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Fernando Alonso rules out competing with the McLarens for a front-row starting position at the Dutch Grand Prix despite a strong Friday practice.

Fernando Alonso rules out competing with the McLarens for a front-row starting position at the Dutch Grand Prix despite a strong Friday practice.

Fernando Alonso rules out competing with the McLarens for a front-row starting position at the Dutch Grand Prix despite a strong Friday practice.

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed his squad is “not in any hurry” to confirm Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. 
The four-time world champion’s current team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has struggled since replacing Liam Lawson for round three of 2025 onwards, scoring just seven points leaving him 18th in the standings.
Tsunoda has therefore not been signed ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri will not take a penalty after a pitlane contretemps with George Russell almost resulted in contact in Formula 1's second Dutch Grand Prix practice session at Zandvoort.
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Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux emerged with a slender lead over World Rally Championship title hopeful Kalle Rovanpera after a drama-filled opening morning at the inaugural Rally Paraguay.
Paraguay’s unique and unknown gravel stages, featuring a blend of high-speed sections, technical corners, multiple grip changes and rough compressions, provided plenty of challenges for the WRC field.
But ...Keep reading

Entering the 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs, Trackhouse Racing is making a very rare change to its pit crew roster. It’s newsworthy because Ross Chastain's pit crew has been essentially unchanged since he first started racing for Trackhouse in 2022, bringing his Chip Ganassi Racing team with him.
However, as the championship playoffs get underway, the team has made a decisive change. Josh ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris made it a Friday clean sweep by topping Formula 1's second practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix, while Lance Stroll suffered a heavy crash in the Aston Martin.
Norris bested Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and team-mate Oscar Piastri on Zandvoort's 4.226km seaside circuit in a session derailed by red flags and other minor incidents.
The session was halted early on ...Keep reading

The 76th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway will host the 27th round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season, but the first of its Playoffs. 16 drivers will begin the title hunt on Sunday, facing 500 miles of racing around the track 'too tough to tame'
Kyle Larson is the No. 1 seed with 32 playoff points after the reset, which is equal to teammate and regular season champion William Byron ...Keep reading

Live coverage of the second Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.

Lando Norris topped Free Practice 1 at the Dutch Grand Prix as Formula 1 returned to action following the traditional summer break.

Max Verstappen's Free Practice 1 session ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix ended with his Red Bull in the gravel after the chequered flag.

Lando Norris has set the pace during the opening practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix, the McLaren racer going fastest from team mate Oscar Piastri and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has conceded that the team has put Andrea Kimi Antonelli "under maximum pressure" in his debut Formula 1 season - but says the 19-year-old remains a long-term hire.
Antonelli has enjoyed the highs of a maiden podium and a sprint race pole in 2025, but has endured some more difficult moments; since his podium in Montreal, he has scored just one point.
Some of that ...Keep reading

Alpine chief Flavio Briatore admits he may have put too much pressure on the Formula 1 team's second driver Franco Colapinto, as the Argentinian has yet to get off the mark for the squad.
Colapinto was brought in from Williams as Alpine's reserve driver and swapped places with fellow rookie Doohan after his six races, with the Australian demoted following May's Miami Grand Prix.
But thus ...Keep reading

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has joked it would be like a ‘mafia reunion’ should Christian Horner, Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore combine for an ownership stake in the Alpine Formula 1 outfit.
Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal in July and his next step is not yet known, but paddock rumours have suggested the 51-year-old is looking to invest in an F1 team.
Alpine has been ...Keep reading

Formula 1 will undergo a major overhaul next year with new engine and chassis regulations. It’s a leap into the unknown for all teams and manufacturers, although some teams including Red Bull have suggested that Mercedes appears “very confident” about its engine project.
That belief was based on paddock chatter – reliable or not – and the fact that Mercedes opposed some further ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Lando Norris edged team-mate Oscar Piastri to lead Friday's first free practice at Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix.
Following several heatwaves that scorched Europe's summer, the second leg of the season got underway in cool conditions in the Netherlands
There was little time to waste at the start of the one-hour session as all 20 drivers sampled the windy conditions at ...Keep reading

Lando Norris leads McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by 0.292 seconds in first practice at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Live coverage of the first Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.