Lewis Hamilton's 'test weekends' comments questioned: 'Ferrari might have been taken aback'

Oscar Piastri has revealed that McLaren's 'repercussions' for Lando Norris in the wake of Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix have been removed, as he took "a degree of responsibility" for their United States GP sprint clash.Norris made contact with Piastri on the first lap at Marina Bay into Turn 3. Upon review, McLaren felt this was avoidable and elected to encumber Norris with what was termed ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has revealed that McLaren's 'repercussions' for Lando Norris in the wake of Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix have been removed, as he took "a degree of responsibility" for their United States GP sprint clash.Norris made contact with Piastri on the first lap at Marina Bay into Turn 3. Upon review, McLaren felt this was avoidable and elected to encumber Norris with what was termed ...Keep reading

Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto jumped to two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso's defence while being questioned about the Spanish driver potentially choosing the wrong teams during his long career in the championship.Bortoleto, who is under Alonso's management, supported the idea that the 44-year-old should have more drivers' titles to his name."Definitely, yes. I think he is one of ...Keep reading

Haas rookie Oliver Bearman is looking forward to getting the target off his back after the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend.Having racked up 10 penalty points on his superlicence in the last 12 months, Bearman is just two points away from an automatic race ban. But the British driver will drop two of the 10 points on 3 November, which will come as a relief to him."It's been a tough few ...Keep reading

Things could always change, of course, but it seems as though the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit and countersuit is destined for a trial by jury come December.The two parties met in the Western District of North Carolina court on Thursday following two days of settlement mediation overseen by Judge Kenneth D. Bell. The judge, who has overseen this case for ...Keep reading

The 2025 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix attracted the largest TV audience in the history of the event.The race at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, resulted in four-time champion Max Verstappen celebrating on the top step of the podium as he closed the gap to his championship rivals, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, in the standings. In addition to his grand prix victory, the ...Keep reading

The FIA confirmed that a group of ethical hackers briefly gained access to data in its driver licensing portal - including Max Verstappen’s passport - while the leak has been fixed in collaboration with the hackers themselves.The breach took place this summer, when a trio of ethical hackers — Gal Nagli, Sam Curry and Ian Carroll — got into the FIA’s Driver Categorisation portal ...Keep reading

The FIA confirmed that a group of ethical hackers briefly gained access to data in its driver licensing portal - including Max Verstappen’s passport - while the leak has been fixed in collaboration with the hackers themselves.The breach took place this summer, when a trio of ethical hackers — Gal Nagli, Sam Curry and Ian Carroll — got into the FIA’s Driver Categorisation portal ...Keep reading

The FIA have issued a statement in response to the cyber incident which exposed Max Verstappen's confidential data.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been named the world's most marketable athlete by SportsPro.After previously holding the position in the annual list from the outlet in 2014, the British driver joins Lionel Messi, Neymar and Simone Biles as the only athletes to achieve the prestigious ranking twice.Aside from Hamilton's on-track achievements, including seven drivers' ...Keep reading

Red Bull are expected to finalise their 2026 F1 driver line-up after this weekend.

Front Row Motorsports will make no changes to its driver roster for the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, keeping the same lineup they have now.Todd Gilliland will continue as the driver of the No. 34, Noah Gragson as the driver of the No. 4, and Zane Smith as the driver of the No. 38.Smith has actually signed a multi-year contract extension with FRM, which was part of Thursday's ...Keep reading

Rumours about Porsche wanting to sell its stake in Manthey Racing have been circulating in the paddock for several months.The Volkswagen Group brand reported a sharp drop in profits this year, forcing it to cut jobs across its automotive division. The weak financial performance also played a part in its impending exit from the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship at the end of ...Keep reading

Last weekend’s United States Grand Prix could be seen as a pivotal turning point in the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship battle as Max Verstappen dominated from pole.It was the four-time world champion’s third victory in four grands prix, while he also won the Austin sprint race to move within 40 points of championship leader Oscar Piastri.Until Austin it was a widespread belief ...Keep reading

1979 – Alan Jones’ late-season surgeRace 9: 13th, 25-point deficitRace 12: 3rd, 10-point deficitFinal standings: 3rd, 11-point deficit Alan Jones, Williams FW07 FordPhoto by: Motorsport ImagesThe 1979 season, in which ground effect became widespread following Lotus’ success the previous year, was dominated by Ferrari – but Williams’ Alan Jones still became a ...Keep reading

1979 – Alan Jones’ late-season surgeRace 9: 13th, 25-point deficitRace 12: 3rd, 10-point deficitFinal standings: 3rd, 11-point deficit Alan Jones, Williams FW07 FordPhoto by: Motorsport ImagesThe 1979 season, in which ground effect became widespread following Lotus’ success the previous year, was dominated by Ferrari – but Williams’ Alan Jones still became a ...Keep reading

First practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix will look quite a bit different this weekend

“So, the old dog, he’s still got the opportunity. He’s still showing… what would happen if you put him in a front-running car?”