Five US GP conclusions: Unstoppable Max Verstappen sets McLaren alarm bells ringing

No more upgrades for McLaren, the team have confirmed

The team review the 2025 Australian Grand Prix on the latest Crash MotoGP Podcast

Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough finally claimed a first GB3 victory as the 2025 season came to a close at the legendary Monza circuit last weekend.As has been the case so often this year, it was Rodin Motorsport’s champion Alex Ninovic who laid down a marker in qualifying, taking a double pole position, his ninth and 10th of his title-winning campaign. The first was secured by four thousandths ...Keep reading

Ferrari World Endurance Championship driver Antonio Fuoco is set to take part in practice 1 ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix for the Maranello outfit on Friday. In addition to his WEC commitments, the 29-year-old Italian serves as a development driver for the Ferrari Formula 1 team. He had his first F1 test in 2015 with Ferrari during a two-day test at the Red Bull Ring after the Austrian ...Keep reading

Fred Vasseur has spoken out about Ferrari's public support of his position.

Lewis Hamilton believes the United States Grand Prix confirmed “there’s still more potential to unlock in the SF-25” after he and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc secured a third and fourth-place finishes in the race at the Circuit of The Americas.In addition to the 27 points the duo picked up in the grand prix, they collected nine points in the sprint race on Saturday after ...Keep reading

Pol Espargaro gained useful data from his stand-in appearance at the Australian GP

Pramac rider Jack Miller admitted he “let everybody down”, including his team, with a race-ending crash at the Australian Grand Prix.Miller emerged as a surprise frontrunner at Phillip Island last weekend, qualifying on the front row of the grid for the first time since 2023 before finishing a solid fourth in Saturday’s sprint.In the main race on Sunday, he dropped from third on the ...Keep reading

Sometimes in sport you get a reversal that makes everyone wonder what might be possible. This weekend’s flawless performance by Max Verstappen, while McLaren laboured, was just such a moment.Now some bookmakers have Verstappen as a join favourite for the world championship, when a month ago we were all saying that 104 points was too big a gap to bridge.Verstappen has had three wins and a ...Keep reading

A possible reason behind McLaren's struggles relative to earlier in the season in Austin?

Luca Marini feels he is being held back by one crucial detail during a MotoGP weekend

George Russell was left frustrated by the current state of racing in Formula 1 after the United States Grand Prix, claiming it is all down to qualifying and what happens at the start.The Mercedes driver finished sixth on Sunday after dropping down to that position at lights out, while most runners used a one-stop strategy to make it hard for Russell to jump back up the order using strategic ...Keep reading

George Russell was left frustrated by the current state of racing in Formula 1 after the United States Grand Prix, claiming it is all down to qualifying and what happens at the start.The Mercedes driver finished sixth on Sunday after dropping down to that position at lights out, while most runners used a one-stop strategy to make it hard for Russell to jump back up the order using strategic ...Keep reading

It has been quite the fortnight for Kalle Rovanpera. Just under two weeks ago he announced plans to leave the World Rally Championship to embark on a bold switch to single-seater racing, with the ultimate goal reaching Formula 1. It’s a story that generated headlines across the motorsport world, and at the Central European Rally Rovanpera created even more headlines as he proved he’s not done ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez stormed to a maiden MotoGP win at the Australian Grand Prix

Red Bull Ford F1 Academy driver Chloe Chambers has secured a coveted spot in the Formula E Women’s Test in Valencia next week with Mahindra Racing.Chambers will get behind the wheel of the Mahindra M12Electro after taking part in the same test a year ago.The American driver, who is currently fourth in the 2025 F1 Academy standings, is in her second season in the all-female racing ...Keep reading

Aprilia had by far the fastest bike at Phillip Island and deservedly won the Australian Grand Prix. There’s no debate about that.But at the previous round in Indonesia, its star rider Marco Bezzecchi arguably had an even bigger advantage over its rivals, and yet Ducati came out on top thanks to Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer. Could Ducati have repeated that success in Australia, with ...Keep reading

Aprilia had by far the fastest bike at Phillip Island and deservedly won the Australian Grand Prix. There’s no debate about that.But at the previous round in Indonesia, its star rider Marco Bezzecchi arguably had an even bigger advantage over rivals, and yet Ducati came out on top thanks to Gresini rookie Fermin Aldeguer. Could Ducati have repeated that success in Australia, with Bezzecchi ...Keep reading