F1 Features
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Saudi Arabian driver ratings: One F1 driver shines with 10/10 display
Crash.net's F1 driver ratings for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Bahrain GP driver ratings: One midfield star stakes claim for 2025 F1 seat
Crash.net's F1 driver ratings for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Who is driving when in F1 2024 Bahrain pre-season testing?
F1 2024 gets underway this week with pre-season testing in Bahrain. But who will be driving when?

Five questions heading into F1 2024’s crucial Bahrain pre-season test
There are some big questions to answer as the first action of F1 2024 gets underway in Bahrain.

Every F1 2024 launch: Who has the best looking car?
A run down of all the 2024 F1 cars and liveries revealed by each team...

What Sergio Perez must do to save his Red Bull F1 seat
Sergio Perez faces a crucial F1 season as he looks to save his Red Bull seat.

How Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch might impact F1’s driver dominoes
How could Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari impact the rest of the F1 grid?

What made Lewis Hamilton quit Mercedes for box office Ferrari switch?
Considering some plausible reasons behind Lewis Hamilton's seismic Mercedes-to-Ferrari F1 transfer.

Five possible Lewis Hamilton replacements for Mercedes
Will Mercedes opt for a big-money recruit or put their faith in an up-and-comer?

Which teams publicly backed - and opposed - Andretti’s unsuccessful F1 bid?
A roundup of every F1 team's stance on what turned out to be an unsuccessful application for Andretti.

Ferrari's big money F1 contracts: The drivers who succeeded and failed
A look back at Ferrari's big money F1 contracts and the drivers who succeeded or failed.

Two realistic F1 signings that would make Audi a force to be reckoned with
With two more years until Audi enters F1, we take a look at two obvious drivers the team should target.

Ranking Max Verstappen’s F1 teammates: From Carlos Sainz to Sergio Perez
Being Max Verstappen’s teammate is the toughest job in F1 currently, but some drivers have fared better than others.

The major concerns facing Haas after Guenther Steiner’s bombshell F1 exit
After spearheading the Haas F1 team for the past 10 years, Guenther Steiner’s bombshell exit marks the start of a new era for the US-based outfit.

From Romain Grosjean to Mick Schumacher: Guenther Steiner's best and worst Haas F1 hires ranked
With Haas announcing the surprise departure of iconic F1 team boss Guenther Steiner, Crash.net have ranked all of the drivers that have raced for the team during his tenure.

Five moves that would rock the F1 2025 driver market
F1 heads into a season without a single driver change for the first time in the sport’s history after a remarkably settled winter.

After rare stability, is F1 set for the most manic ‘silly season’ ever?
F1 has just experienced its quietest ‘silly season’ in history, but that could all change in the coming months.

Which F1 team is best placed to challenge Red Bull in 2024?
2024 is here and with the first race of the season just 61 days away in Bahrain, Crash.net is taking a look at which team is best placed to rival Red Bull.

The five F1 drivers under the most pressure heading into 2024
With the 2024 F1 season fast approaching, here’s five drivers who are immediately under pressure going into the new campaign.

'If he leaves, I will too' - How Michael Schumacher’s loyalty saved Jean Todt at Ferrari
10 years on from Michael Schumacher’s tragic skiing accident, Jean Todt has detailed how the German’s loyalty kept him in the top job at Ferrari before their historic success together.

F1 2023’s underachievers: Who were the biggest disappointments?
The 2023 F1 season wasn’t memorable for everyone, so who disappointed with their underwhelming performances?

F1 2023’s over-achievers: Which drivers didn’t get enough credit?
Max Verstappen rightly stole the plaudits in F1 2023 thanks to his peerless performances, but which other drivers impressed the most?

The forgotten story of when Lewis Hamilton actually did hold talks with Red Bull
A Lewis Hamilton-Red Bull F1 soap opera dominated much of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale, though it was not the first time the rumour erupted.

F1 2023 end of year ratings: Who was the best performer behind Max Verstappen?
After each F1 race weekend in 2023, Crash.net journalist Connor McDonagh rated each driver’s performance out of 10.