Why teams might avoid Pirelli's soft tyre at the F1 Azerbaijan GP

Sprint races are a bit like marmite: you either love them or you hate them and they will always divide opinion across the Formula 1 paddock. Max Verstappen has probably been the most vocal as the four-time world champion, who has the most sprint victories with 12, previously said he gets “no satisfaction” from winning them. Lance Stroll, meanwhile, revealed “I like the sprint ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris topped Friday's curtailed first practice at Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  Norris topped team-mate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a two-part session that saw a lengthy interruption for kerb issues. On the streets of the Azeri capital, championship leader Piastri soon had to halt his run plan due to power unit issues on his McLaren ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris has topped Friday's curtailed first practice at Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Norris headed team-mate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a two-part session that saw a lengthy interruption for kerb issues.On the streets of the Azeri capital championship leader Piastri soon had to halt his run plan due to power unit issues on his McLaren MCL39.On ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso discusses his F1 career - and when he could finally retire from the sport

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

Alex Marquez’s 2026 Ducati upgrade will not affect Fabio di Giannantonio, with VR46 also keeping its factory-supported MotoGP status.

McLaren given warning as they try to retain harmony amid intra-team F1 title battle.

Liberty Media’s influence is already starting to be felt in the MotoGP paddock. And while change will only be a good thing for the series in the long-term, current short-term shifts are creating an identity crisis. Reports of an erasure of MotoGP history, however, are a major worry…

Azerbaijan might have been on the Formula 1 calendar for almost a decade, but this weekend is likely to throw up many unknowns. One of those is caused by Pirelli’s decision to bring tyre compounds a step softer than last year, as it has already done for several races this season in an effort to steer teams away from defaulting to a one-stop strategy. One of the compounds it is bringing to Baku ...Keep reading

Red Bull offered advice on their F1 2026 driver dilemma.

Sergio Perez will be on track in an F1 car very soon

Possible explanation for Lewis Hamilton's adaptation woes at Ferrari has been shared.

Alex Marquez will race a factory-spec Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship.

Live text coverage of the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku

Yuki Tsunoda has been struggling since his promotion to Red Bull Racing, picking up just nine points since making the step-up. The Japanese driver is now under pressure, and Helmut Marko has named the Mexican Grand Prix at the end of October as a reference point – meaning the next three race weekends will be ‘crucial’, according to Tsunoda. Isack Hadjar currently stands on pole-position ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has been struggling since his promotion to Red Bull Racing, picking up just nine points since making the step-up. The Japanese driver is now under pressure, and Helmut Marko has named the Mexican Grand Prix at the end of October as a reference point – meaning the next three race weekends will be ‘crucial’, according to Tsunoda. Isack Hadjar currently stands on pole-position ...Keep reading

Probably the most important thing you need to know about Formula 1’s Driving Standards Guidelines is written in a bold typeface, with selective capitalisation, at the top of the document: “These are GUIDELINES and NOT REGULATIONS”. This cuts to the essence of the difficulty in giving clarity to drivers and stewards alike of what is acceptable conduct on track and what isn’t. To list ...Keep reading

Almost two weeks on from McLaren's decision to ask Oscar Piastri to wave Lando Norris through in Monza, following the Briton's slow pitstop in the closing stages of the race, both drivers have now had the benefit of various debriefs and debates about the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix's chain of events.Let's recap, for anyone who's been living under a rock: Norris and Piastri were running second ...Keep reading