Williams chief unpacks Carlos Sainz penalties and Alex Albon’s tough Mexico GP run

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has denied that his team’s resurgence late in the 2025 Formula 1 season will come at the expense of a successful 2026 campaign.The Austrian outfit has won three of the past five grands prix through world champion Max Verstappen, which is more victories than Red Bull collected across the first 15 rounds of the year.That can be put down to upgrades Red Bull ...Keep reading

The team review the 2025 Malaysian Grand Prix on the latest Crash MotoGP Podcast

A post-qualifying meeting can be credited for Oscar Piastri’s performance turnaround in the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix weekend, revealed McLaren team boss Andrea Stella.The 24-year-old finished fifth at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez after a very disappointing qualifying session where he came eighth, but started seventh due to Carlos Sainz’s grid penalty. That is compared to ...Keep reading

After 500 laps of racing at Martinsville, William Byron bested Ryan Blaney and claimed victory in a close battle for the win. Byron won his way into the final four, ousting Christopher Bell and joining Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson.Byron led 304 of 500 laps en route to his third win of the year, which was also the 16th of his career. The victory also puts an end to Team Penske's ...Keep reading

“The confidence in terms of the championship has increased.”

Joan Mir says he is “proud” to have overtaken Fermin Aldeguer’s Ducati with Honda’s improved straightline performance in the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix.Factory HRC rider Mir bagged his second podium in four races at Sepang, finishing third behind winner Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta, after Francesco Bagnaia retired late on with a puncture.Starting seventh on the grid, Mir sent his ...Keep reading

Joan Mir says he is “proud” to have overtaken Fermin Aldeguer’s Ducati with Honda’s improved straightline performance in the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix.Factory HRC rider Mir bagged his second podium in four races at Sepang, finishing third behind winner Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta, after Francesco Bagnaia retired late on with a puncture.Starting seventh on the grid, Mir sent his ...Keep reading

The biggest takeaways from the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.

The Carolina Cowboys, owned by Richard Childress with grandson Austin Dillon serving as general manager, won the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) team world championship over the weekend in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena.Dillon, a winner of both the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in NASCAR, celebrated the big win with the following post on Instagram: The Carolina Cowboys ended the ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has denied that his team’s resurgence late in the 2025 Formula 1 season will come at the expense of a successful 2026 campaign.The Austrian outfit has won three of the past five grands prix through world champion Max Verstappen, which is more victories than Red Bull collected across the first 15 rounds of the year.That can be put down to upgrades Red Bull ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen thinks he will need to win all of the remaining races to have a shot at the title

George Russell has shared the details of a contract clause in his Mercedes deal that should protect him from the threat of four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen.The British driver finally signed a contract extension with the Brackley outfit after months of negotiations. Russell's future with the team was under the spotlight earlier in the season as team chief Toto Wolff confirmed he had ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has questioned MotoGP’s decision to release a short documentary marking the 10th anniversary of the infamous and divisive episode between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.The Sepang circuit will forever be remembered as the place where the rivalry between Marquez and Rossi reached its peak. The latter arrived in Malaysia in 2015 with an 11-point lead at the top of the ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has questioned MotoGP’s decision to release a short documentary marking the 10th anniversary of the infamous and divisive episode between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.The Sepang circuit will forever be remembered as the place where the rivalry between Marquez and Rossi reached its peak. The latter arrived in Malaysia in 2015 with an 11-point lead at the top of the ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo had a strong ride at the Malaysian Grand Prix, which was helped by a schedule tweak

Lando Norris has attributed his Mexico Grand Prix victory to a Singapore briefing regarding McLaren’s Formula 1 car.Norris comprehensively dominated the Mexican weekend, taking pole position with a 0.262s margin on second-placed Charles Leclerc while team-mate Oscar Piastri was six tenths off, before winning the race with a 30-second gap to Leclerc.This was statistically the most ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has attributed his Mexico Grand Prix victory to a Singapore briefing regarding McLaren’s Formula 1 car.Norris comprehensively dominated the Mexican weekend, taking pole position with a 0.262s margin on second-placed Charles Leclerc, while team-mate Oscar Piastri was six tenths off, before winning the race with a 30s gap to Leclerc.This was statistically the most dominant F1 ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has called out the FIA stewards for “looking to the other side” after a chaotic start to the Mexico Grand Prix saw multiple drivers go straight into Turns 2 and 3.The Spanish driver, who ultimately retired from the race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, claimed that the drivers who left the track, including Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen ...Keep reading