BTCC Silverstone: DeLeon beats Shedden to pole in qualifying thriller

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

For months a two-way intra-team title fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris has seemed like a forgone conclusion to the 2025 season, but McLaren team principal has always refused to rule out defending champion Max Verstappen.He repeated that statement after Verstappen took a second pole position on the bounce, keeping cool amid the Baku qualifying chaos to overhaul Williams' Carlos ...Keep reading

For months a two-way intra-team title fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris has seemed like a forgone conclusion to the 2025 season, but McLaren team principal has always refused to rule out defending champion Max Verstappen.He repeated that statement after Verstappen took a second pole position on the bounce, keeping cool amid the Baku qualifying chaos to overhaul Williams' Carlos ...Keep reading

For months a two-way intra-team title fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris has seemed like a forgone conclusion to the 2025 season, but McLaren team principal has always refused to rule out defending champion Max Verstappen.He repeated that statement after Verstappen took a second pole position on the bounce, keeping cool amid the Baku qualifying chaos to overhaul Williams' Carlos ...Keep reading

"You can start dancing to see if it rains a bit harder, no?"Carlos Sainz sat within his car, confined to the garage, as he watched the sprinkling of rain sweep almost horizontally across the Baku City Circuit. The gusting winds carried the tiny drops with some force but, although it had a slight film of dampness across the circuit, Sainz hoped for a deal with the rain gods to parlay for a ...Keep reading

It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions.Those six red flags produced a new qualifying record, beating the five seen in last year's qualifying ...Keep reading

It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions.Those six red flags produced a new qualifying record, beating the five seen in last year's qualifying ...Keep reading

It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions.Those six red flags produced a new qualifying record, beating the five seen in last year's qualifying ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon looks set to be thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. It is likely to ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. Bauer wrote: "A rear ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. Bauer wrote: "A rear ...Keep reading

No driver has more pole positions than Max Verstappen in F1 2025

Esteban Ocon looks set to be thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. It is likely to ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. Bauer wrote: "A rear ...Keep reading