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"We didn’t have the right tyre on at the end."
That was a downcast Lewis Hamilton’s bald assessment of why he was eliminated from qualifying for the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The reasons for him being on the wrong tyre are mysterious.
For this weekend, Pirelli has brought tyre compounds a step softer than last year, including the new C6 it introduced in Imola. But, given the small ...Keep reading

Christopher Bell is pleased to have won last week at Bristol Motor Speedway but there wasn’t a lot to take out of it to indicate anything meaningful about his chances the rest of the season.
For one, Bell thinks he was kind of lucky to have a won a race that featured a ton of intended tire cording, which came down to who had enough fresh right sides at the end of the race.
They did and the ...Keep reading

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has taken a dramatic pole position for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a chaotic qualifying in Baku, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson.
Sainz looked set for pole after being one of the only drivers to get a dry lap in during Q3 session affected by crashes and rain, but in the dying seconds Verstappen denied the Williams driver a shock ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport 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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Alex Rins has offered insights into his team-mate Fabio Quartararo’s incredible pace in the 2025 MotoGP season, revealing he is able to brake 20 metres later than other Yamaha riders.
In a year where Yamaha has mostly been the slowest manufacturer on the grid, Quartararo has managed to drag his M1 to strong results in both qualifying and race trim.
The Frenchman has scored four pole ...Keep reading

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2030 after the series signed a four-year contract extension with the Baku organisers.
The race, which is generously backed by Baku's longstanding regime, was set to host the final race of its current contract next year, but will now remain a mainstay on the F1 calendar.
F1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali said ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris has topped final practice ahead of an unpredictable qualifying session for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
On a gusty Baku street circuit, Norris set his benchmark time towards the end of the session while several rivals slipped up.
The session got off to a leisurely start on the low-grip street circuit, which saw a layer of autumn leaves strewn on the track. The ...Keep reading

Although Max Verstappen has ruled out an immediate departure from Red Bull at the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season, his future continues to be the subject of frenzied speculation. Much of that has been stirred up by Max himself, as well as his inner circle acting as his proxy. The aim has been to keep ‘cracking the whip' over the team, motivating it to give him a better car – and letting its ...Keep reading

On 12 December, the FIA presidential election will take place in Uzbekistan, and ever since Carlos Sainz Sr withdrew his intention to run, it was set to be a head-to-head between incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem and challenger Tim Mayer.
But, out of the blue this week, a surprise candidate declared her intention to run for FIA presidency: Laura Villars, a 28-year-old Italian-Swiss from ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar currently has the best credentials for promotion to the Red Bull squad in 2026, though the question remains whether the Frenchman will be ready for a top team – and for the challenge of that second seat alongside Max Verstappen – after just one season in F1.
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The second round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup playoffs takes the top level of the sport through New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, and will end with an elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.
Alex Bowman, Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Dillon, and Josh Berry have failed to advance, and while Motorsport.com failed to get 100% in our first-round exit predictions, that won't stop us from ...Keep reading

Rick Ware Racing and Legacy Motor Club have reached a settlement over their suit and countersuit over a NASCAR Cup Series ownership charter.
While the exact terms remain 'confidential,' in the words of a press release, Ware says it has 'come to an agreement to sell and transfer a charter' to Legacy. Both parties have been in court for much of the past year over a charter transfer that was ...Keep reading

After going through Friday data from Baku, it appears the grid could be shaken up this weekend. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the afternoon for Ferrari, while teammate Charles Leclerc was less than a tenth of a second behind. 
Championship favourites McLaren, on the other hand, were hardly visible: Lando Norris was already nine tenths down on his best lap, but he had to abandon his ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton put his Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP2 headline result down to changes in his braking set-up, as he feels that Ferrari's progress over 2025's Formula 1 season is starting to become apparent.
While Leclerc was leading the times in FP2 ahead of the final flurry of higher-fuel long runs, Hamilton benefitted from his team-mate's assistance with a tow to move to the top of the order on his ...Keep reading

The rare FIA U-turn on Carlos Sainz's penalty in Zandvoort's Dutch Grand Prix has been applauded by several Formula 1 team principals as it reignited discussion around the series' right of review procedure.
Sainz was handed a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his licence for his share in a collision with Liam Lawson in Zandvoort's Turn 1, with Sainz trying to overtake the Racing Bulls ...Keep reading

There is a fascinating comparison to be had between the current furore over stage management in Formula 1 and two notorious examples from the past.
Why? Because Andrea Stella is a common denominator in all three. The McLaren team principal was Fernando Alonso’s race engineer in 2010 when Alonso’s Ferrari team-mate, Felipe Massa, was told “Fernando is faster than you”, a (lightly) coded ...Keep reading

Lando Norris reckons he is now on the backfoot for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after making a “costly” error during the second Formula 1 practice session.
The McLaren driver topped FP1, but finished 10th in FP2 after clattering the outside wall on the exit of Turn 4, which ripped out the left-rear track rod in his MCL39 and brought an early end to his session. 
Norris was left rueing the ...Keep reading

You have to dig deep into the Formula 1 archives to find years when Lewis Hamilton won fewer than 10 grands prix. In 2013, his first year after switching from McLaren to Mercedes, he managed just a single victory. But even in 2021, the season when his championship streak came to a dramatic halt in the legendary Abu Dhabi finale, Hamilton still collected eight race wins.  Then came the new ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pipped team-mate Charles Leclerc in second free practice at Baku's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while McLaren title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both struggled. 
Ferrari duo Hamilton and Leclerc led the early running and, as rivals struggled on the slippery streets of Baku, the Scuderia stayed on top for the entire session. Leclerc's early soft-tyre lap was bested ...Keep reading

New York, NY — Motorsport Network today announced the U.S. debut of its Autosport Business
Exchange (ABX) series, with the next edition set for October 15th in New York City at Classic Car Club Manhattan. The event will be headlined by Toto Wolff, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team CEO & Team Principal.
Building on this year’s editions in London and Monaco, ABX NYC will focus on the Rise of ...Keep reading