Formula 1 Everything you need to know about Bahrain FP3 Max Verstappen and Red Bull made it a clean sweep of Bahrain Grand Prix practice sessions on Saturday, with a time substantially quicker than Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton in second
MotoGP Ducati vs Yamaha: How the Qatar war is shaping up Based on what we saw in testing two weeks ago at Losail, there are already plenty of clues as to how the Qatar GP will play out for Yamaha and Ducati. But as for which team will come out on top? That’s still neck and neck
Formula 1 FIA to carry out random ‘deeper technical checks’ at F1 races The FIA is introducing “deeper technical checks” at Formula 1 races this season and will randomly select one car after each grand prix for disassembly and assessment
Formula 1 An enthralling season ahead: Edd Straw’s trackside view With the first proper day of the 2021 Formula 1 season in the books, Edd Straw shares his view from trackside – where it looks like there’s a fascinating battle gearing up
Formula 1 Improved Mercedes still ‘has a hill to climb’ to beat Red Bull Reigning Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes still has “a hill to climb” to catch Red Bull and return to its familiar position as F1’s leading outfit, despite having made gains with the W12 since pre-season testing
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix FP1: Everything you need to know Max Verstappen and Red Bull set the pace in Formula 1’s first practice session of 2021 at the Bahrain Grand Prix
MotoGP What each MotoGP rider needs to prove in 2021 Even those not expected to fight for wins or titles are under pressure in the 2021 MotoGP season. Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy outline each rider’s personal battle
Formula 1 Hamilton to keep taking knee to spark ‘uncomfortable conversation’ Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will use the pre-race ‘unity moment’ in 2021 to continue taking a knee in the hope it “sparks an uncomfortable conversation” about equality
Formula 1 How good was Alonso when he left F1 and can he recapture it? Fernando Alonso says he can’t offer any guarantees that he is returning to Formula 1 as competitive as he was when he was last on the grid in 2018 – but just how good was that last season? Outstanding, says Edd Straw
Formula 1 Gasly’s detailed account of 2019 losses ‘a weight off my shoulders’ Pierre Gasly says writing a detailed account of being demoted by Red Bull then suffering the loss of Anthoine Hubert in August 2019 has taken “a weight off my shoulders”
Formula 1 Haas plans final new parts upgrade for Imola Haas will upgrade its 2021 Formula 1 car with what team principal Guenther Steiner described as “some small parts” at Imola next month despite planning no development on this year’s car
MotoGP Our 2021 MotoGP season predictions Who’ll win the title? Who’ll be the biggest disappointment? How will Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez perform? Our writers place their bets
Formula 1 Edd Straw explains his F1 driver ratings process The Race’s Formula 1 driver ratings from every grand prix always prompt plenty of debate, so ahead of the 2021 season beginning Edd Straw explains how he assesses each performance to decide his scores and how he’s tweaking it this year
Formula 1 Video: Have F1’s new rules hurt Mercedes’ low-rake car? In this video, Edd Straw asks whether Mercedes has been caught out by its decision to pursue a low-rake 2021 Formula 1 car
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
