Hamilton praises Ferrari turnaround after podium in Miami F1 sprint
Lewis Hamilton wants to build on his sprint race podium in Miami as Ferrari showed signs of improvement despite “going nowhere” on the intermediate tyres, which sparked a gamble for an early switch to slicks.The seven-time world champion qualified seventh for the second sprint race of 2025, having secured aContinue Reading
Pitstop incident cost Verstappen Miami F1 sprint win, says Marko
Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko thinks Max Verstappen’s pitlane collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli prevented him from challenging McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a sprint race win in Miami.As polesitter Antonelli got bumped down to fourth at the start of a wet-to-dry sprint, Verstappen movedContinue Reading
Miami F1 sprint chaos causes delay to qualifying
Qualifying for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix has been delayed due to the chaos during the sprint race.There were smashes for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc while a heavy downpour caused a delayed start, playing havoc to the race schedule.As a knock-on consequence, the FIA hasContinue Reading
Wolff slams “lack of judgement” by Red Bull in Miami F1 sprint pit incident
Red Bull’s pitcrew was once a byword for infallibility but that reputation has slipped in recent races – even if the issues in Bahrain were cause by an electrical short in the gantry rather than human error.But ‘finger trouble’ was definitely the cause of what could have been a muchContinue Reading
Verstappen “happy no one got injured” in F1 Miami sprint unsafe release
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he is “happy no one got injured” during the pitstop collision at the Miami Grand prix sprint race that netted him a penalty.On a drying track Verstappen came in for slick tyres on Lap 13 of 18, as he tried to undercut theContinue Reading
Antonelli “annoyed” by Piastri’s F1 Miami sprint first corner block
Miami Grand Prix sprint pole-winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli was left irritated by Oscar Piastri’s move on him at the opening corner of the Saturday race – and was disappointed that the Australian was not penalised.Piastri grabbed a slightly better getaway off the line in a damp start to the shorterContinue Reading
Norris praises “good luck” in Miami with F1 sprint win over Piastri
Lando Norris has praised his “good luck” in Miami, after capturing the Formula 1 sprint race win thanks to a well-timed safety car – echoing his 2024 grand prix victory at the circuit.Norris had closed in on McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri having initially dropped back by over three seconds, butContinue Reading
Piastri rues bad luck in Miami after losing F1 sprint race to Norris
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri rued his poor luck as he feels he did “everything right” after ceding the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix sprint win to Lando Norris due to a late safety car intervention.After muscling past Mercedes’ surprise sprint polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli at the start, Piastri led the wayContinue Reading
Carson Hocevar earns first NASCAR Cup pole, William Byron 2nd in Texas
Setting a fast time of 28.174s, Carson Hocevar was able to hang on for his first career pole in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Saturday. It’s a front row lockout for Team Chevy with William Byron putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in second, just 0.014s behindContinue Reading
F1 Miami GP: Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in safety car finish to sprint
McLaren driver Lando Norris has snatched a wet-to-dry win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race – finishing ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton behind the safety car in an incident-filled event.The Saturday afternoon sprint was reduced from 19 to 18 laps due to the adverse weather conditions,Continue Reading