Why Hamilton experienced his most ‘Mansell-esque’ season

Lewis Hamilton is often compared to Ayrton Senna, but Hamilton’s failed 2021 Formula 1 title bid had the hallmarks of a different F1 champion, says Edd Straw

No logic to MotoGP factory ride demand for Yamaha hopeful

The demands made by Toprak Razgatlıoglu’s management team might lead to a permanent MotoGP snub for the Superbike champion

Was this F1’s third-fastest car – and why was it so wasteful?

AlphaTauri was aware of its own wastefulness in Formula 1 last season. Rightly so, given it had the third-fastest car on several occasions – and maybe even over the course of the season

Gary Anderson: The state of each F1 team heading into 2022

Each Formula 1 team has strengths and weaknesses heading into the new rules set. Gary Anderson combs over each team to find them

Inside MotoGP exile Petrucci’s record-breaking Dakar start

KTM rider Danilo Petrucci is thriving on his first step since his exit from MotoGP in 2021, with a stage win on the fifth day of his Dakar Rally debut

‘Completely different’ – A MotoGP rider’s winter challenge

Luca Marini might learn “zero” from competing in this weekend’s Gulf 12 Hours endurance race in a GT3 car, but it won’t be a waste

The drivers with most to prove in the 2022 IndyCar season

We pick the seven IndyCar drivers who have most riding on an impressive 2022 season – and it’s not just recent strugglers, some of 2021’s stars are in that position too

What a ‘growing up’ year means for Tsunoda’s 2022 hopes

AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda’s rookie Formula 1 season was a rollercoaster of losing and rediscovering his confidence. Edd Straw spoke to Tsunoda to find out what his trying 2021 means for his second season in F1

RNF Yamaha MotoGP boss apologises for Petronas comments

Razlan Razali, the boss of Yamaha’s new MotoGP satellite squad RNF, has walked back his earlier words about previous partner Petronas

‘He did everything right’ – Verstappen on Hamilton’s defeat

Max Verstappen says he “of course” felt for rival Lewis Hamilton after “a miracle” helped him snatch the 2021 F1 title from the Brit

How crucial was ‘legend’ Perez to Verstappen’s F1 title?

Max Verstappen suggested after clinching the Formula 1 world championship with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that he would not be world championship without his team-mate Sergio Perez’s help. Is he right?

Edd Straw’s 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 driver ratings

No perfect scores and four drivers placed above the newly-crowned F1 champion in Edd Straw’s driver ratings for the final 2021 weekend