F1 Features

Valtteri Bottas claimed his 17th career pole position to get his 2021 Formula 1 season back on track. With title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen right behind him on the grid, we’re set for an exciting Portuguese Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen says a low-grip track surface at the Algarve Formula 1 circuit meant he has so far been unable to enjoy a “single lap” of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend. 

Formula 1’s Sprint Qualifying plan that will be trialled at races in 2021 has been met by an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the drivers. 

Max Verstappen looks to finally have a car that could take him to F1 title glory, so why doesn't he want to talk about it? 

The cancellation of the Canadian Grand Prix signalled the latest revision to the 2021 Formula 1 calendar, but could there be more changes to follow? 

Formula 1 heads to Portugal for the first of back-to-back races as the 2021 season - and title fight - looks set to intensify. 

Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict on the news that the championship will trial ‘Sprint Qualifying’ races at three selected rounds this season…

AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda tells Crash.net about his hopes of creating Japanese history in F1, having freedom to trust in his driving, feeling no pressure, and why he doesn't fear mistakes. 

Daniel Ricciardo explains why he is willing to “accept defeat” against McLaren F1 teammate Lando Norris - for the time being. 

F1’s thrilling start to 2021 continued in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Max Verstappen stormed to a commanding win at Imola. Connor McDonagh discusses the key talking points from the second round of the season.

Crash.net's Lewis Larkam explores the reasons why Valtteri Bottas struggled so much at Imola that he ended up racing a much slower Williams F1 car. 

How costly could the most talked about incident of F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix prove to be for Mercedes? 

Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict on whether George Russell has ruined his chances of landing a future Mercedes seat by colliding with Valtteri Bottas at Imola…

Crash.net F1 journalist Connor McDonagh runs through the field’s driver ratings following the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP at Imola.

Crash.net rounds up F1's biggest winners and losers from an incident-strewn Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

Lewis Hamilton may have stormed to his 99th career F1 pole position but the pack behind him is closer than ever before. Here’s what to look out for at Imola this afternoon.

Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Lewis Larkam takes a look at how Sergio Perez recovered from a tricky Friday to inflict a rare qualifying defeat on Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen at Imola...

A recap of what we learned on the first day of running at F1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix…

Yuki Tsunoda seemed overly harsh when critiquing what appeared to be a brilliant F1 debut, but speaking exclusively to Crash.net, the AlphaTauri driver revealed why he came away from Bahrain not totally satisfied...

Crash.net looks ahead to this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, as F1 anticipates another intriguing fight between Mercedes and Red Bull.

While the battle between Mercedes and Red Bull stole the F1 headlines in Bahrain, there is an even more intense fight shaping up just behind...

Why is Mercedes carrying out changes to its F1 technical department and what does James Allison's role swap mean for the team?

Eight drivers in total began the 2021 F1 season at new teams. But who made the best (and worst) start? 

Crash.net's F1 writers give their verdict over whether Nico Hulkenberg would be a better option than current headline signing Sebastian Vettel...