Formula 1 Wolff: Kingspan deal backlash ‘a matter of urgency’ for Mercedes Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he is dealing with the backlash over the team’s Kingspan partnership as a “matter of urgency”
Formula 1 Mercedes: Verstappen would’ve been on pole by ‘almost 0.5s‘ Mercedes reckons Max Verstappen would have been on pole position by almost half a second had he not hit the wall at the end of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying
Formula 1 Hamilton was unaware of new Mercedes sponsor’s Grenfell link Lewis Hamilton says he had no idea Mercedes’ new sponsor Kingspan was linked to the Grenfell tragedy and added “we shall see” if the association remains
Formula 1 Hamilton escapes with reprimand for Mazepin incident Lewis Hamilton has only received a reprimand for his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice incident with Nikita Mazepin and an alleged yellow-flag breach was dismissed
Formula 1 Saudi F1 track creating ‘danger zone’ with speed offsets Formula 1 qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix track is expected to be badly impacted by traffic and the speed offsets are “getting into a bit of a danger zone”
Formula 1 Revelations from resigned Sauber chairman ‘a shame’ – Vasseur A fallout over Alfa Romeo’s 2022 Formula 1 driver line-up is believed to have prompted the recent resignation of Sauber’s chairman – whose subsequent media conduct has disappointed team boss Frederic Vasseur
Formula 1 Fresher engine will give Hamilton ‘measurable step’ for qualifying Lewis Hamilton will benefit from a “measurable step” in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying with the return of his fresher Mercedes Formula 1 engine
Formula 1 ‘Blink and you’re in the wall’ – F1 drivers’ Jeddah verdict Formula 1 drivers labelled the new Jeddah circuit “incredibly fast”, “a maze” and “quite hardcore” – with parts so intense “if you blink, you’re in the wall”
Formula 1 Sorry Wolff wants to meet Grenfell United after partner backlash Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has offered to meet a group of survivors and bereaved families from the Grenfell tragedy after apologising for the “hurt” caused by a new team partnership
Formula 1 Jeddah track a ‘high-speed-plus-walls experiment’ for F1 The new Jeddah Formula 1 track “looks like an experiment of high-speed circuit plus walls” and has been likened to the high-speed sections of Macau and Baku
Formula 1 Hamilton and Vettel are both leading by example in Saudi Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel’s comments on the eve of the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix showed contrasting approaches, but both were effective in delivering a crucial message
Formula 1 Hamilton: Terrifying Saudi LGBTQ+ law shows F1 must try to help Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1 to do more to raise awareness of social issues in countries like Saudi Arabia, citing the “pretty terrifying” law against homosexuality as an example
Formula 1 Female karters, a ‘positive weapon’ – Vettel on Saudi issues Sebastian Vettel held a female-only karting event ahead of Formula 1’s inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix because he wants to address the country’s social problems with positivity rather than “just focus on the negatives”
Formula 1 F1’s Middle East presence will ‘stabilise’ at four races Grands prix in the Middle East now make up a significant percentage of the Formula 1 calendar, but the latest additions put F1 under pressure over accountability
Formula 1 How F1’s snubbed future star will turn injustice to his advantage It’s crazy that Oscar Piastri isn’t getting a Formula 1 seat for 2022. But he’s letting others get outraged for him and focusing on how he can still use next year to ensure he’s on the grid in 2023, as Scott Mitchell found out
Formula 1 Has Ricciardo’s ‘downward spiral’ been as bad as it looks? Just after seemingly turning his first McLaren Formula 1 season around, Daniel Ricciardo’s had his worst run of results of 2021 so far. Have his problems returned, was the Monza win deceptive, or is this new slump an anomaly?
Formula 1 F1 already has interest for second race in China Formula 1 already has interest in a second race in China and expects Alfa Romeo’s signing of Guanyu Zhou to have a “huge impact” on the championship’s presence in the country
Formula 1 Fitter than ever with ‘superpowers’ – Hamilton in crunch time Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team is in awe of the seven-time world champion as the 2021 Formula 1 championship battle reaches its conclusion
Formula 1 Sainz’s reward for shifting the last of his McLaren hangover Carlos Sainz’s impressive first season as a Ferrari driver continues, in part due to him shifting the last of his McLaren hangover, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 The picture formed by Aston Martin’s F1 hiring spree The hiring of Mercedes’ chief aerodynamicist is the latest move showing how serious Aston Martin is about its F1 ambitions
Formula 1 Piastri on his F1 snub and losing out to Zhou Oscar Piastri says he has “99% made peace” with not racing in F1 next season, with his peer Guanyu Zhou having snapped up the final seat
Formula 1 Hamilton’s undeniable peak vs Verstappen’s greatest strength Lewis Hamilton might be at “the peak of his powers” during the Formula 1 title fight, but Max Verstappen’s brilliance shouldn’t be overlooked, as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 Aston Martin signs Mercedes’ chief F1 aerodynamicist Aston Martin has recruited Mercedes’ chief aerodynamicist Eric Blandin and he will join the team at the end of the 2022 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 Kubica is integral to a key 2022 Alfa Romeo F1 objective Robert Kubica (and his sponsor Orlen) will remain part of the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 programme for 2022 – which will play a big part in the team hitting one of its key objectives
Formula 1 Why Alfa’s happy to admit Zhou’s backing is a ‘pillar’ of deal Guanyu Zhou’s financial backing was a “pillar” of Alfa Romeo’s decision to sign him for the 2022 Formula 1 season but it is “not the only one”, the team insists
Formula 1 ‘It’s been made clear’ – Masi dismisses driver confusion claims FIA race director Michael Masi has refuted the suggestion from several Formula 1 drivers that the rules of racing are unclear following the controversial Max Verstappen/Lewis Hamilton incident in Brazil
Formula 1 Pourchaire to get bigger Alfa F1 role alongside F2 return Alfa Romeo will give its top junior prospect Theo Pourchaire more Formula 1 experience in 2022 and plans to field him in practice sessions on grand prix weekends as well
Formula 1 ‘It just really sucks’ – why latest McLaren setback stung more McLaren’s latest blow in its fight against Ferrari was harder to take because it came through misfortune rather than a lack of performance, which Lando Norris says “just really sucks”
Formula 1 Bottas spooked Red Bull into a switch that cost Perez a podium Valtteri Bottas’s puncture in the Qatar Grand Prix “put a thought” in Red Bull’s heads and prompted the conservative two-stop strategy that cost Sergio Perez third place
Formula 1 Horner has ‘no issues with my conduct’ beyond marshal offence Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says he has “no issues” with his conduct at the Qatar Grand Prix beyond “any personal offense taken” over his marshal remarks
Formula 1 Mercedes: Nothing explains why Hamilton was that far ahead Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Qatar Grand Prix weekend included a qualifying performance that defied Mercedes’ expectations
Formula 1 Masi: Horner punishment shows volunteers can’t be attacked FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has defended the marshals’ handling of the final moments of Qatar Grand Prix qualifying that enraged Red Bull
Formula 1 Horner warned for pre-race comments as FIA accepts his ‘offer’ Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has received an official warning for criticising a “rogue marshal” after his driver Max Verstappen was given a grid penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix
Formula 1 Verstappen and Bottas handed Qatar GP grid drops Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen has been hit with a five-place grid penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix for failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags in qualifying
Formula 1 Does AlphaTauri have a particularly fragile front wing? Pierre Gasly is increasingly convinced AlphaTauri has a “really weak” front wing compared to its Formula 1 rivals, after losing the wing yet again in Qatar
Formula 1 Wolff: Mercedes struggling to keep up with Red Bull’s claims Toto Wolff says he and his Mercedes Formula 1 team “struggle to keep up” with comments from title rival Red Bull as their championship battle has become increasingly heated off-track
Formula 1 Verstappen to face stewards over alleged double yellows breach Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen has been summoned to the stewards for allegedly failing to respect double-waved yellow flags in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, with Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz also called up over a single yellow issue
Formula 1 New F1 rear wing tests in Qatar after Red Bull complaints New Formula 1 rear wing load tests are being implemented at the Qatar Grand Prix following Red Bull’s Mercedes complaints but they do not form part of the regulatory requirement as they are only being assessed for future use
Formula 1 ‘I don’t need to kiss his arse’ – do Horner/Wolff have respect? The joint Christian Horner/Toto Wolff press conference was revealing in how the two F1 rival team bosses view their current relationship
Formula 1 Mercedes confused by Red Bull’s rear wing ‘score marks’ claim Mercedes insists it is confused by comments from Red Bull team boss Christian Horner identifying supposed “score marks” on Mercedes’ rear wing as evidence of a potentially illegal practice