F1 Features

Crash.net rounds up the story of Friday practice ahead of this weekend’s returning French Grand Prix as Mercedes and Red Bull took turns in setting the pace.

In Esteban Ocon, Alpine has the perfect driver and ambassador for its Formula 1 project. 

Crash.net previews this weekend’s French Grand Prix, where the focus will be on Mercedes and whether it can bounce back from two disappointing weekends in Monaco and Azerbaijan.

Before the 2021 Formula 1 season began, Sergio Perez suggested he would need five races to get fully up to speed at Red Bull. In his sixth race with the team, he won. 

The 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was another thriller as Sergio Perez claimed his first victory in Red Bull colours ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly. Connor McDonagh discusses the key talking points from Baku....

Crash.net's writers give their verdict on which of 2021’s Formula 1 title protagonists will be hurting the most after both Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen walked away from Baku with nothing…

Crash.net F1 journalist Connor McDonagh runs through the field’s driver ratings following the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

FIA race director Michael Masi felt a two-lap sprint to the finish to determine the outcome of Formula 1’s red-flagged Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “in the best interest of the sport”.

Crash.net rounds up Formula 1’s biggest winners and losers from the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc continued Ferrari’s impressive resurgence as he claimed the ninth Formula 1 pole position of his career. With title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen just behind him on the grid, we’re set for another enthralling race around the streets of Baku.

Mercedes appeared firmly on the back foot heading into qualifying yet managed to seal an unexpected front-row spot for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix thanks to a “night and day” improvement. 

Mercedes suffered its “worst Friday by some margin” and is left needing to find something “very significant” if it is to compete for pole position at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 

Max Verstappen holds the early advantage over Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 F1 title battle, but is there any benefit to being ahead at this stage?

Lewis Hamilton may be on course to break the most illustrious Formula 1 record, but his legacy could be shaped by his actions off the track. 

Crash.net previews this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where huge focus will be on Formula 1’s flexi-wings row that is expected to heat up as Baku returns to the calendar. 

The 2021 Formula 1 season took another twist at the Monaco Grand Prix with a new leader sitting at the top of both world championships. Crash.net's F1 Digital Editor Lewis Larkam recaps what we learned from Round 5…

Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict on whether the time has come for the championship to say goodbye to the Monaco Grand Prix following a dull race...

Crash.net F1 journalist Connor McDonagh runs through the field’s driver ratings following the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo.

There seems to be no middle ground at Mercedes; the Formula 1 world champions either get everything completely perfect, or things unravel in spectacular fashion.

Crash.net rounds up Formula 1’s biggest winners and losers from the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix at Monte Carlo. 

Charles Leclerc claimed a surprise eighth pole position of his Formula 1 career. His crash at the end of Q3 meant the likes of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas couldn’t topple his initial benchmark. With Lewis Hamilton set to start from seventh, it could be a big day in the race for the championship.

Mercedes’ downfall in qualifying for Monaco Grand Prix further exposed an apparent Achilles heel of its 2021 Formula 1 car.

Charles Leclerc did not deserve to lose his pole position for causing a qualifying-ending crash at the Monaco Grand Prix, according to two Formula 1 drivers it hampered the most.

Crash.net rounds up the story of Thursday practice for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix as home hero Charles Leclerc headed a surprise Ferrari 1-2.