The 2025 F1 McLaren is faster
As if there was any doubt, McLaren’s crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix further confirmed that the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. But why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole as well? Piastri led Norris […]
Ferrari boss Vasseur defends team’s strategy at F1 Miami GP
Frederic Vasseur has defended Ferrari’s Miami Grand Prix team orders calls and, although the team principal accepted the frustration of drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton during the race, he denied that there was any inertia in decision-making. During the race, Ferrari made the call to swap Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton around to ensure […]
Would it be right for Alpine to replace Doohan with Colapinto?
Everyone who follows Formula 1 closely could see it coming… The rumours about Jack Doohan’s premature sacking from Alpine after just a handful of races in 2025 started circulating in the paddock as early as last November. The name of his possible replacement has been known since then too. Franco Colapinto wouldn’t just leave Williams […]
Red Bull’s Russell protest over yellow flags is rejected by stewards
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has avoided any sanction after Red Bull protested that he had failed to slow under yellow flags during the Miami Grand Prix. Russell was ahead of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in third when Gabriel Bortoleto pulled off the road with power unit concerns, leading to a virtual safety car being […]
“No bad feelings” with Hamilton despite Ferrari team orders
Charles Leclerc insists he has “no bad feelings” with Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton after controversial strategy calls saw the pair twice swap positions during the Miami Grand Prix. Hamilton complained over team radio that he should be freed from behind Leclerc given he was on medium tyres compared to Leclerc on the hard compound, and […]
Post-Miami F1 sprint nap reset «scrappy» Williams errors
Carlos Sainz credited his sixth place grid spot for Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix on a «20-minute nap» — explaining that Williams had to reset following a series of «scrappy» mistakes throughout the weekend. The Spaniard was eliminated in the second part of sprint qualifying, and then knocked himself out of the Saturday race after clipping […]
How Verstappen recovered from Miami GP qualifying mis-step to claim pole
A scant 0.065-second margin separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Formula 1 qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, and there’s two ways that you can interpret that gap depending on the parts of the lap you look at. The first suggestion is that Norris frittered away his pole hopes with a slightly early turn-in […]
Post-race penalties jumble up Miami F1 sprint classification
Yuki Tsunoda was promoted from ninth to sixth in the results of Formula 1’s Miami sprint race following penalties for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly also cycling into points-paying positions once the race concluded. On lap 14 of the 18-lap wet-to-dry contest, Racing Bulls driver Lawson […]
To crack the US, MotoGP should do a double-header in Miami with F1
Americans don’t care about MotoGP. I know, I know, that’s not exactly breaking news. And whereas there are a handful of diehards out amongst the States, myself included, the vast majority of Yanks don’t give two hoots about European motorcycle racing. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Look at Formula 1 only a […]