Max Verstappen shoots down F1 title talk: "I don't rely on hope"

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.

Dani Pedrosa compared Marc Marquez with one other MotoGP legend

Carlos Sainz carried a unicorn sticker on his helmet in Baku - here's why.

Marc Marquez says “your body knows" as he heads to Motegi with his first MotoGP title chance since 2019.

Further details have been reported about former Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner's big-money severance package.

Lewis Hamilton has provided an update on his adjustment progress at Ferrari after joining the team at the beginning of the year. The seven-time champion joined the Maranello outfit after a 12-year stint with the Mercedes Formula 1 team and an 18-year stint working with Mercedes power units. While Hamilton secured the sprint race win in China, he has yet to stand on the podium for a grand prix ...Keep reading

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has shrugged off suggestions his wins in Monza and Baku have brought him back into the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.Verstappen's Red Bull team appears to have turned a corner since the Dutchman's surprisingly dominant win at the Italian Grand Prix, and Verstappen followed that up with a straightforward victory in Baku after taking a clinical pole position ...Keep reading

Several Formula 1 drivers were struggling to contain their laughter during the Azerbaijani national anthem at the Baku City Circuit. The moment quickly gained momentum on social media with various videos of the drivers holding back laughter as the children sang their hearts out during the rendition by Alim Qasimov and Fargana Qasimova, with one child in particular putting on a very passionate ...Keep reading

McLaren's Oscar Piastri suffered an uncharacteristically difficult weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.After crashing during qualifying, the Australian driver started the race already on the back foot from ninth with a replacement chassis. But his weekend went from bad to worse when he jumped the start of the race, battled with the anti-stall system, and then crashed on the first lap at Turn ...Keep reading

The general message from Denny Hamlin on his Actions Detrimental podcast about the incident with Ty Gibbs on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was not much different than what he conveyed immediately afterwards.In bullet point form, his takeaways haven't changed 12 hours later.Gibbs was racing Hamlin and Christopher Bell way too hard, way too early, for inconsequential ...Keep reading

The Round of 12 is officially underway, and Team Penske has quickly asserted themselves as true title threats once again. Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney combined to lead over 90% of the laps run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.The race also featured some drama between teammates and the team owner's grandson at Joe Gibbs Racing, while 23XI Racing failed to get anything positive out of the race ...Keep reading

The Crash MotoGP Podcast team look ahead to the Japanese Grand Prix

"I don't really care, it's for eighth place – so it's okay, he can enjoy that P8."Charles Leclerc's post-race radio harrumph in Baku brought to mind the classic episode of the British TV series Come Dine With Me in which one of the losing contestants took his defeat spectacularly poorly: "You won, Jane. Enjoy the money. I hope it makes you very happy. I hope you spend it on getting some ...Keep reading

"I don't really care, it's for eighth place – so it's okay, he can enjoy that P8."Charles Leclerc's post-race radio harrumph in Baku brought to mind the classic episode of the British TV series Come Dine With Me in which one of the losing contestants took his defeat spectacularly poorly: "You won, Jane. Enjoy the money. I hope it makes you very happy. I hope you spend it on getting some ...Keep reading

All four Red Bull-backed drivers finished in the top 10 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix