Max Verstappen now sits alongside Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel in terms of Formula 1 world titles. Only Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are ahead of his four-crown haul.He sealed his latest with fifth place in Las Vegas with two rounds still to run, the hopes ofContinue Reading
Max Verstappen conceded he felt “relieved” after securing his fourth Formula 1 title having come under heavy pressure during the middle of the 2024 season.A haul of seven grand prix wins from the opening 10 races strongly suggested that Verstappen was in line for another uncontested run to the championship, particularlyContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has secured his fourth Formula 1 championship, while George Russell converted pole into victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, holding off the threat from team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Verstappen simply had to finish ahead of Lando Norris to secure a fourth successive title, and duly did so after crossingContinue Reading
It certainly lacked the controversial drama of 2021 – and whether he deserved it at all back then is for another debate.In 2022, there was an inevitability that he’d retain the title. And in 2023 it was sheer dominance – 19 largely uncontested wins in 22 races, which was mightilyContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan while Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ title in a Power Stage thriller after Thierry Neuville had already been crowned world champion.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin clinched their first WRC win of the season for Toyota after Hyundai’s Ott Tanak crashedContinue Reading
Ott Tanak has explained the crash he described as a “proper disaster” that handed team-mate Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship crown and dented Hyundai’s manufacturers’ title bid.Tanak started Sunday with a commanding 38 second rally lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans but his Rally Japan victory bid unravelled in theContinue Reading
Franco Colapinto has been cleared to race in Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix following a heavy crash in qualifying. Colapinto suffered a huge smash into the Turn 16 barriers after clipping the inside wall, destroying his FW46 Formula 1 car.The Argentinian reported he was okay, but because he hadContinue Reading
Ott Tanak has dramatically crashed out of the lead of Rally Japan which has handed Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship and swung the manufacturers title battle towards Toyota.Tanak started Sunday with a 38 second rally lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans which he needed to maintain to keep his WRCContinue Reading
Thierry Neuville has said he cannot afford to cruise through the Rally Japan’s final leg to secure a maiden World Rally Championship title following a stirring Saturday fightback.The WRC points leader started Saturday outside the points-paying positions in 15th, after Friday’s costly turbo failure dashed hopes of a relatively comfortable runContinue Reading
Toyota will need a “maximum performance” from its drivers and “a little bit of support” from M-Sport Ford to deny Hyundai the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title in Japan. This year’s championship will go down to the wire with Toyota trailing Hyundai by 11 points heading into the final five stagesContinue Reading