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McLaren “a long way” from prioritising Oscar Piastri in F1’s title fight

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 14:09
McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella says his squad is "a long way" from backing championship leader Oscar Piastri over Lando Norris.
The 2025 title fight long looked like a two-horse race between the McLaren team-mates, but Red Bull's resurgence has provided Max Verstappen with an outside chance of taking a fifth consecutive title, with Verstappen winning two out of the last three ...Keep reading

From NASCAR to MotoGP, every time Trackhouse has shocked the racing world

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 13:53
Trackhouse first appeared as a race team in 2021 when they entered the NASCAR Cup Series as an unremarkable single-car team. However, when they bought Chip Ganassi Racing in its entirety, they shocked the NASCAR world and got everyone to pay attention to them, and not for the last time.
Since then, Trackhouse has branched out and now fields three full-time entries in the Cup Series, as well as ...Keep reading

WRC Central Europe: Kalle Rovanpera wins as Toyota seals manufacturers’ title 

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 13:43
Kalle Rovanpera boosted his hopes of a third World Rally Championship title after taking a dominant victory at the Central European Rally, helping Toyota seal a ninth constructors’ crown. 
A matter of days after announcing plans to leave the WRC at the end of the year for a bold career move to single seater racing, the Finn delivered a stunning display to claim a third win of the year as ...Keep reading

How F1 returned to America 25 years ago

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-19 13:08
F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at F1's return to the USA at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, back in the year 2000...

Russell assesses ‘frustrating’ P4 Qualifying result

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-19 13:08
George Russell was left feeling that there could have been “more potential” in his performance during Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver admitting that just missing out on the front row in P4 was “frustrating”.

Tsunoda accuses Lawson of ‘always doing something on purpose’

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-19 13:08
Yuki Tsunoda has suggested that Liam Lawson is “always doing something on purpose” after complaining of being blocked by the Racing Bulls driver in Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.

McLaren explains why Oscar Piastri has been struggling at F1 US GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 13:01
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says “a couple of features” explain Oscar Piastri’s atypically uncompetitive pace this weekend at the United States Grand Prix.
Piastri was three tenths down on team-mate Lando Norris in free practice and both qualifying sessions, marking some of his worst drives of the season in terms of one-lap pace.
The championship leader lamented a ...Keep reading

George Russell shares theory about Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s Austin F1 pace

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 12:15
Saturday in Austin turned out to be an even better day than expected for Max Verstappen's championship hopes. The Dutchman saw both McLarens drop out of the sprint, scored eight points himself, and later that day secured pole-position for the grand prix.  
Despite that, Verstappen and Red Bull were not entirely satisfied with the car’s balance during the sprint. The reigning world champion ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman: “I thought I had a race ban for a minute”

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 11:13
Oliver Bearman feared he might get a Formula 1 race ban after committing a track-limits violation in his sprint battle with Andrea Kimi Antonelli at the United States Grand Prix.
Antonelli attacked Bearman for the last points-paying position on lap 14 of 19 in the Turn 15 section, with the Mercedes ahead at the apex but the Haas driver sweeping around the outside – all the way beyond the ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia explains Australian GP crash: “I told myself I won’t finish last”

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 10:28
Francesco Bagnaia says he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix because he was determined not to finish last again after a dreadful showing in Saturday’s sprint.
Starting the race from 14th on the grid after a three-place penalty for impeding a rival in qualifying, Bagnaia initially lost ground and dropped as low as 18th in the early stages of the race.
However, he mounted an impressive ...Keep reading

McLaren to review Austin F1 sprint crash – but not just yet

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 09:55
When Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri bumped wheels on the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks ago, an incident that defined the finishing order of the two McLarens in the race, Piastri was promised a "detailed, and very analytical" review.
The outcome was that Norris would face "repercussions" in the form of mild disciplinary sanctions, the nature of which have been the subject ...Keep reading

“I couldn’t even smile”: MotoGP’s newest winner on tough stretch before Australia triumph

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 08:56
Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez has opened up on the mental toll of his struggles early in the 2025 MotoGP season after scoring a breakthrough victory in the Australian Grand Prix.
Fernandez endured the worst possible start to the year after breaking a finger on his left hand on the opening day of pre-season testing at Sepang.
While he was able to make a comeback at the following test in ...Keep reading

WRC Central Europe: Stage 15 cancelled as Thierry Neuville crashes into bridge

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 08:40
Reigning world rally champion Thierry Neuville has retired from the Central European Rally after a crash with a bridge forced officials to cancel stage 15.
Neuville had started Sunday’s leg sitting in seventh position, but just four kilometres into the 12.37km Beyond Borders stage, the Hyundai driver hit trouble. Neuville’s i20 N slid wide entering a narrow bridge, hitting a hay bale that ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi never thought Australian GP win was possible after double long lap

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 07:51
Aprilia MotoGP star Marco Bezzecchi says he never bought into the narrative that he could win the Australian Grand Prix after receiving a double long-lap penalty on Thursday.
Bezzecchi was always going to face an uphill battle at Phillip Island, having been penalised at the start of the weekend by the stewards for causing a collision with Ducati’s Marc Marquez in Indonesia.
But the Aprilia ...Keep reading

What are the tactical options for the United States GP?

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-19 07:07
Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day in Texas for the United States Grand Prix.

Super GT’s long-running tyre war to end after 2026

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 06:44
Super GT has announced that both GT500 and GT300 classes will switch to a single tyre supplier from 2027, bringing an end to the series’ historic tyre war.
In a press conference ahead of this Sunday's penultimate round in Autopolis, GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh said the series has been forced to make the decision to cut down costs.
“Personally, it's incredibly painful,” he said. “I've ...Keep reading

MotoGP Australian GP: Raul Fernandez scores underdog win, Marco Bezzecchi on the podium

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-10-19 05:54
Raul Fernandez dominated the Australian Grand Prix to score his maiden MotoGP victory, as pre-race favourite Marco Bezzecchi salvaged a podium finish after his penalty.
Trackhouse rider Fernandez emerged on top in an early battle with Pedro Acosta and then capitalised on Bezzecchi’s double long lap penalty to take the chequered flag with a 1.4s at Phillip Island. 
VR46’s Fabio di ...Keep reading

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2025-10-19 04:59
Jennie and the F1 team look back at a dramatic sprint race and qualifying from Austin

F1: Chequered Flag

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2025-10-19 04:59
Jennie and the F1 team look back at a dramatic sprint race and qualifying from Austin

What the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in the US

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-10-19 03:59
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Sprint and Qualifying from the Circuit of The Americas ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

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