Formula 1 Dutch GP’s quali star must prove his main limitation is gone As he fights for his F1 future, Antonio Giovinazzi produced a standout run in Dutch GP qualifying – but one-lap pace was never the problem
Formula 1 Wolff’s case for third cars in F1 – and who we’d put in them In a Toto Wolff-proposed 30-car Formula 1 grid, which rookie drivers merit taking over the extra seats?
Formula 1 Mercedes: Albon must be ‘free’ of Red Bull for Williams move Red Bull would need to release Alex Albon completely for Mercedes to be comfortable with him racing for Williams in Formula 1 next season
Formula 1 Mazepin: ‘Disaster’ Dutch GP qualifying caused by Schumacher Nikita Mazepin felt Haas Formula 1 team-mate Mick Schumacher deliberately compromised his Dutch Grand Prix qualifying session by violating the agreed running order and overtaking him on their outlaps
Formula 1 Verstappen avoids Dutch GP penalty for red flag overtake Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen does not have a grid penalty for overtaking Lance Stroll during Friday practice ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix
Formula 1 Verstappen to face Dutch GP stewards over red flag incident Max Verstappen has been summoned to the Dutch Grand Prix stewards for allegedly overtaking under red flags during practice
Formula 1 Williams ’22 F1 options ‘much wider’ than just Albon/de Vries Williams CEO Jost Capito insists the Formula 1 team has options beyond only Alex Albon and Nyck de Vries for a seat alongside Nicholas Latifi in 2022
Formula 1 Mercedes reveals reason for Hamilton’s costly FP2 stoppage Mercedes says Lewis Hamilton’s stoppage in Friday’s second practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix was because of “abnormal oil system behaviour” in his Formula 1 car
Formula 1 Mercedes ‘loves’ that Red Bull is devoting time to engine query Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says “we love” that title rival Red Bull is devoting time to querying the Mercedes power unit with the FIA
Formula 1 Williams, Alfa Romeo interested in signing Albon Williams and Alfa Romeo have both expressed interest in signing Alex Albon for the 2022 F1 season, says Red Bull team boss Christian Horner
Formula 1 ‘I nearly stopped many times’ – Raikkonen on his F1 career Kimi Raikkonen says he would “not change a single thing” about his time in Formula 1 and is happy that “I did it my way”, following his announcement he will retire at the end of 2021 – a decision he almost made much earlier in his career
Formula 1 Russell has been told which F1 team he’ll race for in 2022 George Russell says he knows where he will be racing in Formula 1 next season ahead of an anticipated announcement from Mercedes that he will be Lewis Hamilton’s new team-mate in 2022
Formula 1 Hamilton’s glowing endorsement of Russell amid Mercedes talk Lewis Hamilton has given a ringing endorsement of George Russell as a potential Formula 1 team-mate as expectations increase that Mercedes will replace Valtteri Bottas for 2022
Formula 1 What Bottas wants from a 2022 F1 deal Valtteri Bottas says he is “excited” for his Formula 1 future beyond 2021, having outlined the “main things” he is looking for amid expectations he will leave Mercedes
Formula 1 Verstappen: Russell would be ‘very difficult’ for Hamilton Max Verstappen believes Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton will find things “very difficult” next season if George Russell joins Mercedes
Formula 1 Why ’22 Red Bull may not rely on ‘exceptional’ Verstappen trait Sergio Perez has been backed to make significant progress in his second Red Bull season because the team’s 2022 Formula 1 car will move away from relying on an “exceptional” Max Verstappen trait
Formula 1 Alonso’s plan to stay at Alpine until he’s ‘not fit for F1’ Fernando Alonso has a seat at Alpine until he is “not fit for Formula 1” and the two-time world champion says he will be “the first one” to admit when that happens
Formula 1 Raikkonen will retire from F1 at the end of 2021 Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula 1 champion, will retire from the championship at the end of the 2021 season
Formula 1 The despondent fan stories that show the damage F1 risks Fans in attendance at the instantly-infamous Belgian GP have shared their stories with The Race, making clear the dejection that was fostered
Formula 1 The problem Verstappen flagged and why F1 didn’t avoid it In the wake of a contentious Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen raised an issue that could have prevented the debacle. Scott Mitchell explains why F1 didn’t
Formula 1 Rule changes? Refunds? What next after F1’s Belgian GP farce Formula 1 is keen on swift discussions over changing the rules that made Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix so controversial and is talking to the race promoter about appropriate action for ticket holders
Formula 1 Wrong Q3 call helped the only thing F1 got right on Sunday The FIA did appear to learn from a mistake at Spa, as Michael Masi explained the wrong call not to stop Q3 on Saturday influenced the decision not to start the race in likely unsafe conditions
Formula 1 Russell podium the least resentful result from F1’s dark day F1’s Belgian GP podium ceremony was plainly, obviously ridiculous – but the story around George Russell’s second place was the only silver lining to take from a dark day
Formula 1 Brown urges F1 to find better solution than three-lap GP McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown has called on Formula 1 to review the rule allowing the Belgian Grand Prix to award half-points and suggested even racing on Monday would be a better alternative
Formula 1 Why one-lap Belgian GP result didn’t stop points being awarded The official race classification for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix is counted after just one lap. So why were points awarded at all? Scott Mitchell has the answers
Formula 1 Verstappen wins Belgian GP with no racing and half points Max Verstappen won, George Russell scored his first Formula 1 podium and only half points were awarded in a controversial Belgian Grand Prix that featured no racing
Formula 1 F1 stewards use rare power to ‘temporarily stop’ Belgian GP The Formula 1 stewards have used a rare power to ‘temporarily stop’ the Belgian Grand Prix due to persistent heavy rain that’s threatening to stop the race from starting
Formula 1 Belgian GP start suspended, Perez can race despite crash The Belgian Grand Prix is currently under a red flag after the safety car start was aborted due to increasingly heavy rain – and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will be able to race if its resumed
Formula 1 Perez crashes out of Belgian GP on way to grid Sergio Perez is out of the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix before it has even begun after the Red Bull Formula 1 driver crashed out on his way to the grid
Formula 1 Norris gets new gearbox, reverts to old engine for Belgian GP Lando Norris will move down the order on the Belgian GP grid because of a penalty for a gearbox change following his huge qualifying crash
Formula 1 Why Ricciardo’s so convinced by planned Eau Rouge changes Daniel Ricciardo says the planned changes to Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps will preserve its “character” while mitigating needless danger
Formula 1 Eau Rouge so easy it makes drivers go too fast – Vettel Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel reckons Eau Rouge has become “too easy for us to go a lot faster than we should” and has questioned whether the corner needs to be made tighter
Formula 1 The outlap race that wrecked Alonso’s qualifying Fernando Alonso blames his lowly Belgian Grand Prix qualifying position on ‘racing’ Lance Stroll during an aggressive outlap that Alonso barely finished in time before the chequered flag
Formula 1 Vettel: Masi ‘not proud of what happened’ over Norris crash Sebastian Vettel says it is “clear” Formula 1’s final qualifying session should not have started in the conditions that led to Lando Norris’s huge crash at Eau Rouge and reckons FIA race director Michael Masi is “not proud of what happened”
Formula 1 F1 reveals revised 22-race calendar, Qatar set to join Formula 1 has abandoned its aim of hosting a 23-race season and revealed a revised calendar featuring 22 grands prix that will eventually include a first trip to Qatar
Formula 1 Where Eau Rouge needs to be changed isn’t the corner itself The multi-car W Series crash at Eau Rouge and Raidillon has once again raised questions over the safety of Formula 1’s Belgian GP venue. But as Scott Mitchell explains the problem doesn’t live with the corner
Junior Drivers taken to hospital after six-car W Series crash at Spa Two drivers were taken to hospital after a violent six-car accident in qualifying for the Spa round of the W Series in support of the Belgian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Alpine’s latest major F1 team role rejig explained Alpine has re-allocated the responsibilities of Renault’s former engine technical director Remi Taffin rather than replaced him directly, as part of its ongoing evolution of the Formula 1 team’s structure
Formula 1 Perez secures new Red Bull F1 deal for 2022 Sergio Perez will stay with the Red Bull team for the 2022 Formula 1 season, the team confirmed on the Friday of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend
Formula 1 The man the F1 driver market forgot Pierre Gasly has been one of F1’s standout drivers since his Red Bull demotion – yet in driver market terms, he’s been effectively in limbo