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Williams' Carlos Sainz believes that fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix "was the maximum we could do" having finished best of the midfield runners.

Drama swept through the F1 paddock following Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix when news came in that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had been disqualified for technical breaches. But which rule did their cars break? What were the key details? And how did their McLaren team react to the news?

Formula 1 fans have delivered their verdict on recent reports linking former Red Bull chief Christian Horner to Aston Martin. 
Amid the drama of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, reports emerged claiming that Horner is in line to replace Aston Martin team principal and CEO Andy Cowell.
The Briton was replaced as Red Bull team principal and CEO on 9 July 2025 after 20 years at the helm of the Milton ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco has doubled down on his criticism of MotoGP’s prototype radio system, saying the static noise renders it practically “pointless”.
Inspired by Formula 1’s successful ‘team radio’, MotoGP has been developing its own two-way communication system to enable riders and the pitwall to interact with each other in real time.
Several riders have tested the device in the last ...Keep reading

Ferrari’s Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur has responded to Lewis Hamilton’s extreme pessimism following the Las Vegas Grand Prix, saying everybody must “calm down”. 
The seven-time world champion crossed the line in 10th on Saturday night after starting on the back row following a disastrous qualifying, in which he failed to set a lap at the end of a wet Q1. 
Although Hamilton ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans couldn't resist poking fun at McLaren after a social media post during the Las Vegas Grand Prix didn't age well.
After Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the line to finish second and fourth, the Woking outfit's cars were found to be in breach of Article 3.5.9 of the Technical Regulations due to excessive plank wear, leading to a double disqualification for the ...Keep reading

Newly crowned Super Formula champion Ayumu Iwasa has the potential to perform in Formula 1 at a higher level than Yuki Tsunoda, believes his race engineer.
Tomohiko Koike made the claim in the wake of last weekend's Suzuka finale, where two pole positions and victory in the final race were enough to propel Team Mugen’s Iwasa ahead of defending champion Sho Tsuboi in the drivers’ ...Keep reading

McLaren’s disastrous double disqualifications in Las Vegas for Lando Norris’ second place and Oscar Piastri’s fourth due to excessive plank wear have potentially serious championship implications.

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko had a laugh when McLaren told Lando Norris to attack the dominant Max Verstappen during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The four-time world champion won from second on the grid after overtaking poleman Norris at Turn 1, as the McLaren driver went wide having defended the inside too aggressively. 
George Russell also overtook Norris at race start ...Keep reading

First of all, I would like to apologize. I really didn’t want to make McLaren the protagonist of this column, because that has happened often enough in recent weeks.
But after the events of yesterday’s race in Las Vegas – both McLarens were disqualified due to skid blocks that were too worn out – Zak Brown is practically the only possible choice as the face and head of the team.
In ...Keep reading

Helmut Marko couldn’t help but break into a smile and throw in a few ironic remarks while surrounded by several Dutch Formula 1 journalists, including our own Ronald Vording, as they quizzed him about yet another stunning Max Verstappen victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Austrian clearly enjoyed that Lando Norris’ engineer Will Joseph’s message to his driver was met with a brutal ...Keep reading

Harry Benjamin and the team reflect on the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Harry Benjamin and the team reflect on the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Harry Benjamin and the team reflect on the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The 2025 season marks a decade in which the NASCAR Cup Series has functionally operated under the ‘charter agreement,’ but it’s also the first year of the second document and first extension to an agreement first crafted in advance of the 2016 season.
It’s also the first season that began with a lawsuit with two teams alleging federal antitrust violations against the sanctioning body ...Keep reading

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The betting odds surrounding the 2025 Formula 1 drivers' championship have taken a hit following the dramatic disqualification of the McLaren team after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. While Lando Norris remains at the top of the standings going into the Qatar race week, Max Verstappen's current form sees him closer in both points and odds.
Leading sportsbooks have adjusted their lines after the ...Keep reading

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For a dramatic double disqualification, to Verstappen's latest success – here's a roundup of what happened over the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.

Charles Leclerc admits that Ferrari "lost a good opportunity to do something special" having just missed out on a podium in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.