Podcast: Our verdict on Ferrari’s bold 2022 F1 engine plan
As details of Ferrari’s 2022 Formula 1 engine plans emerge, we assess the team’s trajectory as well as the changes at Williams and Alpine’s hopes in The Race F1 Podcast
F1’s surprising NASCAR-style finish set a great precedent
F1’s unexpected but dramatic two-lap sprint at Baku shows why races should always aim to finish under green flag conditions wherever possible
IndyCar gave Ericsson something F1 made him forget
Marcus Ericsson’s maiden IndyCar victory at Detroit marked his first car racing victory since he won in GP2 in 2013. After eight years Ericsson had forgotten how good winning feels as Scott Mitchell explains
Why McLaren’s building a new empire so soon after its crisis
A year ago, McLaren seemed on the brink of a financial crisis. The announcement of its Extreme E entry exemplifies how much has changed, and its plans to build a new empire
Half-hearted Jeff Gordon wooing shows F1 hasn’t changed
In light of Formula 1’s recent declaration of new efforts to get American drivers on the grid, the tone of Jeff Gordan’s F1 flirtation felt depressingly familiar. It underlined that F1’s been trying to lure US racers for over two decades, and its approach feels like it’s changed little over that tim
Video: The best and worst F1 games ever
Formula 1 racing video games have been around for decades, and there was even an era of multiple official titles. But for every good one, there are plenty that are forgettable or outright terrible
The underrated skill crucial to nailing F1 qualifying this year
A recurring theme during the 2021 Formula 1 season has been qualifying not going down to the wire in Q3. That plays to an often underestimated aspect of the skillset of F1 drivers – and one where Max Verstappen’s losing out to Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
Sainz’s ‘anger’ at himself is helping make him formidable
Carlos Sainz Jr’s Ferrari career has started well, to the point that even an Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend that made him “angry” showcased one of the qualities that have made him a formidable Formula 1 driver
McLaren’s 2019 Indy failure is guiding FE/Le Mans caution
McLaren’s failure at the 2019 Indianapolis 500 is making it “very cautious and deliberate” in considering a potential Formula E programme or Le Mans 24 Hours return, says Zak Brown
F1 qualifying ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ is just a fallacy
Formula 1 drivers keep criticising each other over their behaviour in qualifying, but the ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ they cite isn’t worth the paper it’s not even written on
