Formula 1 McLaren’s major tech team exit – and its timing – explained McLaren’s technical development did not match its Formula 1 ambitions. That is the blunt reasoning for a significant restructuring and its first axing of a major technical figure in several years
Formula 1 Key leaves McLaren as part of major F1 technical reshuffle McLaren Formula 1 technical director James Key has left the team and will be replaced with a revised technical structure that includes David Sanchez joining from Ferrari
Formula 1 Why Porsche couldn’t command an F1 entry on its own terms Formula 1 seemed to have created the perfect situation for a long-awaited Porsche return. But now the project is effectively dead. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains why
Formula 1 Hamilton won’t be Mercedes’ lead driver until F1 car changes Each race offers different circumstances, but Lewis Hamilton looks unlikely to lead Mercedes until fundamental issues with its F1 car that clash with his driving style are remedied
Formula 1 ‘Missed opportunity’ now something Williams can’t afford Williams believes it wasn’t less competitive in Jeddah than in Bahrain, which is good. But maximising weekends now matters more than in 2022
Formula 1 Porsche will not join Formula 1 grid in 2026 Porsche is believed to have ended its formal evaluation of an F1 programme despite the championship still being of interest
Formula 1 ‘Everyone is happy. I’m not’ – The merits of Verstappen’s ire Max Verstappen’s Jeddah disobedience and dissatisfaction may seem misplaced when the Red Bull is so good. But he makes a compelling case
Formula 1 Alonso case shows how easily weak F1 rules can be undermined The flip-flopping over Fernando Alonso’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix penalty was an example of how convoluted F1 rules can be. That saga also proved how easily a system that relies on ‘spirit’ and ‘intent’ falls apart if a team decides to challenge it
Formula 1 Alonso penalty saga will prompt immediate F1 rule clarification Aston Martin’s successful challenge of Fernando Alonso’s penalty in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will prompt a rule clarification before Formula 1’s next race in Australia
Formula 1 Alonso gets Saudi GP F1 podium back after penalty overturned Fernando Alonso has had his controversial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix penalty overturned, which reinstates his third-place finish and gives him his 100th Formula 1 podium after all
Formula 1 Hamilton: 2023 Red Bull most dominant F1 car I’ve ever seen Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton says the 2023 Red Bull is “the fastest car I’ve seen compared to the rest” in Formula 1, arguing it is more dominant than any of the Mercedes cars he drove to world titles
Formula 1 Alonso ‘feels sorry’ for Russell over inherited Saudi GP podium Fernando Alonso says he feels sorry for George Russell and Mercedes that they didn’t get to celebrate the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium they inherited from his penalty – but is also sure that he’d have still beaten Russell if he’d been told of the penalty by the FIA in time
Formula 1 Russell has one luxury amid Mercedes F1 malaise, and it shows There’s a clear difference in outlook between George Russell and Lewis Hamilton amid Mercedes’ current Formula 1 problems. There’s a very good reason for that, and Russell’s well aware of it
Formula 1 This F1 team-mate battle’s taking an unexpected twist There’s an eye-catching and against-expectations trend developing in one particular intra-team battle in the 2023 Formula 1 midfield
Formula 1 Norris wasted stronger McLaren with ‘mistake I shouldn’t make’ Lando Norris starts on the back row of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid thanks to a “silly error” in Q1, but McLaren’s actually in better shape here – as proved by Oscar Piastri
Formula 1 Mercedes: F1 development gains already ‘much bigger’ after shift Mercedes is working on new developments that already show a big gain relative to its current Formula 1 car, according to team boss Toto Wolff
Formula 1 Hamilton ‘doesn’t feel connected’ to Mercedes F1 car Lewis Hamilton says he “doesn’t feel connected” to Mercedes’ 2023 Formula 1 car after he qualified four places behind his team-mate George Russell at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Hamilton’s glum Mercedes outlook has no short-term antidote Lewis Hamilton’s glum take on Mercedes’ situation reflects the magnitude of problems that are unlikely to be fixed within the 2023 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 Wolff would understand Hamilton leaving ‘in a year or two’ Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton needs to consider leaving Mercedes if it fails to help him win again in Formula 1 “in a year or two”
Formula 1 Both Ferraris get new F1 engines for Saudi Arabian GP Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will both have new internal combustion engines for the second round of the 2023 Formula 1 season, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Williams: Honda not a ‘serious contender’ for 2026 F1 deal Williams has effectively ruled out partnering with Honda for Formula 1’s new engine regulations in 2026, suggesting it is not in a position to be a “serious contender”
Formula 1 Mercedes duo’s Red Bull comments reflect major F1 2023 fear Hopes are on the Saudi Arabian GP’s Jeddah circuit being more conducive to a genuine lead battle in Formula 1, but there’s a concern Red Bull’s real advantage is too big for changes of track to make a noticeable difference
Formula 1 No ‘crisis’ but not good enough – Norris’s McLaren verdict Lando Norris says McLaren has not done a good enough job with its existing resources but has backed its plan to recover as the team is “nothing close” to a Formula 1 crisis
Formula 1 Mercedes has first key ‘answers’ on 2023 F1 car’s flaws George Russell has indicated Mercedes has the first key “answers” about where it went wrong with its 2023 Formula 1 car and what it needs to do to address that
Formula 1 Why Haas F1 took swift action over a Russian link again The Haas F1 team has echoed Haas Automation’s insistence it has not been breaching US export sanctions by providing machinery to Russia
Formula 1 Leclerc: ‘90%’ of current Ferrari F1 gossip false Charles Leclerc says “90% of the rumours” of internal turmoil at Ferrari are “completely unfounded” in the wake of a bruising 2023 F1 opener
Formula 1 ‘I don’t think key people will leave’ – Ferrari tackles rift talk The huge scrutiny of Ferrari amid its management changes and poor start to the 2023 Formula 1 season has included suggestions of an exodus of senior staff. Here’s new boss Fred Vasseur’s response to that – and his plan to avert any prospect of it
Formula 1 Quick upgrades, ‘mega room for improvement’ – Ferrari’s plan Ferrari believes its current F1 car already has “mega room for improvement”, but is also pursuing an aggressive early-2023 update plan
Formula 1 Leclerc gets first 2023 F1 grid penalty for Saudi Arabian GP Charles Leclerc will incur the first grid penalty of the 2023 Formula 1 season as Ferrari has had to fit his car with a third control electronics component ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Formula 1 McLaren’s important admission dismisses tempting 2023 excuse McLaren knows its facility deficit – and its wait for a new windtunnel that won’t come online until later this year – is no excuse for its miserable start to 2023
Formula 1 Departing Ferrari F1 figure tipped to join McLaren Ex-Ferrari head of vehicle concept David Sanchez will join a rival Formula 1 team, tipped to be McLaren, after serving a period of gardening leave
Formula 1 What’s behind the hints of Ferrari dysfunction already? One race into the new era of Ferrari’s Formula 1 leadership, the biggest source of pressure in Italy is portraying an image of dysfunction and borderline chaos
Formula 1 The discord unfolding behind Red Bull’s dominant F1 start Red Bull is absolutely nailing it on track in F1, but Helmut Marko’s blunt latest comments suggest some turmoil to be navigated off-track
Formula 1 The discord unfolding behind Red Bull’s dominant F1 start Red Bull is absolutely nailing it on track in F1, but Helmut Marko’s blunt latest comments suggest some turmoil to be navigated off-track
Formula 1 Honda risks losing its ‘strange’ essence without F1 Honda’s departing design guru Yasuaki Asaki thinks the company needs to be in Formula 1 to be “strange” and not “ordinary”, with a decision on whether it will commit to a 2026 engine project due this year
Formula 1 How a 2023 F1 rule change caught McLaren out so badly McLaren is playing catch-up with its 2023 Formula 1 car because it realised too late that its intended design was badly impacted by the rule change that increased the height of the floor edge by 15mm
Formula 1 Senior Ferrari F1 technical figure has resigned One of Ferrari’s most senior technical figures, head of vehicle concept David Sanchez, has resigned and already been linked with joining a rival Formula 1 team
Formula 1 How Vowles has started addressing a long Williams divide There are perceptions of a Williams trackside/factory F1 divide. For new boss James Vowles, making that dynamic click is a priority
Formula 1 What Hamilton saying Mercedes ‘didn’t listen’ to him means It’s not hard to see why Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion Mercedes “didn’t listen” to his complaints about its 2022 F1 car will prompt questions about his future. But it doesn’t mean there’s a game-changing element to those comments
Formula 1 What made an assured F1 debut so good in Bahrain Of the three full-season rookies in the F1 field in Bahrain, one had comfortably the smoothest run. It might not have been headline-grabbing, but it was even better than the assured initial impression it left
