Why there should be a zero-tolerance approach for breaking F1’s technical rules
On the face of it, the suggestion seems highly plausible. The McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were excluded from the results of the Las Vegas Grand Prix because the wear on some of their underfloor skid plates was fractionally beyond the permitted tolerance. Team boss Andrea Stella’s contention is that in this case, the […]
How muted Hamilton is responding to his never-ending Ferrari nightmare
When asked by Autosport after the Las Vegas Grand Prix if he managed to take any satisfaction from a comeback race as he charged from last to the points, his reply was «zero». The rest of his offerings were hard to discern in the noisy Vegas paddock, as the longer his maiden Ferrari season goes […]
Piastri should tell McLaren to «F off» if asked to support Norris in F1 title battle
Max Verstappen reckons Oscar Piastri should have told McLaren to “F off” had he been asked to support team-mate Lando Norris in his bid to become Formula 1 world champion. The 2025 season has featured a year-long title battle between the McLaren pair, in which for most of it Piastri held the upper hand, until […]
Newey to become Aston Martin F1 boss from 2026
Aston Martin has named Adrian Newey as its new Formula 1 team principal for the 2026 season. The legendary engineer, who joined Aston Martin as managing technical partner on 1 March, will step into his new role as Andy Cowell moves on to a chief strategy officer position. This restructure was described as a “mutual […]
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 […]