Mercedes claims it’s found ‘mistake’ that doomed its 2022
Mercedes tech chief Mike Elliott says he can point to “one moment” last year that set the team on course for a tricky 2022 F1 season
Alonso’s Mercedes claim is bold but he’s right to be annoyed
Fernando Alonso’s calculation that the points he has lost due to reliability problems this year would put him “close to the Mercedes” in the Formula 1 championship is an exaggeration that underlines a valid frustration
Why F1’s divisive ‘necessary curveball’ is worth fighting for
F1’s ‘necessary curveball’ cost-cap system is in the news and causing division, but Edd Straw argues its implementation – and the policing of the regulations – are vital to F1’s future
Gasly on result AlphaTauri ‘threw away’ + Gary Anderson’s view
Calling the strategy in Sunday’s Singapore GP was tough, but Pierre Gasly was probably right to say AlphaTauri “threw away” a good result by stopping early. Gary Anderson considers the challenge of making such calls in changing circumstances
Chadwick still aiming for F1 but is she on path to IndyCar?
Jamie Chadwick is closing on a third successive W Series title with the most dominant campaign so far, regardless of whether the category makes it to the end of its season. But what’s next for the 24-year-old?
Honda meeting and 2026 talks kick off pivotal Red Bull week
From a high-level meeting with Honda that could have a bearing on 2026 and beyond, to the outcome of the FIA’s impending 2021 F1 budget cap compliance review, and the opportunity for Max Verstappen to seal the title, this is a big week for Red Bull
Ricciardo spurned his old heroic tendencies – and it paid off
Daniel Ricciardo didn’t pretend his first top-five finish of a difficult second McLaren season – potentially his last in Formula 1 – at the Singapore Grand Prix was the result of a particularly outstanding drive. It was a deserved and cleverly earned result though
Norris: Alpine swing sweeter when car’s nowhere near as quick
Lando Norris says McLaren reclaiming fourth in the Formula 1 constructors’ standings from Alpine at the Singapore GP with its joint-best points haul of 2022 is sweeter because its car isn’t “anywhere near as quick” as its rivals’
Why Verstappen acts like five-race win streak never happened
You’d be forgiven for thinking the inevitability of a second F1 title is enough for Max Verstappen to quickly forget his troubled Singapore GP weekend but that kind of attitude isn’t in Verstappen’s process-driven nature as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains
How Verstappen can win the 2022 F1 title at the Japanese GP
Max Verstappen has another opportunity to clinch the 2022 Formula 1 title at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, though it’s a bit more complicated than it could have been following his complicated run to seventh in Singapore
