The FIA meets drivers over F1 guidelines: Here’s what they discussed
There will be no immediate changes to the driving standards guidelines document for the final two rounds of the championship, the governing body confirmed in its statement. The list of recommendations for FIA stewards will remain as is for now.The much-anticipated meeting took place at the Losail circuit on ThursdayContinue Reading
F1 Update: McLaren explains what caused Norris and Piastri DSQ, what’s behind Newey’s promotion?
With just two race weekends remaining, Max Verstappen is fully back in the F1 title fight. It’s partly thanks to McLaren’s double disqualification in Las Vegas, with the team proving additional explanation during the F1 media day in Qatar. Where exactly did Andrea Stella’s team get it wrong, and howContinue Reading
WRC Saudi Arabia: How the title contenders fared in frustrating road cleaning battle
It’s not often Elfyn Evans, Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä are reduced to fighting over the fringes of the top 10, but that’s exactly what unfolded on Thursday in a tense World Rally Championship showdown in Saudi Arabia.The three drivers in title contention were ranked in seventh through to ninthContinue Reading
WRC Saudi Arabia: Fourmaux leads, Evans loses ground in title fight with Ogier
Adrien Fourmaux survived a puncture to top the Rally Saudi Arabia standings, after tyre damage took Sami Pajari and Martins Sesks out of the lead, while the World Rally Championship title fight took a twist.Fourmaux emerged from a brutal day on top with a 6.0s lead from Toyota’s Pajari, withContinue Reading
How muted Hamilton is responding to his never-ending Ferrari nightmare
When asked by Autosport after the Las Vegas Grand Prix if he managed to take any satisfaction from a comeback race as he charged from last to the points, his reply was “zero”.The rest of his offerings were hard to discern in the noisy Vegas paddock, as the longer hisContinue Reading
F1 Qatar GP: Weather forecast, schedule and how to watch
Formula 1 hosts its penultimate round of the 2025 season this weekend with the Qatar Grand Prix, where Lando Norris could clinch a maiden world title.The McLaren driver simply needs to outscore team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull world champion Max Verstappen by at least two points to do soContinue Reading
Verstappen: Piastri should tell McLaren to “F off” if asked to support Norris in F1 title battle
Max Verstappen reckons Oscar Piastri should have told McLaren to “F off” had he been asked to support team-mate Lando Norris in his bid to become Formula 1 world champion.The 2025 season has featured a year-long title battle between the McLaren pair, in which for most of it Piastri heldContinue Reading
Iron Dames exits from WEC after five seasons
Iron Dames has announced its exit from the World Endurance Championship at the end of the 2025 season, wrapping up a five-year spell in the series.The Italian-Swiss organisation has fielded all-female driver line-ups in the WEC since 2021, campaigning a variety of machinery across the GT ranks. But ahead of theContinue Reading
Sainz: TV analysts on stewards’ panel would stop need for F1 driving guidelines
Carlos Sainz suggested that the addition of two or three recent ex-Formula 1 drivers to the stewarding panel would dispel the need for the controversial driving guidelines, based on his approval of broadcasters’ analysis of recent incidents.The drivers and the FIA will table a discussion on Thursday evening over theContinue Reading
Alonso: Newey becoming Aston Martin F1 team boss ‘logical step’
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso reckons Adrian Newey becoming the Aston Martin team principal in 2026 is a ‘logical step’ for the Silverstone squad.Aston Martin confirmed a restructuring on Wednesday, as Newey will move from managing technical partner to team boss with incumbent Andy Cowell becoming chief strategyContinue Reading