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Mark Hughes: The hints about Mercedes’ upgrade and 2024 F1 car

Returning Mercedes technical director James Allison’s comments about the team’s priorities for its troubled Formula 1 car hint at what its Imola upgrade will look like and what it wants to emulate from the Red Bull – plus a decision it has to make very soon about its 2024 design

New F1 format quirk means Baku sprint Q3 could lose two cars

A wording quirk in Formula 1’s new sprint format regulations means two drivers will be barred from running in Q3 if they reach it in the sprint shootout qualifying session

Why Sainz ‘just struggled’ in the car that took Baku pole

Fourth on the grid actually flattered Carlos Sainz’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying performance given his messy session and huge gap to polesitting Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc. What happened?

Corner-by-corner: How Leclerc defied the Red Bull juggernaut

It took a typically-enthralling lap from Charles Leclerc to end Red Bull’s early-2023 pole run. Mark Hughes takes a closer look at how Leclerc and Max Verstappen compared – and the implications for the races

‘F**king fast’ Pedrosa lauded for rapid MotoGP comeback pace

Many suspected Dani Pedrosa would do pretty well on his MotoGP return as a KTM wildcard at Jerez. But fastest of all in first practice was something else

Jerez ace Quartararo’s dire form lays Yamaha misery bare

Lacking single-lap performance and “not good” on pace, Fabio Quartararo sounds resigned to a tough weekend at a track he clearly loves

Nightmare start is wasting major Alpine upgrade in Baku

Alpine is very excited about its Baku upgrades – but an exceptionally untidy Friday means it’s not seeing the fruits of its labour

Leclerc defeats Verstappen to claim memorable Baku F1 pole

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured a third consecutive Formula 1 pole position in Baku, outpacing Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Verstappen just 0.037s ahead of Leclerc in only Baku F1 practice

Max Verstappen denied Charles Leclerc at the last second in the only Azerbaijan GP practice session, as Alpine suffered with reliability

Gary Anderson on McLaren’s pivotal Baku F1 upgrade

Our F1 tech expert Gary Anderson analyses the big changes debuting on the McLaren MCL60 in the Azerbaijan GP weekend

Revised McLaren, new Alpine floor and more: Baku F1 upgrade list

It’s not just McLaren – most F1 teams have some sort of overall performance-oriented new features on display in Baku

Where the real value of F1’s new all-female series lies

F1 Academy may not be broadcast live – for now – but its teams and participants are looking at much more than expanding the female drivers’ profiles with the new series

Underused no more? Rins on Honda role and post-win targets

Honda’s newest winner Alex Rins discusses his position with the brand and the differences to Suzuki in an exclusive interview with The Race

Gary Anderson: The bigger sprint changes F1 should’ve made

As Formula 1’s revised sprint race weekend format makes its debut at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Gary Anderson explains what it means for those working in teams and suggests what F1 should’ve done

What misplaced Jerez buzz says about MotoGP’s Marquez reliance

It’s telling that some minor organisational tinkering sent the MotoGP paddock into a Marc Marquez frenzy at Jerez

Who’s under most pressure as F1 resumes in Baku

As Formula 1 finally resumes after a four-week break, certain drivers and teams will be more under pressure than others. Here are our picks of those under the greatest scrutiny

Should IndyCar’s new winner be Andretti and F1’s US driver focus?

It can be maddening when any new IndyCar star is linked to Formula 1. But given who Kyle Kirkwood is racing for, who his team-mate is and how good he is, there’s logic to the question

IndyCar’s TV series does the one thing F1’s Drive to Survive can’t

IndyCar’s latest documentary series – airing initially in the US only on The CW channel tonight at 9pm ET – has one thing that Drive to Survive could not rival. Our American Editor Jack Benyon explains all you need to know about it

Bagnaia in crash explanation u-turn ‘after seeing the data’

After taking a closer look at his COTA crash, MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia has hinted it’s more on him than Ducati to prevent a repeat

Verstappen: F1 exit stance ‘sounds very weird’ – but it’s true

Max Verstappen says he understands why fans would find it “very weird” that he might be willing to walk away from Formula 1 in his prime

Russell: DRS call suggests FIA oblivious to 2023 F1 racing trend

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell is annoyed that governing body the FIA made the decision to trim the Baku circuit’s main DRS zone by 100 metres with what he says was “zero input” from the drivers

The significance of McLaren’s first major F1 upgrade of 2023

McLaren’s Formula 1 car finally gets a much-anticipated upgrade at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the team bids to start fixing its weaknesses and salvage its 2023 targets