Test two F1 cars could be very different – especially Mercedes

Whether it’s down to just the nature of development and build cycles, or in reaction to Barcelona problems, many Formula 1 teams are expected to have very different cars in Bahrain for this week’s final pre-season test. And will Mercedes repeat its trick of 2017 and ’19?

McLaren in talks over future of Mercedes Formula E team

McLaren is in talks with what is currently the Mercedes Formula E team about the potential creation of an independent ‘super team’ to keep the reigning champion squad in the championship beyond Mercedes’ factory exit this summer

Gary Anderson: How the cost cap will really hit teams and F1

What work stops if a Formula 1 team gets a big budget cut? Has the cost cap left too many gaps, or will it bring the field closer? Gary Anderson looks at the practical impacts of this huge change in how F1 operates

Where Mercedes expects most visual variety in 2022 F1 cars

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott admits the 2022 Formula 1 cars will “look similar” to each other given the prescriptive rules, but has identified one area where visual differences will be clear

Mercedes strategist Vowles to race McLaren in Asian Le Mans

Mercedes Formula 1 chief strategist James Vowles will race a McLaren 720S GT3 in this year’s Asian Le Mans Series

Gary Anderson: How F1’s 2022 rear wings will impact overtaking

One of the key desires of Formula 1’s 2022 ruleset was to make it easier for the cars to follow each other. Gary Anderson explains what to expect from the 2022 rear wings – a key deciding factor in how easy overtaking will be

RNF Yamaha had ‘no real choice’ but to sign Dovizioso

WithU RNF Racing Yamaha boss Razlan Razali has admitted that his newly-formed MotoGP team had ‘no real choice’ in the decision to sign three-time championship runner-up Andrea Dovizioso for 2022

Jaguar’s sluggish Formula E start could prove costly

Jaguar headed into the 2021-22 Formula E season as one of the title favourites but a tardy opening weekend leaves it 45 points behind championship leaders Venturi. Sam Smith explains where it all went wrong

Video: Russell at Mercedes – New no.2 or threat to Hamilton?

We take a look at the evidence from George Russell’s career so far to assess how he might fare at the Mercedes Formula 1 team and against Lewis Hamilton

MotoGP needs to copy how F1 handles contract rows

Riders having valid contracts torn up because a team or series sees a more useful option is too common in motorcycle racing. The MotoGP world needs to copy how F1 deals with these controversies

Why did Giovinazzi’s Formula E debut look so bad?

Formula 1 convert Antonio Giovinazzi spent much of his first Formula E weekend in last place. Sam Smith looks at how to judge the Dragon driver’s performance and gets Giovinazzi’s take

Mark Hughes: F1’s new engine freeze has a crucial difference

The engine freeze concept returns to Formula 1 for 2022. The previous version was a success, but this time the consequences for anyone who’s got an element of their power unit wrong could be greater