What Denny Hamlin said about meetings with Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs leadership

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.

Like his fellow veteran teammate, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell also was generally tight-lipped about the competition meetings this week following what ultimately happened at New Hampshire when Ty Gibbs got crashed after hard racing between them.“I thought it was productive and hopefully we can do better moving forward,” Bell told a group of on-site reporters that included The Athletic ...Keep reading

The good news for Ryan Blaney? He is already locked into the Round  of 8 after an impressive for New Hampshire.That will allow the team to breathe easy despite an unfortunate crash during NASCAR Cup practice at Kansas Speedway. After completing just four laps, the No. 12 Team Penske Ford cut a tire and slammed the outside wall at the exit of Turn 2.The contact will force Blaney into a ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick and crew chief Billy Scott have some work cut out for them over the next two weeks at Kansas Speedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.“I think we all know we got our asses handed to us last week,” he said on Saturday morning at Kansas.They find themselves 23 points below the Cup Series Playoff elimination cutline due to a disaster of a race last weekend at New ...Keep reading

On their second attempt to pass NASCAR Cup inspection at Kanas Speedway, the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet team was observed making unapproved adjustments to the splitter.After officials caught this, NASCAR says "the struts were reinstalled, and the car was rerun over the OSS and failed due to the adjustment."As a result, crew chief Travis Peterson has been ejected for the remainder ...Keep reading

The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix marked Liam Lawson’s best results in his nascent Formula 1 career.A fine Q3 lap on a damp Baku track propelled the Racing Bulls racer to third on the grid; he dropped behind both Mercedes in the race but pounced on Yuki Tsunoda for fifth as soon as the Red Bull driver came out of the pits.Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane praised Lawson’s “20 ...Keep reading

The 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix marked Liam Lawson’s best results in his nascent Formula 1 career.A fine Q3 lap on a damp Baku track propelled the Racing Bulls racer to third on the grid; he dropped behind both Mercedes in the race but pounced on Yuki Tsunoda for fifth as soon as the Red Bull driver came out of the pits.Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane praised Lawson’s “20 ...Keep reading

A key Ferrari decision in Azerbaijan has been questioned.

Max Verstappen took an emphatic victory on his GT3 debut at the Nordschleife in the Nurburgring Endurance SeriesDriving a Ferrari 296 entered by Emil Frey Racing alongside team-mate Chris Lulham, Verstappen jumped from third to first at the start and proceeded to create a gap of approximately one minute at the front of the field over the first two hours of the race, with metronomic ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen took an emphatic victory on his GT3 debut at the Nordschleife in the Nurburgring Endurance SeriesDriving a Ferrari 296 entered by Emil Frey Racing alongside team-mate Chris Lulham, Verstappen jumped from third to first at the start and proceeded to create a gap of approximately one minute at the front of the field over the first two hours of the race, with metronomic ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen took an emphatic victory on his GT3 debut at the Nordschleife in the Nurburgring Endurance Series.Driving a Ferrari 296 entered by Emil Frey Racing alongside team-mate Chris Lulham, Verstappen jumped from third to first at the start and proceeded to create a gap of approximately one minute at the front of the field over the first two hours of the race, with metronomic ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen made his GT3 race debut and won on Saturday at the Nurburgring

Sergio Perez has put in his first laps in the Cadillac Formula 1 simulator ahead of the American outfit’s debut in the championship in 2026.After visiting the team's Charlotte base, the Mexican driver arrived at the Silverstone headquarters, which was unveiled in 2024. The squad, led by team principal Graeme Lowdon and CEO Dan Towriss, shared a behind-the-scenes look at Perez's visit to the ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz lays out his ambitions with Williams after milestone podium in Baku.