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Max Verstappen has given himself a “50/50” chance of overhauling Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the race for the 2025 Drivers’ Championship, with the Dutchman and his Red Bull team enjoying a resurgence at recent events.

Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2025 United States Grand Prix weekend in Austin.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has discussed the rapid growth in popularity of the championship and the United States Grand Prix since the race at the Circuit of The Americas joined the calendar in 2012.
As one of the few current drivers to have raced at the event since this time, the British driver was quizzed on how the series has changed since the first F1 race in Austin ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin earned an emotional victory at Las Vegas, securing his 60th career win and locking himself into the Championship 4.
The playoff fight continues this weekend with Talladega becoming part of the penultimate round for the 2025 season. Kyle Larson +35), Christopher Bell (+20), and Chase Briscoe (+15) are the other three drivers above the cutline. William Byron (-15), Chase Elliott ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli admitted to "doubts" about his Formula 1 future during a difficult phase in his maiden season with Mercedes, but feels much more secure now that he's signed an extension to his deal.
Antonelli and team-mate George Russell had their new Mercedes contract extensions announced yesterday; Russell is believed to be on a multi-year deal, while Antonelli has an initial one-year ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has responded to rumours linking former Red Bull Racing team principal and CEO Christian Horner to Ferrari, branding the talk as "distracting for us as a team".
Horner was replaced in his role at the Milton Keynes outfit on 9 July 2025 by Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies. Since Horner reached a settlement agreement with Red Bull in September, allowing him to return to a ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship title contender Elfyn Evans has been handed a five-second penalty after making contact with a hay bale during the opening stage of the Central European Rally.
Evans, co-driven by Scott Martin, clouted a hay bale that formed part of a chicane during the first pass through the 12.83km Golf und Therme test that kicked off the 18-stage asphalt round of the championship on ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has suggested it would be a “good idea” for him to test the Red Bull Formula 1 car early ahead of an expected promotion for the 2026 season.
The 21-year-old has exceeded expectations in the 2025 campaign, as Hadjar is ninth in the championship with a podium at the Dutch Grand Prix being a standout moment.
He has often beaten team-mate Liam Lawson, but ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has offered a short-term solution to improving sprint races after arguing that the current format ca  ruin the surprise of the grand prix on Sunday.
The Spanish driver claimed that the current sprint race format, which consists of sprint qualifying after practice 1 on Friday, the sprint race and grand prix qualifying on Saturday, followed by the race on Sunday, spoils what the ...Keep reading

Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2025.

Carlos Sainz has claimed that his recent comments about the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix broadcast were "blown out of proportion".
The Spanish driver previously critiqued the broadcast of the race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit for seemingly prioritising showing the wives, girlfriends and attending celebrities over several exciting moments of on-track action. 
"It's becoming a bit of a ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier moved into an early lead over title rival Kalle Rovanpera after the opening two stages of the World Rally Championship’s return to asphalt at the Central European Rally.
Ogier, seeking a record-equalling ninth world title, continued his impressive form by setting the pace in Thursday’s stages to open up a 1.6s lead over Toyota team-mate Rovanpera.
Two passes through the ...Keep reading

The United States Grand Prix in Austin is the second race in succession to be declared a "heat hazard" under F1's rules.

The United States Grand Prix in Austin is the second race in succession to be declared a "heat hazard" under F1's rules.

The United States Grand Prix in Austin is the second race in succession to be declared a "heat hazard" under F1's rules.

The United States Grand Prix in Austin is the second race in succession to be declared a "heat hazard" under F1's rules.

Cadillac's executive engineering consultant Pat Symonds has called the scale of setting up a Formula 1 team from scratch "frightening", as the American brand prepares for its first season in 2026.
Symonds joined the team at the start of this year after serving a lengthy gardening leave period following his departure from FOM, where he served as chief technical officer. Working for the ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu hopes the small upgrades the team is set to introduce for the United States Grand Prix could lead to important gains in the constructors' championship.
The American outfit is set to introduce an upgrade package to the VF-25 for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas. While the changes are only small with modifications to the floor and ...Keep reading

The value of George Russell's contract extension with Mercedes is reported to be £30million per year.
Mercedes announced on Wednesday 15 October that Russell and his rookie team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli had signed contract extensions to continue with the Brackley outfit into the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The announcement came after months of waiting for the two drivers, but team chief Toto ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier will be among those cheering on Kalle Rovanpera as he tackles the “huge” challenge posed by making the transition from the World Rally Championship to single-seater racing in 2026. 
Eight-time world rally champion Ogier is no stranger in switching to top level circuit racing, having swapped the stages for the World Endurance Championship in 2022, which culminated in a drive ...Keep reading