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Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo claimed his fifth pole position of the 2025 MotoGP season in the Australian Grand Prix, as Ducati’s streak of front-row starts in MotoGP came to an end.
Heading to Saturday’s qualifying session, Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi was the favourite for pole position, having topped Friday practice by almost three tenths of a second.
In the second half of Q2 ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were left disappointed after sprint qualifying for the United States Grand Prix sprint race.
After qualifying in eighth for the sprint race at the Circuit of The Americas, Hamilton told Sky Sports F1, "That was definitely not the pace we're expecting."
When asked what had gone wrong for the Maranello outfit on the Friday, Hamilton added: "It was ...Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has accepted blame after Yuki Tsunoda was eliminated in SQ1 during sprint qualifying at the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas. 
Speaking to Sky Sports F1, the Frenchman admitted that the team's run plan left its Japanese driver without time for a second push lap. 
“Yeah, we got it wrong, honestly," he said. "We apologise to Yuki ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella says Max Verstappen's Austin sprint pole confirms Red Bull can now win everywhere, but in the Texas heat the Italian still thinks McLaren has an ace up its sleeve.
In sprint qualifying McLaren's Lando Norris led Max Verstappen in the first two qualifying segments run on medium tyres. But in the final top 10 pole decider on softs Verstappen managed to ...Keep reading

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko concedes that Max Verstappen "needs some help from McLaren" to secure an outside-bet fifth Formula 1 title in 2025 - an eventuality he teasingly suggested was not impossible.
Verstappen sits 63 points away from Oscar Piastri's championship lead, although has an opportunity to make a small dent in that from sprint race pole at the United States Grand Prix; Piastri ...Keep reading

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats McLaren's title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats McLaren's title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats McLaren's title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

Max Verstappen will start on pole for Saturday's sprint race at the United States Grand Prix after pipping the McLaren Formula 1 pair to top spot in Austin.
Verstappen beat Lando Norris by 0.071s with championship leader Oscar Piastri in third, close to four tenths off top, setting up the drivers' title fight picture quite nicely.
Piastri leads Norris by 22 points while Verstappen is 63 ...Keep reading

Gio Ruggiero won Friday's NASCAR Truck race at Talladega Superspeedway, beating TRICON teammate Corey Heim by just 0.059s. This is the 19-year-old's first career win, coming in his 23rd career start.
"Super thankful for all the guys on this No. 17 truck," said Ruggiero. "They worked their ass off, and they definitely brought the best piece today. We showed it in qualifying and there throughout ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Sprint at the United States Grand Prix, the Dutchman putting in a stunning lap during the final moments of Sprint Qualifying to beat both McLaren cars.

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Sprint Qualifying session ahead of the 2025 United States Grand Prix in Austin.

Lando Norris posted the fastest time in the sole practice session for the United States Grand Prix weekend.

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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Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats McLaren's title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

Our F1 correspondent Andrew Benson will do a weekly Q&A this season, so get your questions in now.

Our F1 correspondent Andrew Benson will do a weekly Q&A this season, so get your questions in now.

Max Verstappen has secured a sprint race pole at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, beating McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Austin.
At a sunny and warm Circuit of the Americas, Red Bull's reigning world champion unleashed a scorching first and third sector to demote Norris his pole lap of 1m32.143s 0.071s faster than the McLaren driver.
Following a much more difficult ...Keep reading

Zak Brown revealed Lando Norris will only receive a “minor consequence” for colliding into his Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix - and stressed it will all remain private.
Norris overtook Piastri for third on lap one at Marina Bay last time out, but did so by going down the inside of Turn 3 and banging wheels with his McLaren stablemate.
Piastri was ...Keep reading

American Tim Mayer abandons his campaign for the presidency of motorsport's governing body, accusing the FIA of "lacking transparency" and "the illusion of democracy".