Max Verstappen raises McLaren warning after US GP F1 sprint triumph

Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega Superspeedway featured several major incidents, including a 12-car crash at the end of Stage 1 that forced a red flag stoppage.There was another multi-car crash near the end of Stage 2, which also caused a red flag.At the back of a much smaller pack following the earlier incident, things got four-wide and Leland Honeyman got hooked down the ...Keep reading

Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix was brought to a stop in Q1 as Isack Hadjar crashed into the barriers, resulting in the session being red-flagged. At this point, no drivers had completed a flying lap. The team has confirmed the driver is OK.Hadjar was seen hitting his steering wheel in anger as he sat in the cockpit following a violent collision after the car snapped on him over ...Keep reading

Just 15 laps into Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity, chaos broke out near the front of the field. Driving through the tri-oval at NASCAR's superspeedway, playoff driver Sheldon Creed got loose and Jeb Burton hit him from behind.While it seemed like just a close call at first, Burton's car shot up the track as a result and clipped another playoff driver -- Brandon Jones. The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll penalised for colliding with Esteban Ocon in the US sprint.

The elephant in the room as Max Verstappen digested his sprint race victory in Austin was that it represented a net gain of just eight points in his favour with six grands prix to go in the 2025 Formula 1 season. That was enough to excite the commentariat but not Verstappen himself."The overall pace throughout the race, I expected it to be a little bit better," he said. "So that's something we ...Keep reading

A McLaren driver taking a healthy dose of risk at the start of a race, making contact with a third party and then swiping his team-mate. Sound familiar?The start of Austin's sprint race bore an uncanny resemblance to the start of the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks ago, except this time the roles were reversed and the consequences were more impactful, as Piastri's contact with Norris ended both ...Keep reading

With hands out the window in attempt to block the air and gain whatever speed they could,  a full field of 40 NASCAR Cup drivers took on Talladega Superspeedway in Saturday's qualifying session.In the end, Michael McDowell drove the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to pole position with a fast lap of 52.481s. This is McDowell's eighth career pole, and all of them have come in the last two ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the United States Grand Prix for crashing into Haas driver Esteban Ocon during the sprint race at the Circuit of The Americas.Ocon and Stroll crashed out of the United States Grand Prix sprint race after starting from 16th and 14th on the grid, respectively.In the closing laps of the sprint race, Aston Martin's Stroll locked up at ...Keep reading

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko thinks McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are starting to feel the pressure from Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.Verstappen has closed to 55 points of championship leader Piastri and 33 points off Norris after the McLaren pair clashed in Austin's sprint race, with both drivers retiring on the spot while Verstappen collected eight ...Keep reading

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko thinks McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are starting to feel the pressure from Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.Verstappen has closed to 55 points of championship leader Piastri and 33 points off Norris after the McLaren pair clashed in Austin's sprint race, with both drivers retiring on the spot while Verstappen collected eight ...Keep reading

George Russell reckons his risky attempted overtake on Max Verstappen during the United States Grand Prix sprint was “last chance” saloon for the Mercedes Formula 1 driver to win the contest.Russell finished second in the Saturday race at Circuit of the Americas and crossed the line 0.395s behind Red Bull’s Verstappen, with Williams racer Carlos Sainz completing the podium.Read ...Keep reading

The spotlight has been shone on Oscar Piastri after the multi-car crash that took out both McLarens.

George Russell reckons his risky attempted overtake on Max Verstappen during the United States Grand Prix sprint was “last chance” saloon for the Mercedes Formula 1 driver to win the contest.Russell finished second in the Saturday race at Circuit of the Americas and crossed the line 0.395s behind Red Bull’s Verstappen, with Williams racer Carlos Sainz completing the podium.Read ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella shared his disappointment following the double DNF for the team in the United States Grand Prix sprint, sending a sly jab at 'an experienced driver', presumed to be Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg, for his involvement in the incident. Hulkenberg, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris got caught up in a Turn 1 tussle on the opening lap of the sprint race at the Circuit ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton reflects on a positive sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has issued a statement backing team principal Fred Vasseur after rumours about Christian Horner taking his role at the Maranello outfit surfaced.“I want to express our full confidence in our Team Principal, Fred Vasseur, and in the work he is carrying out together with all our colleagues at Scuderia Ferrari — the mechanics, engineers, and drivers competing this ...Keep reading

There are two races left to consolidate the Round of 8 into the Championship 4 but given these two races take place at Talladega and Martinsville, it’s hard to call anyone a ‘must-win’ yet.Denny Hamlin Adv.Kyle Larson +35Christopher Bell +20Chase Briscoe +15-William Byron -15Chase Elliott -23Joey Logano -24Ryan Blaney -31At least, that’s how Joey Logano is looking at his 24 point ...Keep reading

McLaren and their drivers have reacted to their disastrous US GP sprint.