Formula 1 The main highlight in Mercedes’ awful 2022 so far It says a lot that a winless driver is one of Toto Wolff’s highlights from 2022 so far, but it shows the level of impact George Russell’s had since joining Mercedes
Formula 1 Leclerc’s past F1 mistakes hint at how he’ll react to Imola Charles Leclerc’s mistake at Imola cost him another podium at the start of 2022, but it’s his reaction to the first championship-affecting error of his Formula 1 career that will matter more
Formula 1 How Tsunoda overcame his F1 confidence crisis Now in his second Formula 1 season, Yuki Tsunoda believes he’s “much more in control” than as an AlphaTauri rookie in 2021 – a campaign that was derailed by a confidence crisis
Formula 1 How McLaren went from ‘nowhere’ to the podium in four races McLaren’s four-race charge from “nowhere to scoring a podium” is the most remarkable change in form and fortune in the 2022 Formula 1 season so far
Formula 1 FIA objection stalls F1’s push for more sprint races in 2023 Formula 1’s proposal for six sprint events in 2023 received approval from all 10 teams but has been stalled by objections from the FIA over the financial implications
Formula 1 F1 reviving efforts to have six sprint races in 2023 Formula 1 will revive discussions over increasing the number of sprint race weekends to six for 2023 at a meeting of the F1 Commission on Tuesday
Formula 1 How Aston Martin outperformed its car to end its barren run Aston Martin “didn’t have much more pace in the car than previously” – but that didn’t stop it from making its Imola chances count
Formula 1 The first evidence Mercedes won’t save its 2022 F1 title hopes Lewis Hamilton’s first point-less event represented a new low in Mercedes’ difficult Formula 1 season as the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix provided the first evidence its 2022 title hopes may be beyond saving
Formula 1 Wolff explains his ‘undriveable’ car apology to Hamilton Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has explained his apology to seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton for his “undriveable” car after he finished 14th at Imola
Formula 1 Hamilton slams ‘silly, nonsense’ Mercedes commitment claims Lewis Hamilton has hit back at comments questioning his commitment to Mercedes amid its F1 struggles, calling them “a bunch of nonsense”
Formula 1 Aston Martin foolish not to keep Vettel if car ‘deserves’ him Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says it would be “foolish” not to try to retain Sebastian Vettel beyond 2022 if he can be motivated by a car that “deserves” him
Formula 1 Aston Martin, Williams express interest in works Audi F1 deal The team principals of Aston Martin and Williams both say they would be interested in exploring the possibility of a works deal with Audi if it entered Formula 1
Formula 1 Ferrari: Sainz needs to adapt to having frontrunning F1 car Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks Carlos Sainz needs to get used to having a frontrunning F1 car for the first time in his career, but is happy with how he has integrated and is performing
Formula 1 How Magnussen earned a Haas best from the brink of disaster Haas driver Kevin Magnussen went from causing a red flag and almost crashing out in Q3 at Imola to securing the team’s best result in a Formula 1 qualifying session
Formula 1 ‘Each weekend’s a rescue’ – Hamilton after double Q2 knockout Lewis Hamilton says “each weekend’s a rescue” in Mercedes’ 2022 Formula 1 season, after it “underperformed as a team” and suffered a double knockout in Q2 at Imola
Formula 1 Confused Sainz ‘wasn’t pushing hard’ in Imola qualifying crash Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was confused by his costly crash in Formula 1 qualifying at Imola as he says he “wasn’t pushing that hard at all”
Formula 1 Why Hamilton is trying to become a Chelsea FC co-owner Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has explained his interest in being a co-owner of Chelsea Football Club, which he says taps into his lifelong love of the sport
Formula 1 New F1 Friday format ‘definitely needs to change’ – Verstappen F1 world champion Max Verstappen says the new 2022 weekend format at non-sprint race events needs to change
Formula 1 The Ferrari F1 engine ‘big plus’ Bottas has noticed Having spent his F1 career driving Mercedes power units until 2022, Valtteri Bottas has found a major upside to his new Ferrari engine
Formula 1 Amused Sainz mocks rumours over Ferrari F1 contract rift Carlos Sainz poked fun at recent speculation over his Ferrari contract negotiations, saying “you can imagine how much I was laughing at home@
Formula 1 Failed legal challenge secures Miami GP – at least for 2022 Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix has dodged a last-minute injunction hearing against its inaugural race next month, securing the event for 2022 at least
Formula 1 Sainz deal gives Ferrari what Red Bull and Mercedes don’t have While Red Bull and Mercedes have some difficult decisions and negotiations coming up, Ferrari has secured enviable medium-term stability by extending Carlos Sainz’s contract
Formula 1 What Aston Martin’s awful start means for Vettel’s F1 future Sebastian Vettel joked that things couldn’t get much worse for Aston Martin than his miserable delayed start to the 2022 Formula 1 season. But there’s also little reason to expect them to get any better any time soon. How does that affect the chances of him still being in F1 in 2023?
Formula 1 Zhou’s curiosity is making it easier for Bottas to help him As the only rookie in the 2022 Formula 1 field, Zhou Guanyu has a steep learning curve. But the way he and Valtteri Bottas are interacting is making that process of both giving and receiving feedback much easier
Formula 1 The major AlphaTauri upgrade Gasly’s ‘big time’ excited for AlphaTauri’s start to the Formula 1 campaign has been middling, but it will introduce what it’s billing as its first major upgrade of 2022 at Imola this weekend – with both the team and Pierre Gasly expecting “a clear step forward”
Formula 1 The development bet paying off with Ferrari’s 2022 F1 car Ferrari took something of a gamble with its 2022 F1 development strategy, but it’s paying off so far. What were the risks? Why is its tactic working? And how does Ferrari’s scope for improvement compare with its rivals’?
Formula 1 ‘If I ask for something, it happens’ – Bottas’s new authority Valtteri Bottas is experiencing something for the first time in Formula 1. After nine seasons, almost 200 races and 10 grand prix victories, he is finally top dog. And he’s relishing that authority, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 ‘Whinging’ drivers have a point about F1 calendar drift With new races in Las Vegas and Miami and a 419,000-strong weekend crowd in Melbourne, there’s plenty of excitement over F1’s calendar. But that’s tempered by concerns from drivers
Formula 1 Monaco’s place on the F1 calendar is no longer untouchable Whether Monaco suffers a “bit of a shocker” by falling off the Formula 1 calendar or concludes a new deal on revised terms, the famous race is no longer untouchable, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 McLaren now has ‘clear plan’ to improve its 2022 F1 car McLaren admits its progress from Bahrain misery to the Australia top six is entirely down to circuits suiting its car rather than any tangible improvement. It thinks it now knows how to change that
Formula 1 The F1 engine row triggered by Porsche/Audi plans Red Bull wants more concessions for new engine manufacturers entering F1, but the possible overlaps between potential Red Bull Powertrains, Porsche and Audi projects are making rivals wary
Formula 1 Why Ferrari didn’t race its first upgrade of the F1 season Ferrari brought its first update of the Formula 1 season to the Australian Grand Prix, trialling a modified diffuser on Charles Leclerc’s car during Friday practice. But it didn’t ever plan to race it
Formula 1 Aston Martin repairs may take up F1 development capacity Aston Martin’s four crashes during the Australian Grand Prix weekend are going to have implications for its 2022 Formula 1 development programme
Formula 1 Audi’s F1 entry plan and how it’s taken a twist Audi’s potential Formula 1 entry with a separate engine project to a Porsche collaboration with Red Bull is a significant shift away from the Volkswagen Group’s original plan
Formula 1 F1 expected to return to Kyalami with South African GP Formula 1 is likely to return to Kyalami with a revival of the South African Grand Prix
Formula 1 What odd rate of Vettel incidents said about car and driver Sebastian Vettel’s belated start to the Formula 1 season was wrecked by an appalling mix of misfortune and mistakes. But how much responsibility should Vettel and the team take?
Formula 1 The big concern in Verstappen’s Red Bull reliability verdict Max Verstappen has expressed a concern there is no “clear fix” to Red Bull’s reliability problems that are plaguing its start to the 2022 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 Verstappen: Aston Martin F1 safety car ‘like a turtle’ Max Verstappen joked the Aston Martin F1 safety car was “like a turtle” in Melbourne, arguing it is too slow versus the Mercedes version
Formula 1 What Williams was thinking with its quirky Melbourne strategy It took a very unconventional strategy for Williams to score its first point of the season, but the team sees the Australia result as “confirmation”
Formula 1 Fuel leak was likely cause of Verstappen Australian GP DNF Max Verstappen is believed to have retired from the Australian Grand Prix with a fuel leak on his Red Bull Formula 1 car