Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says Charles Leclerc’s expletive-laden radio message after the Las Vegas Grand Prix is not an issue, as the Monegasque vented that “being nice fucks me over”.Leclerc looked on course to gather an overcut on team-mate Carlos Sainz during the final round of stops, as the SpaniardContinue Reading
Lando Norris doubts that he would have beaten Max Verstappen to the 2024 Formula 1 title even with a perfect season.Norris’ dwindling chances of a title came to an end at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, having needed to outscore Verstappen by three points to take the fight to theContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton believes a Formula 1 victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix would have been “a breeze” if he had been able to put a lap together in qualifying on Friday.The Briton made errors on both flying laps in Q3, having locked up on his first attempt at TurnContinue Reading
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