One may argue that no form of racing is inherently inferior to others, but George Russell branding his Formula 1 rivals’ driving standards in last week’s Mexico Grand Prix as lawnmower-worthy has raised an interesting point.He can hardly be blamed. When Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max VerstappenContinue Reading
The Formula 1 championship battle has turned on its head in just a couple of months. Oscar Piastri has been unable to maintain his comfortable lead over Lando Norris and now finds himself one point behind his team-mate in the standings, with Max Verstappen hot on his heels.Losing that manyContinue Reading
A post-qualifying meeting can be credited for Oscar Piastri’s performance turnaround in the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix weekend, revealed McLaren team boss Andrea Stella.The 24-year-old finished fifth at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez after a very disappointing qualifying session where he came eighth, but started seventh due to Carlos Sainz’sContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has denied that his team’s resurgence late in the 2025 Formula 1 season will come at the expense of a successful 2026 campaign.The Austrian outfit has won three of the past five grands prix through world champion Max Verstappen, which is more victories than RedContinue Reading
Lando Norris has attributed his Mexico Grand Prix victory to a Singapore briefing regarding McLaren’s Formula 1 car.Norris comprehensively dominated the Mexican weekend, taking pole position with a 0.262s margin on second-placed Charles Leclerc, while team-mate Oscar Piastri was six tenths off, before winning the race with a 30s gapContinue Reading
George Russell has blasted “lawnmower racing” following opening-lap incidents that may have cost him track position in Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix.Polesitter Lando Norris tackled the first braking zone four-wide alongside Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, from inside to outside; while the former two stayed on the track,Continue Reading
“It’s like in the past,” said Helmut Marko, when an Autosport colleague asked his opinion on the controversial contretemps between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the beginning of lap 6 of the Mexico Grand Prix. “When they come together, it’s always action.”It felt like he was kicking the questionContinue Reading
This was Lando Norris’ sixth win of the season, but more importantly it was one he really needed; a first win since Hungary in the summer. Taking the weekend as a whole, it was one of his most dominant performances as a grand prix driver. Is he coming into formContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has repeatedly referred to the Mexico Grand Prix as a “good reference point” for Red Bull’s driver choices across both teams. However, after the race was won by Lando Norris, the Austrian told Autosport that the timeline has been pushed back. “We postponed our decision until theContinue Reading
It is 6,100 miles from Monza to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as the crow flies, but the ripples from the events in the Italian Grand Prix have travelled far. Lando Norris was booed roundly by the crowd throughout the Mexico GP weekend, and not just on the sold-out race day.TheContinue Reading