Passing Russell at Turn 1 only Qatar GP sprint opportunity
Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris believes a move on George Russell into the first corner is his sole opportunity to upgrade from third on the grid in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, as overtaking is expected to be difficult. While the Losail circuit is a favourite among the drivers due to its myriad […]
Why Verstappen will be «trying to survive» Qatar GP sprint after Red Bull set-up misstep
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen fears Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar will be about «trying to survive» after going with the wrong set-up direction on his Red Bull. In qualifying Verstappen started reporting crippling bouncing issues through the second sprint qualifying segment on the medium tyres, and in the final shoot-out on softs those woes […]
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 […]
Pirelli mandates 25-lap stints for Qatar GP over tyre concerns
Each tyre set will be limited to a maximum of 25 laps across the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix weekend due to tyre wear concerns, Pirelli has announced. Following a decision in agreement with the FIA, F1 and the teams, each tyre set has been given the distance restriction of 25 laps of the Losail […]
Return of maximum stint length considered for F1 Qatar GP
Formula 1 teams, the FIA and tyre supplier Pirelli are considering mandating a maximum stint length at the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix to avoid a repeat of 2024’s puncture issues, forcing teams to make at least two pitstops if approved. The Qatar race at the high-downforce Losail track has been marred by tyre problems in […]
Jorge Martin returns home to “encouraging” medical report after Qatar crash
Injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has arrived back in his home town of Madrid less than two weeks after his horror crash at the Qatar Grand Prix. Martin took a special flight from Doha on Saturday and was then taken to hospital in Madrid, where he underwent a CAT scan to determine the true […]
Jorge Martin faces at least two weeks in Qatar hospital
Newly injured world champion Jorge Martin may be forced to spend at least two weeks resting in hospital in Qatar before he can return home to Spain. Initial indications are that he will be out for around three months. The Spaniard, who had only just made a return to MotoGP action after recovering from the […]