Edd Straw

London

F1 content creator, podcaster, analyst, freelance journalist and slow F1 car enthusiast - contributing to The Race, RACER and more.

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Edd Straw's 2025 Spanish Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

5 days ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Only one Formula 1 driver put together a truly elite weekend during the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this year. Another one very nearly did, but then very much did not, as you already remember but will see again in our regular F1 driver rankings. How do the rankings work? The 20 drivers will be ranked in order of performance from best to worst on each grand prix weekend.
11 things we learned from F1's Spanish GP

5 days ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Formula 1's supposed new era with tighter controls on flexing front wings started, at least on the surface, almost indistinguishable from the first third of the season. But there was a lot more going on at the Spanish Grand Prix than one simple narrative would lead you to believe - so here are 11 things we learned from Barcelona.
Our trackside take on day one of F1's aero policing reset

1 week ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Barcelona has a deserved reputation as a demanding aerodynamic test of a Formula 1 car, hence its reputation as an ideal test track. With intrigue surrounding the impact of the front-wing flexibility technical directive, Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix is the ideal opportunity to watch trackside to see first-hand if there was any evidence of the impact of the change. For FP1, I head to the outside of Turn 3.
Edd Straw's 2025 Monaco Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

1 week ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

The mandatory two-stop strategy and extreme team tactics that format triggered shaped an odd Monaco Grand Prix - but who actually drove well amid the traffic jams? Here's Edd Straw's ranking of all 20 drivers' performances - and if you want to quiz him about it, you can do so in The Race Members' Club on Patreon (LINK!!) and he'll answer your points in his rankings debrief video. How do the rankings work?
What explains Ferrari pace that's surprised Leclerc - and what doesn't

1 week ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Charles Leclerc spent the build-up to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend writing off his hopes of challenging for a second consecutive home victory given Ferrari’s low-speed troubles. While he lost out on pole position by 0.109s to McLaren’s Lando Norris, Ferrari’s pace proved that the slow-corner weakness of recent events was not the limitation he anticipated. So what changed? The answer is both obvious and disappointing for Ferrari fans grasping for reasons to be optimistic.
Every 2025 F1 car's key strength and weakness right now

2 weeks ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

The first seven races of the 2025 Formula 1 season have gone by in a flash, but taught us much about the strengths and weaknesses of all 10 cars. The Race’s team in the F1 paddock has watched the cars from trackside, analysed the data, and spoken at length to the drivers and team personnel to understand the relative performance of the cars.
From the new RACER magazine: Monaco GP, the fine line

2 weeks ago | racer.com | Edd Straw

ShareThis is disabled until you accept Social Networking cookies. By Edd Straw - May 21, 2025, 6:13 PM UTCSnatching pole for the Monaco Grand Prix is Formula 1’s ultimate game of inches. Local hero Charles Leclerc has earned three on the principality’s streets, but converted only one into a win. You win the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday. It can only be lost on Sunday. The last 20 races in Monte Carlo are proof of that, with 14 drivers winning from pole position.
Edd Straw's 2025 F1 Imola Grand Prix driver rankings

2 weeks ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Two particularly-timed mid-race interruptions - in addition to the C6 being non-viable as a race tyre - meant the finishing order in the Imola Grand Prix was hardly representative of which drivers actually put together the best weekends. So while one stellar Formula 1 weekend was rewarded with a win, some others fell apart by strategy and circumstance. How do the rankings work? The 20 drivers will be ranked in order of performance from best to worst on each grand prix weekend.
Trackside view: What we learned at one of F1's most revealing corners

3 weeks ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Acque Minerali is not only one of the greatest corner names in Formula 1, but also a picturesque and fascinating place to watch grand prix cars in action. During FP1 and FP2 at Imola today, it also revealed some interesting trends, as well as underlining just how small a difference there really is between the fastest and slowest cars. The first part of Acque Minerali is a straightforward right-hand blast, taken in seventh gear.
The big off-track sign of Haas's F1 transformation

3 weeks ago | the-race.com | Edd Straw

Formula 1 motorhomes may at best seem tangential to the serious business of racing on track, or at worst a manifestation of paddock excess. In reality, they are an essential asset during the European season and, ever since first joining the grand prix grid in 2016, Haas's hospitality facility has been totemic of its limitations. But not anymore. The new Haas motorhome is making its first appearance at Imola this weekend, with the transformation akin to replacing a lean-to shed with a townhouse.