Verstappen stars with podium on esports return
F1 points leader Max Verstappen narrowly missed out on a race win in the final VCO ProSIM Series esports event, only losing out to the series’ champion
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
Why podium hero Alonso feels he’s reached ‘another level’
Fernando Alonso says his performance in the closing stages of the Qatar GP was “on another level” but just how good was it and what does it mean for his future?
‘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”
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
How costly were Sainz’s two missed instructions in Qatar GP?
Two missed instructions to make a pitstop cost Carlos Sainz sixth place in the Qatar Grand Prix, allowing Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll to undercut him in the pitstops and resulting in the Ferrari driver finishing seventh
‘Like a lion’ – Did Ocon actually return the favour to Alonso?
Fernando Alonso was counting on Esteban Ocon in Qatar, and Ocon believes he came through, even if he couldn’t hold up Sergio Perez for long
Edd Straw’s Qatar Grand Prix 2021 F1 driver ratings
There were definitely contenders for a perfect 10 out of 10 score in Edd Straw’s Qatar Grand Prix Formula 1 driver ratings. Did anyone manage it?
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
How Giovinazzi’s F1/Formula E clash could be resolved
Formula E’s latest Formula 1 convert Antonio Giovinazzi is going to have to miss a significant amount of pre-season testing because of the F1 calendar
