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Following what should have been a good pair of results at the F1 Las Vegas GP for McLaren, Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the unexpected plank wear issues that ultimately lead to the teams disqualification from the race. An unexpected surge in porpoising (vertical oscillations that repeatedly slammed the cars into the…
During the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP, there was an incredible effort from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team. George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished the race in P3 and P5 respectively. This was until post-race disqualifications for the McLaren duo promoted them to P2 and P3. Starting from P17, and sustaining a 5s…
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto endured an utterly miserable F1 Las Vegas GP. The Argentine battled a severe lack of pace from the start. Critical damage sustained in a Turn 1 incident completely derailed his performance. He finished P15 after the McLarens got disqualified. The former Williams driver painted a vivid picture of a long and…
In a stunning development at Aston Martin F1, Adrian Newey has been confirmed as their new team principal from 2026 onward. He will take over from Andy Cowell who remains with the company as their chief strategy officer. Rumours first surfaced at the weekend in Las Vegas that Andy Cowell would be removed from his…
Pierre Gasly was an unlucky man the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP. Or in any Las Vegas GP for that matter. Coming off yet another strong qualifying in Sin City, the Frenchman was spun around in turn 1. The subsequent damage to his diffuser meant his race was never going to be on. Eventually he…
Williams F1 driver Alex Albon has opened up about the loss of radio transmission, the damages sustained, his start infringement, his collision with Lewis Hamilton, and the penalty he received following his retirement from the Las Vegas GP on Saturday. Wet weather hit the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, and Albon left the qualifying session in…
Ollie Bearman never looked comfortable driving for the first time on the Las Vegas Strip. Struggling for grip right from the first practice session, the Haas rookie dubbed the high-speed track dangerous. What further made his job difficult were the tyre graining issues with his Haas. While those issues never saw Bearman get comfortable during…
Speaking after what proved to be a difficult F1 Las Vegas GP weekend, Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda explains he has been plagued by bad luck and feels as though everything has been against him. Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda endured a pointless Las Vegas GP last weekend, with the Japanese driver finishing P12 following a double…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff feels that the trajectory of Kimi Antonelli is in line with the team’s expectations for a rookie in his first season in F1. Antonelli delivered some strong performances in the last couple of races, highlighted by podium finishes in Brazil and the Las Vegas GP. In Las Vegas, the young…
The Haas F1 Team has been on an impressive run of form this season and have been clear pace-setters at times in the midfield since the summer break. The American outfit scored points in all but two races in that period. While Ollie Bearman has taken most of the spotlight with his sizable points haul,…
