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
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
Relevance, authenticity and being ‘always on’ communicating with fans were the buzzwords as Las Vegas hosted the first ever F1 Business Summit on the eve of the Grand Prix. There was even a glimpse into a future where Formula 1 teams would replace wind tunnels with a digital twin ofContinue Reading
FIA single seater director Nikolas Tombazis expects the new Formula 1 regulations for 2026 to deliver “more exciting racing” as a net result of the various changes the governing body is making to the cars.For 2026, F1 is moving to lighter, narrower cars with a bigger electric component to theirContinue Reading
Red Bull says it has “no worries” about the controversial engine change made to Max Verstappen’s RB21 ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix, despite McLaren raising questions over how such a change fits into Formula 1’s cost cap rules.But although the team insists it is “absolutely within the regulations”, theContinue Reading