Francesco Bagnaia came through Q1 to score a surprise pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, as Aprilia endured a difficult day at Sepang.Opting for a single run midway through the session to preserve a set of soft tyres, the factory Ducati rider made the most of aContinue Reading
Max Verstappen fears Red Bull is on the back foot following Friday practice at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix.After sitting out FP1 as Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad got some regulations-induced track time ahead of his likely graduation to F1 in 2026, Verstappen topped the second session by 0.153s overContinue Reading
Max Verstappen was fastest in second practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, driving Red Bull’s updated Formula 1 challenger, with championship leader Oscar Piastri down in 12th.After a rather unrepresentative opening session on a ‘green’ track – which nine race drivers, including Verstappen, missed out on – everyone swiftly tookContinue Reading
Arvid Lindblad might have earned himself a visit to the stewards for potentially impeding fellow rookie runner Pato O’Ward’s McLaren during FP1 for the Mexico Grand Prix, but he did enough to warrant glowing reviews from those who matter to his career: Red Bull’s leaders.The headline news is that Lindblad’sContinue Reading
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went fastest in opening practice for the Mexico Grand Prix, as nine rookies got valuable Formula 1 track time, including an eye-catching outing for Arvid Lindblad at Red Bull.In a session that was sat out by the likes title contenders Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, asContinue Reading
McLaren has explained why it still backs its decision to halt development of its 2025 F1 challenger early, leaving the door open for Red Bull to take the upper hand.McLaren made 2024’s best car better with an innovative approach over the off-season, picking up where it left off as F1’sContinue Reading
Honda’s leading three MotoGP riders were all glowing with praise for the RC213V following the first day’s action at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday.After a form dip in Australia last weekend, the Japanese marque rediscovered its recent upward trajectory at Sepang, with LCR’s Johann Zarco second-fastest and factory rider JoanContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s late 2025 Formula 1 title push has received another shot in the arm as Red Bull unveiled a raft of upgrades at this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix.Third-placed Verstappen has closed to within 40 points of McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri after taking three wins out of four. HeadingContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton stated that Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris must become “cutthroat” to hold off Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers’ championship battle. Verstappen has put himself in contention for the title by winning three of the past four grands prix, plus the Austin sprint race – ending theContinue Reading
Isack Hadjar laughed off the suggestion that he already knows he is set to join Red Bull for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. Red Bull previously stated it aims to announce its 2026 driver line-up around this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix, plus that of sister squad Racing Bulls, which Hadjar currentlyContinue Reading