McLaren boss Brown apologised to Hulkenberg after F1 US GP clash, says Wheatley
Zak Brown personally apologised to Nico Hulkenberg after blaming him for the retirements of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris from the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix sprint, according to Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley. The McLaren drivers crashed out on lap one of Saturday’s race after championship leader Piastri attempted a cutback on team-mate and […]
Red Bull rules breach involved tampering with Norris F1 grid marker
Following the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Red Bull was fined €50,000, of which €25,000 was suspended for the remainder of the Formula 1 season, when a crew member tried to return to the grid against marshals’ instructions after the formation lap had begun. It has been confirmed to Autosport by multiple sources that the purpose […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Palou was told McLaren F1 deal «could happen», Brown denies stringing him along
Alex Palou has claimed that Zak Brown told him he could help find him a seat in Formula 1, but the McLaren Racing boss insists he never made any promises or misled the driver. The long-running dispute between Palou and McLaren reached the UK High Court this week, with the Woking-based squad suing the IndyCar […]
The F1 record Schumacher just lost to Hamilton
Fastest laps may have been, at times, of limited significance in Formula 1; still, Lewis Hamilton’s quickest race lap in the Singapore Grand Prix marked his 16th consecutive season with the feat, which shouldn’t be understated. Michael Schumacher was the previous record holder, having achieved fastest laps every year from his first full F1 campaign, […]
The real stress test awaiting McLaren’s ‘Papaya Rules’
The occasional friction between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and their McLaren team, last year was a mere taster for what has already transpired in 2025 – and what is still to come. Max Verstappen might be creeping up incrementally, but the battle for the Formula 1 drivers’ title is the McLaren drivers’ to lose. […]