Allowing Nikita Mazepin to excuse his disgraceful behaviour with nothing more than an apology which has already disappeared will prove F1’s ‘We Race As One’ hashtag does not ring true.
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Spare Mick Schumacher the crushing burden of expectations as he follows his father into F1
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Posted onMick Schumacher will carry the legacy of one of Formula 1’s greatest drivers of all time when he makes his debut in the sport in 2021.
F1 drivers don’t want their radio being broadcast? That’s exactly why it should be
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Posted onSome F1 drivers want the sport to stop broadcasting their communications, but others realise that’s exactly why team radio is here to stay.
F1 fans are right to question Haas and Stroll penalty decisions
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Posted onThe Haas drivers’ penalties in Hungary, and lack of any sanction for Lance Stroll’s obviously illegal pass in the previous race, showed how maddeningly impenetrable F1 can be.
Why Renault is right to choose Alonso over youth
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Posted onFernando Alonso is a two-times Formula 1 world champion and a formidable, uncompromising competitor. For all his faults, Renault couldn’t have chosen better for 2021.
Let’s have more diversity in motorsport calendars too
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Posted onWhile motorsport presses for greater diversity among its competitors, it should also reflect on its absence from parts of the world.
‘#WeRaceAsOne’ must make a difference the way ‘Racing Against Racism’ didn’t
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Posted onFormula 1’s ‘#WeRaceAsOne’ initiative needs to be more than a social media slogan, and make a constructive difference to the diversity of participants in the sport’s top flight.
Sliding scale? BoP? Call F1’s new aero rule what it is: A handicap
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Posted onFormula 1 prefers to call its new aerodynamic rule a “sliding scale” instead of what it really is: A handicap on its most successful competitors.
Ignore the president, keep giving to F1’s WHO fundraisers
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Posted onSix Formula 1 drivers are raising money for the World Health Organization while the US president is cutting its funding over the pandemic. Who is right?
While footballers get a kicking, McLaren deserve some praise
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Posted onThe “we are all in this together” spirit at McLaren contrasts with some footballers’ reluctance to take their share of the financial pain brought by the pandemic.
The lesson F1 needs to learn from IndyCar’s superior approach to Esports
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Posted onIndyCar’s first attempt at a replacement Esports race showed Formula 1 how to do it, and the lesson it needs to learn for next week’s Virtual Grand Prix.
F1’s Virtual Grand Prix can be great, if they dare to go bigger and better
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Posted onF1’s first Virtual Grand Prix was a rough-and-ready affair. But the concept has potential to provide much-needed racing entertainment during the hiatus.
Why F1 teams should vote tomorrow not to drop qualifying
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Posted onFormula 1 could have its first races without qualifying sessions next year, unless teams decide to protect a tradition which is as old as the sport.
The only thing the black-and-white flag adds is confusion
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Posted onEither Charles Leclerc’s move on Lewis Hamilton at Monza was legal or it wasn’t. All the black-and-white flag did was confuse the situation.
What four lousy races and four great ones told us about F1
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Posted onF1 enjoyed four great races before the summer break. But that doesn’t prove the sport can thrive without its planned rules overhaul in 2021.
“Refuelling strategies are more predictable” and the other reasons it shouldn’t return
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Posted onBring back refuelling? It won’t enliven the races or make the cars that much lighter. To do that, F1 must be prepared to think much more radically.
F1 cannot take three hours to say “no foul”
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Posted onA thrilling F1 race on Sunday was followed by an interminable three-hour wait to learn who had won it. The stewards can take decisions more quickly than this – so why don’t they?
Beat Hamilton? Vettel hasn’t proved he can beat Leclerc yet
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Posted onCharles Leclerc should be third in the championship, taking the fight to the Mercedes drivers. He isn’t because Ferrari chose to favour his team mate in every race this year.
Why a point for fastest lap would be a change for the worse
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Posted onF1 is considering a new rule to offer a point for fastest lap in 2019. But a look at last year’s races show it is unlikely to create more exciting action.
Williams must face up to its worsening crisis
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Posted onA car delivered five days late. A score of internal deadlines missed. And no one taking responsibility. Williams have some tough decisions to make.
