Matt Beer

MotoGP

MotoGP podcast: All your questions answered

For the final episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast for 2020, we’ve taken your questions on anything to do with grand prix racing on two wheels

Single Seater/Open Wheel

Watch the Super Formula finale live from Fuji

The 2020 Super Formula season concludes at Fuji this weekend with an extremely close title decider in the ultra-fast Japanese single-seater series

Formula 1

Podcast: Has Red Bull made the right driver call?

Red Bull’s decision to drop Alex Albon from its Formula 1 racing line-up for 2021 in favour of Sergio Perez is scrutinised in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast

Formula 1

Podcast: Red Bull’s win – A 2021 hint or too little too late?

Max Verstappen and Red Bull ended the 2020 Formula 1 season with an emphatic defeat of Mercedes. A sign of a 2021 title battle or Red Bull coming good too late again? We debate that and all the other Abu Dhabi talking points

Formula 1

Six reasons Abu Dhabi F1 races consistently disappoint

While the criticism fielded by the Yas Marina circuit is not always completely deserved, none of F1’s Abu Dhabi GPs have been classics

Formula 1

Which track should host the F1 finale? Our suggestions

After another flat Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, is it time Formula 1 switched season finale venues? Our writers certainly think so. Here are our suggestions

Formula 1

Verstappen dominates Abu Dhabi season finale

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen dominated the final race of the 2020 F1 season, winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by 16 seconds

Formula 1

How Sunday became the biggest day in McLaren’s modern history

McLaren’s sale of a substantial part of its Formula 1 team comes just hours before the final race of the 2020 season could secure its best result in almost a decade

Formula 1

Why ‘wow factor’ F1 engine noise isn’t coming back

Renault’s demo runs with its R25 2005 Formula 1 car have prompted a longing for the V10 engine sound – but it’s not coming back. Gary Anderson explains why modern engines are so much quieter, and we pick our favourite-sounding racing cars

Formula 1

Hamilton needed most of Friday to ‘get back into the flow’

The returning Lewis Hamilton felt like he’d “spent a lot of time away” after needing most of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Friday practice to “get back into the flow”

Formula 1

Perez grid drop triggered by engine problem found after win

Sergio Perez will start the Formula 1 season finale from the back of the grid after Racing Point discovered an engine problem in the aftermath of his Sakhir Grand Prix victory

Formula 1

Verstappen tops first Abu Dhabi practice, Hamilton fifth

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen topped the opening practice session for Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi season finale, as the returning Lewis Hamilton placed fifth

Formula 1

Nine F1 eras end this weekend. Which will be missed?

Drivers changing teams, drivers dropping out of F1, engine supplier swaps and new names for teams – there’s a lot of change coming up in Formula 1 this winter. And that makes Abu Dhabi the end of a lot of eras. We assess how each one will be remembered

Formula 1

Sainz, Vettel say F1 test decisions illogical and unfair

Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel have questioned the decision to open the ‘young driver test’ in Abu Dhabi to only some drivers with prior F1 experience.

Formula 1

Mercedes reveals new five-year plan for greater diversity

Mercedes has revealed details of a five-year programme called Accelerate 25 that will formalise a range of initiatives introduced to increase the Formula 1 team’s diversity and inclusivity

Formula 1

Russell on Mercedes media duty as team waits on Hamilton

George Russell will conduct media duties for the Mercedes Formula 1 team on Thursday ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton’s return remains subject to question marks

Formula 1

Gary Anderson podcast: Why is the Red Bull so hard to drive?

Gary Anderson explains why the Red Bull RB16 is tricky to drive and the potential benefits to the team of fixing its peaky characteristics for 2021 in the latest edition of his weekly Formula 1 podcast

IndyCar

Montoya joins Arrow McLaren SP for 2021 Indy 500

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya will race for the Arrow McLaren SP team in the 2021 Indianapolis 500

Formula 1

No ‘common sense’ as FIA blocks more exceptions like Alonso

Ferrari cannot run Carlos Sainz Jr in Formula 1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test after the FIA decided not to make exceptions beyond the controversial one letting Fernando Alonso participate

Formula 1

Every last-to-first win in Formula 1 history

One of the greatest elements of Sergio Perez’s Sakhir Grand Prix win was that he came through from last place. That’s a very, very rare achievement in Formula 1. Here are the handful of other examples

Formula 1

How close is Ocon to Ricciardo in Renault team-mate fight?

Esteban Ocon scored a podium in Bahrain, but it wasn’t just down to good fortune. Edd Straw explains how Ocon is still improving

MotoGP

Podcast: Reviewing MotoGP’s year of madness

Join Toby Moody and Simon Patterson for The Race’s 2020 MotoGP season review podcast, looking back on an unforgettable year of madness that will go down in history

MotoGP

Marquez absence a tragedy despite thrill of a wide open MotoGP

It’s fair to revel in the wide-open 2020 (and maybe 2021) after years of Marc Marquez MotoGP domination – but his absence is a tragedy and a price too steep

Gaming

Watch the penultimate round of the GT Pro Series live

Watch the penultimate round of the rFactor 2 GT Pro Series powered by VCO, live from the Indianapolis Grand Prix circuit

Formula 1

Video: What Russell’s performance has done for his Mercedes future

Our latest video explains how George Russell has boosted his Formula 1 credentials after a dream Mercedes debut

Formula 1

Mick Schumacher’s messy F2 decider reminded Brawn of Michael

Mick Schumacher’s scruffy Formula 2 title-clinching weekend gave Ross Brawn “deja vu” for the way Michael clinched a particular F1 crown. We explain the race he’s thinking of

Formula 1

Bottas aware he may have looked like a ‘fool’ vs Russell

Valtteri Bottas admits that ill-informed viewers may think he looked like “a complete **** or a fool” against Mercedes Formula 1 debutant George Russell in the Sakhir Grand Prix

Formula 1

Britain faced a post-Hamilton F1 chasm. Not anymore

George Russell’s stunning weekend hasn’t just made Mercedes’ future look brighter, it’s a great sign for British Formula 1 interest levels after Lewis Hamilton, says Alice Powell

Formula 1

Lawrence Stroll hopes Red Bull signs Perez for 2021

Racing Point co-owner Lawrence Stroll says he wants to see his Sakhir Grand Prix winning driver Sergio Perez secure the second Red Bull seat for the 2021 Formula 1 season

Formula 1

Sakhir GP Podcast: The race that blew the rest of 2020 away

Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw dissect an incredible Sakhir Grand Prix, from Sergio Perez and George Russell’s heroics to Alex Albon and Valtteri Bottas’s woes

Formula 1

Mercedes’ ‘colossal f***-up’ and lenient penalty explained

Mercedes’ pitstop nightmare in the Sakhir Grand Prix was a “colossal f*** up” that began with a radio failure and ended with Valtteri Bottas’s front tyres being fitted to George Russell’s car

Formula 1

Should Mercedes swap Russell and Bottas for 2021? Our verdict

George Russell’s Mercedes debut couldn’t have made it clearer that he is the driver for the next generation – but will his Sakhir Grand Prix performance prompt an earlier driver change than planned? Our writers have their say

Formula 1

Perez takes first F1 win amid heartbreak for Russell

Sergio Perez took his first F1 win in a Sakhir GP that looked destined to go to George Russell before a Mercedes pit error and a puncture

Formula 1

Five ways the Sakhir GP will be uncharted territory for F1

Formula 1 will race on the Bahrain Outer circuit for the first – and maybe only – time. Our writers tackle the big questions ahead of the race

Formula 1

Why one of 2020’s best qualifying laps will probably be futile

All five of Charles Leclerc’s top-five starts in the 2020 Formula 1 season have been minor miracles given Ferrari’s current situation. But the manner of his fourth place on the Sakhir Grand Prix grid was something else again

Formula 1

How Russell impressed but didn’t surprise in ‘alien’ Mercedes

The Mercedes Formula 1 team was “impressed, but not surprised” by George Russell’s Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying performance, where he was 0.026 seconds off the pole time set by Valtteri Bottas

Formula 1

Albon totally thrown by car change on softs in qualifying

Alex Albon put his Q2 elimination in Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying down to failing to cope with the way his Red Bull Formula 1 car’s behaviour changed on soft tyres

Formula 1

Should Bottas be worried? Our verdict on Russell’s Sakhir qualifying

Valtteri Bottas took pole for the Sakhir Grand Prix but temporary team-mate – and Mercedes’ next-in-line – George Russell wasn’t far behind. How worried should Bottas be for his future? Our writers have their say

Formula 1

Alonso ‘happy rivals are so worried’ about his Renault test

Fernando Alonso says he’s “happy that rival teams are so worried” about him participating in the Formula 1 ‘young driver’ test with Renault. Is he being typically mischievous, and has F1 missed a trick with this test?

Gaming

Jajovski and Rogers triumph in BMW’s 2020 esports finale

Erhan Jajovski and Josh Rogers were victorious in the final races in BMW’s rFactor 2 and iRacing competitions respectively