F1 drivers suspect more illegalities among unchecked cars
Several Formula 1 drivers including the disqualified Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc believe it likely that more cars were in an illegal condition in the United States Grand Prix
FIA's defence of random F1 checks after double DSQ
The FIA has issued an apparent response to suggesting post-race F1 scrutineering isn't wide-ranging enough - following the exclusion of two of the four cars checked for plank wear in the US GP
Perez must do more than cash in on 'big gift' from Mercedes
Securing runner-up spot in the 2023 F1 drivers' standings now looks a lot more likely for Sergio Perez, but it's just a small part of the real fight he faces to keep his Red Bull drive in 2025. This weekend's Mexican GP will be an important marker
Gary Anderson: Mercedes' final 2023 F1 upgrade explained
Mercedes says the new floor it took to the United States GP - geared towards confirming its 2024 development direction - will be its last upgrade of the 2023 F1 season. Gary Anderson takes a closer look at how much has changed, compared to the previous spec and since the start of the ruleset
F1 Tech Show: Plank drama & Mercedes’ important upgrades
A discussion about those high-profile US GP disqualifications and the major upgrades introduced by three teams headline the post-COTA edition of The Race F1 Tech Show.
F1 'get out of jail free card' is also loathed by its repeat user
Right now, drivers have the opportunity to 'spend' one particular F1 penalty and essentially get away with it. That's making a mockery of racing, and the drivers aren't happy with it - even if they're now capitalising on it, having grown weary of pushing back
The significance of Hamilton's now likely-doomed 2023 quest
Lewis Hamilton's disqualification from second place at Austin took much of the momentum out of his pursuit of an unlikely success - one that would've nicely framed the quality of his season
Why F1's first plank DSQ was far more controversial
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc being thrown out of the United States Grand Prix for excessive wear to the planks under their cars is just like the time Michael Schumacher was excluded in 1994, right? Not at all, as Glenn Freeman explains
Leclerc's US GP nightmare was a mistake Ferrari shouldn't have made
Charles Leclerc's US GP exclusion has taken some of the attention off Ferrari's decision to leave him on a one-stop strategy. While that offers convenient cover, Ferrari should be concerned about how it was able to get that strategy so wrong
Does Hamilton DSQ undermine Mercedes' upgrade optimism?
There was surely a clear contrast in the Mercedes camp between the vindication Lewis Hamilton expressed after finishing second on the road at Austin and the deflation felt hours later following his exclusion. That needn't necessarily take the shine off Mercedes' optimism about its upgrade, though
