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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have shared their reactions to Ferrari Executive Chairman John Elkann’s recent comments that the drivers need to "talk less and focus on driving" after the squad’s double retirement in Brazil.

The drivers face the press ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.

George Russell has given his take on whether Mercedes can again be in the fight for victory in Las Vegas one year on from the Briton leading home a 1-2 finish for the squad, with the Silver Arrows racer predicting that rivals Red Bull will be “strong” at the circuit this time around.

The results of the Brazil Grand Prix might have been inked into the record books but that hasn't prevented the events of that weekend remaining a hotly debated topic in Formula 1.
For the majority of F1's drivers, the most contentious element was Oscar Piastri's 10-second penalty for his part in triggering a collision which eliminated Ferrari's Charles Leclerc from the race. Leclerc's ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is weighing up a Formula 1 race number change if he doesn’t win the world title and is unable to keep #1, with an eye on former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo’s #3 race number.
Since 2014, drivers have needed to choose a number they must keep for their entire F1 career, with the only exception being a driver may exchange it for #1 after winning the world championship. Verstappen ...Keep reading

It all seemed doom-and-gloom on the 31 August. An oil leak had just put Lando Norris out of the Dutch Grand Prix meaning the McLaren Formula 1 driver was now 34 points behind Oscar Piastri, who won at Zandvoort, in the championship.
The outcome of the 2025 title therefore seemed inevitable. Piastri was the driver in form, he’d just scored his seventh win of the year after five podiums on the ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc praised the honesty of Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who had launched a stinging barb aimed at the Formula 1 team's drivers last week, and insisted that his comments were intended to be a positive message of encouragement.
In the wake of Ferrari's double-retirement in Sao Paulo, Elkann spoke to Sky Sports Italy and stated that "we have drivers who need to focus on driving and ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso enjoyed an immensely successful first act in his Formula 1 career, although it is widely considered that his talent commanded more than the two titles that he accrued in 2005 and 2006. That said, perhaps the chase of a third title has offered his career a smidgen more longevity...
In the opening six-to-seven years of his career, Alonso was often brilliant, decisive, and yet ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen feels that he and Red Bull can be “proud” after overturning the significant points gap that they faced earlier in the season, though the Dutchman acknowledged that the performance level was “not where I wanted it to be” for most of the campaign.

Lando Norris believes that "expectations are not to the same level" this weekend for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as at previous races this season, with the McLaren driver admitting "it's going to be trickier" due to the track layout and cold temperatures.

The LEGO Group and F1 ACADEMY have announced an exciting multi-year partnership to inspire young fans, especially girls, through creative play and representation, with the LEGO Group set to be represented on the F1 ACADEMY grid in the 2026 season by driver Esmee Kosterman.

Formula 1 enters the final triple header of the season as the Las Vegas Grand Prix hosts Round 22 of the championship, but what do the odds say about who might come out on top? Read on to find out...

It’s time for the final triple-header sequence of the 2025 season to get under way with the Las Vegas Grand Prix night race. Need to Know is your all-in-one guide for the weekend through various statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and more.

Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 in the United States.

Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.

The LEGO Group and F1 Academy have inked a multi-year deal which will see the construction toy giant release an F1 Academy car set and field a car on the 2026 grid of the all-female series.
On the eve of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 Academy director Susie Wolff and LEGO marketing director Julia Goldin presented the partnership, with 20-year-old Dutch racer Esmee Kosterman donning the LEGO car's ...Keep reading

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has removed all 18 members of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (IMHOF) Commission after an audit uncovered missing cars and money. A new commission has already been appointed as the museum remains under scrutiny.
The IMHOF was established in 1983 and includes a wide variety of historic NASCAR race cars, as well as some other notable ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell has cast doubt on McLaren's performance at the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, as he predicted the Woking outfit will struggle at the race t.at includes the famous Vegas Strip.
Russell, who won the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, noted the progress that Red Bull has made in recent weeks, acknowledging the Milton Keynes outfit as a potential threat for this ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll blasted Alpine's Franco Colapinto after the Argentine criticised the Canadian driver after the Brazilian Grand Prix. Stroll argued that Colapinto should focus on securing a point this season rather than on what he was doing.
Colapinto had called Stroll out for his defence against Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto in Brazil before the latter suffered a crash. "Stroll is just always taking ...Keep reading

Sauber Formula 1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto has responded to Max Verstappen's recent confession that he had told Red Bull to keep an eye on the Brazilian driver ahead of his F1 debut.
During an appearance on the Pelas Pistas podcast alongside Bortoleto, Verstappen explained: "I already said to the team before you even got to Formula 1, ‘keep an eye on Gabi.' But now we’re all here, and ...Keep reading