Scott Mitchell-Malm

Formula 1

De Vries could be replaced mid-season, Lawson tops the list

Nyck de Vries could be replaced before the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season, as AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost claims his driver “decides” his own fate with his performances

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Is Ferrari now genuinely closer to ending year-long F1 drought?

Ferrari’s impressive 2022 Austrian GP triumph is now a distant memory – but is the Scuderia now over the worst of its subsequent F1 slump?

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Norris’s warning about the impact of McLaren’s big upgrade

McLaren is debuting the first part of a major upgrade on Lando Norris’s car this weekend at the Austrian GP – but Norris doubts it will be enough to vault McLaren into the lead of F1’s midfield

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Leclerc in ‘different situation’ over F1 future for first time

Charles Leclerc admits he’s in a “different situation” over his F1 future, as he “slowly” begins conversations with Ferrari over a new deal

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Norris-only McLaren upgrade for Austrian GP breaks cover

Only Lando Norris will use the “milestone” McLaren F1 upgrade – which has broken cover on Thursday – at the Austrian GP

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Red Bull plans AlphaTauri name change and UK F1 campus share

Red Bull plans to change the name of the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team as it evolves the strategy for how to revitalise its second entry

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Red Bull’s ‘baked in’ concept advantage is about to be tested

Red Bull’s biggest technical advantage is hard for its Formula 1 rivals to match because it’s something “baked into” a car’s design concept. But we’re about to hit a run of races that will show how big its margin still is – or whether the opposition’s upgrades are addressing the area they need to

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The serious Red Bull F1 alternatives adding to De Vries pressure

Sometimes, a driver under pressure has it relieved because there’s no direct competition for a seat. That’s not the case for Nyck de Vries – with several legitimate candidates for Red Bull to pursue now its doubts about his suitability are becoming public

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What new Hollywood backers mean for Alpine’s F1 team

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bring the star power, but there’s more to the new Alpine investment than just marketing

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Can F1 hold its nerve over Red Bull’s crushing dominance?

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says that meddling with the rules to peg back Red Bull is not on the cards. Whether F1 stands by that resolve remains to be seen

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F1 can’t risk all-out tyre war. But there’s another option

A return to the all-out tyre war of the Bridgestone vs Michelin era just isn’t compatible with modern F1. But the way the championship has evolved opens the door to considering whether some kind of tyre competition is achievable again

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Perez slump has a benefit for Red Bull – but a bigger headache

Sergio Perez’s slump makes Red Bull’s life easier in one regard – but really it’s a big headache for the team, one it will be very keen to rectify

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Haas’s races to the back hint at underlying Ferrari problem

Is it a surprise the two F1 cars with the worst qualifying-to-race trend are the VF-23 and the SF-23 given Haas and Ferrari’s relationship? What does that say about the prospects for their seasons and the very different fights they’re in?

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Long-awaited ‘iconic’ podium shows how F1 2023 could be saved

The 2023 Canadian GP was only the third time Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have stood on an F1 podium together. But the fact it’s now a more regular prospect is one of this season’s few saving graces

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Norris/McLaren dispute penalty – but there was logic to it

Lando Norris and McLaren were caught out by his “unsportsmanlike behaviour” penalty in the Canadian Grand Prix. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains the logic of what happened and what could’ve been handled better

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Why Norris’s ‘unsportsmanlike behaviour’ penalty was strange

The penalty that cost Lando Norris and McLaren a points finish in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix was a rare invocation of a rule against “unsportsmanlike” behaviour

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Hulkenberg loses Canadian GP front row start to penalty

Nico Hulkenberg has lost his front row start in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix after receiving a three-place grid penalty for a red flag violation in qualifying

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Leclerc Q2 exit a collective failure but ire at Ferrari shows

A frustrated Charles Leclerc accused the Ferrari Formula 1 team of “making our life way too difficult” after being put in a “s****y situation” by not listening to him in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, where he was eliminated in Q2. But he played a part too

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Hulkenberg’s Montreal P2 at risk over potential red flag breach

Nico Hulkenberg’s shock Canadian Grand Prix qualifying result for the Haas Formula 1 team could be in doubt over a red flag procedure infringement

MotoGP

Quartararo already ‘not confident’ about 2024, met Yamaha chief

Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo says he cannot be confident about the M1 bike making a step forward next year – and revealed he’s had a meeting with a Yamaha higher-up in order to try and spur on progress

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Aston’s ‘new normal’ in F1 depends on key external ingredient

The perception of Aston Martin has changed – and its F1 season risks being judged harshly through trends largely out of its control

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Bridgestone to replace Pirelli in F1? Official bid reported

Pirelli appears set for serious opposition from Bridgestone for the role of F1’s control tyre supplier beyond 2024

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Next McLaren F1 upgrade so big it will arrive over three races

McLaren’s next upgrade package for its 2023 Formula 1 car is such an extensive overhaul that it will be introduced over three grands prix before the summer break

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Canadian GP FP1 wrecked by CCTV failure, FP2 to be extended

Formula 1’s second free practice at the Canadian Grand Prix will be extended by 30 minutes after the opening session was thwarted by a CCTV failure at the circuit

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What Williams expects from major package and why only one is ready

Williams has brought a major upgrade package to Formula 1’s Canadian GP – here’s what it expects from it and why only Alexander Albon is running it

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Ferrari, F1 and WEC must make Leclerc’s Le Mans dream realistic

Charles Leclerc has reiterated his desire to race at the Le Mans 24 Hours after watching Ferrari win, but doubts he can do it alongside Formula 1. Every effort should be made to make it possible for Leclerc – and other curious F1 drivers – to get on the Le Mans grid, argues Scott Mitchell-Malm

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New wall to deter corner-cutting at Canadian GP venue Montreal

Cutting the Turn 1/2 complex at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix venue Montreal will be a lot harder in 2023 – there’s now a wall across the run-off

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Ferrari’s unresolved Q1 exit mystery leaves Leclerc worried

Charles Leclerc was convinced his awful Spanish Grand Prix qualifying form was due to a car problem, but Ferrari’s post-race inspections found nothing wrong with it. So what happened? Scott Mitchell-Malm has some theories

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F1 team owners refusing buy-in offers of ‘almost billions’

The value of a Formula 1 entry has increased so much that some teams are refusing offers of “almost billions”, according to championship CEO Stefano Domenicali

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The odd one out among F1 teams with biggest new-era ambitions

McLaren is out of step with all of its F1 rivals who also have frontrunning ambitions for 2026 – but does that create a performance ceiling?

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A career-best F1 drive rewarded in the right way

Zhou Guanyu is one of Formula 1’s less self-promoting drivers, but even he felt the Spanish Grand Prix was one of his best races so far. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains what made it so good

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Why a man McLaren axed is now key to Audi’s F1 works team

Two key figures tasked with leading McLaren’s revival are now reunited at Sauber for its journey to become Audi’s works team in Formula 1 2026, and it is no coincidence

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Spa? Kyalami? China? Where F1 is set to race in 2024

Formula 1 fan favourite Spa is set for another reprieve and to remain on the calendar in 2024 as plans for a South African Grand Prix have been thwarted again

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Sarcastically fast Verstappen hinted at true Red Bull pace

Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix with ease, but the moments in which Red Bull was unable to restrain its double world champion proved what its 2023 Formula 1 car is capable of

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Ferrari upgrades did nothing for its confusing main weakness

Ferrari argued its Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 car upgrade was a performance gain, but it wasn’t pretending its race performance was anything other than terrible. It’s still completely perplexed by its biggest problem

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Tsunoda’s fury at ‘pretending’ Zhou and ‘ridiculous’ penalty

Yuki Tsunoda is thoroughly unimpressed with his points-erasing Spanish GP penalty – and Zhou Guanyu’s role in it

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Mercedes fined for post-Spanish GP breach

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has been handed a €10,000 fine for breaching parc ferme after the Spanish Grand Prix

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Ferrari weaknesses ‘came alive’ in Spanish GP despite upgrade

Carlos Sainz says the “weaknesses of the car came alive at a circuit like this” after a torrid Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari

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Steiner reprimanded for ‘laymen’ F1 stewards remarks

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has been reprimanded for his “laymen” remarks about the standard of FIA stewarding in Formula 1

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Leclerc to start from pitlane with ‘completely new back end’

Charles Leclerc will start the Spanish Grand Prix from the pitlane as Ferrari is making significant changes to his Formula 1 car following problems in qualifying