Lowdon buoyed by Perez’s return to F1 machinery in Cadillac TPC run
Cadillac’s Graeme Lowdon was encouraged by Sergio Perez’s first test with Formula 1’s new team for 2026, saying the Mexican veteran is «re-entering Formula 1 with exactly the right attitude». Two weeks ago at Imola, Perez took the wheel of a 2023 Ferrari car, which the Scuderia loaned to its 2026 power unit customer as […]
Tsunoda pleads for answers from Red Bull after F1 Las Vegas GP blunder
Yuki Tsunoda has been having a tough Formula 1 season at Red Bull, and that makes his Las Vegas mishap all the more difficult to take. Tsunoda is 24-0 down on Max Verstappen in their qualifying head-to-head, but was a striking 3.340s slower than his team-mate in the wet Nevadan session. It emerged that Red […]
Why Las Vegas was typical of Ferrari’s sub-optimal 2025 F1 season
Ferrari lost more ground to Mercedes and Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished sixth and 10th on the road, Hamilton having had to fight his way through from last on the grid after being slowest in qualifying. Though the blow might seem […]
F1’s Las Vegas GP is finding the right balance, but has it found its right place?
Opinions may still be divided, but following a disrupted, over-the-top start in 2023, Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix is slowly but surely hitting the right notes. F1 has yet to provide official attendance figures beyond labelling the race as being «sold out». It is not clear if that means the event is up from […]
Why there’s no reason to panic for Norris and McLaren after Las Vegas F1 blow
McLaren’s double disqualification at Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix has opened the door ajar for Max Verstappen in the 2025 title fight. In Qatar, Lando Norris can slam it shut again. After a long stewards’ hearing on Saturday night, McLaren was finally excluded from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for excessive plank wear. It […]
MotoGP «could use» some of F1’s street circuits, says CEO
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has not ruled out the possibility of MotoGP hosting races on some of the street circuits featured on the Formula 1 calendar. MotoGP is at a pivotal moment following the acquisition of its promoter Dorna Sports by Liberty Media, the same media company that owns F1 outright. The move has naturally […]
Should McLaren back Norris now in F1 title fight? Our writers have their say
McLaren suffered a blow at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with its double disqualification, as Max Verstappen closed to 24 points off Formula 1 world championship leader Lando Norris and drew level with Oscar Piastri. Verstappen’s win, coupled with no points for the McLaren pair due to being disqualified for excessive plank wear, has cranked extra […]
McLaren gifts F1 and Red Bull a season finale spectacle
In the old days, when different people ran F1, fans would be inclined to look at the dramatic double disqualification of the McLaren drivers from the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a knowing wink. Nothing like tightening up the field with two rounds to go to set up a thrilling climax to the season for […]
FIA defends criticised F1 Las Vegas GP marshal intervention
Two races after Formula 1 race control drew criticism for a close call between two marshals and Liam Lawson at the Mexico Grand Prix, the timing of a marshal intervention during a race again became a contentious topic in Las Vegas. After a multi-car clash at the start of the Vegas night race left debris […]