Evans: ‘All or nothing’ attack in WRC title showdown
Elfyn Evans is prepared for an ‘all or nothing’ approach in a bid to secure a maiden World Rally Championship title on the final day at Rally Saudi Arabia.The WRC championship leader heads into the season finale’s final three stages behind fellow title contenders and Toyota team-mates Sebastien Ogier andContinue Reading
Tsunoda finds Red Bull breakthrough with fifth in Qatar GP sprint qualifying
Yuki Tsunoda says he can “feel more confidence” in his Red Bull Formula 1 car after beating team-mate Max Verstappen to fifth in Qatar Grand Prix sprint qualifying.Tsunoda took his highest qualifying position for Red Bull in what looks set to be his penultimate race weekend with the squad, asContinue Reading
F1 Qatar GP: Piastri bolts to sprint race pole from Russell and Norris
Oscar Piastri ended a difficult run of Formula 1 form with pole for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, besting a late effort from George Russell as Lando Norris finished third.Piastri had shown much improved pace from the outset of the Qatar weekend and headlined the sole free practice session,Continue Reading
Ferrari made ‘psychologically tough’ call to focus on F1 2026 as early as April
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur reveals the squad shifted its focus to 2026 after seeing the advantage McLaren had at the start of this season.McLaren came out of the gates as F1’s dominant team in 2025, building a lead in the constructors’ standings that saw it retain itsContinue Reading
WRC Saudi Arabia: Fourmaux penalty hands Sesks lead after chaotic stage
Martins Sesks inherited the Rally Saudi Arabia lead after Adrien Fourmaux was handed a one-minute penalty for checking into a time control early, while Sebastien Ogier holds the advantage in the World Rally Championship title fight.Fourmaux had emerged from a chaotic Friday with a 2.4s lead over M-Sport’s Sesks, butContinue Reading
F1 Qatar GP: Piastri fastest in sole practice from Norris, Verstappen sixth
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has topped the only practice session of Formula 1’s sprint weekend in Qatar, edging out team-mate and title rival Lando Norris in a last-minute flurry of qualifying runs in Doha.At the floodlit Losail circuit, which hosts the penultimate weekend on the 2025 calendar, Piastri’s second soft-tyre runContinue Reading
Verstappen backs Newey to impress as Aston Martin F1 team boss
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen backs former Red Bull designer Adrian Newey to “do well” on his first-ever appointment as a team principal at Aston Martin.Following the latest reshuffle at Aston Martin, design legend Newey will take on the team principal role alongside his position as managing technical partner,Continue Reading
Tsunoda hints at F1 2026 future amid expected Red Bull move for Hadjar
Yuki Tsunoda has hinted that he already knows where his Formula 1 future lies after what has been the worst campaign of his five-season career.The 25-year-old has struggled since joining Red Bull from sister outfit Racing Bulls for round three of the 2025 campaign, as Tsunoda is 17th in theContinue Reading
Verstappen was “checked out” of F1 2025 title after Dutch GP
Max Verstappen is still in contention for the 2025 Formula 1 world championship, despite admitting he “checked out” of the fight following the Dutch Grand Prix in August.The Red Bull driver is currently an outside bet for a fifth, consecutive crown, as he is tied with Oscar Piastri in secondContinue Reading
Stella’s plea for “proportionality” in penalties is baffling
On the face of it, the suggestion seems highly plausible. The McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were excluded from the results of the Las Vegas Grand Prix because the wear on some of their underfloor skid plates was fractionally beyond the permitted tolerance. Team boss Andrea Stella’s contention isContinue Reading