Matt Beer

Formula 1

Norris mugged at Wembley after Euro 2020 final

McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris was mugged outside Wembley stadium following the Euro 2020 football final between England and Italy on Sunday night

Formula 1

Podcast: How F1 sprint format will change the British GP

The Formula 1 sprint format is about to make its debut at the British Grand Prix. The Race F1 Podcast explains how it will work and what impact it might have

Formula E

Bird vaults into Formula E lead with win but Jaguar loses 1-2

Sam Bird jumped from 13th to first in the Formula E World Championship by winning the second New York race, though Jaguar didn’t get the 1-2 it looked set for

Formula 1

Video: The incredible story of McLaren and Mercedes’ F1 split

McLaren and Mercedes are now back together in Formula 1, a championship they once conquered in partnership before an incredible set of circumstances led to them parting

Formula E

Guenther grabs New York FE win with epic third-to-first move

BMW’s Maximilian Guenther turned his so far mostly miserable 2021 ABB Formula E World Championship season around by snatching victory in the New York opener with a sublime third-to-first move

Formula 1

Bring Back V10s Podcast: Alonso’s remarkable Minardi heroics

Our Bring Back V10s classic Formula 1 tales podcast returns for its fourth series with a look back to the year when Fernando Alonso was just a little-known rookie in the worst car on the grid

Formula 1

Another 2021 F1 race lost as Australian GP cancelled again

Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled for a second year running due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Formula E

Revised track for Formula E’s partly-indoor new London race

This month’s first London E-Prix at the ExCeL Arena will feature a much-modified circuit from what Formula E originally revealed over two years ago and an innovative bespoke indoor surface

Formula 1

Hamilton warns Mercedes’ British GP upgrade won’t be enough

Lewis Hamilton has warned that the upgrade the Mercedes Formula 1 team has planned for the British Grand Prix will not be sufficient to close the gap to a Red Bull that is “on rails”

Formula 1

Podcast: Was the size of Red Bull’s advantage track-specific?

Will Red Bull be as dominant away from the Red Bull Ring? That’s among the questions tackled in our Austrian Grand Prix F1 podcast

Formula 1

Raikkonen punished for Vettel clash, no penalty for Russell

Kimi Raikkonen has been penalised by the Formula 1 stewards for his last-lap clash with Sebastian Vettel at the Austrian Grand Prix, while George Russell has been cleared of dangerous defensive driving

Formula 1

Verdict: Were stewards right to penalise Norris and Perez?

In an Austrian Grand Prix littered with penalties, those involving outside-line passes and Sergio Perez were by far the most contentious. Our writers give their thoughts on whether any of them were necessary

Formula 1

Norris baffled by penalty caused by ‘stupid’ Perez move

Lando Norris believes the Formula 1 stewards’ penalty for his incident with Sergio Perez was needless and cost him second place in the Austrian Grand Prix

Formula 1

Verstappen dominates Austrian GP, Hamilton limps to fourth

Max Verstappen took a comfortable win for Red Bull in the Austrian GP, as his F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton struggled with a damaged car

Formula 1

Vettel penalised for Alonso block, Bottas and Sainz cleared

Sebastian Vettel has been handed a three-place grid penalty for blocking Fernando Alonso in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying

Formula 1

Hamilton tips Verstappen for ‘easy cruise win’ in Austrian GP

Lewis Hamilton predicts the Austrian Grand Prix will be “an easy cruise win” for Max Verstappen, and thinks Red Bull’s advantage has got even bigger since its comfortable win last weekend

Formula 1

Verstappen denies Norris shock Austrian GP pole by 0.048s

Max Verstappen claimed his third straight Formula 1 pole at the Austrian Grand Prix, but only narrowly over an incredible effort by McLaren’s Lando Norris

IndyCar

Video: Watch Mid-Ohio Indy Lights races live

The race for a $1.3million 2022 IndyCar prize is still an ultra-close three-way fight. Watch the Mid-Ohio Indy Lights round live on The Race

Formula 1

Everything that happened in Austrian GP FP2

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in the second Formula 1 practice session ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix but had a trip through the gravel in the closing stages

Formula 1

Video: Is Red Bull under attack from in-season F1 rule changes?

Flexi-wings, tyre pressures, pitstops speeds – 2021 Formula 1 isn’t short of mid-season rules clarifications. And Red Bull thinks they have a theme

Formula 1

Verstappen understands why Styrian GP burnout drew FIA scorn

Formula 1 world championship leader Max Verstappen says he understands why the FIA will not allow repeats of his burnout victory celebration at the Styrian Grand Prix even though he thought it was funny and safe

Formula 1

Aston Martin announces another F1 tech signing from Red Bull

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has announced another signing from Red Bull as it continues its technical restructuring

Formula 1

Video: How Red Bull/Mercedes F1 tensions are escalating

The 2021 Formula 1 world championship battle between Red Bull and Mercedes has become more bitter off-track across recent grands prix. We look at why

Formula 1

Video: Why F1 teams are always snitching on each other

Formula 1 teams’ efforts to get each other in trouble with the FIA are more obvious than ever this year. We look at F1’s ‘snitch culture’ and whether it’s gone too far

Formula 1

Alice Powell: What a win on W Series’ first F1 weekend means

The Race’s columnist Alice Powell dominated as W Series relaunched on the Formula 1 package last weekend. Here’s her take on that win, the series’ critics and how her young proteges’ career experiences compare to hers

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