Matt Beer

Formula 1

Jim Wright: F1’s ‘We Race as One’ can’t just be a slogan

Real steps forward or just hashtags and slogans? The Race columnist Jim Wright urges motorsport’s authorities to make sure the push for diversity and equality has a real impact

Gaming

Esports Podcast: Chandhok on how sims shape real-world tracks

The latest edition of The Race esports podcast features former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok, BMW and W Series star Beitske Visser and Neil Cole

Formula 1

Podcast: Why Ferrari is still on the back foot for 2020

In the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, we explain the reasons for Ferrari’s potential struggles and why the next two seasons might prove challenging for the Italian marque

NASCAR

NASCAR promises action after noose put in Wallace’s garage

NASCAR has launched an immediate investigation after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s Richard Petty Motorsports garage at Talladega on Sunday

Gaming

Button and Alonso explain their last-lap Legends battle tactics

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button have duelled for victory in both Legends Trophy visits to Indianapolis. They explain their simracing tactics

IndyCar

Hospital issues fresh update on ‘stable’ Zanardi’s condition

Alex Zanardi remains in a serious condition after neurosurgery after suffering head injuries in a handbike crash on Friday, according to the latest update on his condition issued on Sunday morning

Formula 1

Norris excited to discover Ricciardo’s top-level methods

Lando Norris says he is looking forward to seeing how future team-mate Daniel Ricciardo works from close quarters when the Australian joins McLaren in 2021

Formula 1

Button denies Alonso as Legends Trophy returns to Indy

Jenson Button avenged his previous Indianapolis defeat by Fernando Alonso as The Race Legends Trophy returned to the Speedway, and David Brabham also claimed his first win in the series

Gaming

Vautier and Ye master Indianapolis in Pro Cup

Former IndyCar driver Tristan Vautier won the opening Indianapolis round of The Race All-Star Series – Powered by ROKiT Phones Pro Cup, with Yifei Ye pipping Maro Engel in a photo finish in the reversed-grid race

Formula 1

Watch The Race All-Star Series’ Indianapolis races

The Race All-Star Series – Powered by ROKiT Phones is back to Indianapolis for round two of the Triple Crown season

Formula 1

Quiz: Name every F1 winner who raced in the Indy 500

Our latest Triple Crown themed quiz focuses on Formula 1 stars who’ve also appeared in the Indianapolis 500

Formula 1

Zanardi in intensive care after head injury surgery

Alex Zanardi has been moved to intensive care following surgery on the serious head injury he suffered in a handbike crash in Italy on Friday

IndyCar

IndyCar nears end of closed-doors races as Iowa allows fans

IndyCar looks set to only hold one more event behind closed doors before allowing fans back to its races

Formula 1

Chandhok, Pastrana and Senna join The Race All-Star Series

Ex-Formula 1 racers Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna plus X Games star Travis Pastrana are among the new entrants for this weekend’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway round of The Race All-Star Series – Powered by ROKiT Phones

Formula 1

Podcast: Gary Anderson’s perfect F1 driver

Gary Anderson reveals the secrets of Formula 1 race engineering in the latest edition of his weekly podcast

Formula 1

Video: How reversed-grids in F1 became ‘when not if’

Our latest video charts Formula 1’s recent efforts to make reversed-grids a reality, why it’s been so keen to do so, and the arguments of the plan’s opponents

Gaming

First impressions of W Series’ online move

While most major motorsport championships are about to move back from the virtual world to the real world, W Series has committed completely to its Esports League for 2020 and will remain sim-based for the whole year. Here’s our verdict so far

Formula 1

Podcast: What would an ‘oval’ F1 race at Bahrain look like?

The possibility of a grand prix on the Bahrain ‘oval’ outer circuit and George Russell’s Formula 1 prospects are discussed in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast

Formula 1

Cowell to leave Mercedes F1 engine role next month

Mercedes Formula 1 engine boss Andy Cowell will leave his role and be replaced by Hywel Thomas from the start of next month

Formula 1

Video: Ranking Schumacher’s championship wins

Michael Schumacher’s seven Formula 1 titles came in a variety of forms – from utter domination to very hard-fought. Edd Straw ranks them from least to most impressive

Formula 1

Norris: McLaren has more potential by spurning ‘B-team’ model

Lando Norris tells The Race that his McLaren team is focused on the big picture of emerging as a leading force in Formula 1, rather than taking the shortcut to limited success offered by being a ‘B team’

Formula 1

Every Canadian F1 driver rated

This weekend should’ve been the 2020 Canadian Grand Prix, in the year when Canada has two full-time drivers on the F1 grid for the first time. So that seemed a good reason to rank every Canadian F1 driver so far – a list with a predictable (and related) top two and some mysterious characters further

Formula 1

Gary Anderson podcast: What teams face as F1 restarts

Gary Anderson explains how Formula 1 teams will approach the “tough” delayed start to the 2020 season in the latest edition of his podcast

Formula 1

Video: Why Aston Martin is Vettel’s 2021 answer

Our latest video makes the case for why Sebastian Vettel should make the switch to Aston Martin for the 2021 Formula 1 season

NASCAR

Wallace to race with Black Lives Matter livery at Martinsville

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace will drive with a ‘Black Lives Matter’ livery for Wednesday night’s Cup Series race at Martinsville

Formula 1

Hamilton: World has opened its eyes to racism

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has hailed the “positive steps” that have been made in the fight against racism amid the worldwide protests of recent weeks, saying eyes have ‘been opened’ to the issue

Gaming

Podcast: Rowland on his rapid esports learning curve

Formula E driver Oliver Rowland and simracer Liam de Waal join hosts Claire Cottingham and Jack Nicholls for the latest The Race Esports Podcast – Powered by ROKiT Phones

Formula 1

Hamilton backs Colston statue protest, attacks govt on COVID

Lewis Hamilton has strongly backed the protestors who pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, in a social media post that also slammed the British government’s handling of COVID-19 – saying “we need better leaders”

Formula 1

Eight pointers for F1 from IndyCar’s return

IndyCar’s season-opener at Texas gave the most relevant hints so far of how the extended off-season and paddock safety necessities of 2020 might be felt in Formula 1 when its campaign begins next month

Formula 1

Why I love: Short championships

As part of our Why I Love series, Valentin Khorounzhiy explains his fondness for short championships – and why 2020 presents a golden opportunity to enjoy something different

Formula 1

F1’s numbers game: What makes 3 a record holder

#3 is the latest entry in our series on F1’s iconic numbers. It’s a number now synonymous with Daniel Ricciardo, but it has a unique historical claim to fame

Formula 1

Russell dominates in virtual Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Williams driver George Russell led the Azerbaijan Virtual Grand Prix from start to finish from pole position

Formula 1

The 1990s mistake Williams never recovered from

The list of reasons for Williams’s current plight is long. But its downward trajectory began in the middle of its glory days, when it failed to keep its promises to the man who’d been crucial to its 1990s success

Formula E

Podcast: The rise of Techeetah in Formula E

In the latest edition of The Race Formula E podcast, Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by Techeetah team principal Mark Preston

Formula E

The secrets of teams’ driver selection methods

How do teams go about choosing drivers at the top level? Our columnist Peter McCool – formerly of McLaren and Super Aguri in Formula 1 and Amlin Aguri in Formula E – reveals the strategies that are deployed when scouting for signings

Formula 1

Alonso starts Legends Triple Crown bid with Monaco win

Fernando Alonso made a dominant start to his bid for the Legends Trophy’s ROKiT Triple Crown by winning the Monaco opener, before a bruising run to third in a reversed-grid race won by Andy Priaulx

Gaming

Rowland wins on Pro Cup debut, then van Uitert wins from 16th

Oliver Rowland came straight from a runner-up finish in Formula E’s Race at Home series to win on his The Race All-Star Series Powered by ROKiT Phones Pro Cup debut in Monaco, before Job van Uitert pulled off an reversed-grid win

Formula 1

Watch the first round of the All-Star Triple Crown again

The third season of The Race All-Star Series gets underway this afternoon – this time with a Triple Crown theme running throughout June

Formula 1

Quiz: Name every Monaco GP winner

Can you name every Monaco Grand Prix winner of the Formula 1 world championship era? Try your luck in our latest quiz

Formula E

Formula E figures accept closed-doors finish to season

Formula E completing the rest of its 2019/20 season entirely behind closed doors would be completely accepted by participants in the championship, according to two leading paddock figures