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Lewis Hamilton believes the United States Grand Prix confirmed “there’s still more potential to unlock in the SF-25” after he and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc secured a third and fourth-place finishes in the race at the Circuit of The Americas.
In addition to the 27 points the duo picked up in the grand prix, they collected nine points in the sprint race on Saturday after ...Keep reading

George Russell was left frustrated by the current state of racing in Formula 1 after the United States Grand Prix, claiming it is all down to qualifying and what happens at the start.
The Mercedes driver finished sixth on Sunday after dropping down to that position at lights out, while most runners used a one-stop strategy to make it hard for Russell to jump back up the order using strategic ...Keep reading

Red Bull Ford F1 Academy driver Chloe Chambers has secured a coveted spot in the Formula E Women’s Test in Valencia next week with Mahindra Racing.
Chambers will get behind the wheel of the Mahindra M12Electro after taking part in the same test a year ago.
The American driver, who is currently fourth in the 2025 F1 Academy standings, is in her second season in the all-female racing ...Keep reading

Aprilia had by far the fastest bike at Phillip Island and deservedly won the Australian Grand Prix. There’s no debate about that.
But at the previous round in Indonesia, its star rider Marco Bezzecchi arguably had an even bigger advantage over rivals, and yet Ducati came out on top thanks to Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer. Could Ducati have repeated that success in Australia, with Bezzecchi ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has been applauded by Formula 1 fans after a moment with Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg was captured ahead of the United States Grand Prix. 
The McLaren chief had been critical of the German driver after a Turn 1 incident during the sprint race ended both Lando Norris's and Oscar Piastri’s races. Immediately after the crash, Brown slammed Hulkenberg while speaking ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has addressed his five-place grid penalty for the upcoming Mexican Grand Prix.
The Spanish driver was handed the grid penalty and two points on his superlicence after crashing into Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas.
As Sainz attempted to pass the Italian driver on the inside of Turn ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur revealed the statement of support from chairman John Elkann was aimed at a “third party” amid rumours of Christian Horner joining the Scuderia. 
Elkann said Ferrari has “full confidence” in the Frenchman “and in the work he is carrying out” ahead of last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, where Ferrari finished third and fourth. 
It came ...Keep reading

The Australian Grand Prix wasn’t as chaotic or unconventional as the previous round in Indonesia, but it did throw a surprise winner as Raul Fernandez claimed his maiden victory in MotoGP.
Fabio di Giannantonio flew the flag for Ducati in second, while Marco Bezzecchi bounced back from a penalty to complete the podium.
KTM endured a tough weekend, with Honda and Yamaha also largely ...Keep reading

It has been 20 years since Formula 1 embarrassed itself in front of the American crowd, giving its absolute best at being too political, too complicated and too careless about its own image – leaving just six cars on the grid at Indianapolis.
F1 under Bernie Ecclestone had its charms: constant battles between the teams and the championship chiefs, mostly over money, with Concorde Agreements ...Keep reading

McLaren has seen much calmer days this Formula 1 season. But Zak Brown’s empire is now showing cracks on all fronts.
The team did wrap up the constructors’ championship early in Singapore, and Brown is understandably basking in the glow of that “important” achievement. But let’s be honest: for the public, that title barely matters.
In Formula 1, only the drivers’ championship ...Keep reading

Pramac rider Jack Miller admitted he “let everybody down”, including his team, with a race-ending shunt at the Australian Grand Prix.
Miller emerged as a surprise frontrunner at Phillip Island last weekend, qualifying on the front row of the grid for the first time since 2023 before finishing a solid fourth in Saturday’s sprint.
In the main race on Sunday, he dropped from third on the ...Keep reading

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 Motorsport by multiple sources that the purpose of the invasion was to remove a vertical strip of duct ...Keep reading

Martins Sesks will contest next month’s World Rally Championship season finale in Saudi Arabia as part of an expanded four-car M-Sport-Ford operation that includes multiple Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah.
The WRC rising star joined M-Sport for a six-round WRC programme this year after delivering a series of impressive performances driving the team's Ford Puma last season. The Latvian ...Keep reading

The math could not be any simpler for the six drivers still racing for the three remaining spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.
Chase Briscoe Adv.Denny Hamlin AdvChristopher Bell +37Kyle Larson +38---William Byron -36Joey Logano -38Ryan Blaney -47Chase Elliott -62
William Byron, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott will each go to Martinsville Speedway next weekend needing ...Keep reading

In many ways, Chase Briscoe and crew chief James Small entered this season feeling as though they were racing for their careers and now they are going to Phoenix to race for the Cup Series championship.  
On its face, that sounds kind of crazy because Small won eight times with Martin Truex Jr., including three races back in 2023. Briscoe signed a multi-year deal with Gibbs at the start of ...Keep reading

Red Bull has been hit with a €50,000 fine, €25,000 of which is suspended for the remainder of the 2025 season on condition that there is no breach of a similar nature.
A representative from the Milton Keynes outfit was summoned to the stewards after a team member re-entered the grid after the formation lap had begun. The stewards found that the team had breached 12.2.1.h and 12.2.1.i of ...Keep reading

Alpine director Steve Nielsen says the squad will "review" why Franco Colapinto ignored a call not to overtake team-mate Pierre Gasly towards the end of Formula 1's United States Grand Prix.
In Austin Gasly and Colapinto ended up squabbling over 17th after another character-building afternoon for the Enstone team, which has long shifted focus on next season.
Gasly's pace dropped off after he ...Keep reading

Winner: Max Verstappen
There was something fitting about Verstappen lifting Austin's striking winner's trophy, in the shape of a Texas Longhorn. Coming back from a seemingly impossible position, the four-time champion is certainly grabbing the 2025 season as a whole by the horns. The big question now is if he will ever let go.
Even Verstappen himself could no longer deny the obvious. Of ...Keep reading

McLaren boss Andrea Stella refused to rule out the prospect of favouring either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight amid the threat of Max Verstappen – but only when one is mathematically out of contention.
The reigning, four-time world champion claimed his third win in four on Sunday by dominating the United States Grand Prix from pole, a day after winning the ...Keep reading

The three-time Supercars champion started 31st at Tallladega in his third Cup start at NASCAR's biggest oval track. He quickly climbed through the field, and ended up near the front at several points during the dramatic pack race.
While he didn't lead a lap, Shane van Gisbergen remained in the lead pack for most of the race. Unfortunately, his day nearly came to an end during a cycle of ...Keep reading