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What was behind F1 Las Vegas GP's "worst conditions ever"

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-11-22 10:08
For the first time since joining the Formula 1 calendar in 2023, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was hit by rain on Friday for third practice and qualifying.
It turned the usual qualifying exercise of balancing risk versus reward into a delicate dance between thrill and trepidation on the high-speed streets in the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding neon-lit avenues.
After Lando Norris clinched a ...Keep reading

Steve Phelps calls Richard Childress is a redneck idiot in unsealed text

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-11-22 09:55
In text messages produced through fact discovery as part of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit, the commissioner of the league made clear how little professional respect he appears to have for veteran team owner Richard Childress.
During a meeting with team owners in 2023, Phelps was receiving text updates from league Chief Media & Revenue Officer Brian Herbst ...Keep reading

"It's fine" - How Max Verstappen reacted to P2 in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-11-22 09:22
In ordinary circumstances Max Verstappen would be furious about missing out on pole position. But after qualifying in second place for the Las Vegas GP he uttered a sentence containing sentiments which are vanishingly rare for this most competitive and demanding of individuals. "It's fine like this," he said. Rain ahead of and during the first segment of the qualifying session made track ...Keep reading

Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2025-11-22 09:06
The conflict in Lando Norris' mind as he closes on his first world title was clear after he took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2025-11-22 09:06
The conflict in Lando Norris' mind as he closes on his first world title was clear after he took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2025-11-22 09:06
The conflict in Lando Norris' mind as he closes on his first world title was clear after he took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Norris eyes prize but weighs question of risk v reward

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sat, 2025-11-22 09:06
The conflict in Lando Norris' mind as he closes on his first world title was clear after he took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Four-time Bathurst winner Allan Moffat has died

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:58
Allan Moffat, a four-time Australian Touring Car champion and four-time Bathurst 500/100 winner, passed away in Melbourne on Saturday after a lengthy battle with dementia. He was 86.
Moffat’s passing was confirmed by his family in a post on his Facebook page.
“It is with deep sadness that the Moffat family announces the passing of Allan Moffat OBE, who died peacefully at 11:05 this ...Keep reading

NASCAR wanted 'knife' put into 'trash' SRX amidst charter negotiations

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:58
There were countless emails, text messages and documents unsealed on Friday as part of the build-up to the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial set to begin on December 1.
They included NASCAR commissioner, then president, Steve Phelps telling president, then chief operating officer Steve O’Donnell that ‘a knife’ needed to be put into ‘this trash ...Keep reading

Red Bull's “big mistakes” that caused Yuki Tsunoda's Las Vegas Q1 exit

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has apologised for the “quite big mistakes” that led to Yuki Tsunoda’s costly Q1 exit at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Tsunoda will start the race in 19th, joining Lewis Hamilton on the back row, after struggling to cope with the tricky wet conditions around the street track in Vegas.
That is compared to second for his world champion team-mate Max Verstappen ...Keep reading

FIA post-Qualifying press conference – Las Vegas

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
1. Lando Norris (McLaren), 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 3. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

What the teams said – Qualifying in Las Vegas

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from final practice and Qualifying at the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Williams 'becoming stronger every race' – Sainz on qualifying third

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Carlos Sainz believes Williams are "becoming stronger every race" after taking an impressive third-place in a wet Qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Ride onboard for Norris' pole lap in wet Las Vegas Qualifying

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Lando Norris continued his hot streak of form to take pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a stunning effort.

Hamilton annoyed by ‘worst’ day after qualifying slowest in Las Vegas

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Lewis Hamilton qualified slowest on outright pace for the first time in his F1 career at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Piastri admits P5 in Las Vegas Qualifying ‘tough to take’

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Oscar Piastri conceded that the outcome of his Qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was “a tough one to take”, with the Australian ending up in P5 despite earlier feeling that a “good result” was on the cards.

Hamilton suffers Qualifying low as Norris extends pole streak

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Lando Norris took a stunning pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, mastering the treacherous conditions. With title rivals Max Verstappen second and Oscar Piastri fifth, the championship leader is in prime position to extend his advantage. Here are some of the best facts and stats from Qualifying in Nevada…

Verstappen pleased with P2 in ‘super difficult’ Las Vegas Qualifying

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Max Verstappen hailed his P2 result in Qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as “good for us”, with the Red Bull driver pleased to manage the “super difficult” conditions en route to a front row start.

Norris reflects on 'stressful' pole in Las Vegas Qualifying

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Lando Norris admits that achieving pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was "stressful as hell" after overcoming treacherous conditions in Qualifying and moving one step closer to a maiden Drivers' World Championship.

Watch Qualifying highlights as Norris claims Vegas pole

Formula 1 - Sat, 2025-11-22 08:35
Lando Norris mastered the treacherous conditions to take pole position at the Las Vegas Grand Prix from Max Verstappen.

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