No one but Jack Doohan was to blame for his crash in second practice but he shouldn’t have been forced to skip the first hour of running at Suzuka.
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Horner said Lawson would thrive “on tracks he knows”. So why drop him now?
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Posted onThe only Formula 1 team which enjoys the luxury of a second junior squad to develop young talent has no excuse for getting it so wrong.
11th team in, Fastest lap point out: Keep those U-turns coming, F1
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Posted onTwo recent U-turns from Formula 1 have resulted in positive changes for the championship. Hopefully they aren’t the last.
Does F1 play the wrong anthem when McLaren win? Lawson is only half-right
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Posted onLiam Lawson is unhappy the British national anthem is played when McLaren win. But would the New Zealand anthem really be more correct?
Scrap the fastest lap bonus point? But fans “love” it!
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Posted onFormula 1 told the world fans “love” the bonus point for fastest lap. But they made the right decision to scrap it – and shouldn’t stop there.
F1’s tedious furore over swearing reflects badly on both sides
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Posted onSwearing is FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem’s new hobbyhorse. Max Verstappen has unwisely deemed it a molehill worth dying on.
Again the stewards are “too lenient” on drivers aiming their cars at each other
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Posted onAfter one driver’s penalty for hitting a rival was called “too lenient” earlier this year, even softer sanctions are now being dished out.
Zero tolerance for conspiracies in F1 – except when it’s everyone’s favourite
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Posted onF1 bosses were right to deride those pushing absurd conspiracy theories about Lewis Hamilton – but not to greet Flavio Briatore with open arms.
FIA can’t claim Herta didn’t deserve an F1 drive after changing rules for Antonelli
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Posted onThe FIA has made two changes to its rules to allow Andrea Kimi Antonelli into Formula 1, but wouldn’t make a single exception for Colton Herta last season.
Stewards were too soft on Red Bull’s Perez tactics to discourage copycats
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Posted onThe stewards gave Red Bull a penalty which won’t discourage teams from trying to cause or avoid a Safety Car period.
F1 flatters itself by imagining Monaco is its only frequently dull race
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Posted onThe Monaco Grand Prix doesn’t need special rules to improve its racing – Formula 1 must look at the big picture.
With fourth format change in as many years, F1 relegated sprint races to a sideshow
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Posted onFormula 1 relegated its divisive sprint race format to a sideshow with its latest format change, but don’t expect them to be dropped any time soon.
Does ‘Visa Cash App RB’ signal a depressing new trend in F1 team names?
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Posted onAlphaTauri has become ‘RB’ for the 2024 season. Are we going to see more Formula 1 teams changing names to please sponsors?
IndyCar’s determination to complete every racing lap is an example to F1
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Posted onWhile Formula 1 needlessly stops races early due to its arbitrary time limit, IndyCar shows how rain delays should be handled.
FIA’s sweeping changes vindicate Mercedes’ belief Hamilton was “robbed” of title
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Posted onMercedes’ belief Lewis Hamilton was “robbed” of the 2021 championship by poor officiating appears vindicated as the FIA announce sweeping changes to race control.
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.