Motorsport

Trackside view: Ferrari still struggling despite Hamilton's China sprint pole

Fri, 2025-03-21 10:16
The rolling cheers were the first clue. Reverberating as if sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix was taking place within a leisure-centre swimming pool – such is the way the Shanghai track’s giant main grandstand traps noise - was the noise that greeted Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari pole.
At this stage, there was still Max Verstappen left to run as Motorsport.com ...Keep reading

Lawson explains F1 Chinese GP SQ1 elimination

Fri, 2025-03-21 09:41
Liam Lawson put his Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying woes down to an inability to cool his tyres enough for his final flying lap, leading to him propping up the rest of the Formula 1 field.
The New Zealander was up to 10th in the order after the opening runs, having opened with a 1m32.729s time, but his second attempt at a run was aborted – and ultimately deleted – after running wide at ...Keep reading

Norris: "I made a mistake", and McLaren is "just not quick enough"

Fri, 2025-03-21 09:21
Lando Norris held his hands up as his own mistakes left the early championship leader qualifying down in sixth for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
After winning in Australia last weekend, Norris had been towing a fine line between admitting McLaren was the team to beat while also attempting to temper expectations of just how quick the car is.
Norris, whose team-mate Oscar Piastri ...Keep reading

Hamilton "gobsmacked" as he gets first Ferrari sprint pole

Fri, 2025-03-21 08:46
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is "a bit in shock" after taking his first sprint pole of his nascent Ferrari era.
Hamilton came to Shanghai after a difficult weekend for both himself and Ferrari in Australia, only managing 10th in Melbourne through a lack of pace and poor strategy.
But the 40-year-old rebounded strongly in China by taking pole for Saturday's first sprint ...Keep reading

Eddie Jordan: Formula 1's great disruptor

Thu, 2025-03-20 14:09
Pull the 21 April 1988 edition of Autosport from the archives and you’ll find an image of Johnny Herbert, arm aloft in triumph, crossing the finishing line in the opening round of the International F3000 season at Jerez. In a stark visual echo of the white border around the photo, Johnny’s Eddie Jordan Racing-entered Reynard 88D is also almost completely white, bereft of sponsor logos but for ...Keep reading

Girls on the grid – all drivers competing in F1 Academy 2025

Thu, 2025-03-20 13:50
F1 Academy provides talented female racers with the opportunity to showcase their skills on the main stage of motorsport, and this year, many new drivers will be given that chance.
And the addition of a new team, Hitech, means the grid has increased from 15 to 18 cars, with one of those serving as a wildcard entry, allowing a driver to take part in a one-off race weekend at each of the ...Keep reading

Jordan Grand Prix’s magic F1 moments

Thu, 2025-03-20 12:39
Eddie Jordan’s team burst into Formula 1 in 1991 and immediately made an impression.
Before becoming the Midland-owned MF1 Racing for 2006, Jordan Grand Prix built up a cult following, helped launch the careers of several drivers and briefly became a championship contender.
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1991 Canadian GP (2 June ...Keep reading

Verstappen: McLaren “quite far ahead”, Red Bull among chasing pack

Thu, 2025-03-20 10:28
Max Verstappen admits McLaren looks good across the board in 2025 as the reigning world champion believes Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes will trade blows in the battle for best of the rest.
Lando Norris won the first race of the season in Australia last weekend and will be looking to hammer home McLaren’s obvious pace advantage at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the year’s first sprint race ...Keep reading

Komatsu feared "something was broken" on Haas F1 car amid "severe" issue

Thu, 2025-03-20 10:03
Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu admitted he thought something was broken when his Formula 1 outfit logged its initial FP1 laps at the Australian Grand Prix, and doesn't expect an immediate fix to its high-speed corner problems.
After following a similar run plan in Bahrain testing to what it had run in 2024, by sacrificing all performance runs for long-run pace and tyre management exploration, Haas ...Keep reading

Hamilton: Verstappen's radio exchanges "far worse" than me and Adami

Thu, 2025-03-20 09:44
Lewis Hamilton has hit back at media making too much of his radio exchanges with his new Ferrari race engineer during his Scuderia debut in Australia, suggesting "far worse" comments by Max Verstappen went unnoticed.
Hamilton endured a difficult Ferrari debut in Melbourne, with the team struggling for performance in both dry qualifying conditions and in a mixed-weather race, and taking wrong ...Keep reading

Eddie Jordan, 1948-2025

Thu, 2025-03-20 09:26
Edmund Patrick Jordan, who has died aged 76 while undergoing treatment for cancer, was an energetic entrepreneur who brought a disruptive touch of rock and roll to Formula 1 in the 1990s.
Born in Dublin, Jordan flirted with the idea of joining the priesthood in his youth before embarking on a career in finance – more specifically, becoming a clerk at the Bank of Ireland. But Jordan was born ...Keep reading

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan dies aged 76

Thu, 2025-03-20 08:52
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has died at the age 76 following a battle against illness, his family has announced.
Jordan had been fighting an aggressive form of bladder and prostate cancer which spread to his spine and the pelvis, revealing his diagnosis last December.
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Lawson “couldn’t care less” what Brown says on Red Bull selection

Thu, 2025-03-20 08:20
Liam Lawson insists he has no interest in what McLaren CEO Zak Brown has to say on Red Bull’s choice of drivers for 2025.
Speaking after qualifying for last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, Brown praised Yuki Tsunoda after he put his Racing Bulls fifth on the grid, while Lawson struggled and could only manage 18th in his first race for Red Bull.
Tsunoda was overlooked in favour of Lawson ...Keep reading

Hadjar on defusing Marko's "embarrassing" storm, Hamilton's compassion

Thu, 2025-03-20 06:56
Isack Hadjar says he has spoken to Red Bull's Helmut Marko after copping criticism for his tearful Australian Grand Prix exit, and reveals he has received further support from Lewis Hamilton.
In the wet, Hadjar spun out at Turn 2 on the Melbourne formation lap, cutting a distraught figure as he saw his debut shatter into pieces before it had even truly began. After not putting a foot wrong ...Keep reading

City of Homestead says NASCAR race won't be impacted by brush fire

Thu, 2025-03-20 02:51
The sixth round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and according to city officials on Wednesday, that remains unchanged despite ongoing brush fires in the surrounding area.
In a statement posted Wednesday evening, the City of Homestead said: "The NASCAR Cup Series events at the Homestead-Miami Speedway are set to continue as scheduled." The same report warns ...Keep reading

Neuville: Hyundai’s WRC future is yet to be decided

Wed, 2025-03-19 17:08
Thierry Neuville insists Hyundai is yet to decide on its World Rally Championship future, describing recent speculation the brand has already decided to leave at the end of 2025 as “unfounded”.
The reigning world champion and Hyundai WRC stalwart has responded to a report in Belgian media that claims the Korean marque has already made a call to leave the category at the end of this season ...Keep reading

NASCAR suspends six crew members following Las Vegas race weekend

Wed, 2025-03-19 16:55
Instead of rolling the dice, Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe's team accidentally rolled some wheels at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — the runaway tires causing cautions during the NASCAR Cup Series race. As a result, both will be without their usual jackman and tire changer this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
For Busch, jackman Joseph Moser, and tire changer Shiloh Windsor will sit out the ...Keep reading

The Wood Brothers' knack for finding first-time winners

Wed, 2025-03-19 16:12
Of the 20 drivers who have been fortunate enough to win races with the Wood Brothers Racing team, nearly half of them were first-time winners, with Josh Berry being the latest. From there, it's been fairly split on what the future held for these drivers as some never won again, while a couple went on to become NASCAR Cup Series champions. It remains to be seen where Berry will fall on this list ...Keep reading

What’s new for F1 Academy in 2025?

Wed, 2025-03-19 14:49
F1 Academy is entering its third season in 2025, after a successful 2024 campaign, which saw Abbi Pulling take the title in dominant fashion.
As the series’ visibility and popularity has continued to grow, there are some changes taking place for this season, which look to provide more opportunities for female racers, and make the on-track action even more dynamic.
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There’s a new ...Keep reading

FIA responds to WRC drivers’ dissent in swearing clampdown row

Wed, 2025-03-19 13:00
The FIA has reiterated its stance on drivers using “inappropriate language” but will discuss the matter with World Rally Championship competitors following their protest at Safari Rally Kenya.
WRC drivers have elected to remain silent or speak in only their mother tongue during stage-end television interviews in Kenya this week, after Hyundai driver Adrien Fourmaux was fined for swearing in ...Keep reading

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