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Aprilia returned to the top in MotoGP at the Portuguese Grand Prix, as Marco Bezzecchi shrugged off his sprint defeat to deliver a dominant victory on Sunday.
Bezzecchi, Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta were the star performers of the weekend, each leading the charge for their respective (European) manufacturers. Honda and Yamaha weren’t in the fight, but the dynamics within their respective ...Keep reading

When Ferrari, albeit reluctantly, put its weight behind Eddie Irvine in Formula 1's 1999 title hunt, it did so against all convention. Sure, it was a necessity after Michael Schumacher's leg-breaking shunt at the British Grand Prix, but for the first time in his F1 career Irvine was already in the hunt on merit.
Before the 1999 season had begun, Irvine had not won an F1 race. He was firmly ...Keep reading

The list is getting longer and longer. That is, the list of Formula 1 races in which Lewis Hamilton does not stand on the podium with Ferrari.
Should he succeed at some point (which I strongly assume will happen at the latest in 2026), then he will hold a record he never wanted: he will be the Ferrari driver who needed the longest to get a first podium with the team.
Sure, that is still ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg will join Toyota’s World Rally Championship driver line-up for 2026, having secured a full-time drive with the Japanese manufacturer.
The 24-year-old was named as part of Toyota’s five driver line-up for next year, alongside Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier, Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari, effectively filling the seat vacated by Super Formula-bound two-time world rally champion ...Keep reading

It’s been a challenging summer for Kimi Antonelli. For someone who has only just finished school, it’s hardly easy to feature in one of the world’s biggest sporting events, broadcast live across the globe every second Sunday. Moving countries, facing journalists, being recognised on the street – it’s a lot to take in. And all that might have been slightly easier to handle if things on ...Keep reading

Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto claimed he would walk away from his "tough" Brazilian Grand Prix weekend with lessons in risk management. 
The 21-year-old driver suffered a violent crash during the sprint race at Interlagos. His team worked to repair the car in time for qualifying, but unfortunately failed, leaving the Brazilian driver starting from the back of the pack.
His first home grand ...Keep reading

Australian burger chain Grill'd has been forced to change its promotion surrounding McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after he failed to finish on the podium in every race since the Italian Grand Prix.
The promotion promised a free 'bonus' burger each time the Australian finished on the podium. But after a drop in performance from the former championship leader left him without a podium finish since ...Keep reading

Even in the dry Interlagos never disappoints, with another all-action race up and down the field that saw several heavy-hitters find trouble which handed midfielders an opportunity to shine. And then there was Max Verstappen.
Winner: Lando Norris
Two poles and two wins, not a bad Sao Paulo weekend for Lando Norris. Even the Briton's harshest critics, of which there appear to be many for ...Keep reading

When Lando Norris made his second stop of the Brazilian Grand Prix at the end of lap 50, it put Max Verstappen - who'd started from the pitlane - in the lead. Verstappen later made a final stop while just under seven seconds ahead, ceding the lead as Red Bull doubted that the four-time champion could hang on with aging tyres.
Verstappen was eight seconds ahead of Norris when the Briton emerged ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton was extremely short of words after his “nightmare” result at the Brazilian Grand Prix, as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion retired midway through. 
The Ferrari driver lasted 37 laps due to suspected floor damage after separate incidents with Carlos Sainz and Franco Colapinto while fighting in the midfield at race start.
Hamilton first received a slight tag from ...Keep reading

Williams driver Carlos Sainz has confirmed that his Brazilian Grand Prix was compromised after contact with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race left him with front-wing damage. With him nursing the damage, he played catch-up for the rest of the race at Interlagos. 
“Yeah, I think I got squeezed by... I think it was Lewis on the outside and I picked up front-wing damage that ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has defended his unsuccessful manoeuvre during the Brazil Grand Prix as the McLaren Formula 1 driver claimed he ‘couldn’t disappear’. 
The Australian driver attempted to take second place at Interlagos with a move on the inside of Turn 1, but he locked up and knocked Andrea Kimi Antonelli into Charles Leclerc on lap six.
It resulted in a 10-second penalty for Piastri ...Keep reading

The FIA stewards have explained the 10-second penalty for Oscar Piastri as they blamed the McLaren driver for causing a three-car collision during the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc.
On a lap six safety car restart, fourth-placed Piastri went down the inside of Antonelli and Leclerc to make it three-wide into Turn 1, as he aimed to clear the pair ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was over the moon following his impressive podium finish at the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix. With the Red Bull driver starting from the pitlane, expectations were low at the Milton Keynes outfit, but despite this and a puncture, the Dutchman finished third. 
Hailing it as an "incredible result", Verstappen was able to recover through the field, finishing behind McLaren's Lando ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has shared how he has managed to turn his season around after clinching another victory in Brazil.
"Crazy race! Nice to win here in Brazil. It's an amazing track, amazing fans. This was for one of my mentors Gil [de Ferran]. A perfect weekend," he said ahead of the podium celebrations.
After his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri was a heavy favourite to win the championship at ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has extended his Formula 1 championship lead by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen completing a stellar comeback in third and Oscar Piastri only managing fifth.
Norris dominated a dry Interlagos race from pole, while behind him Verstappen marched from a pitlane start to third as Norris' other title rival Piastri suffered his latest ...Keep reading

Norris is a clear title favourite now
It wasn’t a straightforward weekend. Weather conditions affected a lot of drivers, and many struggled to perform consistently, with pace swinging from one qualifying segment to the next. But throughout all sessions Lando Norris was a rock-solid constant. The Briton continued to be as dominant as he was in Mexico.
Two months ago it was almost impossible ...Keep reading

Brad Pitt's Formula 1 movie, F1, has secured multiple nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards. The original soundtrack, featuring some of the most popular modern artists from a number of genres, has received acclaim since its release earlier this year. 
Titled F1 the Album, it is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, putting it in competition with the likes of KPop ...Keep reading

Aprilia has emerged as Ducati’s most consistent challenger – some argue its equal – since the middle of the MotoGP season, but it took until the Portuguese Grand Prix for its factory team to score a 2025 Sunday victory entirely on merit.
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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the 2025 Brazil Grand Prix after a troublesome race at Interlagos.
On the opening lap of the race, Hamilton suffered a clash with Williams' Carlos Sainz before clipping the rear of Alpine's Franco Colapinto, which forced him to pit for a new front wing. 
"When he passed me in the pitlane there was so much damage to the ...Keep reading