Motorsport

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen backs former Red Bull designer Adrian Newey to "do well" on his first-ever appointment as a team principal.
Following the latest reshuffle at Aston Martin, design legend Newey will take on the team principal role alongside his position as managing technical partner, owner Lawrence Stroll's right-hand man to lead the ambitious Silverstone outfit.
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed that when he achieved his childhood dream of racing in Formula 1, it left him feeling "quite miserable". The comedown after an emotional race weekend saw him hitting rock bottom - something that pushed him to open his life up to experiences beyond racing, including being a producer on the F1 movie. 
Speaking in an interview with Vanity Fair, the seven-time world ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has been full of praise for Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli after an “impressive” run of form for the Mercedes driver.
The 19-year-old has endured a very up-and-down 2025, which began with five points finishes in six, as well as a sprint pole in Miami.
But he followed that up with just one points score - third in Canada - in seven races, before continuing his ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has hinted that he already knows where his Formula 1 future lies after what has been the worst campaign of his five-season career.
The 25-year-old has struggled since joining Red Bull from sister outfit Racing Bulls for round three of the 2025 campaign, as Tsunoda is 17th in the championship with only six points finishes. 
That is compared to team-mate Max Verstappen who is in ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is still in contention for the 2025 Formula 1 world championship, despite admitting he “checked out” of the fight following the Dutch Grand Prix in August.
The Red Bull driver is currently an outside bet for a fifth, consecutive crown, as he is tied with Oscar Piastri in second and 24 points behind Lando Norris ahead of the final two rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. 
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Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanpera suffered punctures on Friday morning as the World Rally Championship title battle took another twist, while Adrien Fourmaux’s Rally Saudi Arabia lead was cut to 2.9 seconds. 
Punishing gravel stages littered with rocks once again increased the puncture risks for crews with Evans and Rovanpera both picking up punctures in stage 11[ Wadi Almatwi 1, 24.90 ...Keep reading

Miguel Oliveira says he did everything he could to extend his tenure in MotoGP, but it ultimately wasn’t enough to secure a contract for the 2026 season.
Oliveira contested his final race as a MotoGP rider at this month’s Valencia Grand Prix, bringing an end to a six-year spell in the premier class that began with Tech3 KTM in 2019.
The Portuguese had signed a 1+1 contract with Pramac ...Keep reading

Forget the effect of McLaren’s double disqualification in Las Vegas on the three-way battle for the drivers’ championship. Adrian Newey’s appointment as team principal of Aston Martin F1 was the hot topic on opening day in the Losail paddock.
This may indeed have been the point: rumours that Andy Cowell was to be removed from his position as CEO and team principal had been gathering pace ...Keep reading

Brodie Kostecki is AU$50,000 (US$32,700) richer after taking victory in the opening race of the Supercars Grand Final on the streets of Adelaide. 
The Dick Johnson Racing driver took the lead early in the race and powered through the rain until lap 21 of the scheduled 32-lap distance, in the first Friday race in the 26-year history of the Adelaide 500 event. 
The stoppage was caused ...Keep reading

There will be no immediate changes to the driving standards guidelines document for the final two rounds of the championship, the governing body confirmed in its statement. The list of recommendations for FIA stewards will remain as is for now.
The much-anticipated meeting took place at the Losail circuit on Thursday night ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix. As expected, the discussion centred ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has provided answers to the main questions following its double disqualification last weekend, after the Woking team completed its internal investigation.
Both McLaren drivers were removed from the final classification of the Las Vegas Grand Prix following post-race technical checks, resulting in Lando Norris losing his second-place finish and ...Keep reading

The events notes for the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix confirm that there are a number of changes coming to the Losail International Circuit for this weekend's Formula 1. 
While the 5.4km, 16-corner track layout remains unchanged, the FIA and circuit operators have reworked a number of aspects of the circuit with a focus on track limits, building on the changes made last year. In 2024, organisers ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz suggested that the addition of two or three recent ex-Formula 1 drivers to the stewarding panel would dispel the need for the controversial driving guidelines, based on his approval of broadcasters' analysis of recent incidents.
The drivers and the FIA will table a discussion on Thursday evening over the state of F1's driving guidelines, with Sainz suggesting that the application ...Keep reading

Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso reckons Adrian Newey becoming the Aston Martin team principal in 2026 is a ‘logical step’ for the Silverstone squad.
Aston Martin confirmed a restructuring on Wednesday, as Newey will move from managing technical partner to team boss with incumbent Andy Cowell becoming chief strategy officer. 
It comes after a disappointing season for the ...Keep reading

Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso reckons the final two rounds of the 2025 season will act as a “celebration” to mark the end of an underwhelming year. 
The Aston Martin driver heads into this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix 13th in the championship, three spots above team-mate Lance Stroll, with the Silverstone squad eighth in the constructors’ standings. 
It comes ahead ...Keep reading

Alex Albon has said his problem with Formula 1's plank wear saga isn't the rule itself, but instead the way it's enforced. In a perfect world, he'd prefer every car on the grid to be checked after races rather than a random sample. 
Debate over the skid block regulations has risen to the surface once again after McLaren's double disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Both championship ...Keep reading

Jos Verstappen argued that McLaren's Lando Norris was only focused on his son, Max Verstappen, which led to the Briton's "aggressive" move at the start of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Norris, who started from pole position, lunged across the track at the first corner of the race around the streets of Sin City to block the four-time champion.
"That was too aggressive. It was a close call between ...Keep reading

Lando Norris says he now sees Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri as an "equal threat" after being disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while Piastri says the result is a "net negative" despite being closer to the top of the Formula 1 drivers' world championship standings.
Norris and Piastri were disqualified from second and fourth in Las Vegas results due to excessive plank wear, with both ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has insisted that McLaren can still take risks with the ride height of the MCL39 cars despite the Woking outfit's double disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Both Norris and his team-mate Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive plank wear beyond the permitted limit in Las Vegas. After initially finishing in second and fourth, the team walked away with ...Keep reading

A new champion could be crowned - Owen Bellwood 
The Qatar Grand Prix is the penultimate race of the season and while the constructors’ championship has been wrapped up by a dominant McLaren, the drivers’ title is still all to play for.  
Lando Norris leads, but just 24 points back is team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. While a 24-point deficit has been turned ...Keep reading