Mercedes’ belief Lewis Hamilton was “robbed” of the 2021 championship by poor officiating appears vindicated as the FIA announce sweeping changes to race control.
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F1’s sprint race rules change won’t end pole position confusion
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Posted onRegardless of what Formula 1 claims, sprint races will continue to decide pole position for grands prix during 2022.
Call F1’s championship finale tainted, but not its deserving new champion
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Posted onFormula 1 ruined the 2021 championship by putting the show above the sport in Abu Dhabi. But that takes nothing away from Max Verstappen’s performance.
For the sake of the title fight, F1 must get a grip on its track limits problem
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Posted onThe superb championship fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen has been a theme of F1’s 2021 season, but so have rows over track limits.
F1 should hand out refunds, not points, after one-lap ‘race’ at Spa
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Posted onHaving taken the correct decision to abandon its race at Spa on Sunday, Formula 1 should not have tried to pretend one took place.
Even Hamilton’s critics should be pleased he signed for two more years
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Posted onLewis Hamilton’s days of routine Formula 1 success appear to be behind him as he signs a new deal to drive for Mercedes.
Hamilton, Osaka and a tough question about sporting press conferences
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Posted onNaomi Osaka’s decision to quit a tennis tournament yesterday brought to mind Lewis Hamilton’s skirmish with the F1 media five years ago.
‘Hamilton didn’t break the rules by reversing’ shouldn’t be a story
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Posted onWere claims Hamilton broke the rules by reversing at Imola just the work of misguided ‘haters’, or did it show F1’s rules are too complex?
Haas swept their Mazepin problem under the carpet. Now it’s F1’s problem
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Posted onAllowing 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.
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.