Plato plots BTCC return as team owner

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

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

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

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

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