Opinion

For a championship on a meteoric rise about to usher in an exciting new era, it’s difficult to think of a more inappropriate setting for Formula E’s season opener…

A look in to who will no longer be on the grid in the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship and where they will be heading.

In recent weeks, the sport of Rallycross has seen some contrasting news with teams pulling out of World RX for 2019, GRC Europe being announced and Euro RX announcing a change in format to name a few. The Checkered Flag’s World RX and Euro RX Reporter, Phil Kinch looks at the recent events.

There was something rather heroic about Ross Brawn’s return to the F1 paddock. However, increasingly the bold plans behind the billowing red cape are suffering the suffocating effects of obstinate paddock politics…

Red Bull Racing will make a switch to Honda engines next year, ending their stint with Renault. But are the Milton Keynes based team over-hyping their move to an engine that has yet made a podium appearance next year?

Mercedes are at risk of damaging the careers of their most talented young drivers, after Esteban Ocon looks increasingly likely to be dumped from Formula One.

With the announcement of the new Women only Formula 3 ‘W Series’, Sam Hall takes a look at both sides of the argument.

With the reservoir of Red Bull juniors dried-up, and with Helmut Marko showing no signs of relaxing his historic driver policy, Toro Rosso looks to be caught in the crossfire of a driver doctrine in crisis.

Sebastian Vettel heads into the Belgian Grand Prix 24 points away from Lewis Hamilton but the story could have be different if the German didn’t made critical errors in five races. Will Vettel’s errors be costly in the hunt for a fifth title?

He may have absconded from Toro Rosso and he may not be the best of friends with Verstappen, but Carlos Sainz Jr. is still clearly the best candidate to succeed Daniel Ricciardo…

Kelvin Naicker takes a closer look at Sebastian Vettel’s French Grand Prix penalty.

Social media murmurings might have cast Fernando Alonso’s Le Mans victory in a cynical light, but on closer inspection the sheer excellence of the Spaniard’s performance becomes utterly irrefutable.

Analysing Citroen’s decision to sack Kris Meeke in the wake of his Rally Portugal crash, and what it means for the team’s future and long term commitment to the FIA World Rally Championship

A lack of competition and a subdued showing from Alonso are just two of the reasons why Fernando’s first win for five years wasn’t the occasion it should have been.

Claire Williams has again launched a searing attack on those who call the team’s line-up as ‘pay drivers’. Does she have a point? Or does this bear the hallmarks of another tangential war of words?