Medland: Annoying grid penalties and safety cars – F1 needs a better way
The fastest championship in the world taking four hours to decide its own grid is poor, and compromise is needed on safety car regs, writes Chris Medland
The fastest championship in the world taking four hours to decide its own grid is poor, and compromise is needed on safety car regs, writes Chris Medland
A late safety car ended racing at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix, along with Charles Leclerc's hopes of beating Max Verstappen. There were jeers from the tifosi but it was the right result, says Chris Medland
Even after the announcement that his McLaren contract was being terminated early, to me it was an unthinkable prospect. Daniel Ricciardo taking a year out from Formula 1 just didn’t…
Mercedes threatened Verstappen and Red Bull at Zandvoort, but the home favourites still proved too strong at the Dutch GP
The current Superlicence points system is currently preventing several top IndyCar drivers making the F1 jump – something has to give, writes Chris Medland
Starting the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix 14th was no obstacle for Max Verstappen who made it look easy as he powered into the lead and disappeared into the distance at Spa-Francorchamps
McLaren is soon expected to announce Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season. He's been linked with a US move, but Chris Medland sayshe'll find it hard to leave F1 — and there's set to be a seat on the grid that will fit him perfectly
Zhou's rookie season will be remembered for his crash at Silverstone and label as a pay driver, but that's unfair on an impressive young driver, says Chris Medland
Ferrari's F1 title-challenging pace has too often been let down by errors and poor reliability this year. Team principal Mattia Binotto has avoided publicly blaming his staff, but is he addressing the issues behind closed doors? asks Chris Medland
Ferrari’s ability to self-sabotage knows no bounds, and the Hungarian Grand Prix is the latest in a long list of examples. And it comes against the backdrop of a team…
The tug of war over F1's ride height row is set to reach its peak, with more team unhappy than not, writes Chris Medland
Max Verstappen took victory in the 2022 French Grand Prix and a 63-point lead in the F1 championship after Charles Leclerc crashed out of the lead and admitted that he's throwing away too many points