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The varying fates of the championship contenders dominated the headlines after qualifying for the Formula 1 sprint in Qatar as Oscar Piastri annexed pole while Lando Norris could do no better than third and Max Verstappen's bouncing Red Bull consigned him to sixth.
Behind the scenes there was a more disturbing technical development as F1's tyre supplier identified serious damage caused by ...Keep reading

Zak Brown has said McLaren's double disqualification from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was the result of a small error with "huge consequences", adding that the FIA even believed it to be "a bit draconian". 
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were stripped of their points from finishing second and fourth on the Strip after scrutineering following the race revealed excessive plank wear on both ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has likened Red Bull's Max Verstappen to a horror movie villain as he admitted the team never believed the Dutchman was out of the championship running.
With the final two rounds of the 2025 Formula 1 season beginning this weekend in Qatar, Lando Norris leads the drivers' standings by 24 points, with team-mate Oscar Piastri and Verstappen in a tie behind him. This ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur reveals the squad shifted its focus to 2026 after seeing the advantage McLaren had at the start of this season.
McLaren came out of the gates as F1's dominant team in 2025, building a lead in the constructors' standings that saw it retain its world title by Singapore.
With crucial decisions to be made in the development of the all-new cars for ...Keep reading

Ralf Schumacher believes that Red Bull's driver line-up for 2026 will leave Yuki Tsunoda without a seat as the Milton Keynes outfit is expected to promote Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar to the seat alongside Max Verstappen.
With the majority of the 2026 grid already confirmed, only Red Bull and its sister outfit are yet to confirm their line-ups ahead of Formula 1's substantial regulation change ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri ended a difficult run of Formula 1 form with pole for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, besting a late effort from George Russell as Lando Norris finished third.
Piastri had shown much improved pace from the outset of the Qatar weekend and headlined the sole free practice session, and set the best time among the first set of soft-tyre runs in SQ3 - just 0.044s ahead of team-mate ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda says he can "feel more confidence" in his Red Bull Formula 1 car after beating team-mate Max Verstappen to fifth in Qatar Grand Prix sprint qualifying.
Tsunoda took his highest qualifying position for Red Bull in what looks set to be his penultimate race weekend with the squad, as he is poised to be replaced by Racing Bull's Isack Hadjar for 2026.
But the Japanese driver isn't ...Keep reading

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 appeared to only get worse.
Having ...Keep reading

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 high-to-medium speed corners and its high-grip nature, Turn 1 tends to do much of ...Keep reading

Aston Martin's choice to promote Adrian Newey to team principal stemmed from current team chief Andy Cowell's voluntary move to a more specialist role. But while this comes with a set of new responsibilities, Newey is keen on not diluting his focus on the design and development of the 2026 car.
The Silverstone outfit confirmed ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix weekend that Newey will be taking over ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri snapped a poor run of form with pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, with Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris third and Max Verstappen sixth.
The McLaren driver bolted to his first pole of any kind since the Dutch GP on Friday night in Qatar, beating Mercedes driver George Russell, while Norris could only manage third place.
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Elfyn Evans is prepared for an ‘all or nothing’ approach in a bid to secure a maiden World Rally Championship title on the final day at Rally Saudi Arabia.
The WRC championship leader heads into the season finale’s final three stages behind fellow title contenders and Toyota team-mates Sebastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanpera.
Evans has found the going tough on Saudi Arabia’s brutal ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has confirmed that the team would consider enforcing team orders in Abu Dhabi if one driver is out of the running for the drivers' championship.
The Woking outfit has allowed both Lando Norris and his team-mate Oscar Piastri to fight it out among themselves so far this season, with the one provision that they do not crash into each other. While the pair have managed ...Keep reading

 





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Martins Sesks inherited the Rally Saudi Arabia lead after Adrien Fourmaux was handed a one-minute penalty for checking into a time control early, while Sebastien Ogier holds the advantage in the World Rally Championship title fight.
Fourmaux had emerged from a chaotic Friday with a 2.4s lead over M-Sport’s Sesks, but checked into the time control one minute early. As a result, officials ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have shared their support for Carlos Sainz's suggestion of using TV pundits and former F1 drivers Karun Chandhok, Anthony Davidson and Jolyon Palmer as stewards.
The Spaniard praised the analysis of recent incidents from the three former drivers while discussing the application of the F1 driving guidelines. "I've seen some analysis done of quite a lot of the incidents, and I ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has stressed that his desire to fulfil his 2028 Red Bull contract will hinge on whether or not he enjoys the next generation of cars.
F1 switches to radically different regulations next year, with a much bigger emphasis on the electric component of the power unit. Alongside the near 50/50 split between electric and V6 turbo power, F1 will also ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell and Hollywood actor and star of the F1 movie, Brad Pitt, have teamed up for a fun promotional video for the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe prototype in Las Vegas.
The British driver assumed the role of a valet driver at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip and was placed in charge of returning the camouflaged prototype to Pitt, who has been announced as ...Keep reading

McLaren's Oscar Piastri topped the only practice session of Formula 1's sprint weekend in Qatar, edging out team-mate and title rival Lando Norris in a last-minute flurry of qualifying runs in Doha. 
At the floodlit Losail circuit, which hosts the penultimate weekend on the 2025 calendar, Piastri's second soft-tyre run at the end of the session was enough to overhaul ...Keep reading

Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has urged McLaren to back Lando Norris in the drivers' championship fight after the Woking outfit's double disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. 
Heading into the final two rounds of the season, Norris leads the standings by 24 points. His team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen sit equal on points behind the ...Keep reading