Piastri crashes out of Azerbaijan GP in huge setback for F1 championship leader

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.

Max Verstappen took his second consecutive Formula 1 win by dominating the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Oscar Piastri crashed out on the first lap, with Lando Norris only seventh to make a small gain in the title fight.Verstappen ran largely unopposed as a dramatic qualifying session saw Williams man Carlos Sainz and Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson provide a handy buffer between the world ...Keep reading

Piastri falters in Baku… but gets off lightlyOscar Piastri had been almost flawless so far in the 2025 Formula 1 season, but not this time. The Australian was already on the back foot for today's race after crashing head-on into the wall at Turn 3 during Q3, leaving him ninth on the grid. He arguably still had a good opportunity to make progress.However, it all unravelled right from the ...Keep reading

Full results from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Round 17 of the 2025 F1 world championship.

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

Oscar Piastri crashes out on opening lap of Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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

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