Formula 1 Alpine’s weakest form of F1 2021 comes at the worst time Alpine’s worst form of the Formula 1 season has come at a terrible time in its bid to beat AlphaTauri and achieve the minimum target the team set for 2021
Formula 1 Red Bull and VW don’t need concessions help on new F1 engines Are Formula 1’s current manufacturers being selfish in their reticence over what concessions likely new rivals Porsche and Audi will be given? Not at all, argues Scott Mitchell
Formula 1 The eight-year F1 failure being (sort of) corrected in Brazil A new initiative Formula 1’s introducing in Brazil is a step towards correcting something it’s done a terrible job of for the last eight seasons
Formula 1 Why Ferrari felt ‘exposed’ despite soundly beating McLaren Ferrari’s gap to the top F1 cars and its defeat by AlphaTauri meant it fell short of expectations in Mexico despite a “great team result”
Formula 1 Tracks, DNFs, bad luck – what can stop Verstappen now? Max Verstappen now has nine wins in 2021 and a 19-point championship lead but the Red Bull driver’s post-Mexico message was “I don’t believe in momentum”. So what could stop him?
Formula 1 The main F1 engine rule row as Porsche/Audi rumours intensify Formula 1’s bid to attract Porsche and Audi has yet to clear a major hurdle as there is still disagreement with the incumbent engine manufacturers over concessions for new entrants
Formula 1 ‘A lot to do’ – Will F1’s Saudi GP venue be ready in time? FIA race director Michael Masi admits there is still “a lot to do” in the construction of Saudi Arabia’s first Formula 1 circuit but is “confident” next month’s grand prix will happen
Formula 1 Tsunoda expected fan backlash not support after RBR criticism Yuki Tsunoda ignored social media during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend because was expecting “the opposite” of the outpouring of support he received following criticism from Red Bull’s Formula 1 bosses
Formula 1 Why did Ricciardo avoid a penalty for spinning Bottas? Daniel Ricciardo reckons he was “under control” at the point of contact that spun poleman Valtteri Bottas at the start of the Mexican Grand Prix
Formula 1 Vettel, Russell want end to sausage kerbs to avoid injuries GPDA directors Sebastian Vettel and George Russell want the FIA to stop using sausage kerbs to avoid “potential life-changing injuries”
Formula 1 Red Bull’s Tsunoda ire is a shocking misstep Red Bull’s treatment of Yuki Tsunoda in the immediate aftermath of Mexican Grand Prix qualifying was unfair and could have needlessly damaged the Formula 1 rookie’s rebuilding process
Formula 1 Mercedes’ F1 engine altered to perform better at altitude Mercedes’ Formula 1 engine is working better at high altitude in Mexico than in previous years after changes to the 2021 power unit
Formula 1 Red Bull criticises Tsunoda for spoiling final qualifying laps Red Bull claims Yuki Tsunoda spoiled both its drivers’ final laps in Mexican Grand Prix qualifying, as the AlphaTauri Formula 1 rookie was criticised for “cruising around” and told “he shouldn’t be there”
Formula 1 Wolff: Talk of F1 title fight pressure ‘all bulls**t’ Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says talk of pressure in the Formula 1 title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is “all bulls**t”
Formula 1 What’s left McLaren ‘quite a long way off’ in Mexico McLaren’s pace was “quite a long way off” in Friday practice and the team indicated it may struggle more than it expected to at Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix
Formula 1 Brawn has a puzzle to solve as F1’s sprint plan evolves Formula 1 is still discussing making sprint races a standalone feature that does not set the grid for Sunday’s grand prix, but is wary of the proposal
Formula 1 FIA scraps instruction Mazepin got a reprimand for ignoring The FIA has scrapped one of its track limits instructions for the rest of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend but only after Nikita Mazepin got a reprimand for ignoring it
Formula 1 Albon giving Tsunoda ‘a lot of knowledge’ in F1 support role Formula 1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda has gained “a lot of knowledge” from Alex Albon after Red Bull instructed its reserve driver to support Tsunoda off-track
Formula 1 What an ultra-successful GP still has to prove for new F1 deal The Mexican Grand Prix is one of Formula 1’s most successful and popular races. Yet its future beyond 2022 isn’t yet secure
Formula 1 F1 will ‘take back’ bigger share of revenues as earnings rise Formula 1 teams have been getting a deliberately generous share of the championship’s revenue so far in the Liberty Media era, but a change is coming
Formula 1 F1: New manufacturer talks justify planned 2026 engine rules Discussions over Porsche and Audi entering Formula 1 show the championship has “taken the right technical decisions for its future”, says F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali
Formula 1 Why F1 penalty quirk is ‘almost an anti-embarrassment’ rule Mercedes’ struggles with engine reliability this Formula 1 season has put the spotlight back onto an anti-embarrassment regulation that has emerged in recent years
Formula 1 The evidence behind Red Bull’s firm favourite tag for Mexico Red Bull heads into Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix as the firm favourite, Scott Mitchell delves into the data behind it
WRC/Rally/Raid McLaren reveals first female driver, Gade joins XE team too Emma Gilmour will become McLaren’s first-ever female driver for its new Extreme E entry, which will be engineered by Leena Gade
Formula 1 F1 eyeing next-gen 2026 rules to finally reduce car weight Formula 1 thinks its heavier-than-ever cars can finally get smaller and potentially lighter as part of the next-generation engine package being devised for 2026
Formula 1 F1 teams will be worth billions in five years – McLaren Formula 1 teams will be franchises worth billions of dollars within five years, reckons McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown
Formula 1 Austin repeat is Mercedes’ ‘best-case scenario’ for Mexico Mercedes reckons fighting Red Bull as hard as it did in the United States will be the “best-case scenario” in the Mexican Grand Prix
Formula 1 Williams’s 10-year plan to become F1 world champion again Williams’ F1 title target may come off as a flight of fancy but, as Jost Capito explains, it is central to every big decision the team makes
Formula 1 The inspiration Ricciardo needs to offset his deficit to Norris Daniel Ricciardo saw off McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in both US GP qualifying and the race – but the raw pace deficit still exists
Formula 1 Mercedes penalties needed to avoid ‘catastrophic’ title blow Mercedes is still introducing fresh internal combustion engines after recent penalties because a retirement would be “catastrophic” in its championship fights with Red Bull
Formula 1 Anonymous Leclerc’s brilliance is becoming the norm Charles Leclerc’s stellar drive in the United States GP was barely featured on the TV broadcast – evidence of one of his greatest qualities as Scott Mitchell explains
Formula 1 Andretti will not buy into Sauber/Alfa Romeo F1 team Andretti will not be buying into the Sauber-run Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team, after talks collapsed, The Race understands
Formula 1 Tsunoda’s ‘long time’ F1 barren run ended by a risky gamble AlphaTauri prioritised the continued rebuilding of its F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda’s confidence in the US GP, and it paid off
Formula 1 Haas needs to understand why Mazepin keeps having burning feet Haas needs to look into why Nikita Mazepin suffered from burning feet in a “very lonely, boring and painful” United States Grand Prix that he also suffered a loose headrest in
Formula 1 Mercedes needs to ‘retrace weekend’ to understand issues Mercedes needs to “retrace the weekend” to understand why it lost performance over the United States Grand Prix and what made it so weak on the medium tyre, after losing points in both Formula 1 title fights
Formula 1 FIA to discuss ‘marginal’ Alonso/Raikkonen call with drivers FIA race director Michael Masi wants to discuss the “marginal” call on Kimi Raikkonen’s pass on Fernando Alonso in the United States Grand Prix at the next Formula 1 drivers’ meeting
Formula 1 Alonso’s latest frustration with F1 officials explained Fernando Alonso felt Kimi Raikkonen’s pass in the United States Grand Prix was illegal because Alonso believes he did not force Raikkonen off-track
Formula 1 Mercedes: Red Bull earned win with ‘courageous’ strategy Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says Red Bull deserve congratulations for their “very courageous” strategic moves that won Max Verstappen the United States Grand Prix
Formula 1 Mercedes ‘hanging on for dear life’ supplying engine customers Mercedes is “hanging on for dear life” supplying its Formula 1 engine customers amid its ongoing reliability “suffering”
Formula 1 Ricciardo’s emotional response to Earnhardt praise over demo Daniel Ricciardo would have cried if he had learned privately what his demonstration run in an ex-Dale Earnhardt car prompted the NASCAR legend’s son Dale Jr to say