Has McLaren’s Austin GP sprint fiasco really made Verstappen a genuine F1 title contender?
The elephant in the room as Max Verstappen digested his sprint race victory in Austin was that it represented a net gain of just eight points in his favour with six grands prix to go in the 2025 Formula 1 season. That was enough to excite the commentariat but not Verstappen himself. «The overall pace […]
The ride-height approach behind Hulkenberg’s excellent US GP sprint qualifying
Nico Hulkenberg’s journey to a surprise fourth place in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix sprint hinted that Sauber had been aggressive with its ride heights for the 19-lap race on Saturday, as the German felt he’d hit «the sweet spot» with his set-up. Having been concerned that his route to second in FP1 was […]
US GP heat, tyre degradation can give McLaren way to beat Verstappen
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella says Max Verstappen’s Austin sprint pole confirms Red Bull can now win everywhere, but in the Texas heat the Italian still thinks McLaren has an ace up its sleeve. In sprint qualifying McLaren’s Lando Norris led Max Verstappen in the first two qualifying segments run on medium tyres. But […]
Simulation «mistake» led to Hamilton brake error at F1 Singapore GP
Ferrari has conceded a “mistake” with its simulations led to Lewis Hamilton suffering a brake problem late in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion struggled with his brakes during the final four laps at Marina Bay last time out and this caused him to commit too many track limit violations, claiming […]
You can’t make F1 “100% fair”
Max Verstappen jokes that McLaren’s “papaya rules” wouldn’t be a problem if he were driving for the team as “we wouldn’t be that close in points.” He also suggested that if father Jos Verstappen were on hand, he would find a way to deal with the debate as well. Ahead of the United States Grand […]
McLaren not biased to Norris, will let us fight for F1 title
Oscar Piastri says he doesn’t believe McLaren is favouring his team-mate Lando Norris in their 2025 Formula 1 title fight, nor does he want to receive priority as the championship leader. Piastri is heading into the final six-race stretch with a 22-point lead on Norris, with reigning champion Max Verstappen now 63 points behind after consistently gaining […]
What’s left to play for in F1 2025?
The checklist for the current 2025 Formula 1 season already has one big tick — McLaren wrapped up the constructors’ championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, tying it up in a pretty bow with its 3-4 at the Marina Bay circuit. From a financial standpoint, that’s the big one sorted. The drivers’ title comes with […]
Russell’s “under-rated” talent meant Antonelli promotion was no risk
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists there was one reason why it was never a risk in replacing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton with Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli. That reason, he said, is George Russell. Both Russell and Antonelli were announced as continuing as Mercedes teammates for 2026 ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, ending a summer of speculation as to whether […]
Racing Bulls shows off tortoise livery for F1 US GP
The Racing Bulls F1 squad will contest this weekend’s United States Grand Prix with a one-off tortoise livery. At the Anglo-Italian team, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson will run a VCARB 02 car dressed in a pearlescent black and brown tortoise shell pattern with gold detailing, complementing its usual white livery. The livery is a nod […]