“If you no longer go for a gap, you are no longer a racing driver.”Ayrton Senna’s scolding words to Jackie Stewart, apropos Ayrton’s polarising first-corner swoop on Alain Prost in the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix which left both of them in the gravel, continue to resonate down the years. Often used as a condescending mic drop in online debate, it is a sentiment Lando Norris echoed when …Keep reading
Lando Norris has slammed Max Verstappen’s driving during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, accusing the Dutchman of “ruining his own race” and “not racing very smart”.The two tangled on the first lap in a battle that dropped Norris to sixth before fighting back to come home in second place.Verstappen meanwhile crossed the line a whopping 40 seconds behind race winner Oscar Piastri …Keep reading
Charles Leclerc insists he has “no bad feelings” with Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton after controversial strategy calls saw the pair twice swap positions during the Miami Grand Prix.Hamilton complained over team radio that he should be freed from behind Leclerc given he was on medium tyres compared to Leclerc on the hard compound, and the seven-time world champion grew increasingly …Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton has addressed comments he made over team radio during the Miami Grand Prix, where he tried to convince his Ferrari Formula 1 team to grant him a switch with Charles Leclerc, suggesting “people might not like them” and brushing them off as just “sarcastic”.Reflecting on his race, Hamilton noted that he felt pent up behind Leclerc while on the medium tyres, and was of the opinion …Keep reading
George Russell has been summoned to the stewards after a Red Bull protest claimed he failed to slow under yellow flags during the Miami Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver was ahead of Verstappen in third when Gabriel Bortoleto pulled off the road with power unit concerns, leading to a virtual safety car being deployed.With Verstappen behind Russell, he got onto the team radio to complain …Keep reading
A scant 0.065-second margin separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Formula 1 qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, and there’s two ways that you can interpret that gap depending on the parts of the lap you look at.The first suggestion is that Norris frittered away his pole hopes with a slightly early turn-in at Turn 17, a move that cut the speed he’d carried through the final corner and …Keep reading
The seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium in the short 30-minute sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix – but could only qualify 12th for Sunday’s contest.Hamilton is having an up and down season with his new Ferrari team with highs, such as his victory in the Chinese GP sprint race, contrasted with disappointing lows.Hamilton, 40, reflected on his podium in …Keep reading
Max Verstappen said his pole position for the Miami Grand Prix has “thrown out of the window” any “silly” suggestions becoming a father would slow him down.The reigning Formula 1 champion skipped media day duties on Thursday as his daughter, Lily, was born, and in his absence there was plenty of conjecture as to whether fatherhood would affect his approach to racing.However …Keep reading
Charles Leclerc has insisted Ferrari is maximising the pace of its 2025 Formula 1 car, which makes it all the more frustrating when his best Miami qualifying effort only left him eighth on the grid.Leclerc, who missed Saturday’s sprint race after aquaplaning into the wall on his way to the grid, and team-mate Lewis Hamilton both struggled for performance in a dry qualifying session for …Keep reading
George Russell admitted he was surprised to be within two tenths of Max Verstappen’s Miami Grand Prix pole lap – noting it was his “worst quali” of the 2025 Formula 1 season so far.Mercedes driver Russell appeared to be in strife during the second phase of qualifying and was sat in the elimination zone after his opening lap, albeit on used tyres, with a clear disparity between himself and …Keep reading