NASCAR #LetTimmyRace: Penske call-up resolves NASCAR iRacing controversy A sudden call-up by Penske for Timmy Hill to replace Brad Keselowski in its line-up for the 2021 NASCAR Pro Invitational Series has offered a swift resolution – or at least a deferral – to a controversy that threatened to overshadow the first race of its second iRacing mini-series
IndyCar How Ericsson’s Ganassi plea sets up his best-ever win chance Former Formula 1 driver Marcus Ericsson has impressed in IndyCar but is still yet to score his first win, will that change in 2021? There are certainly some positive signs
Formula 1 Brivio makes you want Alpine’s odd F1 set-up to work Alpine’s F1 leadership structure is unconventional and a question mark heading into 2021, but its surprise MotoGP recruit instils confidence nonetheless
Formula 1 Haas’s lowly post-test targets point to a lonely F1 season Haas going all-in on 2022 is a logical move, but the justification is unlikely to make the expected pain of 2021 much easier to endure
Formula 1 Capito’s Williams can be what his McLaren should have been Jost Capito never had the real chance to lead one struggling Formula 1 giant back to its former glory, but his Williams tenure truly can be second-time lucky
Formula 1 Every ‘son of’ Formula 1 racer ranked Mick Schumacher is about to become the 15th child of a past Formula 1 racer to line up on the F1 grid. Three of his forerunners have won championships, one’s a 2021 title favourite. Others weren’t so successful… We ranked them all
Formula 1 F1 drivers free to choose how to mark pre-race ‘unity moment’ Formula 1 drivers will be free to choose how they mark the pre-race ‘unity moment’ at grands prix this season, in place of last year’s mandated ‘End Racism’ display
Formula 1 Russell becomes F1 GPDA director in move that speaks volumes George Russell has replaced Romain Grosjean as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, underlining the respect the young Williams racer already has from his Formula 1 rivals
MotoGP Podcast: The big 2021 MotoGP season questions The latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast looks ahead to what is shaping up to be another wide-open season in 2021
Formula 1 Podcast: Hamilton vs Verstappen at last? Your F1 2021 guide We imagine how a Max Verstappen versus Lewis Hamilton title fight might pan out in our 2021 Formula 1 season preview edition of The Race F1 Podcast
Gaming Rogers/DeJong win as Verstappen in collision in BMW Sim GT Cup Josh Rogers and Mitchell deJong won for the first time in the BMW SIM GT Cup and guaranteed their place in the BMW SIM Live final at the end of the year, while Max Verstappen was involved in a collision at the front of the field
Formula 1 Video: What Mercedes’ woe has in common with last test scare Many are sceptical about talk of Mercedes being on the back foot after what happened in the 2019 Formula 1 season. Is 2021 a different matter? We consider the evidence in our video guide to Mercedes’ test woes present and past
Formula 1 Why Brivio’s trademark gamble will be tough to repeat in F1 Davide Brivio’s MotoGP legacy will be the way he nurtured young talents into superstars. Can he hope to repeat that in Formula 1 with Alpine – or has Renault missed a key moment?
MotoGP Who’s the favourite in MotoGP’s all-Ducati rookie fight? The Ducatil MotoGP camp in 2021 features as many as three Moto2 graduates, and all three have the potential to assert themselves as the marque’s future
Formula 1 Every all-rookie F1 driver line-up ranked Very few teams have started a Formula 1 season with an all-rookie line-up, as Haas is doing in 2021. We ranked all such previous pairings
Formula 1 Who’ll win F1’s closest battle in 2021? Our verdict It looks like there’s still nothing to choose between the five teams in Formula 1’s ‘Class B’ going into 2021. Our writers predict the outcome of the unpredictable battle over both third place this season and the chance of something greater in 2022 and beyond
IndyCar Why a team that ‘sucked globally’ is a title threat again IndyCar’s normal big three was just a duo in 2020 as Andretti Autosport “sucked”, according to its usual lead driver. Why is the team so confident 2021 will be different?
Formula 1 F1’s standout rookie’s test was more stressful than it looked Yuki Tsunoda’s first Formula 1 pre-season test ended impressively, but things hadn’t been so easy for the rookie until then
Formula E Dutch E-Prix at Eindhoven moves a step closer The Dutch city of Eindhoven has taken a significant step closer to hosting an ABB FIA Formula E Championship race after receiving the backing of four government ministries this month
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Williams’s ‘peaky’ philosophy is totally baffling Williams has opted for an intriguing aero strategy for its 2021 Formula 1 car, but it’s a gamble that confounds our tech expert Gary Anderson
Formula 1 Who won the battle to be F1’s most prepared big signing? The 2021 F1 line-up features some very significant team switches by big-name drivers. Which of the new faces in new places settled in during testing?
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s podcast: Remembering Murray Walker In a special edition of The Race’s Bring Back V10’s podcast, we pay tribute to the legendary Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker, who sadly passed away over the weekend at the age of 97
Formula 1 Should we really believe Mercedes is in trouble? Our verdict Mercedes itself says it’s going into the 2021 Formula 1 season slower than Red Bull and with problems to solve. But will it just end up dominating anyway? Here are our writers’ thoughts
Formula 1 We rank the teams after F1 testing 2021 With 2021 pre-season Formula 1 testing complete, we present our assessment of who’s really fastest and who’s really slowest, plus our take on how each team’s preparations have gone
Formula 1 The six biggest lessons from 2021 F1 testing Condensed, three-day F1 pre-season testing is in the books. From tech shocks to comebacks and new beginnings, here are the biggest lessons learned
Formula 1 Hamilton warns Red Bull is a ‘different animal’ for 2021 Red Bull-Honda is a “different animal” going into the 2021 Formula 1 season, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has warned
Formula 1 Perez sets fastest time of Bahrain test in penultimate session Red Bull newcomer Sergio Perez set the new fastest time of Formula 1’s 2021 pre-season testing in Bahrain in what was the penultimate session of the three-day test
Formula 1 The ways Murray Walker fuelled our love for motorsport After the death of legendary broadcaster Murray Walker at the age of 97, The Race’s writers have been reflecting on the part Walker’s commentaries played in our own love of motorsport
MotoGP Seven big talking points from the final MotoGP test Honda might do just fine without Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi hasn’t been this happy in ages, and other conclusions from the final 2021 pre-season MotoGP test
Formula 1 F1 tech Q&A with Gary Anderson As more and more of the Formula 1 teams’ 2021 innovations become clear in testing, join Gary Anderson for a live F1 tech Q&A at 1.30pm UK time today
Formula 1 Podcast: Everything you need to know about test day one With Mercedes and Red Bull swapping their usual roles on the first day of Formula 1 testing, we discuss all the news, lap times and technical revelations in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast
Formula 1 Video: How bad was Mercedes’ first day in Bahrain? In our latest video, Scott Mitchell goes inside Mercedes’ bad first day of Formula 1 pre-season running at Bahrain
Formula 1 Sainz has mastered Ferrari F1 ‘basics’ but not its ‘tricks’ Carlos Sainz Jr gives his verdict on a promising first day as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver in Bahrain pre-season testing
Formula 1 What we learned from day one of Bahrain testing Formula 1 is back! With one day of running completed in Bahrain and just two days left to iron out problems before the start of the season – our writers round up the biggest talking points of the day
Formula 1 Ricciardo fastest for McLaren in eventful start to F1 testing Daniel Ricciardo began life with McLaren by going fastest in the first morning of F1 testing in Bahrain, while Mercedes had significant issues that cost running
Formula 1 F1 testing live writers’ Q&A Got a question about what you’ve seen or what we’ve learned from the first day of 2021 Formula 1 testing? Ask Edd Straw and Mark Hughes live on The Race
Formula 1 F1 testing latest: Verstappen improves his own best time Regular updates from day one of 2021 Formula 1 testing in Bahrain
Formula 1 Haas officially launches VF-21 2021 F1 car in Bahrain Haas has completed the full set of 2021 Formula 1 car launches by officially unveiling its new VF-21 in the Bahrain pitlane ahead of pre-season testing
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s: Raikkonen’s most remarkable F1 victory The greatest drive of Kimi Raikkonen’s Formula 1 career – and arguably one of the best wins in all of F1 history. Relive Suzuka 2005 with Marc Priestley, part of Raikkonen’s McLaren crew that day
Formula 1 Video: Everything you need to know about the new Ferrari It was the livery that first caught the eye, but there’s so much more that’s different on Ferrari’s SF21 2021 Formula 1 car