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As the F1 paddock prepares to return to the 2025 Las Vegas GP, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the significant challenges his team faced at this track. He outlined the comprehensive plan to turn their fortunes around this weekend as compared to the previous two years. Reflecting on the previous season,…
Jonathan Wheatley, the team principal of the forthcoming Audi F1 outfit, has proclaimed that he would like to secure Max Verstappen’s services once they are worthy of the four-time world champion. Verstappen found himself at the centre of driver market speculation throughout the first half of the 2025 F1 season, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff…
F1’s last triple header of the season kicks off at the Las Vegas strip before the paddock heads east to Qatar for the year’s final Sprint. And as the sport returns to Lusail, the FIA, F1 and Pirelli have moved early to introduce a strict maximum tyre mandate for the Qatar GP. This ruling comes…
Oscar Piastri opened up about his disastrous F1 Baku GP weekend, calling it the “worst weekend I’ve ever had in racing.” The McLaren driver suffered multiple crashes and unforced errors in Azerbaijan back in mid-September. Speaking recently on a F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Piastri revealed that Monza’s team orders from the previous race weekend…
James Vowles says Franco Colapinto has “earned” his seat for next year after Alpine confirmed the rookie’s F1 2026 contract, insisting the Argentinian has shown exactly why he deserved a full-time seat. Speaking ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Vowles immediately highlighted the Argentinian’s rapid progress. He said, “I’m really proud of what he’s…
After the recent news circulating regarding Ferrari chairman John Elkann criticising the Italian team, Jacques Villeneuve voiced his opinion. The pransing horses suffered both cars retiring at the F1 Sao Paulo GP. Villeneuve: “Ferrari will always protect Ferrari” The bad results had Elkann stating the drivers “need to focus on driving and talk less”, which…
Carlos Sainz’s F1 São Paulo GP ended in frustration after early contact with Lewis Hamilton compromised his entire race. The Williams driver suffered front wing damage at the start of the race that left him playing catch up at Interlagos. Sainz eventually finished P13, seconds outside of the top 10, behind him teammate Alex Albon….
In a lowly P14, Fernando Alonso was left to dissect a São Paulo GP weekend that encompassed the frustrations of Aston Martin’s 2025 F1 season. It seems that the team were struggling more and more as the race weekend progressed. Or as Alonso notes, perhaps Aston Martin isn’t getting worse, but the others are just…
Yuki Tsunoda had a tough weekend at the F1 São Paulo GP. He was handed two 10-second penalties after a collision with the Aston Martin driver, Lance Stroll. However, this wasn’t the only thing that took him out of the battle for points. The Japanese driver had an extra pit stop in which he served…
Franco Colapinto’s F1 São Paulo GP became a weekend of frustration and what-ifs after a bruising collision with Lewis Hamilton turned a promising start into a long, draining Sunday. The Alpine rookie had arrived in São Paulo feeling confident, but once the sprint crash forced a chassis change, nothing behaved the same. By the time…
