For the first time since joining the Formula 1 calendar in 2023, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was hit by rain on Friday for third practice and qualifying.It turned the usual qualifying exercise of balancing risk versus reward into a delicate dance between thrill and trepidation on the high-speed streetsContinue Reading
In ordinary circumstances Max Verstappen would be furious about missing out on pole position. But after qualifying in second place for the Las Vegas GP he uttered a sentence containing sentiments which are vanishingly rare for this most competitive and demanding of individuals. “It’s fine like this,” he said. Rain ahead ofContinue Reading
Allan Moffat, a four-time Australian Touring Car champion and four-time Bathurst 500/100 winner, passed away aged 86 in Melbourne on Saturday after a lengthy battle with dementia.Moffat’s passing was confirmed by his family in a post on his Facebook page.“It is with deep sadness that the Moffat family announces theContinue Reading
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has apologised for the “quite big mistakes” that led to Yuki Tsunoda’s costly Q1 exit at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Tsunoda will start the race in 19th, joining Lewis Hamilton on the back row, after struggling to cope with the tricky wet conditions aroundContinue Reading
Tomoki Nojiri earned his first Super Formula victory of the season in Saturday’s opening race of the final weekend in Suzuka, as his Mugen team-mate Ayumu Iwasa retired after first-lap contact.Red Bull Formula 1 reserve driver Iwasa had gained the momentum in the championship battle after scoring two pole positionsContinue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, alongside Williams’ Carlos Sainz, have escaped sanctions after investigations following Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying.Mercedes was summoned for both of its cars failing to submit their set-up sheets in time for qualifying, with the document needing to be sent overContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri has conceded that his poor qualifying result at the Las Vegas Grand Prix has ‘complicated’ his bid for a maiden Formula 1 world championship.The McLaren driver will start the race in fifth while team-mate and title rival Lando Norris is on pole, having gone quickest by three tenthsContinue Reading
Lando Norris overcame a wet Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying to secure his third consecutive Formula 1 pole, rescuing his car from a slide to beat Max Verstappen to the front of the grid.The McLaren driver had set off on an impressive pair of sectors on his final lap, sittingContinue Reading
George Russell has topped a wet-to-dry third practice from Max Verstappen at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, as both McLaren drivers hit trouble.Russell’s late 1m34.054s lap on a drying track was marginally quicker than world champion Verstappen’s best time, although the changing conditions meant the session didn’t offerContinue Reading
We live in the age of immediacy, and that brings both advantages and drawbacks. In the media world, there is barely any time left for the kind of reflection that gives true perspective. The undeniable steps made by Aprilia this year led many bold voices to claim that Ducati’s dominanceContinue Reading