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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull's "depressing" race pace in F1's Miami Grand Prix was worse than expected after Max Verstappen slumped to a distant fourth place.
Verstappen defeated Lando Norris to pole on Saturday, but after rubbing elbows with the Briton at the start, which dropped Norris back to sixth, the reigning world champion was powerless to resist either McLaren ...Keep reading

Lando Norris believes people will complain no matter how he races, following all-out battles with Max Verstappen that may have cost him a shot at victory in the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
Having started second, Norris dropped to sixth after being squeezed wide by polesitter Verstappen on the opening lap.
With the McLaren clearly the fastest car, Norris was able to pick his way back through ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris in a McLaren one-two finish to win Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, with polesitter Max Verstappen beaten to the podium by George Russell.
Piastri took the lead with a pass on Verstappen on lap 14 of 57 to snare his third consecutive win and underline his title credentials, with Norris also passing the struggling Red Bull to salvage second after losing out at the ...Keep reading

There was a long battle for the lead between Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, another between the Dutchman and Lando Norris, a sensational sprint pole lap from Andrea Kimi Antonelli – and an outstanding performance from Alex Albon...
The 2025 Miami Grand Prix offered plenty to talk about.
Much more than just ‘a narrative’: Verstappen doesn’t have the weapons he needs
When we ...Keep reading

The Drag Reduction System (DRS) proved vital when it came to overtaking at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, with drivers all using it to great effect over the race's 57 laps. But what exactly is the aerodynamic assist, how does it work and how is it activated?
DRS is s a controversial driver-controlled device that is aimed at aiding overtaking and increasing the chances of wheel-to-wheel racing in ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin became the first driver to fall out of the race Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway with his day ending in a dramatic oil fire.
Hamlin was attempting to make up ground after some early miscommunication with the team. When Noah Gragson spun, forcing the first yellow flag of the race, the entire field dove to the pits ... except Hamlin. In some confusion over code words, he stayed out ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton called Ferrari out for what he considered poor teamwork as he got stuck behind Charles Leclerc during the Miami Grand Prix.
Having started 12th, Hamilton moved through the field and was able to get on the tail of team-mate Leclerc, having stopped for the medium tyres.
The first hint over team radio that Hamilton was angling to be let through came when he said: “I’m just ...Keep reading

Another caution-less IndyCar race makes it 339 green flag laps since the last caution at St. Pete, which didn't really pave the way for Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou (#10) third win of the season. But it certainly may have helped.
The three-time IndyCar championship winner again demonstrated his own masterclass of how to own the IndyCar field at the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at ...Keep reading

An 18-time race winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, Kasey Kahne's career abruptly ended in 2018 after suffering extreme heat exhaustion as his body struggled to properly keep him cool inside the race car.
Since then, he's been competing in dozens of shorter sprint car races, but no lengthy stock car racing events. That changed earlier this year when NASCAR returned to Rockingham, a track Kahne ...Keep reading

LEGO took centre stage ahead of the Miami Grand Prix when all 20 drivers take part in the drivers’ parade – in fully-drivable LEGO cars.
Earlier this year, Motorsport.com visited one of the company’s big build factories in the Czech Republic, in a small town on the outskirts of Prague called Kladno.
When we arrived, we were greeted by a handful of LEGO’s top designers and engineers ...Keep reading

Formula 1 race winner and Le Mans 24 Hours victor Jochen Mass has died aged 78.
The German’s death was announced on his Instagram page by his family, over a month after it had revealed that he had suffered what was described as a “medical emergency”. 
“Today we mourn the loss of a husband, father, grandfather and a racing legend,” the family stated.
“It is with heavy hearts ...Keep reading

Formula 1 continues to come up with inventive ways of building up its American fanbase as it replaced the traditional driver parade truck for the Miami Grand Prix with bespoke LEGO cars.
Each team has its own fully driveable, close to full-scale LEGO replica that the 20 drivers will complete the parade lap with ahead of Sunday’s race.
Built as close to their real-life equivalents as ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix issued protocols that could see the race suspended if there is a threat of lightning ahead of the race. 
The race in Miami Gardens around the Miami Dolphins' Hard Rock Stadium is scheduled to go ahead at 4pm local time. However, with the threat of thunder storms in the area, safety procedures have been put in place as a precaution. 
A statement from the ...Keep reading

General Motors president Mark Reuss has revealed a potential $5 billion hit from tariffs introduced by United States president Donald Trump – but insists it will not impact on the Cadillac Formula 1 team.
Having cut its profit forecast due to the uncertainty in the automotive industry caused by Trump’s tariff plans, Reuss said GM – Cadillac’s parent company – could be set for a huge ...Keep reading

Patrick Mahomes is in the building. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, who is an investor in Alpine Racing, arrived at Hard Rock Stadium ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. He and his wife Brittany strolled into the paddock Sunday afternoon and made a beeline for Alpine Racing’s hospitality suite. 
The three-time Super Bowl champion was among a consortium of celebrity backers, including his ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura’s sensational start to his MotoGP career made him a target for rival teams - according to Davide Brivio, director of the Trackhouse MotoGP team.
Brivio reckons there will be strong interest from other teams in the paddock for the Japanese rider’s signature when his contract expires at the end of 2026.
One of Brivio’s standout traits is his sharp instinct for spotting talent ...Keep reading

Saturday in Miami was a day of two halves for Max Verstappen. He claimed pole position for the main race in phenomenal fashion, but saw his sprint race fall apart owing to an unsafe release by Red Bull.
When asked in his Dutch media session whether he had mixed feelings after his pole, the four-time world champion responded: "You can’t change that now. Of course it wasn’t ideal, but ...Keep reading

Miami’s temporary circuit around the Hard Rock Stadium is divisive, but the sharp end of the grid for the 2025 grand prix offers tantalising possibilities for an exciting race.
While McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has publicly blown a raspberry at Red Bull’s underdog “narrative”, the fact remains that Max Verstappen starts from pole in the often troublesome RB21 – while Stella’s ...Keep reading

Haas' Esteban Ocon revelled in his passage to the final part of qualifying for Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, but noted that the American squad still had work to do to improve its VF-25 chassis' consistency.
The Frenchman put his car ninth on the grid, outqualifying Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda’s and getting to within 0.07s of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari, to ensure Haas could stake its claim for ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz credited his sixth place grid spot for Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix on a "20-minute nap" - explaining that Williams had to reset following a series of "scrappy" mistakes throughout the weekend.
The Spaniard was eliminated in the second part of sprint qualifying, and then knocked himself out of the Saturday race after clipping the wall at Turn 13, causing damage to both left-hand ...Keep reading