Formula 1 Can McLaren keep the momentum in 2021? Formula 1 launch season kicks off today with McLaren unveiling the MCL35M. A return to Mercedes power means the team has had to change more than most in the off-season
Formula 1 Watch McLaren’s 2021 F1 car launch live McLaren will launch its 2021 Formula 1 car the MCL35M on Monday evening and you can follow the event live on The Race from 7pm GMT
Formula 1 Haas Virtual GP champions as Russell wins from 14th George Russell won the Interlagos edition of the F1 Virtual Grand Prix despite starting 14th on the grid, while Haas claimed the overall title
MotoGP What challenges await Yamaha in its Rossi-less era? The factory Yamaha team enters a new era tomorrow as it launches its 2021 challenger – and without Valentino Rossi in its line-up. Simon Patterson assesses what must come next
Formula 1 Your need-to-know guide to F1’s 2021 launch season The 2021 Formula 1 launches are nearly here and there’s lots of things to look out for. Scott Mitchell takes you through everything you need to know
Formula 1 From Lola F1 humiliation to the Indy 500 front row Vincenzo Sospiri’s Formula 1 career was a victim of the disastrous 1997 Lola project. Yet just two months after that embarrassment, he was starting on the front row of the Indianapolis 500 for his oval racing debut. This is the story of his crazy ’97
IndyCar The Alonso-approved way Grosjean can elevate Honda in IndyCar Honda is “super thrilled” to have Romain Grosjean racing in IndyCar this year, and is hoping he can provide a benefit as big as Fernando Alonso did back in 2017 for the manufacturer’s simulator programme
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Lessons from F1’s last engine freeze As an all-new engine freeze nears, Mark Hughes takes a look back at the last time Formula 1 introduced the measure for clues as to how it will play out and the lessons to take forward
Formula 1 Mercedes has new engine ‘issues’, plans fixes for Bahrain Mercedes still has “issues” to resolve with its 2021 Formula 1 power unit ahead of the new season, but is confident of having done so in time for the first race of the season in Bahrain on March 28
Formula 1 What would Alfa Romeo exit mean for Sauber’s F1 team? With the news that Alfa Romeo might be heading for a Formula E future, our writers assess what it means for Sauber’s next chapter in Formula 1
MotoGP Tech3 reveals all-orange livery after Red Bull loss KTM’s satellite MotoGP team Tech3 has unveiled an all-orange livery of factory colours for the 2021 season after the loss of Red Bull backing
Formula 1 Podcast: What engine freeze means for F1 and Red Bull The implications of Formula 1’s new agreement for an engine freeze in 2022 on both Red Bull and the rest of the paddock are assessed in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast
Formula 1 F1 has ‘broad support’ for plan to trial sprint races The proposal for Formula 1 to trial a new qualifying format – expected to be a sprint race – at some grands prix in 2021 has received “broad support” at today’s F1 Commission meeting
Formula 1 Does Leclerc warrant the ‘future F1 champion’ tag? Charles Leclerc has long been tipped for Formula 1 greatness and while that’s not been possible amid Ferrari’s 2020 disaster, there have still been glimmers. Our F1 writers assess how good he really is
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s podcast: Lola’s disastrous 1997 F1 team Lola’s brief attempt at joining the Formula 1 grid in 1997 is one of the most famous failures in recent F1 history – we delve into it in the latest Bring Back V10s Podcast
Formula 1 Zhou has ‘once in a generation’ shot at F1 seat – Alpine Getting Guanyu Zhou to Formula 1 has been a “once in a generation” project for the Renault/Alpine Academy, which is “more committed” than ever to facilitate his grand prix debut
Formula 1 How new sprint race plan would change F1 As more details of the sprint race trial Formula 1 wants to run in 2021 emerge, we look at the impact it would have if it became reality – from practicalities for teams to who’d gain from it, and some philosophical questions
MotoGP The four things that Ducati needs to change in 2021 After a bruising 2020 MotoGP season and a change of riders, Ducati has much to do to ensure its all-new line-up is a success
Formula 1 Magnussen ‘misses winning too much’ for F1 sub role to appeal Peugeot’s new World Endurance Championship signing Kevin Magnussen says he doesn’t have “much interest” in substitute appearances for Haas or similar Formula 1 teams following his full-time exit from the series
MotoGP Hospital offers update after Gresini recovery setback Aprilia MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini has suffered another setback in his recovery from COVID-19 but is slowly improving, according to a hospital update
Formula 1 Monaco team ‘ready’ for entry but isn’t what F1 wants or needs The man behind a prospective Monaco Formula 1 team project claims it is “ready” to get its entry into the championship approved, despite not previously being considered a serious potential entrant
Formula 1 Podcast: Why did Hamilton’s new deal take so long? We explain why Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 Mercedes Formula 1 deal took so long, and what happens next, in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast
MotoGP ‘Unforgivable’ – Rossi revisits Marquez grudge five years on Valentino Rossi has stoked the flames of his infamous Sepang 2015 clash with Marc Marquez again. It’s the MotoGP feud that just won’t go away
Formula 1 Who wins from Hamilton’s one-year Mercedes deal? Our verdicts Lewis Hamilton has finally committed to staying in Formula 1 with Mercedes for 2021, little over a month before the start of the season. Who has most to smile about from his one-year deal?
Formula 1 Podcast: Where each F1 team needs to improve in 2021 With Formula 1’s car-launch season fast approaching, we lay out the key areas of improvement for each team in 2021
Formula 1 ‘He has the Midas touch’ – Jordan on Aston’s biggest weapon The Aston Martin Formula 1 team feels a world away from the Jordan team of old – something that’s down to the midas touch of Lawrence Stroll, says the team’s founder
Formula 1 Aston Martin spends F1 tokens on new survival cell The 2021 Aston Martin Formula 1 car will feature a new monocoque design, with the ex-Racing Point team opting to spend its development tokens on a modified survival cell
Formula 1 Video: Why some of the 2021 rules have Mercedes worried Our latest video explains why some of the F1 rule tweaks for 2021 have Mercedes worried, despite things seemingly staying the same
Formula 1 Our verdict on F1’s latest ‘sprint race’ proposal New F1 boss Stefano Domenicali has revived the concept of a Saturday ‘sprint race’ – without a reversed grid, possibly involving rookies, and probably not setting the grand prix grid. Here’s what our writers make of his idea so far
Formula E Podcast: How Jaguar’s tackling a critical Formula E season In the latest edition of The Race Formula E podcast, Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by Jaguar Racing team principal James Barclay
Formula 1 The vital start to Williams’s bid to match McLaren’s recovery Formula 1’s ‘worst team’ has a mountain to climb but it’s already taken the first steps to do so, drawing inspiration from another recovering team
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s: Mansell’s Canada heartbreak explained The 1991 Canadian Grand Prix is well remembered for Nigel Mansell losing victory when his Williams stopped on the final lap after he’d already been waving to the crowd. But what actually happened? Patrick Head is among the guests helping us find out
Formula 1 Grosjean will call Wolff to take up Mercedes F1 test offer Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean will call Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to take him up on the offer of a “beautiful” opportunity to test one of the team’s title-winning cars
Formula 1 10 F1-to-IndyCar moves Grosjean can learn from Romain Grosjean is far from the first driver to choose some version of IndyCar as their post-F1 destination. His predecessors have had varying success
Formula 1 Grosjean secures IndyCar 2021 move with Dale Coyne Ex-Haas Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean will race in IndyCar this year after signing with Dale Coyne Racing to contest the road and street circuits, skipping the oval rounds
MotoGP Podcast: Where will Marquez fit into the 2021 MotoGP season? The latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at the things we want to see happen in 2021, and how Marc Marquez is likely to fit into that picture
Formula 1 Podcast: How good is Leclerc really? Is Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc a future Formula 1 world champion or overrated? That’s the question we tackle in The Race F1 Podcast this week
Formula 1 Gasly becomes sixth F1 driver to test positive for COVID-19 AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has become the latest name to test positive for COVID-19 and will self-isolate
Prototype Series Magnussen, Ganassi Daytona victory battle ended by puncture Kevin Magnussen’s chances of winning the 24 Hours of Daytona came to an end when his Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac team-mate Renger van der Zande picked up a puncture while within two seconds of the leader within the last seven minutes
Formula 1 Enzo Fittipaldi wins for Haas on return of F1’s Virtual GP Enzo Fittipaldi won the first of F1’s Virtual Grand Prix for Haas after a several lap long battle with Ferrari’s Arthur Leclerc at the Red Bull Ring on the F1 2020 game