Why Alonso thinks luck is against him in F1 in 2025
Fernando Alonso came home 15th in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after qualifying 11th, which led the Aston Martin racer to slam his bad luck over the 2025 Formula 1 season. He said unexpected occurrences that shake up the field only come along when the team is on form. The Spaniard qualified just outside the top […]
Tsunoda reveals key to best F1 2025 result at Azerbaijan GP
Yuki Tsunoda revealed ‘unlocking something’ post-Monza was key to his much-improved Azerbaijan Grand Prix performance amid doubts over his Formula 1 future. The 25-year-old both qualified and finished sixth in Baku over the weekend, marking his best result since joining Red Bull for round three of 2025 from sister squad Racing Bulls. It was a […]
Why Azerbaijan GP proved McLaren’s F1 2025 car is difficult to handle
McLaren has so far produced one of the most dominant campaigns in Formula 1 history with the Woking outfit set to retain its constructors’ title. The papaya squad simply needs to score 13 points next time out in Singapore to equal Red Bull from 2023 in having won the championship with the most grands prix […]
I don’t rely on hope
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has shrugged off suggestions his wins in Monza and Baku have brought him back into the 2025 Formula 1 title fight. Verstappen’s Red Bull team appears to have turned a corner since the Dutchman’s surprisingly dominant win at the Italian Grand Prix, and Verstappen followed that up with a straightforward […]
Hamilton ‘misjudged’ finishing line when swapping positions in F1 Azerbaijan GP
«I don’t really care, it’s for eighth place – so it’s okay, he can enjoy that P8.» Charles Leclerc’s post-race radio harrumph in Baku brought to mind the classic episode of the British TV series Come Dine With Me in which one of the losing contestants took his defeat spectacularly poorly: «You won, Jane. Enjoy […]
How Verstappen picked race-winning F1 Azerbaijan GP strategy for Red Bull
Just like at Monza, Max Verstappen stormed to a dominant Formula 1 win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the reigning world champion once again playing a bigger role than just the driving, according to Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies. In Italy, Verstappen insisted on using an extremely low-downforce set-up, even though some senior […]
Did McLaren pit blunder cost Norris two places in F1 Azerbaijan GP?
In finishing seventh, Lando Norris failed to capitalise on the crash which eliminated team-mate and world championship rival Oscar Piastri from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Of that there is no doubt. But could he have finished two places higher, but for the wheel gun issue which delayed his pitstop? Probably not, in fact. The circumstances […]
No driver would have scored more points in Norris’ position in F1 Azerbaijan GP
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella doesn’t think Lando Norris could have done much better than seventh in Baku’s Formula 1 race after being stuck in traffic. After a difficult qualifying in gusty conditions, Norris qualified a lowly seventh after looking fast all weekend, not helped by a slip-up in Turn 15 on his best Q3 […]
Why Steiner doesn’t expect Liberty to copy F1’s model in MotoGP
Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template. In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process. With Liberty having also acquired F1 in 2017, the American […]