Matt Beer

Formula 1

Brawn’s theory for Leclerc’s wheel-to-wheel errors

Charles Leclerc needs to “keep his wits about him” better when in the Formula 1 midfield, according to series boss Ross Brawn.

Formula 1

Podcast: Should Mercedes rethink its 2022-focused F1 plan?

Mercedes is still committed to focusing its technical resources on its 2022 Formula 1 car despite its Styrian Grand Prix defeat to Red Bull. The Race F1 Podcast asks whether that’s the wrong choice

Formula 1

Horner ‘cannot believe’ Mercedes won’t upgrade its 2021 F1 car

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner says he “cannot believe” Mercedes will see out the 2021 season without adding new parts to its car, despite Toto Wolff’s claims at the Red Bull Ring

Formula 1

Mercedes won’t upgrade its F1 car for rest of 2021 season

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has warned his team isn’t planning to develop its 2021 car further despite a string of defeats versus main rival Red Bull

MotoGP

What ‘desperate’ Vinales says about his Yamaha MotoGP future

Maverick Vinales opened up – but not completely – when he faced the media after his Assen MotoGP runner-up finish and amid news he’s set to leave Yamaha for Aprilia

Formula 1

Verstappen stretches points lead with dominant Styrian GP win

Max Verstappen extended his Formula 1 world championship lead to 18 points with a commanding Styrian Grand Prix victory ahead of title rival Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1

F1’s snitch culture is tedious – but Bottas can’t complain

Valtteri Bottas has a point about Formula 1’s equivalent of whining to the referee, but he can’t complain about being penalised for his Styrian Grand Prix pitlane incident

Junior

Powell wins as W Series makes its F1 weekend debut

The Race Formula 1 columnist Alice Powell controlled the opening round of W Series’ relaunch on the Styrian Grand Prix support bill

Formula 1

‘Everyone is trying to screw you’ – Bottas hits out at penalty

Valtteri Bottas believes his penalty for spinning in the pitlane during Friday practice for Formula 1’s Styrian Grand Prix is “quite harsh” and he has blamed rival teams for complaining about it to make sure he was penalised

Formula 1

Verstappen gives Red Bull comfortable home pole in Austria

Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole for the Styrian Grand Prix, with his Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton elevated to second by Valtteri Bottas’s penalty

Formula 1

Styrian GP FP3: Everything you need to know

Lewis Hamilton denied F1 title rival Max Verstappen a clean sweep of Styrian GP practice by topping Saturday morning’s session

Formula 1

New F1 pitstop rules could hit a decisive Red Bull advantage

A fresh FIA technical directive alters Formula 1’s pitstop rules from the Hungarian Grand Prix and could hit a decisive Red Bull advantage. This is how

Formula 1

Should Hamilton’s preference sway Mercedes’ 2022 decision?

Lewis Hamilton seems keen for Valtteri Bottas to remain his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate for 2022. How much should Mercedes heed that when weighing up its Bottas or George Russell choice? Our writers have their say

Formula 1

The drivers to watch when W Series joins the F1 support bill

Nearly two years after its inaugural season ended, W Series is back and now part of the Formula 1 support bill. We pick the drivers to watch – including both returnees and new faces

Formula 1

French GP podcast: Why has Mercedes lost its strategy edge?

How is Mercedes being wrong-footed so often in the 2021 Formula 1 season after dominating for so long, and should it have heeded its drivers’ calls to switch to a two-stop strategy in the French Grand Prix? The Race F1 podcast tackles those questions and many more

Formula E

Mortara vaults into Formula E points lead with Puebla win

Edoardo Mortara jumped from eighth to first in the Formula E World Championship standings by taking his and Venturi’s second victory at Puebla

Formula E

Rowland puts Nissan on pole for second Puebla race

Oliver Rowland responded to his painful first Puebla Formula E race by putting his Nissan on pole for Sunday’s event

Formula 1

‘That one’s on us’ – did Mercedes throw away Hamilton’s win?

James Vowles’ “that one’s on us” apology to the defeated Lewis Hamilton after the French Grand Prix suggests Mercedes feels it let the race slip through its fingers. Is that justified?

Formula 1

Verstappen defeats Hamilton with last-gasp French GP pass

Max Verstappen overcame Formula 1 world championship rival Lewis Hamilton with a penultimate lap pass to win an absorbing French Grand Prix

Formula 1

Is Gasly now one of F1’s elite drivers? Our verdict

As Pierre Gasly continues to star, AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost has declared he’s moved to “another level” and is now “among the best drivers in Formula 1”. Is he? And if so, what does that mean for his future?

Formula 1

Why Magnussen at McLaren didn’t work out in F1

Kevin Magnussen has reunited with the McLaren brand to make his IndyCar debut this weekend, six years after his last race with the Formula 1 team. Why didn’t that relationship – which started so spectacularly – work out?

Formula E

Di Grassi handed Formula E win as Wehrlein disqualified

Lucas di Grassi was handed his first Formula E win in two years at Puebla when Pascal Wehrlein was disqualified moments after crossing the line to take what would have been Porsche’s first victory in the series

IndyCar

Newgarden takes another IndyCar pole with hard tyre gamble

Penske’s Josef Newgarden took his second successive IndyCar pole at Road America, despite using the harder tyres

IndyCar

Watch Road America Indy Lights races

Indy Lights arrives at the epic Road America circuit with the title battle even closer after the events of Detroit. Watch both races live with The Race

Formula E

Wehrlein gives Porsche pole, title rivals trip each other up

Porsche claims its second Formula E pole with Pascal Wehrlein at Puebla, as the championship contenders had a particularly messy session

Formula 1

Is Red Bull now F1’s clear pacesetter? Our verdict

Paul Ricard was tipped as the circuit where Mercedes would reassert its Formula 1 supremacy, but it’s Max Verstappen’s Red Bull on French Grand Prix pole. How significant is that?

IndyCar

Grosjean fastest as Magnusssen learns ‘wild beast’ IndyCar

Romain Grosjean was fastest on his Road America debut in the first practice session of the IndyCar weekend, while Kevin Magnussen declared the car a “wild beast”

Formula 1

What happened in French Grand Prix FP2

Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen pipped the morning pacesetter Valtteri Bottas to the top spot in the second practice session ahead of Sunday’s French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard

IndyCar

Rivals need to decode O’Ward’s Montoya-style IndyCar magic

New IndyCar points leader Patricio O’Ward’s swashbuckling Detroit charge seems to have given his rivals pause – and rightly so

Formula 1

Podcast: Our verdict on Ferrari’s bold 2022 F1 engine plan

As details of Ferrari’s 2022 Formula 1 engine plans emerge, we assess the team’s trajectory as well as the changes at Williams and Alpine’s hopes in The Race F1 Podcast

IndyCar

O’Ward charges to stunning IndyCar win from 16th

Arrow McLaren SP’s Patricio O’Ward charged from 16th on the grid to take an extraordinary IndyCar victory in the second Detroit race

Formula 1

Video: The mysterious end to Hamilton’s first F1 title bid

There’s still a degree of mystery and controversy around how Lewis Hamilton lost the 2007 Formula 1 world title in his rookie season with McLaren

IndyCar

Watch Detroit Indy Lights races

Indy Lights makes its first appearance on the Detroit street track since 2012 this weekend – watch all the action live on The Race

IndyCar

Newgarden on race two pole as Saturday heroes flounder

Josef Newgarden gave Penske its first pole of the 2021 IndyCar season with a commanding lap in qualifying for the second Detroit race, but Pato O’Ward, Will Power and Marcus Ericsson all ended up well down the order

Formula 1

F1’s surprising NASCAR-style finish set a great precedent

F1’s unexpected but dramatic two-lap sprint at Baku shows why races should always aim to finish under green flag conditions wherever possible

IndyCar

How Grosjean’s strong first Detroit IndyCar race unravelled

Third on the grid for his Detroit debut was another brilliant Romain Grosjean IndyCar qualifying performance, but his race didn’t go well

IndyCar

‘They never listen. They don’t care’ – Power slams IndyCar

Will Power launched into a tirade against IndyCar’s handling of the Detroit race one finish after his car failed to fire up for a late restart while leading

IndyCar

Ericsson gets first IndyCar win after Power heartbreak

Ex-Formula 1 racer Marcus Ericsson claimed his first IndyCar victory after Detroit leader Will Power’s car failed to restart following a late red flag for a Romain Grosjean crash

IndyCar

Detroit IndyCar race red-flagged for huge Rosenqvist crash

The opening Detroit IndyCar race was stopped after Felix Rosenqvist had a violent crash with an apparent stuck throttle

Formula 1

Half-hearted Jeff Gordon wooing shows F1 hasn’t changed

In light of Formula 1’s recent declaration of new efforts to get American drivers on the grid, the tone of Jeff Gordan’s F1 flirtation felt depressingly familiar. It underlined that F1’s been trying to lure US racers for over two decades, and its approach feels like it’s changed little over that tim