Formula 1 Palou becomes a McLaren F1 reserve for 2023 McLaren has named 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou – who it still hopes to sign for 2024 – as one of its F1 reserve drivers for the 2023 season
Formula 1 Ricciardo’s theory for why he got ‘too lost’ at McLaren Daniel Ricciardo believes part of his struggles at McLaren was down to getting “too deep and too lost” in analysing how he was driving its Formula 1 cars, and he maybe should’ve learned something from outqualifying Lando Norris on his team debut
Formula 1 The way Ferrari is run just doesn’t work in modern F1 Mattia Binotto may or may not have deserved to stay on as Ferrari F1 team boss, but the fact he’s off points to a cultural issue in the squad’s running
Formula 1 Ferrari doesn’t have Binotto replacement lined up Ferrari will not decide on a replacement for Mattia Binotto until the start of 2023, following his departure from the Formula 1 team
Formula 1 What caused Binotto’s Ferrari exit and why it’s so worrying Mattia Binotto was frustrated by outside criticism faced by Ferrari in 2022, but his tenure seems to have been ended by doubts from within
Formula 1 Ferrari announces F1 team boss Binotto’s resignation Ferrari has announced Mattia Binotto’s resignation from the post of Formula 1 team principal after four seasons
Formula 1 Alonso wants Aston Martin move to turn into off-track F1 role Fernando Alonso wants his switch to the Aston Martin Formula 1 team to turn into a non-racing role once he finally stops driving
Formula 1 McLaren having to tackle an F1 cost cap-induced key weakness The McLaren Formula 1 is undergoing a “major initiative” to increase its engineering capacity after the way it slimmed down for the budget cap created a key weakness
Formula 1 This F1 reserve would leave for IndyCar in a heartbeat Pietro Fittipaldi has been getting plenty of mileage as Haas’s test and reserve driver in F1, but IndyCar’s where he really wants to be
Formula 1 ‘It was our doing’ – Why heavier defeat hurt Mercedes much less The Mercedes F1 team has found coming up well short in an “absolute meritocracy” to be much less painful than what happened in 2021
Formula 1 The one area Ricciardo proved he is ‘world class’ at McLaren Ricciardo did not perform to expectations – or pay grade – at McLaren. The team won’t argue otherwise. But amid that there were things that it still “appreciated immensely”
Formula 1 Ferrari tipped to announce Binotto departure from F1 team Ferrari is expected to make F1 team boss Mattia Binotto’s departure official shortly, according to reports in Italy
Formula 1 What Ricciardo return really means for Red Bull driver line-up Red Bull has played it down – but Daniel Ricciardo is an elephant-in-the-room signing in light of the Max Verstappen/Sergio Perez tensions
Formula 1 What Red Bull still sees in ‘better than he’s showed’ Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull’s 2023 reunion is a go – and for both driver and team it makes sense beyond simple “familiarity”
Formula 1 New Red Bull junior Fittipaldi needed pre-season brain surgery Newly signed Red Bull Formula 1 junior Enzo Fittipaldi suffered a brain haemorrhage and required brain surgery after his frightening Formula 2 startline accident last year according to his brother, Haas F1 reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi
Formula 1 Alonso’s test oddity highlights quirk of F1 driver swap rules Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin debut featured a rare oddity – an unbranded Formula 1 car. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains why it was the case
Formula 1 Piastri’s McLaren F1 bow: What we learned and what comes next The most talked about driver outside of the 2022 F1 grid finally made his long-awaited official debut with McLaren, as Oscar Piastri drove the MCL36 in the post-season Abu Dhabi test
Formula 1 Hulkenberg felt ‘human degradation’ by end of first Haas F1 test Nico Hulkenberg says he felt the effects of “some human degradation” at the end of his first day driving for Haas in the post-season Abu Dhabi Formula 1 test
Formula 1 Ferrari 1-2-3 on final day of 2022 F1 running Ferrari ended 2022 by topping Formula 1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test with its cars first, second and third in the times
Formula 1 The ‘happy surprise’ within Alonso’s first Aston Martin test A “happy surprise” with a key part of the functionality of Aston Martin’s Formula 1 car and “outstanding” reliability featured in Fernando Alonso’s glowing verdict of his first test with his new team
Formula 1 Everything that’s happened in final 2022 F1 test so far Two red flags have interrupted the first half of Formula 1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test, as Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hulkenberg and Oscar Piastri made their debuts for their 2023 teams
Formula 1 Who is driving in F1’s final 2022 test in Abu Dhabi Formula 1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test should feature a full house of new faces in new places, with every team set to run their new 2023 drivers
Formula 1 ‘It crept back’ – Why Hulkenberg only chased F1 comeback now Nico Hulkenberg says his desire to return to Formula 1 “crept back” in 2022, having not been “too stressed” about a comeback during his previous two years on the sidelines
Formula 1 Five reasons Williams has given Logan Sargeant an F1 drive Logan Sargeant has been officially confirmed as a Williams Formula 1 driver for the 2023 season, here are five reasons why the team chose him
Formula 1 The final 2023 Formula 1 grid in full Logan Sargeant has been officially confirmed as a 2023 Williams Formula 1 driver and completes next year’s grid after securing a superlicence with his fourth-place finish in the Formula 2 championship
Formula 1 Piastri’s ‘very important’ test is a valuable McLaren headstart As of Monday, Oscar Piastri has officially started as a McLaren Formula 1 driver. Though he’s already had one private run in the team’s 2021 car, he and McLaren have an important day ahead of them in the post-season Abu Dhabi test on Tuesday
Formula 1 What Sainz reckons Hamilton’s ‘cheeky’ driving did to his race Carlos Sainz thinks “cheeky” driving from Lewis Hamilton early on in Abu Dhabi stopped him from better supporting Charles Leclerc’s efforts to beat Sergio Perez to second in the Formula 1 drivers standings – something Leclerc achieved anyway
Formula 1 How Leclerc’s Imola spin proved crucial to Alfa Romeo’s season Charles Leclerc’s Imola spin seven months ago ended up crucial to Alfa Romeo’s best Formula 1 season in a decade
Formula 1 Aston Martin doesn’t know how Vettel coped with final race Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack said he does not know how Sebastian Vettel coped so well with the “distraction” of his final Formula 1 race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1 Hamilton, Alonso: Rare dinner shows F1 driver unity has changed Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton feel there’s a better relationship among F1 drivers than ever, after a dinner with the entire 2022 grid
Formula 1 Hamilton eager to be done with Mercedes W13 as porpoising returns Lewis Hamilton is keen to bid farewell to Mercedes’ troubled 2022 Formula 1 car in the post-season test, as both drivers complained of a return of porpoising at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1 Hamilton eager to be done with Mercedes W13 as porpoising returns Lewis Hamilton is keen to bid farewell to Mercedes’ troubled 2022 Formula 1 car in the post-season test, as both drivers complained of a return of porpoising at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1 Alonso will ‘take care’ of Vettel as drivers want good farewell Fernando Alonso will “take care” of Sebastian Vettel at the start of his final F1 race – and claims rivals want a “smooth” Vettel farewell
Formula 1 Sargeant on brink of securing superlicence and Williams F1 seat Logan Sargeant is on the brink of securing an F1 superlicence and a Williams 2023 race seat after the Formula 2 sprint race in Abu Dhabi
Formula 1 Red Bull: Ricciardo return doesn’t make him race seat option Daniel Ricciardo will not become an option for a Red Bull Formula 1 race seat when he rejoins the team next year, Christian Horner has insisted
Formula 1 Massive ‘Oh my God’ moment hid O’Ward’s true F1 pace Pato O’Ward says his “massive oh my God moment” was almost fully responsible for his gap to McLaren regular Daniel Ricciardo in his first F1 practice
Formula 1 Five key things F1 could change – but not until 2024 Formula 1’s stakeholders are discussing several key potential changes to the current rules – but they won’t be implemented before the 2024 season
Formula 1 Haas went cold on phone-shy Ricciardo – and doubted him anyway Haas contacted Daniel Ricciardo about acquiring his services for 2023 and was met with little enthusiasm. Then its doubts about him grew anyway
Formula 1 How Hulkenberg eliminated Haas’s main concern about him Haas needed to be sure Nico Hulkenberg really was serious enough about a full-time Formula 1 return at 35 after three years as a supersub. In an exclusive interview with The Race, Guenther Steiner explains how Hulkenberg convinced him
Formula 1 Haas’s logic is fair but Schumacher deserves an F1 reprieve Mick Schumacher is clearly good enough to be in F1, but his Haas team’s logic for replacing him is sound if ruthless