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
Plato plots BTCC return as team owner
British Touring Car Championship wins record holder Jason Plato plans to return to the series in 2026 as a team owner.The 57-year-old, who won 97 BTCC races over a 26-year span in the series spanning 1997 to 2022, is planning a two-car team to be known as Jason Plato Motorsport.HardContinue Reading
Why Guenther Steiner doesn’t expect Liberty to copy F1’s model in MotoGP
Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template.In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process.With Liberty having also acquired F1 inContinue Reading
Why Steiner doesn’t expect Liberty to copy F1’s model in MotoGP
Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template.In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process.With Liberty having also acquired F1 inContinue Reading
Strategy corner: Shaken-up grid has a perverse effect on F1 Azerbaijan GP
Although Pirelli has gone a step softer in its tyre allocation for Azerbaijan this year, in the hope of steering teams away from defaulting to a one-stop strategy, actually this has had the opposite effect.The C5 which was the unfancied soft last year is now the medium, with the newContinue Reading