Oscar Piastri crashes out of Azerbaijan GP in huge F1 title blow

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

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.

The procedure for applying penalties in Formula 1 is controversial enough – even before you get into the subject of what happens if circumstances mean a driver is unable to serve that penalty during the race.F1’s sporting regulations include a stipulation that when "a driver is unable to serve the penalty due to being unclassified… the stewards may impose a grid place penalty on the ...Keep reading

The procedure for applying penalties in Formula 1 is controversial enough – even before you get into the subject of what happens if circumstances mean a driver is unable to serve that penalty during the race.F1’s sporting regulations include a stipulation that when "a driver is unable to serve the penalty due to being unclassified… the stewards may impose a grid place penalty on the ...Keep reading

Dan Lloyd took victory in a British Touring Car Championship opener at Silverstone that was abbreviated by a fire for Nicolas Hamilton.Lloyd was the last of four leaders during a thrilling opening two laps, and was holding on at the front when Hamilton parked beside the Wellington Straight as an oil fire took hold of his Un-Limited Motorsport Cupra Leon on the 17th lap of the intended ...Keep reading

Championship leader Oscar Piastri has crashed out of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the first lap after a poor start which has ended his 34-race point-scoring streak. Starting ninth on the grid, he had a horrific start as he jumped the lights before bogging the car down as he fought against the anti-stall which dropped him to the back of the pack.But at Turn 5, his race came to an ...Keep reading

British Touring Car Championship wins record holder Jason Plato plans to return to the series in 2026 as a team owner.The 57-year-old, who won 97 BTCC races over a 26-year span in the series spanning 1997 to 2022, is planning a two-car team to be known as Jason Plato Motorsport.Hard details are thin on the ground, with Plato refusing to divulge any information on manufacturer, who will be ...Keep reading

Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template.In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process.With Liberty having also acquired F1 in 2017, the American media ...Keep reading

Live text commentary for the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku

Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template.In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process.With Liberty having also acquired F1 in 2017, the American media ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has been “driving erratically” all weekend, according to 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve

Gigi Dall’Igna talks Pirelli tyre switch for MotoGP in 2027

Information below on how to watch 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, including timings and schedule

Although Pirelli has gone a step softer in its tyre allocation for Azerbaijan this year, in the hope of steering teams away from defaulting to a one-stop strategy, actually this has had the opposite effect.The C5 which was the unfancied soft last year is now the medium, with the new C6 becoming the softest option. But since the difference in lap time between the two compounds is so small – ...Keep reading

Formula 1 qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix turned into crashfest with many red flags, but Andrea Kimi Antonelli kept his cool with a surprisingly good qualifying performance.After a tough European leg, the young Italian secured fourth place on the Baku grid – a welcome boost to his confidence.“The pace has been strong the whole weekend, and definitely the biggest difference has ...Keep reading