. We take a detailed look at what’s changed, the ideas behind it and what it says about the team’s 2023 direction

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Ricciardo spurned his old heroic tendencies – and it paid off

Daniel Ricciardo didn’t pretend his first top-five finish of a difficult second McLaren season – potentially his last in Formula 1 – at the Singapore Grand Prix was the result of a particularly outstanding drive. It was a deserved and cleverly earned result though

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Singapore GP F1 Podcast: Has Perez been criticised unfairly?

Sergio Perez took aim at his critics as he celebrated his Singapore Grand Prix victory – did his drive show the pressure he’s been under lately was unjust?

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Winners and losers from F1’s 2022 Singapore GP

One driver had his day of days while some world champion drivers and teams faltered badly. Here are our picks for the winners and losers from the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix

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Our verdict on F1 champions’ errors and Perez’s great drive

As Max Verstappen (and Lewis Hamilton) made a mess of the Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez produced masterclass. Here are our writers’ snap verdicts on tonight’s contrasting drives

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‘Incredibly messy’ – Verstappen on his worst F1 race of 2022

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen admitted his Singapore Grand Prix was “incredibly messy”, after only finishing seventh on a day when he could have clinched a second straight title

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Why Perez’s Singapore GP victory is under threat

Wondering why Sergio Perez’s Singapore GP victory is under threat? We explain why he’s visiting the stewards

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Perez wins wild Singapore GP but faces post-race investigation

Sergio Perez claimed his first Formula 1 race win since the Monaco Grand Prix in May in Singapore, though a post-race investigation over a potential safety car procedure infringement may yet threaten it

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Everything that happened in final Singapore GP F1 practice

Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen by half a second to lead a wet and shortened final Formula 1 practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix

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Ferrari: ‘Game over’ for F1 cost cap if penalties aren’t severe

It will be “game over” for Formula 1’s cost cap if the first monetary breaches of it are not handled adequately, says Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies

MotoGP

Ducati dominant heading into Buriram MotoGP qualifying

Ducati goes into Thai Grand Prix MotoGP qualifying in the strongest position, while Marc Marquez must go through Q1 despite his Friday pace and Aprilia’s problems continued

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Podcast: F1 cost cap rule breaches – What we know so far

We discuss the big news that two teams – believed to be Red Bull and Aston Martin – breached Formula 1’s cost cap in 2021 in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast

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‘Better than expected’ Albon set to complete Singapore weekend

Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon is confident of being fit to complete the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, reporting that he was “coping better than I expected” in Friday practice