Trackside view, December 2021

October 27th 2021

It was penalties galore for both title contenders as drivers and their engines begin to feel the strain ahead of the Championship run-in. It’s advantage Verstappen and Red Bull, but for how long?

Special edition white liveries didn’t play well when Mercedes tried it, but Red Bull managed to make things work out in Turkey

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Race report

Hamilton hits 100 as hard chargers star in both Russia and Turkey

Word on the beat

Calendar rows, Alonso’s whinge and is Andretti entering F1?

Tactical analysis

Why Sochi gave Red Bull an aerodynamic headache

Johnny Herbert

Sympathy for Bottas: the Mercedes man is a true professional

Tech insight

How Williams has turned a bad car into a podium finisher

News in brief

Non-Russian anthems, raindances and dramatic fails

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