Piastri claims he is still F1 2025 title favourite despite Verstappen resurgence

McLaren boss Andrea Stella refused to rule out the prospect of favouring either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight amid the threat of Max Verstappen – but only when one is mathematically out of contention.The reigning, four-time world champion claimed his third win in four on Sunday by dominating the United States Grand Prix from pole, a day after winning the ...Keep reading

McLaren boss Andrea Stella refused to rule out the prospect of favouring either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight amid the threat of Max Verstappen – but only when one is mathematically out of contention.The reigning, four-time world champion claimed his third win in four on Sunday by dominating the United States Grand Prix from pole, a day after winning the ...Keep reading

The three-time Supercars champion started 31st at Tallladega in his third Cup start at NASCAR's biggest oval track. He quickly climbed through the field, and ended up near the front at several points during the dramatic pack race.While he didn't lead a lap, Shane van Gisbergen remained in the lead pack for most of the race. Unfortunately, his day nearly came to an end during a cycle of ...Keep reading

The three-time Supercars champion started 31st at Tallladega in his third Cup start at NASCAR's biggest oval track. He quickly climbed through the field, and ended up near the front at several points during the dramatic pack race.While he didn't lead a lap, Shane van Gisbergen remained in the lead pack for most of the race. Unfortunately, his day nearly came to an end during a cycle of ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz will serve a five-place grid penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix after the stewards ruled that he was predominantly to blame for the collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the United States Grand Prix.On lap seven, the Williams driver attempted to pass Antonelli on the inside of Turn 15, lunging towards the apex of the corner as the Mercedes rookie did the same. Making contact ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz will serve a five-place grid penalty in Mexico City.

Denny Hamlin is locked into the Championship 4 after a big win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and now his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe has done the same with a big win at Talladega Superspeedway, taking the lead on the final lap.The battle around the final two transfer spots will be wild. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have a large margin over the elimination zone, but there is just ...Keep reading

What happened at the end of the NASCAR Cup race at Talladega? On the surface, Kyle Larson appeared to be in a perfect position to earn his first-ever drafting track win. The Hendrick Motorsports driver was leading the inside line and had a teammate pushing him as the field raced down the backstretch.Suddenly, the No. 5 pulled down to the apron and Larson dropped out of view, crawling across ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri is adamant he is still the 2025 Formula 1 world title favourite despite a resurgent Max Verstappen - who he reckons is no more of a worry than before.Verstappen claimed his third victory in four on Sunday by dominating the United States Grand Prix from pole ahead of runner-up Lando Norris, whose team-mate and title rival Piastri finished fifth. It all means Piastri now leads ...Keep reading

“I should send him some boxes of Red Bull I guess, but it was helpful because we were not under immediate pressure.”

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has claimed that 'Lewis Hamilton is back' after a strong United States Grand Prix showing. After joining Ferrari at the start of the year, Hamilton has taken time to adjust to the new team, with Vasseur previously admitting that he and the Briton may have underestimated the challenge of the move.But after a positive weekend at the Circuit of The ...Keep reading

Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has admitted the team "had already given up" during the summer months ahead of the renewed motivation it's now seeing under the leadership of Laurent Mekies. Speaking to Sky Sports Germany following the United States Grand Prix, the Austrian explained where the boost in performance had stemmed from as Max Verstappen finished a perfect weekend in Austin.With ...Keep reading

On the final overtime restart at Talladega Superspeedway, Hendrick Motorsports controlled both lanes with William Byron and Kyle Larson. On the final lap, they ended up leading the bottom together, with Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe to their outside.Suddenly, Larson ran out of fuel and the outside line surged ahead, opening the door for Briscoe to cut under Wallace and snatch the lead away ...Keep reading

A scathing response from Ollie Bearman after a near-miss with Yuki Tsunoda in Austin

Oliver Bearman has slammed Yuki Tsunoda’s “dangerous” driving that failed to set a good example after the pair clashed during the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Bearman attempted to take seventh down the inside of Turn 15 at Circuit of the Americas on lap 35, but Tsunoda defended by moving to the left under braking.It caused the Haas driver to take avoidant action by going over ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman has slammed Yuki Tsunoda’s “dangerous” driving that failed to set a good example after the pair clashed during the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Bearman attempted to take seventh down the inside of Turn 15 at Circuit of the Americas on lap 35, but Tsunoda defended by moving to the left under braking.It caused the Haas driver to take avoidant action by going over ...Keep reading

Red Bull face investigation into an alleged rules breach ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen was 104 points adrift of Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri following the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August - and looked almost out for the count.Less than two months later, the four-time champion is now just 40 points behind Piastri and 26 behind Lando Norris. Red Bull's revival in recent races and Verstappen's brilliance puts him on the cusp of turning the tide in ...Keep reading