Starting second at the F1 Qatar GP, a victory for Lando Norris would have sealed the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship. After 57 laps, though, things didn’t go quite his way. A Verstappen win, alongside some strategic missteps for McLaren, means the title fight will now be decided at the final race in Abu Dhabi. Norris…
After Toto Wolff labelled Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko’s insinuation that Kimi Antonelli let Lando Norris through on purpose in the closing stages of the F1 Qatar GP as “utter nonsense”, the Milton Keynes outfit has issued an apology for the vitriol the Mercedes driver is receiving online. It appeared that Norris was going to…
Kimi Antonelli finished the F1 Qatar GP in P5 after losing what could have been P4, or even a podium, due to a mistake on Turn 10 of the penultimate lap that let Lando Norris through. Pit stop and Turn 10 frustrations The Mercedes rookie started the race in P5 and gained a position on…
George Russell delivered one of his better Saturdays of the season in recent times in a tense F1 Qatar GP Qualifying to secure fourth on the grid. He set the tone early by topping Q1 with a clean, committed lap, while others struggled with grip and track limits. In Q2, he stayed calm through delays…
The Lusail International Circuit delivered on its promise of high-speed punishment during the F1 Qatar GP Sprint, with Mercedes’ George Russell secured an impressive P2 finish, in between McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in P1 and P3 respectively. Russell provided quite a clear-eyed breakdown of the logistical and physical cost of those racing laps…
George Russell set a surprisingly quick lap in the sprint qualifying on the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix weekend’s Friday. Though Russell seemed to be pleased with his result, the British F1 driver also expressed his concerns about keeping his position in the race. Looking forward to race When asked whether he knew that he had…
The FIA hosted its third annual driving standards review meeting with F1 drivers during the Qatar GP. F1 drivers discussed driving standards and penalty guidelines, shared their perspective with stewards, and ensure that regulations are applied clearly and consistently. The 2025 F1 season has seen numerous controversial stewarding decisions. Most recently, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri received…
Kimi Antonelli heads into the F1 Qatar GP fresh off a promotion to P3 at the Las Vegas GP, following the disqualification of both McLarens. The Italian driver has impressed in recent times by securing P4 in Baku and P5 in Singapore, while facing some difficulties in Austin, to bounce back in Mexico with a…
Mercedes F1 trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has shared his insights into Kimi Antonelli’s jump start and the five-second penalty he received following his brilliant recovery drive from P17 to the podium at the Las Vegas GP on Saturday. Struggling for grip in the rain-hit qualifying session, Antonelli only managed to set the seventeenth-fastest time…
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…
