BTCC Silverstone: Osborne breaks duck as Sutton trims points gap to Ingram

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.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella doesn't think Lando Norris could have done much better than seventh in Baku's Formula 1 race after being stuck in traffic.After a difficult qualifying in gusty conditions, Norris qualified a lowly seventh after looking fast all weekend, not helped by a slip-up in Turn 15 on his best Q3 lap.On Sunday Norris couldn't manage to move up, losing seventh to ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella doesn't think Lando Norris could have done much better than seventh in Baku's Formula 1 race after being stuck in traffic.After a difficult qualifying in gusty conditions, Norris qualified a lowly seventh after looking fast all weekend, not helped by a slip-up in Turn 15 on his best Q3 lap.On Sunday Norris couldn't manage to move up, losing seventh to ...Keep reading

Who impressed and who had a race to forget at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

Bubba Wallace and Shane van Gisbergen spent a good part of the summer racing Legends cars alongside IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin. Taking part in the mid-week Summer Shootout Series, Wallace would share their weekly adventures through YouTube vlogs.A part of the fun included a friendly bet about qualifying with the slowest of the group forced to buy lunch/dinner. Wallace also made a comment ...Keep reading

Sam Osborne claimed an emotional maiden win in the British Touring Car Championship in the finale at Silverstone while team-mate Ash Sutton trimmed his points deficit to Tom Ingram.Osborne, who started his 200th BTCC race earlier in the day, was drawn on reversed-grid pole position, and his Alliance Racing-run NAPA Ford Focus ST was the only car in the top 10 on soft-compound Goodyear ...Keep reading

Who performed best across the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend?

In finishing seventh, Lando Norris failed to capitalise on the crash which eliminated team-mate and world championship rival Oscar Piastri from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Of that there is no doubt.But could he have finished two places higher, but for the wheel gun issue which delayed his pitstop?Probably not, in fact.The circumstances of qualifying – Piastri crashing in Q3, Norris ...Keep reading

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 Oscar Piastri, whose McLaren team-mate Lando Norris splits the pair with seven rounds remaining. It marks a ...Keep reading

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 Oscar Piastri, whose McLaren team-mate Lando Norris splits the pair with seven rounds remaining. It marks a ...Keep reading

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 Oscar Piastri, whose McLaren team-mate Lando Norris splits the pair with seven rounds remaining. It marks a ...Keep reading

Winner: Carlos SainzBefore we shower Max Verstappen with more praise - that kid is surely going to go far - Williams driver Carlos Sainz deserves his time in the sun after having been in the shadow of Williams team-mate Alex Albon during a tough first season for his new employer.Sainz needed more time than expected to get up to speed at Grove after his unwanted Ferrari swap, but the team ...Keep reading

“For a P8 or a P9 it’s not going to be a big talking point.”

Lewis Hamilton left disappointed by Ferrari's poor performance in Baku.

Was the Azerbaijan Grand Prix a big missed opportunity for Lando Norris?