Why Singapore GP is key for Verstappen’s F1 2025 title hopes
Max Verstappen is still not getting carried away by talk of a fifth Formula 1 world championship in 2025 after a remarkable turnaround for his Red Bull squad.The reigning champion has won the previous two grands prix in Monza and Baku from pole, leaving him 69 points behind leader OscarContinue Reading
BTCC Silverstone: Ingram invincible to stretch points lead
British Touring Car Championship leader Tom Ingram was invincible in the second race of the penultimate round at Silverstone.The 2022 champion started his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback from seventh on the grid, the only driver in the top 10 on the soft option Goodyear tyres, and also hadContinue Reading
Norris shuts down missed opportunity suggestion at F1 Azerbaijan GP
Lando Norris has rubbished suggestions that he has missed an opportunity to significantly close down the gap to Formula 1 world championship leader Oscar Piastri in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Norris finished seventh in Baku meaning he is now 25 points behind McLaren team-mate and title rival Piastri, who crashed onContinue Reading
Explained: Leclerc’s frustration amid botched Ferrari F1 driver swap
Charles Leclerc was left frustrated after team-mate Lewis Hamilton failed to hand back a position at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, although slow communication by the Ferrari Formula 1 team appeared to be the main culprit.Leclerc was fighting Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda for fifth in the closingContinue Reading
James Allen: Smooth operators tame Baku’s turbulent conditions
Few people would have had Max Verstappen, George Russell and Carlos Sainz on their bingo card for the podium positions in Azerbaijan.The strong winds blowing off the Caspian Sea had threatened to unsettle all the F1 cars during the weekend. But it was the winds of fortune that blew inContinue Reading
Piastri laments “too many mistakes” at F1 Azerbaijan GP after early crash
Oscar Piastri was left rueing a mistake-riddled Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend after the Formula 1 championship leader crashed out on the opening lap.The McLaren driver locked up into the Turn 4 barrier after an already poor start, as Piastri dropped from ninth to last having stopped at race start tryingContinue Reading
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen dominates, Norris fails to capitalise on Piastri crash
Max Verstappen dominated the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a flawless victory, while Oscar Piastri crashed out on the first lap, with Lando Norris only seventh to make a small gain in the title fight.Verstappen ran largely unopposed as a dramatic qualifying saw Williams man Carlos Sainz and Racing BullsContinue Reading
Why Piastri won’t serve grid penalty in Singapore for jumping start in F1 Azerbaijan GP
The procedure for applying penalties in Formula 1 is controversial enough – even before you get into the subject of what happens if circumstances mean a driver is unable to serve that penalty during the race.F1’s sporting regulations include a stipulation that when “a driver is unable to serve theContinue Reading
BTCC Silverstone: Lloyd takes win as Hamilton escapes fire
Dan Lloyd took victory in a British Touring Car Championship opener at Silverstone that was abbreviated by a fire for Nicolas Hamilton.Lloyd was the last of four leaders during a thrilling opening two laps, and was holding on at the front when Hamilton parked beside the Wellington Straight as anContinue Reading
Piastri crashes out of Azerbaijan GP in huge setback for F1 championship leader
Championship leader Oscar Piastri has crashed out of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the first lap after a poor start which has ended his 34-race point-scoring streak. Starting ninth on the grid, he had a horrific start as he jumped the lights before bogging the car down as heContinue Reading