Matt Beer

Formula 1

The full story behind the bid to ‘copy’ Mercedes

Racing Point technical director Andy Green explains how the team ended up with a so-called ‘copy’ of the Mercedes W10 for the 2020 Formula 1 season

MotoGP

Ducati rolls out new ride height innovation for Qatar test

Ducati has rolled out its latest MotoGP innovation at the Qatar pre-season test, allowing its riders to adjust ride height in-race

Formula 1

Mercedes stability has improved for 2020 – Bottas

Valtteri Bottas believes the Mercedes W11 has improved in terms of stability compared to the Formula 1 title-winning machine he drove last year

Formula 1

Six key questions about Mercedes’ DAS surprise

Mercedes new DAS steering was the biggest talking point of F1 testing last week, Scott Mitchell unpacks the key questions surrounding it

Formula E

Has Massa’s Formula E adventure stalled?

Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa switched to Formula E amid huge publicity, but things are not going well. How long will he continue?

MotoGP

Espargaro slams “disrespectful” Iannone

Aleix Espargaro has launched an uncharacteristic attack on teammate Andrea Iannone, after comments made by the still-suspended Italian rider at Aprilia’s MotoGP team launch this week in Qatar. Iannone sparked controversy by taking full credit for the vast improvements in Aprilia’s RS-GP machine over

Formula 1

Mark Hughes: The first sign of how much Ferrari’s holding back

After the first week of Formula 1 pre-season testing, it doesn’t look like good news for Ferrari – but Mark Hughes has analysed the long run times of the top three teams at Barcelona and says there’s hope yet

Formula 1

Can testing times really be trusted after 2019?

Formula 1 testing times often predict things that don’t come to pass in the season – just look at Ferrari in 2019. So should we pay any attention to what we’re seeing at the moment? Edd Straw investigates

IndyCar

The time is right for McLaughlin’s IndyCar leap

The Supercars world expects to lose its reigning champion Scott McLaughlin to IndyCar next year, in a career move that would’ve appeared surreal but now seems totally logical

MotoGP

Suzuki tops first Qatar test day

Suzuki MotoGP riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir ended the opening day of pre-season testing in Qatar first and second – and separated by a mere 0.002 seconds

Formula 1

Our team-by-team verdict so far

Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell and Mark Hughes report back on each Formula 1 team at the end of the first week of pre-season testing at Barcelona

Formula E

Formula E rookie test line-up who’s who

The Race’s Formula E correspondent Sam Smith rounds up who’s who in the upcoming rookie test, as well as the likelihood of any full-time championship appearances

Formula 1

Everything you need to know about F1 test one

After a week of high mileage and plentiful surprises, here is the definitive guide to the storylines and themes of the opening 2020 pre-season Formula 1 test

Formula 1

Red Bull the standout car – Gary Anderson’s trackside insight

One of the most enjoyable things to do in Formula 1 testing is to head out trackside and watch these 1000bhp monsters be thrashed to within an inch of their lives – and you learn so much about car performance from it

Formula 1

Podcast: Who’s Mercedes’ biggest threat after test one?

The Race F1 Podcast’s final daily episode from Formula 1’s first week of 2020 pre-season testing discusses everything we have learned at Barcelona so far

Formula 1

Video: The key trends from the first test week

With 2020 pre-season Formula 1 testing already half over, some clear trends are starting to emerge

Formula 1

Gary Anderson’s verdict on first F1 test times

As the first week of F1 pre-season testing concludes, Gary Anderson analyses what we can learn about raw pace so far – and it’s bad news for Ferrari

IndyCar

Early IRL star Buhl back to IndyCar with new team

Two-time Indy Racing League race winner Robbie Buhl will return to IndyCar this year as a co-founder of a new team

Formula 1

Mercedes ends first week of testing fastest

Mercedes set the fastest time with Lewis Hamilton as this week’s Formula 1 test at Barcelona concluded, while Valtteri Bottas’s morning benchmark remained the best time of the day

Formula 1

Ferrari admits it’s behind main rivals

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has admitted his squad is behind its main Formula 1 rivals at the moment, and has no major upgrades coming before Australia

MotoGP

Iannone appears at launch but fate still uncertain

The suspended Andrea Iannone joined fellow Aprilia MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro and test rider Bradley Smith for the team’s official 2020 bike unveiling on Friday but his future is still unclear

Formula 1

Quiz: Name the F1 testing interlopers

Test your knowledge of drivers who appeared in pre-season Formula 1 testing but didn’t race in our latest quiz

Formula 1

Has Williams got its F1 “pride” back?

Last year’s pre-season test was a nightmare scenario for Williams. One year on, Claire Williams is hopeful that the team has done enough to get its Formula 1 “pride” back

Formula 1

Mercedes unleashes softest tyres and sets pace

Valtteri Bottas secured the fastest time of Formula 1 testing so far at Barcelona as Mercedes returned to the top of the leaderboard, while Renault rebounded and Ferrari hit trouble

MotoGP

Who’s under pressure at final MotoGP test?

MotoGP teams head to the final pre-season test in Qatar this weekend at the Losail International Circuit, with many under pressure

Formula 1

F1 writers Q&A – Testing special

On day two of 2020 testing at Barcelona, The Race’s Formula 1 writers Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw took to Twitter to answer readers’ questions

Formula 1

Gary Anderson on the top three’s unseen F1 tech

With the 2020 Formula 1 cars now racking up miles in the open in testing, Gary Anderson analyses the tech we couldn’t see at launches

Formula E

Sette Camara joins Dragon as Formula E reserve

IndyCar aspirant and 2019 McLaren Formula 1 test driver Sergio Sette Camara has secured the final place in the Formula E rookie test line-up with the Dragon team and will be the team’s reserve for the rest of the year

Formula 1

Podcast: Crunching the testing data so far

The latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast attempts the difficult task of evaluating performance over the first two days of pre-season testing

Formula 1

Vettel: Mercedes “push and pull wheel” a novelty

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel believes his Mercedes rivals will find driving with its “novelty” DAS steering wheel trick a “quite weird” experience

Formula 1

Red Bull had to change engine for Honda examination

Red Bull had to change Alex Albon’s engine on Thursday when Honda discovered a potential problem, but the team still completed more than 100 laps

Formula 1

Video: How Mercedes’ DAS steering trick works

Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to explain Mercedes’ new innovative DAS steering system on its 2020 Formula 1 car

Formula 1

Raikkonen ends day two fastest before causing red flag

Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of the second day of Formula 1 testing at Barcelona with a late flurry of laps, usurping morning leader Sergio Perez of Racing Point

Formula 1

Mercedes: Innovative steering mode legal and safe

Mercedes’ innovative steering system – which triggered huge intrigue at Barcelona on Thursday – is both legal and safe, the team says

Formula 1

Mercedes’ DAS steering innovation explained by Gary Anderson

Onboard footage showing Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes steering wheel moving backwards and forwards has attracted huge attention. This is how its new ‘DAS’ trick works

Gaming

Release date set for latest MotoGP game

The newest officially licensed MotoGP game has set its release date as 23rd April 2020

Formula 1

Racing Point tops second morning of F1 testing

Racing Point’s Sergio Perez continued the squad’s strong start to Formula 1 testing by topping the morning session of the second day at Barcelona, while intrigue surrounded a Mercedes device

Formula 1

Horner defends F1 teams’ design “cloning”

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has defended the practice of small Formula 1 teams “cloning” designs from their works partners amid this week’s controversy over the 2020 Racing Point’s similarity to Mercedes

MotoGP

Marquez signs four-year Honda MotoGP extension

Marc Marquez has stunned the MotoGP paddock by firmly quashing any rumours over his future intentions with an unprecedented four-deal deal that keeps him at Honda until at least 2024

Formula E

Derani eyes Formula E future with Mahindra test chance

Pipo Derani will make his public debut in a Formula E car after being selected by the Mahindra team to participate in the official rookie test next month