Matt Beer

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1’s Brazilian Grand Prix

The points and momentum swing in the Formula 1 title battle creates some clear winners and losers from the Brazilian Grand Prix. We pick the less obvious ones too

Formula 1

Hamilton comes from 10th to beat Verstappen to Brazil win

Lewis Hamilton charged from a penalised 10th on the grid to win the Brazilian Grand Prix after a controversial battle with Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen

Formula 1

Bottas wins Brazil sprint race, Hamilton goes from last to fifth

Valtteri Bottas fended Max Verstappen off to claim victory in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix sprint, as Lewis Hamilton produced a remarkable charge from last to fifth

Formula 1

Our verdict on Hamilton’s DSQ and Verstappen’s fine

Formula 1 world championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen both faced stewards’ hearings at the Brazilian Grand Prix but with very different outcomes. Our writers give their snap verdicts on Hamilton’s qualifying disqualification and Verstappen’s fine.

Formula 1

What happened in final Brazilian Grand Prix practice

Fernando Alonso was fastest for Alpine in the final practice session of Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, which took place in the shadow of the stewards’ deliberations over Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s Friday controversies

MotoGP

Martin beats crashing works Ducatis to Valencia MotoGP pole

Pramac’s Jorge Martin upstaged the works Ducatis – both of which crashed – to take the fourth pole of his MotoGP rookie season at the Valencia finale

Formula 1

VW could do in-house Audi/Porsche F1 engine without Red Bull

The VW Group’s options for a Porsche/Audi Formula 1 engine project now look wider than first thought, with serious interest in an in-house programme that could tie up with McLaren or Williams rather than the initially mooted Red Bull Powertrains collaboration

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Hamilton comfortably fastest in Interlagos qualifying

Lewis Hamilton will start the Sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix from pole after a commanding qualifying performance

Formula 1

The serious ambitions behind latest London GP F1 bid

There’s a fresh bid to get a London Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar. The Race columnist Jim Wright can shed more light on what’s behind the plans

MotoGP

What if Rossi had retired early? Five MotoGP might-have-beens

Valentino Rossi defended his decision to race on in MotoGP even past his peak. How would the championship have changed had he taken earlier opportunities to walk away?

MotoGP

Podcast: Is Ducati already 2022 MotoGP title favourite?

A dominant Pecco Bagnaia win and five Ducatis in the top 10 – is the Algarve Grand Prix a sign for the 2022 MotoGP season?

MotoGP

New injury blow for Marquez as he reveals vision problems

Marc Marquez has been ruled out of the MotoGP season finale and subsequent Jerez test because his latest injury has developed into a repeat of past vision problems

Formula 1

Costly defeat or damage limited? Our verdict on Hamilton’s race

Was second place for Lewis Hamilton in the Mexican Grand Prix some well-executed damage limitation given Red Bull’s pace, or a massive blow?

Formula 1

Verstappen dominates Mexican GP after bold first-corner move

Max Verstappen stretched his Formula 1 world championship lead by dominating the Mexican Grand Prix, as his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez narrowly failed to deprive Lewis Hamilton of second

Formula 1

Leclerc berating himself again amid Ferrari’s fraught day

Charles Leclerc admitted he was “very disappointed in myself” for only managing eighth place in qualifying for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, while his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz was surprised to be sixth

Formula 1

Williams baffled by stewards’ probe of pitlane ‘queue jump’

Williams Formula 1 drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi have avoided punishment for an investigation that surprised the team during Mexican Grand Prix qualifying

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Bottas on Mexican GP pole as Mercedes upstages Red Bull

Mercedes overturned Red Bull’s Mexican Grand Prix practice superiority to take its first front row sweep of 2021 with Valtteri Bottas on pole

Formula 1

What happened in Mexican Grand Prix FP2

Max Verstappen set a dominant pace for Red Bull in the second Friday practice session at Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix

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Hamilton reprimanded for Mexican GP practice incident

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has escaped with a reprimand for rejoining the track incorrectly after running wide in the opening Mexican Grand Prix practice session

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Video: The demands Porsche has made over its F1 entry

The prospect of Porsche and Audi on the Formula 1 grid is growing, but there are conditions F1 must meet. Here’s our video guide to the situation

Formula 1

Leclerc no longer feels ‘powerless’ in battle

The extent to which Charles Leclerc was hamstrung in 2020 is becoming even clearer as Ferrari solves its problems this season

Formula 1

Andretti blames ‘control issues’ for Sauber F1 deal collapse

Andretti Autosport co-owner Michael Andretti has given his take on the collapse of his bid to buy a majority stake in the Alfa Romeo branded Sauber Formula 1 team

Formula 1

Podcast: Is the F1 title slipping away from Mercedes again?

The power balance in the 2021 Formula 1 world championship swung back towards Red Bull in the United States Grand Prix – but only just. We assess the picture in The Race F1 Podcast

Formula 1

Verstappen’s best F1 win yet? Our US GP verdict

How does Max Verstappen’s under-pressure United States Grand Prix win compare to his other great Formula 1 victories, and did Red Bull play it right?

Formula 1

Verstappen fends off Hamilton to win United States GP

Max Verstappen resisted heavy pressure from Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton to take a very hard-earned United States Grand Prix victory

Junior

Chadwick retains W Series title in Austin decider

Jamie Chadwick has successfully defended her W Series title after defeating Alice Powell in the double-header season finale at the Circuit of the Americas

MotoGP

It was ‘win or gravel’ admits Bagnaia after crash ends title bid

Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia says the second Misano race of the season was “winning or gravel” for him, after his late crash allowed main rival Fabio Quartararo to wrap up the 2021 title early

MotoGP

Quartararo wins MotoGP title early as Bagnaia crashes out

Fabio Quartararo has become the 2021 MotoGP world champion with five laps to go in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after title rival Pecco Bagnaia crashed out of the race lead

Formula 1

Verstappen beats Hamilton and Perez to Austin F1 pole

Max Verstappen beat his Formula 1 championship rival Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the United States Grand Prix

Formula 1

Everything that happened in final US GP F1 practice

Sergio Perez was fastest again in final practice for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix at Austin, as both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton had quicker laps deleted for exceeding track limits

Formula 1

What happened in US Grand Prix second practice

Sergio Perez was fastest for Red Bull in second United States Grand Prix practice at Austin, but his Formula 1 championship-leading team-mate Max Verstappen was only eighth

MotoGP

The summer of Simoncelli: How MotoGP’s lost hero stole our hearts

MotoGP in 2011 needed a spark, and Marco Simoncelli rose to the occasion as he dazzled and surprised – only to be so cruelly taken from us 10 years ago this weekend

Formula 1

Alonso: Drivers will still have ‘little impact’ in 2022 F1 cars

Fernando Alonso believes Formula 1 drivers “will still have very little impact” on the performance of their cars when new rules are introduced in 2022

Formula 1

Podcast: Will Verstappen or Hamilton handle F1 showdown best?

The latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast sets the scene for the denouement of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

GT

An F1 sub’s shunt-interrupted new life

Williams reserve Jack Aitken may well end up a one-time-only Formula 1 starter, but he’s setting himself up for a long career in sportscars – despite a horrific crash interrupting his first season with Lamborghini

IndyCar

The anomalous Wheldon win that shaped modern IndyCar

The late Dan Wheldon – who died 10 years ago this weekend – was famously (and surprisingly) an oval specialist. Yet he won perhaps the most important IndyCar street race of the modern era

Formula 1

What Alpine’s ‘100-race project’ F1 mission really needs

Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has described his firm’s Formula 1 programme as a “100-race project”. But what does the team actually need to improve in that time to hit its targets?

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Video: Everything you need to know about Andretti F1 plans

The long-running rumours about IndyCar powerhouse Andretti Autosport joining the Formula 1 grid are coming close to being reality

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Podcast: Turkish GP’s impact on the 2021 F1 title battle

A Turkish Grand Prix weekend where Red Bull wasn’t on Mercedes’ pace ended up with Max Verstappen extending his Formula 1 world championship lead over Lewis Hamilton. The Race F1 Podcast debates the how and why

Formula 1

Mercedes admits Hamilton call wrong but torn over right option

Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff have both admitted that they picked the wrong Turkish Grand Prix strategy – but they disagree on whether staying out would’ve been a viable option