Matt Beer

Formula 1

Vettel takes responsibility for ‘obviously wrong’ slicks call

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel says the “obviously wrong” call to pit for slick tyres during the wet Turkish Grand Prix was a joint decision with the team, but his initiative

Formula 1

Pirelli doubts Hamilton would’ve finished without pitting

Pirelli’s Formula 1 chief Mario Isola strongly doubts Lewis Hamilton could’ve got to the end of the Turkish Grand Prix without changing tyres

Formula 1

Our verdict on the Mercedes pit call that angered Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton’s frustration at Mercedes over team radio was clear after his late pitstop in the Turkish Grand Prix. But who was right? Here are our writers’ thoughts

Formula 1

Why Russell was beating himself up so much after qualifying

“I want to be the best, and to be the best you don’t make mistakes that cost you a comfortable shot at Q3” – George Russell was particularly hard on himself after a disappointing Turkish Grand Prix qualifying for Williams

Formula 1

Turkish GP ‘not looking too good’ for Red Bull – Verstappen

Max Verstappen admits things “are not looking too good” for Red Bull at the Turkish Grand Prix, on a crucial weekend for his Formula 1 title ambitions

Formula 1

Why Mercedes picked Turkey for Hamilton’s engine penalty

Mercedes has explained its reasoning behind choosing the Turkish Grand Prix for a precautionary engine change for Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1

What went on in first Turkish GP F1 practice

Lewis Hamilton led F1 title rival Max Verstappen in the opening practice session of the Turkish GP weekend

MotoGP

MotoGP releases record 21-race provisional 2022 calendar

MotoGP has released its provisional 2022 calendar, featuring 22 races including two at new tracks and five at venues last used before the pandemic

Formula 1

Alpine latest manufacturer to pledge top-level Le Mans entry

Alpine will add a top-level Le Mans 24 Hours and World Endurance Championship programme alongside its Formula 1 project from 2024

Formula 1

Podcast: The engine tech revamp luring Porsche/Audi to F1

More potent hybrids, more standardisation, no MGU-H and maybe Porsche and Audi on the grid – The Race F1 Podcast focuses on Formula 1’s 2026 engine revamp plans

Formula 1

What to expect from F1’s first Qatar Grand Prix

Formula 1’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix is finally an official part of the 2021 calendar, but will MotoGP venue Losail prove to be ill-suited to F1?

Formula 1

Ten agonising ways to lose a first F1 victory

Losing a likely Formula 1 win is agonising. When it would’ve been your first, it’s even more heartbreaking – and Lando Norris is far from the first to experience that

IndyCar

IndyCar podcast: Palou talks us through his title triumph

New IndyCar champion Alex Palou joins The Race IndyCar Podcast to talk us through his run to the 2021 title

Formula 1

‘Only fifth?’ Sainz’s surprise hurdle in best Ferrari weekend

Carlos Sainz’s disappointed surprise when Ferrari told him he was ‘only’ on course for a top-five finish midway through the Russian Grand Prix spoke volumes about this underrated driver’s brilliant weekend

IndyCar

Why I hate: ‘Everyone scores!’ points systems

IndyCar’s Long Beach finale highlighted why the system of giving points to every driver who qualifies for a race is flawed

Formula 1

Podcast: Russian Grand Prix’s mad ending unravelled

The big decisions that led to Lando Norris losing the Russian Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton winning it, plus Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas’s escapes, come under the microscope in The Race F1 Podcast

IndyCar

O’Ward’s IndyCar title bid ended by ‘amateur’ Jones move

Pato O’Ward and Arrow McLaren SP’s hopes of snatching the IndyCar championship at the Long Beach finale are over after an opening lap incident

Formula 1

Our verdict on Norris’s Russian Grand Prix heartbreak

Lando Norris had Russian Grand Prix victory in sight until it rained and he stayed out on slicks. Was that obviously the wrong call, or the only choice he could’ve made in his position? Our writers give their snap verdicts

Formula 1

Hamilton grabs last-gasp Sochi win as Norris gamble fails

Lewis Hamilton snatched a Russian Grand Prix victory that looked destined for Lando Norris until a late downpour, with Max Verstappen second

Formula 1

Can any of Sochi’s underdog qualifying heroes actually win?

What chance do Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz and George Russell have of staying at the front in the Russian Grand Prix? Here are our verdicts

Formula 1

Wolff predicts Russell will lead the Russian GP

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his 2022 driver George Russell could lead the Russian Grand Prix tomorrow after he qualified third for Williams

Formula 1

‘This is what I missed out on at Spa’ – Norris on first pole

Lando Norris says securing his maiden Formula 1 pole position at the Russian Grand Prix gives him “what I missed out on” after crashing at Spa earlier this year

Formula 1

Why Gasly was livid with AlphaTauri over Sochi Q2 exit

Pierre Gasly has lambasted the “big mistake” that led to the AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver’s Q2 elimination in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Norris beats Sainz to Russian GP pole, Hamilton crashes twice

Lando Norris took a sensational first Formula 1 pole at the Russian Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz and George Russell, as Lewis Hamilton wrecked his pole shot with a pitlane crash

Formula 1

F2 and F3 rethink format after contentious 2021 changes

Formula 2 and Formula 3 will go back to two races per grand prix and racing on the same F1 weekends in a revised 2022 format after admitting this year’s changes were confusing

Formula 1

What happened in first Russian Grand Prix F1 practice

Valtteri Bottas lived up to his Sochi reputation by leading first practice for Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix

IndyCar

Podcast: Grosjean’s late-braking tricks and Palou on the brink

Romain Grosjean’s overtaking style, the title showdown and the 2022 driver market all feature in The Race IndyCar Podcast

Formula 1

Did Schumacher need a move up the grid for 2022? Our verdict

Is staying at Haas alongside Nikita Mazepin in 2022 good for Mick Schumacher’s Formula 1 career? Our writers have their say

Formula 1

Bring Back V10s: Montoya vs Villeneuve and more listener Qs

Jacques Villeneuve and Juan Pablo Montoya at Williams? Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna at McLaren? Ferrari failures, a Michael Andretti might-have-been, the 107% rule and much more – we’re answering your 1989-2005 Formula 1 questions in the Bring Back V10s podcast finale

Formula 1

Podcast: What the Red Bull-VW possibility means for F1

With the prospect of Volkswagen Group entering Formula 1 with Red Bull now realistic enough that engine rules are being shaped with it in mind, The Race F1 Podcast looks at all the implications

MotoGP

Is the 2021 MotoGP title battle back on? Our verdict

Pecco Bagnaia and Ducati’s back-to-back MotoGP wins give them real momentum, but is Fabio Quartararo’s championship cushion too big to overcome?

IndyCar

Why I love: An era-defining Laguna Seca trilogy

It wasn’t just ‘The Pass’ – there was a wider story being told in three parts at Laguna Seca in the 1990s

Formula 1

Bring Back V10s: Hakkinen vs Schumacher and more listener Qs

Mika Hakkinen vs Michael Schumacher, a 1996 loophole, a 1999 title fight tech controversy and Flavio Briatore all feature as we answer your classic F1 questions in Bring Back V10s

Formula 1

Video: Why Verstappen’s Monza clash penalty is so divisive

The Formula 1 stewards’ three-place grid penalty for Max Verstappen after his Monza collision with Lewis Hamilton has proved particularly divisive. Our journalists debate the stewards’ reasoning

Formula 1

Podcast: Is Verstappen’s grid penalty for Hamilton clash fair?

Did the stewards make the right call over Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s Italian Grand Prix collision? That’s among the questions tackled in The Race F1 Podcast

Formula 1

Verstappen: Hamilton ‘kept on squeezing and squeezing’

Max Verstappen says he had nowhere to go in his battle with Lewis Hamilton in the first chicane during Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix, saying that the Mercedes driver “kept on squeezing me”

Formula 1

Wolff accuses Verstappen of ‘tactical foul’ in Hamilton clash

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has suggested Max Verstappen deliberately allowed a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix as a “tactical foul”

Formula 1

Hamilton: Verstappen knew he was heading for a collision

Lewis Hamilton says Max Verstappen ‘knew what was going to happen’ in their Italian Grand Prix collision and “just didn’t want to give way”

Formula 1

Ricciardo leads McLaren 1-2 at Monza as title rivals tangle

Daniel Ricciardo earned his first Formula 1 victory in three years – and McLaren’s first in nine – by triumphing in a thrilling Italian Grand Prix that featured a race-ending collision between title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1

Our verdict on Hamilton and Verstappen’s Italian GP clash

Whose fault was Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s Italian Grand Prix collision, and why is the 2021 Formula 1 championship battle so contentious? Here are our writers’ thoughts