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
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
Lando Norris is romping towards the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers’ championship after claiming pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while title rival Oscar Piastri is fifth.This comes at the third-to-last round of the season, where Norris arrived 24 points clear of his team-mate with Max Verstappen just hangingContinue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell said a steering problem cost him the chance of pole at the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a qualifying session he labelled as a “missed opportunity”.The 27-year-old will start the race in fourth having qualified eight tenths behind polesitter Lando Norris, with Max VerstappenContinue 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
Carlos Sainz is at risk of losing his third-place grid position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as he was summoned to the Formula 1 stewards having allegedly rejoined the circuit unsafely ahead of Lance Stroll.Sainz went off the road in Q1 at Turn 5 and was seen to returnContinue Reading
Mercedes has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards for not submitting set-up documents in time for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. It relates to a set-up sheet that all teams must submit for both of their cars, as per Article 40.1 of the 2025 championship’s sporting regulations.The Article says: “EachContinue 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