Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn’t pass the FIA’s deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon’s rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, withContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris doesn’t see his seventh place on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid as a missed opportunity to claw back his Formula 1 deficit to championship-leading team-mate Oscar Piastri.Piastri crashed out in Q3, which relegated the Australian to ninth on the grid. With Norris having to make up a 31-pointContinue Reading
“We didn’t have the right tyre on at the end.”That was a downcast Lewis Hamilton’s assessment of why he was eliminated from qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The reasons for him being on the wrong tyre are mysterious.For this weekend, Pirelli has brought tyre compounds a stepContinue Reading
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has taken a dramatic pole position for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a chaotic qualifying in Baku, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson.Sainz looked set for pole after being one of the only drivers to get a dry lap in during Q3 sessionContinue Reading
British Touring Car Championship veteran Adam Morgan led the way in free practice for the penultimate round of the 2025 season at Silverstone.The red-headed Lancastrian completed two laps quicker than the best managed by anyone else to plant his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback clear of the opposition toContinue Reading
Perception is all in Formula 1 and Max Verstappen has been very careful to distance himself from the political shenanigans which have threatened to tear the Red Bull enterprise apart over the past 18 months.In public he has kept any criticism focused on the car itself: both the RB20 (post-Miami 2024)Continue Reading
Alex Rins has offered insights into his team-mate Fabio Quartararo’s incredible pace in the 2025 MotoGP season, revealing he is able to brake 20 metres later than other Yamaha riders.In a year where Yamaha has mostly been the slowest manufacturer on the grid, Quartararo has managed to drag his M1Continue Reading
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2030 after the series signed a four-year contract extension with the Baku organisers.The race, which is generously backed by Baku’s long-standing regime, was set to host its final race of its current contract next year, but will nowContinue Reading
Although Max Verstappen has ruled out an immediate departure from Red Bull at the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season, his future continues to be the subject of frenzied speculation.Much of that has been stirred up by Verstappen himself, as well as his inner circle acting as his proxy.Continue Reading
On 12 December, the FIA presidential election will take place in Uzbekistan and ever since Carlos Sainz Sr withdrew his intention to run, it was set to be a head-to-head between incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem and challenger Tim Mayer.But, out of the blue this week, a surprise candidate declared herContinue Reading