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McLaren's Zak Brown has explained his "tire water" labelled drinks bottle is a dig at claims over the team's tyre temperature management.
Following suggestions that McLaren is bending the rules with how it keeps its tyres cool, Brown says that F1 needs to ensure teams have to pay more to ward off "frivolous" claims about any technical issues.
These allegations are understood to come from Red ...Keep reading

“Until we start running, it’s pretty nerve-wracking – that’s the honest answer.” Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu was typically frank when asked in Miami about the squad’s progress in understanding the instability that plagues its car in high-speed corners. The team fast-tracked some experimental floor tweaks for the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, shortcutting the usual simulation ...Keep reading

Americans don’t care about MotoGP. I know, I know, that’s not exactly breaking news. And whereas there are a handful of diehards out amongst the States, myself included, the vast majority of Yanks don’t give two hoots about European motorcycle racing. 
But that doesn’t have to be the case. 
Look at Formula 1 only a few years ago. That series, after years of flip-flopping through ...Keep reading

After his DTM comeback at Oschersleben, ex-Formula 1 driver Timo Glock is not only at odds with his McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, which is currently being investigated in Woking for a fundamental vehicle problem, but also with the fairness of some of his rivals.
In Sunday's race, “it felt like everyone out there thought they had to drive totally kamikaze”, Glock grumbled to ProSieben after his ...Keep reading

As revealed by Motorsport.com, Red Bull Racing is phasing in a small but significant update package in three steps. In Jeddah, it introduced a few new components and bodywork tweaks, in Miami there are modifications to the floor, and further updates are scheduled for Imola. According to the FIA's technical document, Red Bull’s Miami package consists of modified floor fences and floor edges – ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was visibly disappointed after qualifying sixth for Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix sprint race, registering his 'annoyance' that Ferrari had lacked pace thus far this weekend.
The Monegasque had arrived in Miami with the understanding that he was finding pace in Ferrari's SF-25 through a series of set-up tweaks that had ensured the car was handling more to his liking.
After ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen expects to be in for a tough time in the Miami Grand Prix sprint race, citing expected high temperatures and Red Bull's recurring understeer issues at low speed.
Verstappen was the only driver to take two flying laps in sprint qualifying, where he improved on his second tour of the Miami International Autodrome to move ahead of George Russell - who ...Keep reading

After some difficult losses in recent weeks, Corey Heim rebounded in a big way at Texas Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota, he held on in a fierce battle for the win after dominating most of the night, capturing his third checkered flag of the season.
The race got pushed into double overtime after a rash of late incidents. Entering Turn 1 in the middle of a three-wide ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli is among the most recent additions to the infamous F1 drivers’ WhatsApp chat, but he’s certainly not the most active. The Mercedes rookie, who will start on pole at Saturday’s Miami Sprint race, said he’s taking a back seat before he starts contributing to the group chat with all 20 drivers. 
“I'm the least active, actually,” he told Motorsport.com. “Because I'm ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has escaped a grid drop for Saturday's Miami Grand Prix sprint race after an investigation into his outlap, with his Red Bull Formula 1 team handed a reprimand instead.
At the end of the first qualifying phase Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll encountered Verstappen on the racing line on Miami's main straight heading into the final hairpin, with the Canadian having to swerve ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan led complaints about traffic in Formula 1 sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, which left a handful of drivers unable to set times in the final moments of SQ1.
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Tsunoda was distinctly unhappy with traffic afflicting both his sole SQ1 lap ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.
Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.
But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes is reaping the rewards for taking the “risk” of promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli into a Formula 1 race seat after the 18-year-old took pole position for the Miami sprint race.
Antonelli has never raced in Miami before but quickly settled into the circuit and was at the head of the field for Saturday’s sprint race, becoming the youngest driver to take any format ...Keep reading

The 18-year-old rising star was close to celebrating in Victory Lane at Talladega Superspeedway, but everything changed in an instant while defending the race lead. Connor Zilisch moved down to block a charging Jesse Love and contact was made. Zilisch's No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet spun wildly to the inside, slamming the wall nose-first in a violent impact.
While he was checked and released ...Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen was summoned to the stewards after sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix for an incident that Lance Stroll branded as "dangerous.”
At the end of the first qualifying phase, Aston Martin driver Stroll encountered Verstappen on the racing line on Miami's main straight heading into the final hairpin, which led the Canadian to swerve around the Red Bull ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed his maiden sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix, defeating both McLarens.
Antonelli had looked rapid throughout Friday afternoon's sprint qualifying session and his late run of 1m26.482s was enough to withstand a last-ditch run by McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who qualified 0.045s and 0.100s behind respectively.
Reigning ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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For five consecutive seasons between 2018 and 2022, Chase Elliott won multiple races every year and racked up 18 Cup Series wins. But in the three years since, NASCAR's Most Popular Driver has only added a single win to that total
Despite this, it's hard to say Elliott has fallen off as he ended the 2024 season with the best average finish of any full-time driver in the field. He's started 2025 ...Keep reading

Alpine Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes denied rumours that Franco Colapinto would replace Jack Doohan at the next round in Imola, stating "today, that's the case" that Doohan would continue.
Colapinto signed as Alpine's reserve driver last January following his nine-grand-prix stint as a regular driver for Williams last year, and there has been much speculation ever since about the possibility ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he has "no doubt" that his former driver Lewis Hamilton will recapture his "stellar" old form while racing for his new Ferrari squad.
Hamilton moved to Ferrari for this season after 12 years at Mercedes, with a brilliant pole-to-flag sprint win in China punctuating a much more difficult start to the season. Hamilton has been adrift compared to team-mate ...Keep reading