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Yuki Tsunoda to get Red Bull boost with private Silverstone F1 test

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 17:16
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is set to get a private test at Silverstone next week with the hopes of speeding up his integration into the Formula 1 squad. Off the back of an action-packed triple-header, the 24-year-old will drive Red Bull's 2023 RB19 at the British Grand Prix venue.
Tsunoda made his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month, replacing Liam Lawson ...Keep reading

Luckless Jack Doohan ends Saudi Arabian GP practice with reprimand

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 16:41
Alpine racer Jack Doohan ended the final practice session ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a trip to the Formula 1 stewards’ office. The Australian driver was caught crossing the painted area between the track and pit entrance on two occasions, which officials said was in breach of F1’s sporting code. 
Doohan first crossed the white line that divides the pit entry from the race ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff not ‘flirting’ with Max Verstappen over Mercedes F1 switch

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 16:34
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has revealed zero negotiations have been held with Max Verstappen, claiming he is “super happy” with his current driver pairing.
The future of the four-time world champion is currently in doubt due to Red Bull’s competitive decline, and Mercedes has been touted as a possible destination for Verstappen.
Mercedes famously missed out on signing him in ...Keep reading

FP3: Norris pips McLaren team mate Piastri in final practice at the Saudi Arabian GP

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 16:04
Lando Norris ended the third and final practice session of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend fastest of all, leading his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by 0.024s while George Russell was best of the rest in third.

F1 ACADEMY: Lloyd narrowly holds off Weug to take thrilling maiden victory in Jeddah

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 16:04
McLaren’s Ella Lloyd thrived under intense pressure from the more experienced Maya Weug to secure her first win in F1 ACADEMY in Race 1 around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from final practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 16:04
Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah.

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: McLaren outpaces rivals by over 0.6s in FP3

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 15:40
McLaren driver Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to top third practice in Jeddah, with Mercedes' George Russell appearing to be the squad's closest competitor.
Haas rookie Oliver Bearman led early running before the rapid McLarens headed out, Piastri leading from Norris by 0.085s after the first barrage of soft-tyre runs on a searing Jeddah circuit which saw track temperatures of over ...Keep reading

Helmut Marko names Sebastian Vettel as his "ideal successor" at Red Bull

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 15:37
Helmut Marko named Sebastian Vettel his “ideal successor” as Red Bull’s chief motorsport advisor. The Austrian was instrumental in nurturing some of the sport’s biggest stars of the modern era, including Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo. In addition to running the team's junior program, he also took on a key role in the Milton Keynes-based outfit’s senior management team ...Keep reading

WEC Imola: Ferrari gets 1-2 in qualifying as Valentino Rossi tops LMGT3

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 15:30
Ferrari driver Antonio Giovinazzi claimed top spot in qualifying for Sunday's Imola World Endurance Championship round as Valentino Rossi took class pole in LMGT3.
Ferrari made it a good day for the home crowd by following up on Rossi’s performance by blocking out the front row of the grid in the Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars in the initial qualifying period.
Giovinazzi posted ...Keep reading

"You can't always win everything" - Verstappen's realism over catching McLaren

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 13:46
Max Verstappen feels it is unrealistic for Red Bull to catch McLaren over the 2025 Formula 1 campaign as it pins hopes on small, gradual upgrades to cure handling issues.
Red Bull's balance problems were brutally exposed at last weekend's hot and demanding Bahrain Grand Prix, with Verstappen only passing Pierre Gasly's Alpine on the final lap to grab sixth, finishing 34 seconds behind ...Keep reading

Vowles: Williams won't be tempted into short-term traps again

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 11:31
Williams had no doubts about turning its full attention to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations before the current season began, and it won't be tempted to shift its approach now.
In a midfield battle decided by tenths - if not hundredths of a second - with a potential fifth place in the constructors' standings up for grabs, it is extremely tempting to give 2025 development one final push before ...Keep reading

Is Vowles right to advise Mercedes against signing Verstappen? Our writers have their say

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:38
James Vowles caused quite the stir on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when the Williams Formula 1 boss suggested that Mercedes shouldn’t sign Max Verstappen.
The future of the four-time world champion is currently under question, as Red Bull has regressed since starting the 2024 Formula 1 season as the most dominant outfit.
Verstappen’s team is currently third in the 2025 ...Keep reading

Aston Martin boss Cowell brushes off Verstappen future talk in Jeddah

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:02
Andy Cowell has batted away speculation that Aston Martin is considering a sensational bid to sign World Champion Max Verstappen for the 2026 season.

‘Getting most out of the tyres’ the deciding factor in Saudi Arabia as Russell pushes to catch McLaren

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:02
George Russell believes that the deciding factor in this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be about “getting the most out of the tyres” as Mercedes look to challenge pacesetters McLaren.

Super Formula Motegi: Makino heads Dandelion 1-2 in opener

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 09:15
Tadasuke Makino scored his second Super Formula victory of the season in Saturday’s opening race at Motegi, as Dandelion Racing continued its winning streak.
Makino led a first 1-2 finish for Dandelion since 2012 ahead of team-mate Kakunoshin Ohta after leading more or less throughout, taking the championship lead in the process.
Having headed a front-row lockout for Dandelion ahead of ...Keep reading

130 races later, Tyler Ankrum snaps winless streak in Rockingham Truck race

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:58
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing's Tyler Ankrum is once again a NASCAR Truck Series winner. For the first time since July, 2019, the Truck Series regular has returned to Victory Lane, and it wasn't easy, falling a lap down early in NASCAR's return to Rockingham. But he never gave up, stretching the fuel longer than anyone around him during the final run.
Ending a six-year winless streak after 130 ...Keep reading

PRACTICE DEBRIEF: Can McLaren carry their strong Friday form into Qualifying – and who are their main threats in Jeddah?

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:48
The opening day of action at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix saw McLaren end second practice with a 1-2 finish, as Lando Norris led the way from team mate Oscar Piastri. But with Norris warning that the team are “not as comfortable as what we would like”, what does the data say about where the squad stand in relation to their rivals?

Hamilton ‘just seeing if I can get in the top 10’ as Ferrari man left dejected in Saudi Arabia

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:48
Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure after struggling to 13th fastest in Free Practice 2 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, conceding he is currently focusing on reaching the top 10.

What the teams said – Friday in Saudi Arabia

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:48
The drivers and teams report back from Friday practice at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

F2: Crawford narrowly beats Martins to pole position in Jeddah

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-04-19 00:48
Jak Crawford beat Victor Martins in a tightly contested Formula 2 Jeddah Qualifying to take Pole Position on Friday evening, sealing a P1 start for Sunday’s Feature Race.

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