Formula 1 Alpine CEO makes Szafnauer demand and threatens changes Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says “he won’t wait until the end of the year” to make changes if Alpine’s Formula 1 team keeps underdelivering in 2023
Formula 1 Ferrari weakness leaving drivers perplexed, unable to push Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz say the weaknesses of the 2023 Ferrari F1 car are robbing them of “flexibility” and general ability to push
Formula 1 ‘No other sport does this’ – Miami pre-race show irks F1 drivers A number of Formula 1 drivers have criticised elements of the pre-Miami Grand Prix proceedings that included a driver-by-driver introduction 20 minutes before the start of the race
Formula 1 Why ‘greedy’ Aston has its two cars so far apart Aston Martin’s two Formula 1 cars will start the Miami Grand Prix at opposite ends of the grid because of a mix of damaging greed and fortunate circumstances. While Fernando Alonso has banked a front row start for F1’s first race in the United States this season, team-mate Lance Stroll was a surpris
Formula 1 Don’t expect crash to trigger a Leclerc risk/reward rethink As Charles Leclerc’s highlight reel grows, so does the logbook of his crashes, like the one in Miami. In his current position, it’s who he is
Formula 1 Rare Verstappen admission hints at fresh side to his character Max Verstappen would have had every right to be angry after losing a shot at pole at the end of the Q3 in Miami – but his reaction was calm and self-critical, a trend that differs greatly from his reaction to some prior setbacks
Formula 1 Livid Leclerc paid price for deliberately ‘very tricky’ set-up Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc was livid with himself for crashing in Miami Grand Prix qualifying after going “a step too far” a “very aggressive” set-up
Formula 1 Bottas’s advice to Perez on challenging an elite F1 team-mate Valtteri Bottas knows Sergio Perez’s current situation – having an elite F1 team-mate standing between them and a title charge – all too well
Formula 1 Red Bull and Ferrari’s ‘hostage exchange’ over senior F1 staff Christian Horner is adamant no “senior members” of Red Bull Racing will join Formula 1 rival Ferrari as part of a “hostage exchange” to free up Laurent Mekies to join AlphaTauri
Formula 1 ‘Much more like a Red Bull driver’ – Perez’s transformation Sergio Perez now has the air of a driver who genuinely believes he is in Formula 1 title contention, for a very specific reason. And it’s got nothing to do with street tracks
Formula 1 Brad Pitt to drive on track at British GP for new F1 movie The Formula 1 movie that Lewis Hamilton is helping produce will begin filming on-site at races at the British Grand Prix, where Brad Pitt will drive on track
Formula 1 What McLaren’s upgrade improved – and what clearly needs work McLaren’s slow start to the Formula 1 season is showing signs of gaining momentum, although even the encouraging debut of a major upgrade still showed how much more progress is required
Formula 1 Leclerc magic can’t be the one thing keeping Ferrari dream alive Charles Leclerc wants nothing more to be on top of the F1 world with Ferrari. His Azerbaijan GP weekend gave a glimpse of what’s possible and suggested maybe it could still all come together, while also showing how far that is from being a reality
Formula 1 ‘Never again’ – Alpine’s Baku F1 horror show Former F1 midfield rival Aston Martin now has almost 11x the points of Alpine after the latter’s remarkably abysmal Baku weekend
Formula 1 What’s going on with extended-deadline new F1 team search? Amid a two-week deadline extension, here’s what we know about the current state of the FIA-initiated search for new F1 entrants
Formula 1 Red Bull’s only Baku F1 order to Perez and Verstappen The Azerbaijan GP was an underwhelming one, but thankfully the two dominant cars were able to go head-to-head with no orders – except one
Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP exposed a Baku myth – and an F1 2023 problem Baku’s Formula 1 race thrives on the track being a chaos-generator. When that key ingredient is missing, the result is the 2023 Azerbaijan GP
Formula 1 Alonso preparing Stroll to lead Aston for ‘next 10-15 years’ Fernando Alonso says the help he gave his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku is a reflection of the fact he wants to best prepare Stroll to “lead the team for the next 10 or 15 years”
Formula 1 F1 pitlane crowd near-miss ‘like a scene from Group B rallying’ Esteban Ocon’s Alpine team said his arrival to a crowded Formula 1 pitlane during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was reminiscent of a scene from Group B rallying
Formula 1 FIA criticised by own stewards for ‘very dangerous’ Baku F1 error The Azerbaijan Grand Prix stewards have called the FIA “lucky” that a dangerous pitlane incident at the end of the Baku Formula 1 race had no serious consequences
Formula 1 Red Bull explains Verstappen’s badly-timed pitstop Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has outlined the sequence of events that led to Max Verstappen’s awfully-timed pitstop in Baku
Formula 1 Only ‘two of 1000+’ – Ferrari’s answer to staff exit criticism The impact of high-profile exits on Ferrari’s Formula 1 team is overstated, according to team boss Fred Vasseur
Formula 1 DRS fix key to Aston Martin salvaging misleading weekend Fernando Alonso is wary that Aston Martin’s drag reduction system is not “bulletproof” going into Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as his team bids to salvage a misleading weekend
Formula 1 Leclerc needs to be on Mercedes’ long-term radar – Wolff Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has admitted Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has to be on his team’s “long-term” radar but is not of interest in the “short- and medium-term”
Formula 1 Verstappen’s anger is justified but he was asking for trouble Max Verstappen’s obvious anger after his clash with George Russell was justified but could have been avoided by better percentage playing, says Scott Mitchell-Malm
Formula 1 F1 red flag restart rule tweak in Baku after driver concerns After the messy late restart in Melbourne, the FIA has agreed to a temporary red flag restart rule tweak for the Baku round
Formula 1 AlphaTauri rushed news that irked Ferrari to avoid ‘useless lies’ AlphaTauri has explained why it rushed the announcement of its new Formula 1 management structure, which caught Ferrari off guard as the terms of Laurent Mekies’ move have not been agreed
Formula 1 AlphaTauri rushed news that irked Ferrari to avoid ‘useless lies’ AlphaTauri has explained why it rushed the announcement of its new Formula 1 management structure, which caught Ferrari off guard as the terms of Laurent Mekies’ move have not been agreed
Formula 1 Nightmare start is wasting major Alpine upgrade in Baku Alpine is very excited about its Baku upgrades – but an exceptionally untidy Friday means it’s not seeing the fruits of its labour
Formula 1 The significance of McLaren’s first major F1 upgrade of 2023 McLaren’s Formula 1 car finally gets a much-anticipated upgrade at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the team bids to start fixing its weaknesses and salvage its 2023 targets
Formula 1 Ferrari’s pitch to Leclerc as scrutiny of his F1 future grows Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur says every Formula 1 team that delivered sustained dominance in recent years has had a driver as its focal point – and indicates his pitch to keep Charles Leclerc long-term is to make him that driver
Formula 1 Vasseur criticises AlphaTauri’s ‘aggressive’ Mekies reveal Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says AlphaTauri was “a bit aggressive” in how it announced the signing of Laurent Mekies because the “details” of his exit from his Ferrari contract are not yet agreed
Formula 1 F1’s new all-female series won’t be broadcast live The opening rounds of Formula 1’s all-female racing series F1 Academy won’t be broadcast live. There is logic behind this, but it still feels like an own goal
Formula 1 Interview: Norris on his contract and future amid McLaren slump Lando Norris’ loyalty has never been under such pressure after McLaren’s sluggish start to the 2023 Formula 1 season. Scott Mitchell-Malm sat down with Norris to find out how he’s dealing with it and why he still believes McLaren is his best long-term option
Formula 1 How F1’s now-confirmed sprint race format changes will work Formula 1 stakeholders have unanimously agreed to change the format of sprint weekends to separate the Saturday race from the rest of the event
Formula 1 Inside Red Bull’s bid to coax out ‘the Daniel Ricciardo we knew’ Daniel Ricciardo’s first go at the Red Bull sim after his McLaren exit was rumoured to be a disaster. But there has been major progress since
Formula 1 The biggest weakness with F1 2023’s slowest car so far While one Red Bull Formula 1 team is dominating the other is the slowest team on average after the first three races of 2023. And that team’s biggest weakness is a carry-over from last year
Formula 1 Aston’s F1 transformation still isn’t enough to satisfy Stroll Aston Martin has transformed its prospects in Formula 1 but that’s still not enough for team owner Lawrence Stroll
Formula 1 Elliott’s Mercedes promotion may look odd but it makes sense On the surface, the obvious beneficiary from the changes at the top of Mercedes’ Formula 1 technical team is the one who appears to have got the biggest promotion. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains why that isn’t the full story
Formula 1 Why Allison is back despite his prior ‘shelf life’ admission James Allison is Mercedes’ F1 technical director again – but things are very different from when he was wary of reaching his “shelf life” two years ago
