Word on the beat, January 2022
● With negotiations having broken down between Michael Andretti and Sauber over the purchase of the team, Andretti will continue to look for F1 opportunities. ● A new Chinese Grand Prix…
The Circuit of the Americas is tough on tyres, but this year it was more so. The bumps had developed further since they first became apparent in 2019 as the…
When Ferrari introduced a revised spec of power unit at the Russian Grand Prix, with a switch from a 400v to 800v system and battery, it played it down. The…
USA GP | Mexican GP | São Paulo GP This three-race run, with just three more to go, put a very different complexion on the championship contest. Coming in, Max Verstappen…
Last month the news was that the proposed Michael Andretti buyout of the Sauber F1 team had hit the rocks and would no longer be happening. This month the speculation…
It may have gone on to be a rather cringeworthy internet meme, but Martin Brundle’s car-crash grid-walk ‘interview’ with a US rapper also had the upside of getting bodyguards banned…
Legendary racing school founder Bob Bondurant died in November at the age of 88 after a career packed with variety. The school, which claims to have trained 500,000 people to…
The remains of grand prix legend Juan Manuel Fangio have been relocated to a dedicated mausoleum built inside his own museum in Argentina. The five-time Formula 1 world champion had…
"It's official: F1 has cracked America". That was a headline that greeted scenes of a sell-out Circuit of the Americas during the Austin race weekend. According to organisers the event…
Fernando Alonso put in a brilliant performance in Qatar to take a surprise podium. We delve into how the Spaniard coaxed his car to third
Time is running out for Hamilton to overturn Verstappen's lead while AlphaTauri and McLaren look to be in trouble in the constructors' standings
The old man hauling his blue teapot into the podium places, horrific levels of sportswashing and Pirellis exploding like they're going out of fashion were the order of the day at the Qatar GP
It was probably the least exciting race in a season where the bar has been set high, as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes disappeared into the floodlit evening. But there were reasons…
There doesn't seem to be anything you can throw at either of the championship contenders right now that is going to force them to give up significant points to their…
Christian Horner was issued with a warning for bringing the sport into disrepute after comments he made about a marshal at the Qatar GP
Whilst others squabbled and several suffered punctures, Lewis Hamilton controlled the Qatar GP to reduce Max Verstappen's championship margin
Max Verstappen has a five-place grid penalty for the Qatar GP